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Enrollment
940
Middle
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY·NCES 064125006831
Walnut Creek Intermediate
2425 Walnut Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94597 · (925) 944-6840 · Contra Costa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL940 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of California public middle 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.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
144 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 304 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 321 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 34% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Walnut Creek Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
70.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.4pp since 2014
Math
64.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.4% | 35.0% | 17.0% | 12.6% |
| Math | 40.0% | 24.9% | 18.5% | 16.7% |
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 | 70.4% | 64.9% |
| 2023-24 | 69.9% | 59.8% |
| 2022-23 | 66.2% | 57.1% |
| 2021-22 | 68.2% | 56.5% |
| 2018-19 | 71.2% | 66.2% |
| 2017-18 | 71.5% | 68.0% |
| 2016-17 | 72.3% | 67.3% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 67.0% |
| 2014-15 | 69.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Walnut Creek Intermediate
Walnut Creek Intermediate's state test result (66.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Creek Intermediate this school | 940 | 15.3% | 66.3% |
| Parras (Nick G.) Middle Redondo Beach | 1,031 | 13.0% | 68.5% |
| Granite Oaks Middle Rocklin | 979 | 18.8% | 67.4% |
| Hillview Middle Menlo Park | 846 | 11.2% | 77.3% |
| Oak Middle Los Alamitos | 998 | 14.5% | 73.0% |
| Miraleste Intermediate Rancho Palos Verdes | 720 | 14.2% | 67.5% |
Matched among California middle 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 Walnut Creek Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #161 of 1,224 | #13 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #137 of 1,227 ▲ 24 | #12 of 42 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #175 of 1,227 ▼ 13 | #14 of 42 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #288 of 1,214 | #15 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 940 | #263 of 1,377 | #10 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #832 of 1,279 | #21 of 43 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #160 of 1,278 | #17 of 43 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.3% | #1,259 of 1,329 | #28 of 40 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #607 of 930 | #19 of 35 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
940
-77 (-8%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 826
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 940 | 42.4 | 22.2:1 | 15% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 993 | 42.3 | 23.5:1 | 15% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 985 | 42.8 | 23.0:1 | 13% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 1,017 | 43 | 23.6:1 | 13% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 1,063 | 44.8 | 23.7:1 | 15% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 1,206 | 46 | 26.2:1 | 11% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 1,137 | N/A | N/A | 11% (124) |
| 2000-01 | 1,163 | 50 | 23.3:1 | 7% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 826 | 37 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Creek Intermediate.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,063 to 940); teachers down 5% (44.8 to 42.4).
About Walnut Creek Intermediate
Walnut Creek Intermediate, located in Walnut Creek, California, is a mid-sized middle school. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 940 students. Middle schools in California average about 659 students, which makes this school 43% larger than average.
Walnut Creek Elementary is the local district for Walnut Creek Intermediate. It runs 7 schools with 3,597 students.
Of every 100 students at Walnut Creek Intermediate, about 48 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 13% multiracial, and 3% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Walnut Creek Intermediate has a ratio of 22.2:1. The gap from the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is 1.5 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 15%. The gap from the 45% average for public schools in Contra Costa County is 30 points.
Walnut Creek Intermediate earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of California public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.3%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 70.6%.
Contra Costa County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $127,229, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 280 public schools in the county, enrolling about 167,423, Walnut Creek Intermediate among them.
Of the public schools around it, Walnut Creek Intermediate is closest to Buena Vista Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Walnut Creek Intermediate has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Walnut Creek Intermediate ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 66.3% against a local average of 68.8%.
The NCES locale for Walnut Creek Intermediate is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 1,017 to 940. The number of students per teacher dropped from 23.6 to 22.2 over 4 years.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Walnut Creek Elementary
- Buena Vista ElementaryElementary · 495 students
- Parkmead ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- Murwood ElementaryElementary · 451 students
- Tice CreekElementary · 451 students
- Walnut Heights ElementaryElementary · 427 students
- Indian Valley ElementaryElementary · 355 students
Other schools in Walnut Creek
- Las Lomas HighHigh · 1,577 students
- Northgate HighHigh · 1,546 students
- Foothill MiddleMiddle · 1,005 students
- Walnut Acres ElementaryElementary · 689 students
- Bancroft ElementaryElementary · 672 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryElementary · 495 students
Nearby schools
- Buena Vista Elementary0.8 mi · 495
- Las Lomas High1.3 mi · 1,577
- Indian Valley Elementary1.4 mi · 355
- Walnut Heights Elementary1.5 mi · 427
- Tice Creek1.6 mi · 451
- Parkmead Elementary1.7 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Creek IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Walnut Creek Intermediate?
Walnut Creek Intermediate enrolls approximately 940 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Walnut Creek Intermediate serve?
Walnut Creek Intermediate serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Walnut Creek Intermediate?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at Walnut Creek Intermediate.
How diverse is Walnut Creek Intermediate?
Walnut Creek Intermediate reports a student body of 48% White, 19% Hispanic, 3% Black, 17% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Walnut Creek Intermediate public or private?
Walnut Creek Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Walnut Creek Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.