How does Diablo Vista Middle compare to other middle schools in Danville?

Diablo Vista Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 69.4/100, placing it at the 96th percentile statewide. 54% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,614 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Diablo Vista Middle?

54.4% of students at Diablo Vista Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 81.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Diablo Vista Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Diablo Vista Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 3.9 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Diablo Vista Middle?

7.9% of students at Diablo Vista Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Diablo Vista Middle

Middle School

San Ramon Valley Unified DanvilleContra Costa County94506

📍 4100 Camino Tassajara

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

872 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

36 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+12.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+14.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

28.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 14 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic6.5%

White29.4%

Asian48.4%

Black1.6%

Other14.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Diablo Vista Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	54.4%
Met Standard	26.8%
Below Standard	18.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "81% proficient" for Diablo Vista Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

54.4% of students exceeded standard while 26.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 37.1 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 6.5 points above the San Ramon Valley Unified district average of 47.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 56.1% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 3.9 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 28.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.9%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

54.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

81.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-3.9pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

7.9%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,614

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	234	49.1%	31.2%	14.5%	5.1%	80.3%
7th	264	51.9%	33.3%	10.2%	4.5%	85.2%
8th	308	44.5%	36.0%	11.7%	7.8%	80.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	234	63.7%	19.7%	10.7%	6.0%	83.3%
7th	265	58.1%	23.8%	14.0%	4.2%	81.9%
8th	309	58.9%	16.5%	15.5%	9.1%	75.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Creekside Elementary

76.899th pctile

Tassajara Hills Elementary

69.894th pctile

Also serves area

Sycamore Valley Elementary

71.996th pctile

Golden View Elementary

68.893rd pctile

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Middle

Diablo Vista Middle

69.496th pctile

This school

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High School

Monte Vista High

78.497th pctile

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.