How does Walnut Creek Intermediate compare to other middle schools in Walnut Creek?

Walnut Creek Intermediate has a SchoolScope composite score of 60.4/100, placing it at the 88th percentile statewide. 38% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,894 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Walnut Creek Intermediate?

37.7% of students at Walnut Creek Intermediate exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 67.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Walnut Creek Intermediate improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Walnut Creek Intermediate's proficiency rate increases by 0.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Walnut Creek Intermediate?

12.0% of students at Walnut Creek Intermediate 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.

Walnut Creek Intermediate

Middle School

Walnut Creek Elementary Walnut CreekContra Costa County94597

📍 2425 Walnut Boulevard

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

993 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

15%

Teachers

42 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+14.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

18.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 101 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic16.8%

White50.0%

Asian13.7%

Black3.7%

Other15.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Walnut Creek Intermediate
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	37.7%
Met Standard	29.9%
Below Standard	32.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "68% proficient" for Walnut Creek Intermediate and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

37.7% of students exceeded standard while 29.9% met it. That exceeded rate is 20.4 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.1 points below the Walnut Creek Elementary district average of 42.8%. Compared to the 4 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 14.9 points higher (vs 22.8% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 0.7 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 18.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.0%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

37.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

67.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+0.7pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

12.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.4%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,894

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	304	38.2%	34.9%	16.1%	10.9%	73.0%
7th	326	31.9%	36.8%	17.5%	13.8%	68.7%
8th	316	36.4%	33.2%	17.4%	13.0%	69.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	305	34.8%	24.9%	22.9%	17.4%	59.7%
7th	327	42.2%	27.8%	16.2%	13.8%	70.0%
8th	316	42.7%	21.8%	16.5%	19.0%	64.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Buena Vista Elementary

67.892nd pctile

Walnut Heights Elementary

Indian Valley Elementary

62.586th pctile

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Middle

Walnut Creek Intermediate

60.488th pctile

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.