Walnut Acres Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 51.5% |
| Met Standard | 29.9% |
| Below Standard | 18.6% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "81% proficient" for Walnut Acres Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
51.5% of students exceeded standard while 29.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 30.5 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 32.7 points above the Mt. Diablo Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 10 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 26.5 points higher (vs 25.0% 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 7.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 6.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 117 | 53.0% | 28.2% | 81.2% |
| 4th | 95 | 60.0% | 24.2% | 84.2% |
| 5th | 135 | 45.2% | 37.0% | 82.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 117 | 57.3% | 28.2% | 85.5% |
| 4th | 95 | 45.3% | 41.0% | 86.3% |
| 5th | 133 | 48.9% | 21.1% | 69.9% |
Nearby schools
10 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.6