Vista Grande Elementary

Vista Grande Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Danville, California, part of San Ramon Valley Unified. The school works with 544 students in grades K through 5.

Vista Grande Elementary is one of 36 schools operated by San Ramon Valley Unified, a district that works with 28,554 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Vista Grande Elementary logs that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 15% Asian, 13% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 41% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 4% of students at Vista Grande Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Contra Costa County runs at roughly 45%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Vista Grande Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.9%; this one delivers 76.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Contra Costa County) records that the typical household earns roughly $127,229 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Vista Grande Elementary is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

Nearest neighbor: Green Valley Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Vista Grande Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 70.5%.

Vista Grande Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Vista Grande Elementary has decreased 13%, going from 628 students in 2018 to 544 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 70% to 64% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 26.0:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.