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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN RAMON VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 063513005960
Vista Grande Elementary
667 Diablo Rd., Danville, CA 94526 · (925) 314-1000 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of California public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- 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
23.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
24 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 | 120 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
55%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
72.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.3pp since 2014
Math
72.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 45.7% | 27.0% | 17.2% | 10.1% |
| Math | 43.6% | 28.9% | 22.6% | 4.9% |
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 | 72.7% | 72.6% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 80.4% |
| 2022-23 | 75.7% | 82.4% |
| 2021-22 | 72.3% | 76.1% |
| 2018-19 | 75.2% | 75.9% |
| 2017-18 | 74.3% | 76.3% |
| 2016-17 | 74.9% | 76.3% |
| 2015-16 | 75.0% | 74.0% |
| 2014-15 | 73.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Vista Grande Elementary
Vista Grande Elementary's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Grande Elementary this school | 544 | 4.4% | 74.5% |
| Pacific Elementary Manhattan Beach | 510 | 4.3% | 86.3% |
| Green Valley Elementary Danville | 484 | 3.1% | 73.8% |
| Montair Elementary Danville | 484 | 6.6% | 63.7% |
| Rancho Romero Elementary Alamo | 469 | 6.4% | 75.7% |
| Brookside Elementary Oak Park | 556 | 8.3% | 77.4% |
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 Vista Grande Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #445 of 5,151 | #29 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.6% | #501 of 5,172 ▼ 291 | #36 of 153 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #613 of 5,172 ▼ 39 | #31 of 153 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.6pp | #1,343 of 5,116 | #52 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #1,941 of 5,915 | #45 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #3,019 of 5,352 | #87 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #2,352 of 5,354 | #121 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 4.4% | #5,592 of 5,625 | #148 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #2,235 of 3,837 | #51 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
544
-24 (-4%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 660
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 544 | 23.6 | 23.0:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 22.2 | 24.6:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 22.8 | 23.8:1 | 3% (14) |
| 2020-21 | 568 | 26 | 21.9:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 24.2 | 26.0:1 | 2% (14) |
| 2015-16 | 662 | 26 | 25.5:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | N/A | N/A | 2% (13) |
| 2000-01 | 645 | 33 | 19.6:1 | 0% (3) |
| 1990-91 | 660 | 24 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vista Grande Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (628 to 544); teachers down 2% (24.2 to 23.6).
About Vista Grande Elementary
Federal records list Vista Grande Elementary as an elementary school in Danville, California. It reports enrollment of 544 students in kindergarten through 5.
San Ramon Valley Unified is responsible for 36 schools, Vista Grande Elementary included, with 28,554 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Vista Grande Elementary is 64% White. Next come 15% Asian, 13% multiracial, and 8% Hispanic. The county population is about 41% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
For every teacher at Vista Grande Elementary, there are about 23.0 students; the school has 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 4%. Among public schools in Contra Costa County, the average eligibility rate is 45%.
Vista Grande Elementary earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 65% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Vista Grande Elementary is -2.4 points: 74.5% actual, 77.0% predicted.
For the population of Contra Costa County, median household income comes to about $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, 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 Vista Grande Elementary.
Green Valley Elementary is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 72.1%; Vista Grande Elementary's is 74.5%, ranking 3rd of 9.
Federal data place Vista Grande Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 4% over 4 years, reaching 544 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.9:1 in 2020-21, and 23.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Other Vista Grande Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 2 states are named Vista Grande Elementary. Vista Grande Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Vista Grande ElementaryEl Cajon, CA · 633 students
- Vista Grande ElementarySan Diego, CA · 364 students
- Vista Grande ElementaryOntario, CA · 358 students
- Vista Grande ElementaryRancho Palos Verdes, CA · 355 students
- VISTA GRANDE ELEMENTARYRIO RANCHO, NM · 786 students
Nearby schools
- Green Valley Elementary0.7 mi · 484
- Los Cerros Middle1.0 mi · 486
- San Ramon Valley High1.1 mi · 2,036
- Montair Elementary1.1 mi · 484
- John Baldwin Elementary1.2 mi · 439
- Monte Vista High1.3 mi · 2,042
Frequently asked questions
About Vista Grande ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Vista Grande Elementary?
Vista Grande Elementary enrolls approximately 544 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Vista Grande Elementary serve?
Vista Grande Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vista Grande Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vista Grande Elementary is approximately 23.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Vista Grande Elementary?
Vista Grande Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 15% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Vista Grande Elementary public or private?
Vista Grande 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.