Walnut Heights Elementary

Set in Walnut Creek, California, Walnut Heights Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school, one of the schools within Walnut Creek Elementary. It teaches 427 students across grades K through 5.

Walnut Creek Elementary comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,597 students; Walnut Heights Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Walnut Heights Elementary records that 55% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 17% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 12% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 41% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Walnut Heights Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. 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, Walnut Heights Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.4%; this one delivers 74.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Contra Costa County shows median household earnings sit near $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Walnut Heights Elementary is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

Indian Valley Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Walnut Heights Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 66.2%.

Walnut Heights Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 12%: 381 students in 2018 compared to 427 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 60% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 23.7:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Walnut Heights Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.