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What advice would you give to incoming students at Strandwood Elementary?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT. DIABLO UNIFIED·NCES 062637003974
Strandwood Elementary
416 Gladys Dr., Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 · (925) 685-3212 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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.
- CBeats 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
26.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
139 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 142 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (142) is 65% larger than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
64.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.7pp since 2014
Math
54.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.3% | 28.9% | 17.3% | 18.4% |
| Math | 27.8% | 27.1% | 28.6% | 16.5% |
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 | 64.3% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.7% | 60.8% |
| 2022-23 | 65.7% | 60.2% |
| 2021-22 | 68.4% | 56.1% |
| 2020-21 | 65.2% | 54.9% |
| 2018-19 | 71.6% | 63.9% |
| 2017-18 | 71.9% | 65.5% |
| 2016-17 | 73.3% | 63.4% |
| 2015-16 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
| 2014-15 | 72.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Strandwood Elementary
Strandwood Elementary's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strandwood Elementary this school | 596 | 23.3% | 60.0% |
| Ladera Ranch Elementary Ladera Ranch | 580 | 24.8% | 79.5% |
| Aviara Oaks Elementary Carlsbad | 612 | 22.1% | 81.5% |
| Valencia Elementary Laguna Hills | 525 | 24.2% | 70.1% |
| Curie Elementary San Diego | 536 | 18.8% | 82.9% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary Pleasant Hill | 652 | 26.8% | 56.9% |
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 Strandwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,120 of 5,151 | #50 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #1,318 of 5,172 ▼ 335 | #56 of 153 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #1,073 of 5,172 ▲ 136 | #48 of 153 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.7pp | #1,037 of 5,116 | #41 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #1,441 of 5,915 | #30 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.5:1 | #5,010 of 5,352 | #143 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #1,454 of 5,354 | #93 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #5,029 of 5,625 | #107 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.2% | #3,408 of 3,837 | #92 of 107 |
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
596
+23 (+4%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
26.5:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 596 | 22.5 | 26.5:1 | 23% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 24.2 | 24.8:1 | 10% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 20.5 | 28.2:1 | 10% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 573 | 24 | 23.9:1 | 14% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 26.6 | 23.4:1 | 14% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 25 | 26.1:1 | 13% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | N/A | N/A | 10% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 24 | 19.5:1 | 9% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 685 | 26 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Strandwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (622 to 596); teachers down 15% (26.6 to 22.5).
About Strandwood Elementary
Strandwood Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Pleasant Hill, California, under Mt. Diablo Unified. A total of 596 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 28% higher.
Mt. Diablo Unified, which runs Strandwood Elementary, has 50 schools and 29,210 students.
White students make up a majority at Strandwood Elementary, at 55%. Smaller groups are 17% multiracial, 15% Hispanic, and 12% Asian. For comparison, the population of Contra Costa County is roughly 41% White. Strandwood Elementary's diversity index is 63%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Strandwood Elementary and a ratio of 26.5:1. This ratio sits 4.2 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 23% of students. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County is 22 points.
allk12 grades Strandwood Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 65.9%. Strandwood Elementary scores 60.0%.
Contra Costa County census figures show that the median household income is $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 280 public schools in Contra Costa County, enrolling about 167,423 students in all.
Nearest public school: Sequoia Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Strandwood Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 60.0% against a local average of 51.9%.
NCES describes the area around Strandwood Elementary as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 23 more students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher rose from 23.9 to 26.5 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 Mt. Diablo Unified
- College Park HighHigh · 1,948 students
- Northgate HighHigh · 1,546 students
- Mt. Diablo HighHigh · 1,397 students
- Concord HighHigh · 1,137 students
- Ygnacio Valley HighHigh · 1,059 students
- Foothill MiddleMiddle · 1,005 students
Other schools in Pleasant Hill
- College Park HighHigh · 1,948 students
- Sequoia MiddleMiddle · 882 students
- Valley View MiddleMiddle · 819 students
- Pleasant Hill MiddleMiddle · 738 students
- Valhalla ElementaryElementary · 721 students
- Pleasant Hill ElementaryElementary · 652 students
Nearby schools
- Sequoia Elementary0.6 mi · 594
- Sequoia Middle0.7 mi · 882
- Gregory Gardens Elementary0.9 mi · 409
- Horizons School: Independent Study1.1 mi · 182
- Pleasant Hill Middle1.1 mi · 738
- Prospect High (Continuation)1.1 mi · 60
Frequently asked questions
About Strandwood ElementaryHow many students attend Strandwood Elementary?
Strandwood Elementary enrolls approximately 596 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Strandwood Elementary serve?
Strandwood Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Strandwood Elementary have?
Strandwood Elementary employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Strandwood Elementary?
Student demographics at Strandwood Elementary are roughly 55% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Strandwood Elementary?
Strandwood Elementary is overseen by Mt. Diablo Unified in Contra Costa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.