How does Strandwood Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Pleasant Hill?

Strandwood Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 52.6/100, placing it at the 72nd percentile statewide. 31% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,064 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Strandwood Elementary?

31.4% of students at Strandwood Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 59.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Strandwood Elementary improving or declining?

Strandwood Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 15.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Strandwood Elementary?

10.3% of students at Strandwood Elementary 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.

Strandwood Elementary

Mt. Diablo Unified Pleasant Hill Contra Costa County 94523

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

1,064 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

600 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

10%

Teachers

24 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 15.8%

White 53.8%

Asian 10.7%

Black 1.5%

Other 18.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Strandwood Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	31.4%
Met Standard	28.1%
Below Standard	40.5%

Exceeded

31.4%

Met

28.1%

Below

40.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Strandwood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

31.4% of students exceeded standard while 28.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 12.6 points above the Mt. Diablo Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.9 points higher (vs 22.6% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 15.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.