Walnut Acres Elementary

As a mid-tier elementary school in Walnut Creek, California, Walnut Acres Elementary serves 689 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Mt. Diablo Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 48% larger than typical.

Within Mt. Diablo Unified, which oversees 50 schools and 29,210 students, Walnut Acres Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Walnut Acres Elementary records that the most-represented group is White (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 21% multiracial, 17% Asian, 15% Hispanic.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 28.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Contra Costa County (around 45%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Walnut Acres Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.6%; this one delivers 77.9%.

Zooming out to the county, 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%. Walnut Acres Elementary is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

Nearest neighbor: Foothill Middle, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Walnut Acres Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Walnut Acres Elementary at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 59.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. Walnut Acres Elementary's enrollment has edged up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 615 (now 689). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 51% to 45%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 28.7:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.