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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Sycamore Valley Elementary?
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Enrollment
559
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN RAMON VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063513000289
Sycamore Valley Elementary
2200 Holbrook Dr., Danville, CA 94506 · (925) 736-0102 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 82% 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.
- BBeats 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
23.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
31 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
66%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
80.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.9pp since 2014
Math
82.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.8% | 32.2% | 12.4% | 6.7% |
| Math | 56.5% | 25.4% | 12.4% | 5.7% |
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 | 80.9% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.3% | 81.8% |
| 2022-23 | 79.5% | 84.3% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 81.9% |
| 2018-19 | 80.7% | 83.0% |
| 2017-18 | 77.2% | 80.1% |
| 2016-17 | 77.8% | 80.3% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 79.0% |
| 2014-15 | 77.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Sycamore Valley Elementary
Sycamore Valley Elementary's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Valley Elementary this school | 559 | 5.5% | 79.4% |
| Blossom Hill Elementary Los Gatos | 530 | 7.0% | 80.3% |
| Louise Van Meter Elementary Los Gatos | 507 | 6.7% | 71.6% |
| La Canada Elementary La Canada | 633 | 6.8% | 84.3% |
| Sage Canyon San Diego | 457 | 4.2% | 87.6% |
| Palm Crest Elementary La Canada | 642 | 4.8% | 89.8% |
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 Sycamore Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #251 of 5,151 | #20 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #170 of 5,172 ▲ 3 | #15 of 153 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #221 of 5,172 ▲ 320 | #18 of 153 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,842 of 5,116 | #67 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #1,775 of 5,915 | #39 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,244 of 5,352 | #100 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #1,184 of 5,354 | #83 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.5% | #5,565 of 5,625 | #144 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #3,093 of 3,837 | #80 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
559
-41 (-7%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 764
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 21.4:1
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 | 559 | 24 | 23.3:1 | 6% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 24.8 | 22.9:1 | 3% (16) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 24.7 | 23.9:1 | 5% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 28 | 21.4:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 24 | 25.0:1 | 2% (13) |
| 2015-16 | 643 | 25 | 25.7:1 | 1% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 701 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 764 | 37 | 20.6:1 | 0% (2) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sycamore Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (600 to 559); teachers unchanged (24 to 24).
About Sycamore Valley Elementary
Sycamore Valley Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Danville, California. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 559 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in California, the average enrollment is about 465.
The district, San Ramon Valley Unified, has 28,554 students enrolled across 36 schools.
The largest group at Sycamore Valley Elementary is White students, at 44%. Other students are 36% Asian, 10% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Census estimates put Contra Costa County at about 41% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
Based on 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, Sycamore Valley Elementary has a ratio of 23.3:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 6%. Compared with the 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County, the school's rate is lower.
Among California public elementary schools, Sycamore Valley Elementary outscored 82%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 79.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 76.3%.
The school's county is Contra Costa County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $127,229, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Contra Costa County's 280 public schools enroll about 167,423 students and include Sycamore Valley Elementary.
Measured in a straight line, Golden View Elementary is about 1.4 miles from Sycamore Valley Elementary. The five-mile area around Sycamore Valley Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 79.4% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Sycamore Valley Elementary as Suburb: Large.
A 7% decline took enrollment from 600 in 2020-21 to 559 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 21.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 23.3:1.
On allk12, people connected to Sycamore Valley Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 San Ramon Valley Unified
- Dougherty Valley HighHigh · 3,039 students
- California HighHigh · 2,894 students
- Monte Vista HighHigh · 2,042 students
- San Ramon Valley HighHigh · 2,036 students
- Windemere Ranch MiddleMiddle · 1,011 students
- Pine Valley MiddleMiddle · 973 students
Other schools in Danville
- Monte Vista HighHigh · 2,042 students
- San Ramon Valley HighHigh · 2,036 students
- Charlotte Wood MiddleMiddle · 853 students
- Diablo Vista MiddleMiddle · 835 students
- Greenbrook ElementaryElementary · 732 students
- Creekside ElementaryElementary · 549 students
Nearby schools
- Golden View Elementary1.4 mi · 654
- Charlotte Wood Middle1.9 mi · 853
- Greenbrook Elementary2.0 mi · 732
- Coyote Creek Elementary2.2 mi · 613
- John Baldwin Elementary2.3 mi · 439
- Diablo Vista Middle2.6 mi · 835
Frequently asked questions
About Sycamore Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Sycamore Valley Elementary?
Sycamore Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 559 students in grades KG-05.
Is Sycamore Valley Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sycamore Valley Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sycamore Valley Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sycamore Valley Elementary is approximately 23.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sycamore Valley Elementary?
At Sycamore Valley Elementary, the student body is approximately 44% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 36% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Sycamore Valley Elementary public or private?
Sycamore Valley Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Ramon Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.