School district · Contra Costa County

Mt. Diablo Unified schools

Mt. Diablo Unified has public schools at every stage: 30 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score, 11 of 2,529 middle and 6 of 1,498 high. Every stage has schools in all four bands, Strong to Needs Support (spring 2026 tests; high schools, spring 2025).

Elementary · 30 schools

from bottom 1% to 94th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Walnut Acres Elementary: 94th percentile, Strong
  • Sequoia Elementary: 92nd percentile, Strong
  • Mt. Diablo Elementary: 90th percentile, Strong
  • Valle Verde Elementary: 87th percentile, Strong
  • Strandwood Elementary: 78th percentile, Strong
  • Silverwood Elementary: 75th percentile, Strong
  • Monte Gardens Elementary: 74th percentile, Solid
  • Pleasant Hill Elementary: 71st percentile, Solid
  • Valhalla Elementary: 66th percentile, Solid
  • Bancroft Elementary: 65th percentile, Solid
  • Highlands Elementary: 64th percentile, Solid
  • Hidden Valley Elementary: 61st percentile, Solid
  • Eagle Peak Montessori: 56th percentile, Solid
  • El Monte Elementary: 56th percentile, Solid
  • Gregory Gardens Elementary: 55th percentile, Solid
  • Mountain View Elementary: 47th percentile, Developing
  • Ayers Elementary: 43rd percentile, Developing
  • Holbrook Language Academy: 36th percentile, Developing
  • Woodside Elementary: 33rd percentile, Developing
  • Delta View Elementary: 27th percentile, Developing
  • Westwood Elementary: 27th percentile, Developing
  • Cambridge Elementary: 25th percentile, Developing
  • Shore Acres Elementary: 17th percentile, Needs Support
  • Rio Vista Elementary: 16th percentile, Needs Support
  • Fair Oaks Elementary: 15th percentile, Needs Support
  • Wren Avenue Elementary: 9th percentile, Needs Support
  • Bel Air Elementary: 5th percentile, Needs Support
  • Sun Terrace Elementary: 5th percentile, Needs Support
  • Meadow Homes Elementary: 4th percentile, Needs Support
  • Ygnacio Valley Elementary: bottom 1%, Needs Support
8Needs Support
7Developing
9Solid
6Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 11 schools

from 5th to 93rd · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Diablo View Middle: 93rd percentile, Strong
  • Foothill Middle: 88th percentile, Strong
  • Pleasant Hill Middle: 81st percentile, Strong
  • Valley View Middle: 69th percentile, Solid
  • Sequoia Middle: 69th percentile, Solid
  • Holbrook Language Academy: 64th percentile, Solid
  • Horizons School: Independent Study: 64th percentile, Solid
  • Pine Hollow Middle: 44th percentile, Developing
  • El Dorado Middle: 22nd percentile, Needs Support
  • Oak Grove Middle: 13th percentile, Needs Support
  • Riverview Middle: 5th percentile, Needs Support
3Needs Support
1Developing
4Solid
3Strong

High · 6 schools

from 7th to 88th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Northgate High: 88th percentile, Strong
  • College Park High: 63rd percentile, Solid
  • Concord High: 25th percentile, Developing
  • Horizons School: Independent Study: 12th percentile, Needs Support
  • Mt. Diablo High: 8th percentile, Needs Support
  • Ygnacio Valley High: 7th percentile, Needs Support
3Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 2 of the 45 ranked schools teach two levels, so they appear in more than one picture.

  • 45 ranked schools
  • 4 schools not ranked statewide

Schools around Mt. Diablo Unified

49 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 Mt. Diablo Unified score highest?

Walnut Acres Elementary is highest, at the 94th percentile.

That’s higher than 94 in 100 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Mt. Diablo Unified

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

Show the other 27 elementary schools
Context

The average elementary school in Mt. Diablo Unified had 18 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.

1 elementary school not ranked statewide
  • Sunrise (Special Education)Special education center: students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery, so we don’t rank it

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Mt. Diablo Unified score highest?

Diablo View Middle is highest, at the 93rd percentile.

That’s higher than 93 in 100 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Mt. Diablo Unified

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

Show the other 8 middle schools
Context

The average middle school in Mt. Diablo Unified had 20 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Which high schools in Mt. Diablo Unified score highest?

Northgate High is highest, at the 88th percentile.

That’s higher than 88 in 100 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Mt. Diablo Unified

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

Show the other 3 high schools
Context

The average high school in Mt. Diablo Unified had 29 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

3 high schools not ranked statewide

Continuation schools and special education centers enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

The district

Where does Mt. Diablo Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?

Mt.

Diablo Unified spent $19,016 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 62 cents of every Mt. Diablo Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.

Spending by function

Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.

