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Alumni: what's one memory from Springhill Elementary that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAFAYETTE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062031002450
Springhill Elementary
3301 Springhill Rd., Lafayette, CA 94549 · (925) 927-3580 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
17 students
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Springhill Elementary→M. H. Stanley Middle
Based on grade levels within Lafayette Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
82.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.5pp since 2014
Math
85.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +11.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 60.7% | 21.8% | 10.5% | 7.0% |
| Math | 57.2% | 27.9% | 11.3% | 3.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.5% | 85.2% |
| 2023-24 | 82.3% | 80.9% |
| 2022-23 | 85.1% | 86.0% |
| 2021-22 | 87.6% | 86.6% |
| 2020-21 | 74.6% | 70.4% |
| 2018-19 | 79.6% | 77.3% |
| 2017-18 | 81.9% | 76.9% |
| 2016-17 | 81.6% | 78.4% |
| 2015-16 | 85.0% | 80.0% |
| 2014-15 | 78.0% | 74.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
82.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Springhill Elementary
Springhill Elementary's state test result (82.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springhill Elementary this school | 479 | 3.5% | 82.7% |
| Aurelia Pennekamp Elementary Manhattan Beach | 469 | 4.9% | 87.0% |
| Glorietta Elementary Orinda | 445 | 1.8% | 85.9% |
| Donald L. Rheem Elementary Moraga | 441 | 8.4% | 84.2% |
| Lafayette Elementary Lafayette | 515 | 9.7% | 83.0% |
| Jefferson Elementary Redondo Beach | 555 | 8.6% | 80.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Springhill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #130 of 5,151 | #13 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.2% | #99 of 5,172 ▲ 86 | #8 of 153 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #175 of 5,172 ▼ 16 | #16 of 153 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #892 of 5,116 | #36 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #2,691 of 5,915 | #81 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #2,016 of 5,352 | #60 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #761 of 5,354 | #59 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.5% | #5,605 of 5,625 | #151 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #954 of 1,139 | #37 of 42 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
479
+35 (+8%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 490
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 21.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 479 | 22 | 21.8:1 | 4% (17) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 23 | 20.2:1 | 5% (23) |
| 2022-23 | 453 | 21 | 21.6:1 | 4% (19) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 21 | 21.1:1 | 2% (8) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 22 | 21.3:1 | 3% (12) |
| 2015-16 | 486 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | N/A | N/A | 3% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 522 | 29 | 18.0:1 | 0% (0) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 22 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springhill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (469 to 479); teachers unchanged (22 to 22).
About Springhill Elementary
Springhill Elementary is a public elementary school run by Lafayette Elementary in Lafayette, California. Enrollment is 479 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
The district for Springhill Elementary is Lafayette Elementary, with 6 schools and 3,230 students.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Springhill Elementary, at 43%. Other reported shares: 30% multiracial, 15% Asian, and 12% Hispanic. That is close to the 41% White share among all Contra Costa County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Springhill Elementary employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 21.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 4% in 2024-25. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County is 41 points.
allk12 grades Springhill Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Springhill Elementary, the prediction is 77.5% and the result is 82.7%.
In Contra Costa County (population about 1,165,012), the median household income is $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 280 public schools in Contra Costa County, enrolling about 167,423 students in all.
The closest other public school is Acalanes High, about 0.3 miles away. Springhill Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Springhill Elementary's average proficiency of 82.7% compares with 74.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, Springhill Elementary's enrollment climbed 8%, to 479.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lafayette Elementary
- M. H. Stanley MiddleMiddle · 1,117 students
- Burton Valley ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Lafayette ElementaryElementary · 515 students
- Happy Valley ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Lafayette Early Intervention PreschoolElementary · 3 students
Other schools in Lafayette
- Acalanes HighHigh · 1,256 students
- M. H. Stanley MiddleMiddle · 1,117 students
- Burton Valley ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Lafayette ElementaryElementary · 515 students
- Happy Valley ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Lafayette Early Intervention PreschoolElementary · 3 students
Other Springhill Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Springhill Elementary. Springhill Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- SPRINGHILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALEXANDER, AR · 551 students
- Springhill Elementary SchoolPFLUGERVILLE, TX · 541 students
Nearby schools
- Acalanes High0.3 mi · 1,256
- Lafayette Elementary1.6 mi · 515
- M. H. Stanley Middle1.6 mi · 1,117
- Buena Vista Elementary1.8 mi · 495
- Pleasant Hill Elementary2.0 mi · 652
- Happy Valley Elementary2.2 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About Springhill ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Springhill Elementary?
Springhill Elementary enrolls approximately 479 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Springhill Elementary serve?
Springhill Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Springhill Elementary have?
Springhill Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Springhill Elementary?
At Springhill Elementary, the student body is approximately 43% White, 12% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 30% Two or more.
What district is Springhill Elementary in?
Springhill Elementary is part of Lafayette Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.