How does Sun Terrace Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Concord?

Sun Terrace Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 34.8/100, placing it at the 21st percentile statewide. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 828 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Sun Terrace Elementary?

9.7% of students at Sun Terrace Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 26.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Sun Terrace Elementary improving or declining?

Sun Terrace Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 5.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Sun Terrace Elementary?

28.5% of students at Sun Terrace 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.

Sun Terrace Elementary

Mt. Diablo Unified Concord Contra Costa County 94520

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

828 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

402 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

72%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 56.2%

White 15.9%

Asian 1.7%

Black 6.0%

Other 20.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Sun Terrace Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	9.7%
Met Standard	16.9%
Below Standard	73.5%

Exceeded

9.7%

Met

16.9%

Below

73.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "27% proficient" for Sun Terrace Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

9.7% of students exceeded standard while 16.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.1 points below the Mt. Diablo Unified district average of 18.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 10.5% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 5.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 28.5%, above the state average of 18.7%.