Lafayette · Contra Costa County

Schools in Lafayette

Lafayette’s 4 public elementary schools all sit between the 91st and the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 4 schools

from 91st to 94th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Burton Valley Elementary: 94th percentile, Strong
  • Lafayette Elementary: 94th percentile, Strong
  • Happy Valley Elementary: 92nd percentile, Strong
  • Springhill Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
4Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 1 school

at 93rd · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • M. H. Stanley Middle: 93rd percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

High · 1 school

at 95th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Acalanes High: 95th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level.

Schools around Lafayette

6 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Lafayette score highest?

Burton Valley Elementary and Lafayette Elementary are highest, both at the 94th percentile.

That’s higher than 94 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Lafayette

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Lafayette elementary school had 2 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Where does the middle school we score in Lafayette stand?

M. H. Stanley Middle is at the 93rd percentile.

That’s higher than 93 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). It’s the only public middle school we score in Lafayette.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Lafayette stand?

Acalanes High is at the 95th percentile.

That’s higher than 95 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Lafayette.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

  • Acalanes HighAcalanes Union High · Broad base
    95thStrongScope Score 82

8 private schools have a Lafayette address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Lafayette rank highest?

Elementary: 2 schools at the 94th percentile (Strong): Burton Valley Elementary and Lafayette Elementary. Middle: M. H. Stanley Middle, 93rd percentile (Strong). High: Acalanes High, 95th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Lafayette decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Lafayette good?

Lafayette’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 91st to the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 Strong. Lafayette has one public middle school we score, M. H. Stanley Middle, at the 93rd percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong. Lafayette has one public high school we score, Acalanes High, at the 95th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Lafayette compare with California?

The average Lafayette elementary school had 2 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Lafayette address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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