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If you could change one rule at Valhalla Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
721
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MT. DIABLO UNIFIED·NCES 062637003977
Valhalla Elementary
530 Kiki Dr., Pleasant Hill, CA 94523 · (925) 687-1700 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL721 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
27.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
146 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 | 151 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (151) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
70%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
63.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
57.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.5% | 29.0% | 20.1% | 16.5% |
| Math | 29.6% | 27.4% | 25.3% | 17.7% |
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 | 63.4% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 59.7% |
| 2022-23 | 68.7% | 65.1% |
| 2021-22 | 68.4% | 66.5% |
| 2020-21 | 62.2% | 56.3% |
| 2018-19 | 69.9% | 67.9% |
| 2017-18 | 72.3% | 64.8% |
| 2016-17 | 71.6% | 68.3% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 61.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Valhalla Elementary
Valhalla Elementary's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valhalla Elementary this school | 721 | 20.2% | 59.9% |
| Westwood Charter Elementary Los Angeles | 670 | 19.6% | 76.4% |
| Discovery Elementary San Marcos | 717 | 17.4% | 76.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary Redondo Beach | 626 | 16.9% | 74.2% |
| Walnut Acres Elementary Walnut Creek | 689 | 14.9% | 79.7% |
| Jerabek Elementary San Diego | 718 | 16.3% | 84.5% |
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 Valhalla Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #1,124 of 5,151 | #51 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,199 of 5,172 ▼ 161 | #53 of 153 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #1,123 of 5,172 ▲ 176 | #52 of 153 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.2pp | #281 of 5,116 | #13 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 721 | #664 of 5,915 | #13 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.7:1 | #5,212 of 5,352 | #149 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #687 of 5,354 | #54 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.2% | #5,137 of 5,625 | #115 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.8% | #121 of 1,139 | #2 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
721
+158 (+28%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 669
Student : Teacher
27.7:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 721 | 26 | 27.7:1 | 20% (146) |
| 2023-24 | 686 | 24.3 | 28.3:1 | 14% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 631 | 23 | 27.4:1 | 16% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 22 | 25.6:1 | 17% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 25.6 | 21.4:1 | 22% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 21 | 26.4:1 | 21% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | N/A | N/A | 16% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 554 | 25 | 22.2:1 | 3% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 669 | 26 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valhalla Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (547 to 721); teachers up 2% (25.6 to 26).
About Valhalla Elementary
Valhalla Elementary is a public elementary school in Pleasant Hill, California. The school enrolls 721 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 55% above that.
Valhalla Elementary is in Mt. Diablo Unified, a district with 29,210 students across 50 schools.
White students form the largest group at Valhalla Elementary, 46% of enrollment. Next come 18% Hispanic, 18% Asian, and 16% multiracial. By the diversity index, Valhalla Elementary comes in at 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 26 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 27.7:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 20%. Public schools in Contra Costa County average 45%.
allk12 grades Valhalla Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Valhalla Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 59.9%; the prediction is 67.7%.
Census estimates describe Contra Costa County this way: median household income is about $127,229, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 280 public schools in Contra Costa County, with a combined enrollment of about 167,423.
Of nearby public schools, College Park High is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Valhalla Elementary ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Valhalla 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.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Valhalla Elementary went from 563 students to 721. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 25.6:1 to 27.7:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Valhalla Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Pleasant Hill ElementaryElementary · 652 students
- Strandwood ElementaryElementary · 596 students
Other Valhalla Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Valhalla Elementary. Valhalla Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Valhalla Elementary SchoolAUBURN, WA · 517 students
Nearby schools
- College Park High0.6 mi · 1,948
- Valley View Middle0.7 mi · 819
- Gregory Gardens Elementary0.8 mi · 409
- Hidden Valley Elementary1.1 mi · 831
- Strandwood Elementary1.2 mi · 596
- Mt. McKinley1.5 mi · 42
Frequently asked questions
About Valhalla ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Valhalla Elementary?
Valhalla Elementary enrolls approximately 721 students in grades KG-05.
Is Valhalla Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valhalla Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Valhalla Elementary have?
Valhalla Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Valhalla Elementary?
Student demographics at Valhalla Elementary are roughly 46% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 18% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Who oversees Valhalla Elementary?
Valhalla 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.