Strandwood Elementary

Strandwood Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Pleasant Hill, California, part of Mt. Diablo Unified. The school works with 596 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 28% larger than typical.

Mt. Diablo Unified comprises 50 schools with combined enrollment of 29,210 students; Strandwood Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Strandwood Elementary logs that White students make up the majority at 55%. Beyond that, the school reports 17% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Strandwood Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Contra Costa County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Strandwood Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.4%.

In the broader community, Contra Costa County reports that median household earnings sit near $127,229, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Strandwood Elementary is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

The closest other public school is Sequoia Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Strandwood Elementary comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 51.5%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Strandwood Elementary's enrollment has edged down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 622 (now 596). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 23.4:1 in 2018 to 26.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.