Indian Valley Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 36.8% |
| Met Standard | 28.2% |
| Below Standard | 35.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "65% proficient" for Indian Valley Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
36.8% of students exceeded standard while 28.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.8 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.9 points below the Walnut Creek Elementary district average of 42.7%. The 12 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 38.8% exceeded — 2.0 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 7.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 69 | 29.0% | 26.1% | 55.1% |
| 4th | 63 | 38.1% | 27.0% | 65.1% |
| 5th | 47 | 53.2% | 21.3% | 74.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 70 | 28.6% | 44.3% | 72.9% |
| 4th | 63 | 33.3% | 22.2% | 55.6% |
| 5th | 47 | 40.4% | 27.7% | 68.1% |
Nearby schools
12 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 61.5