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Valhalla Elementary

Mt. Diablo Unified Pleasant Hill Contra Costa County 94523
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,312 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
686 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
29:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
14%
Teachers
24 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 17.8%
White 46.9%
Asian 14.3%
Black 1.2%
Other 19.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Valhalla Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard32.2%
Met Standard28.1%
Below Standard39.7%

What other rankings don't show you

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

32.2% of students exceeded standard while 28.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.2 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 13.3 points above the Mt. Diablo Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 11 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 11.7 points higher (vs 20.5% average). 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 1.1 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
32.2%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
60.3%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+1.1pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
10.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.8%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,312
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 107 38.3% 24.3% 20.6% 16.8% 62.6%
4th 123 31.7% 30.9% 21.1% 16.3% 62.6%
5th 98 33.7% 31.6% 18.4% 16.3% 65.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 105 38.1% 20.0% 25.7% 16.2% 58.1%
4th 124 24.2% 31.4% 31.4% 12.9% 55.6%
5th 99 27.3% 30.3% 17.2% 25.3% 57.6%