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Alumni: what's one memory from Walnut Heights Elementary that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 443 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALNUT CREEK ELEMENTARY·NCES 064125006832
Walnut Heights Elementary
4064 Walnut Blvd., Walnut Creek, CA 94596 · (925) 944-6834 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
23.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
65 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 95 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
63%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
Students here typically continue to
Walnut Heights Elementary→Walnut Creek Intermediate
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
68.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.6pp since 2014
Math
74.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 42.5% | 25.9% | 20.8% | 10.8% |
| Math | 41.4% | 32.6% | 14.4% | 11.6% |
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 | 68.4% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.7% | 77.6% |
| 2022-23 | 78.3% | 76.8% |
| 2021-22 | 72.1% | 78.2% |
| 2018-19 | 77.5% | 78.7% |
| 2017-18 | 84.8% | 84.5% |
| 2016-17 | 79.9% | 74.6% |
| 2015-16 | 81.0% | 77.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 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
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% 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 Heights Elementary
Walnut Heights Elementary's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Heights Elementary this school | 427 | 15.2% | 72.8% |
| Robert Down Elementary Pacific Grove | 422 | 19.0% | 71.7% |
| Ortega Elementary Pacifica | 404 | 13.6% | 51.4% |
| Carmel River Elementary Carmel | 400 | 14.8% | 79.5% |
| Kensington Elementary Kensington | 473 | 14.2% | 78.0% |
| Tulita Elementary Redondo Beach | 443 | 15.8% | 79.2% |
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 Walnut Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #525 of 5,151 | #33 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #456 of 5,172 ▼ 134 | #34 of 153 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #829 of 5,172 ▼ 145 | #43 of 153 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #746 of 5,116 | #32 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #3,323 of 5,915 | #109 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #3,538 of 5,352 | #110 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #1,482 of 5,354 | #95 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.2% | #5,304 of 5,625 | #122 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #444 of 1,139 | #14 of 42 |
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
427
+27 (+7%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 427 | 18 | 23.7:1 | 15% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 17 | 23.6:1 | 14% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 17.5 | 23.0:1 | 13% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 400 | 17 | 23.5:1 | 9% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 17.2 | 22.2:1 | 12% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 17 | 23.1:1 | 9% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | N/A | N/A | 8% (35) |
| 2000-01 | 385 | 20 | 19.3:1 | 3% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 19 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walnut Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (381 to 427); teachers up 5% (17.2 to 18).
About Walnut Heights Elementary
Walnut Heights Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of Walnut Creek, California. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 427 students.
Walnut Heights Elementary sits within Walnut Creek Elementary, which has 7 schools and 3,597 students.
White students account for 55% of enrollment at Walnut Heights Elementary. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 12% Asian. The county population is about 41% White. By the diversity index, Walnut Heights Elementary comes in at 63%.
Teacher staffing is 18 full-time equivalents, or about 23.7 students per teacher. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 15%. On average, public schools in Contra Costa County report 45%.
Walnut Heights Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Walnut Heights Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 72.8% actual against 70.6% predicted.
Contra Costa County has about 1,165,012 residents, and median household income is about $127,229, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 45% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 280 public schools in Contra Costa County, with a combined enrollment of about 167,423.
The next-closest public school is Indian Valley Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Walnut Heights Elementary. On proficiency, Walnut Heights Elementary is ahead of the 65.9% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Walnut Heights Elementary inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 400 to 427.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Walnut Heights Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Walnut Creek IntermediateMiddle · 940 students
- Buena Vista ElementaryElementary · 495 students
- Parkmead ElementaryElementary · 478 students
- Murwood ElementaryElementary · 451 students
- Tice CreekElementary · 451 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 Creek IntermediateMiddle · 940 students
- Walnut Acres ElementaryElementary · 689 students
- Bancroft ElementaryElementary · 672 students
Nearby schools
- Indian Valley Elementary0.5 mi · 355
- Murwood Elementary0.9 mi · 451
- Las Lomas High1.0 mi · 1,577
- Walnut Creek Intermediate1.5 mi · 940
- Tice Creek1.6 mi · 451
- Parkmead Elementary1.7 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Walnut Heights ElementaryHow many students attend Walnut Heights Elementary?
Walnut Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 427 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Walnut Heights Elementary serve?
Walnut Heights Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Walnut Heights Elementary?
Approximately 23.7:1 students per teacher at Walnut Heights Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Walnut Heights Elementary?
Student demographics at Walnut Heights Elementary are roughly 55% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 12% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Walnut Heights Elementary public or private?
Walnut Heights Elementary 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.