Valhalla Elementary

Valhalla Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school in Pleasant Hill, California, part of Mt. Diablo Unified, teaches 721 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 55% above the state mean of about 465.

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

On demographics, Valhalla Elementary shows that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 16% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Valhalla Elementary records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 27.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Contra Costa County (around 45%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Valhalla Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.4%.

In the area at large, 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%. Valhalla Elementary is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

College Park High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valhalla Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 53.4%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Valhalla Elementary's enrollment has grew 32% since 2018, when it stood at 547 (now 721). White enrollment moved from 41% to 46% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 27.7:1 in 2025.

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