Share by function, 2024–25

  • Instruction62%
  • Instruction support11%
  • Student services10%
  • Administration6%
  • Buildings & maintenance10%
  • Other1%

Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.

What the district plans

$65.4 million

planned in its 2026–27 plan for 31 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 12% of its $544.7 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.

The plan in short

Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 189 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 44% of the money. The plan itself puts 84% of it toward staff.

  • Supplemental Funding & Accountability for Schools $13.8 million
  • Strategic Targeted Supplemental Support $7.5 million
  • Social Emotional Learning Initiatives $7.2 million
  • 28 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

4 of the plan’s 31 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Actions whose titles name reading, catch-up help or English learners
  • Reading $0.6 million
  • Catch-up help $1.2 million
  • English learners $5.0 million

Largest of these

  • Supports for English Learners$2.8 million
  • Supports for Long Term English Learners$2.1 million
  • High School Credit Recovery$1.2 million
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students

It plans $42.7 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $39.9 million and estimates it spent $40.1 million, within 1% of the plan.

What changed

The total is $1.8 million (3%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Training for Standards-based Instruction, which went from $7.0 million to $5.0 million.

Largest cuts

  • Training for Standards-based Instruction−⁠$2.0 million
  • Expansion of Electives−⁠$1.2 million
  • High School Credit Recovery−⁠$1.2 million

Largest increases

  • Specialized Programs of Choice College and Career Readiness+⁠$1.2 million
  • Social Emotional Learning Initiatives+⁠$782,724
  • Standards-based Instruction and Materials+⁠$742,443

New in the 2026–27 plan

  • Strategic Targeted Supplemental Support$7.5 million
  • TK-12 Literacy$598,461
  • Supports for Olympic High School$422,576

Ask: What did Training for Standards-based Instruction pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $2.0 million less?

What its goals measure

Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.

What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure2024–252025–26Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1, 2 and 448%48%no change
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1, 2 and 439%39%no change
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoals 1 and 421 in 10020 in 1001 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoals 1 and 43.2%3.2%no change

Goal 5 tracks named schools and Goal 3 tracks other measures, so they aren’t shown here.

Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Supplemental Funding & Accountability for Schools · $13,827,005
  • Strategic Targeted Supplemental Support · $7,500,250
  • Social Emotional Learning Initiatives · $7,211,997
The full plan5 goals, 60 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($65.4 million).

Where does the money go?

50% to Goal 1, Equitable Education for All Students. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.

G1
G2
G3
G4

Change since the 2025–26 plan, same title

  • fell 25% or more
  • fell 10–25%
  • fell 2–10%
  • within 2%
  • grew 2–10%
  • grew 10–25%
  • grew 25% or more
  • new or renamed title
  • not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1Equitable Education for All Students$32.7 million50% of action budgets

“All students will receive a high quality education in a safe and welcoming environment with high expectations and rigorous instruction in the California State Standards that prepare them for college and career. All students will demonstrate growth meeting standards in English, English language development, and mathematics” p. 33 ↗

10 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $32.5 million (+⁠$199,321)

Largest funded actions

  1. Strategic Targeted Supplemental Support$7.5 millionaction 1.3 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. Social Emotional Learning Initiatives$7.2 millionaction 1.4 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $3.8 million is state funding counted toward those services
  3. Specialized Programs of Choice College and Career Readiness$5.2 millionaction 1.8 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.6 million is state funding counted toward those services
  4. Standards-based Instruction and Materials$4.1 millionaction 1.1 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $3.6 million is state funding counted toward those services
  5. Expanded Learning$2.1 millionaction 1.9 · p. 147 ↗

5 more funded actions in this goal

  • Expansion of Electives · action 1.7 · p. 147 ↗$1.7 million
  • Positive School Climate & Safety · action 1.6 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.3 million is state funding counted toward those services$1.6 million
  • Health & Wellness · action 1.5 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $959,130 is state funding counted toward those services$1.5 million
  • High School Credit Recovery · action 1.10 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $203,738 is state funding counted toward those services$1.2 million
  • TK-12 Literacy · action 1.2 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $498,461 is state funding counted toward those services$0.6 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Specialized Programs of Choice College and Career Readiness+⁠$1.2 million$4.0 million → $5.2 million · p. 147 ↗
  2. Expansion of Electives−⁠$1.2 million$2.9 million → $1.7 million · p. 147 ↗
  3. High School Credit Recovery−⁠$1.2 million$2.4 million → $1.2 million · p. 147 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Strategic Targeted Supplemental Support · $7.5 million · p. 147 ↗new or renamed
  • Social Emotional Learning Initiatives · $6.4 million → $7.2 million · p. 147 ↗+⁠$0.8 million
  • Standards-based Instruction and Materials · $3.3 million → $4.1 million · p. 147 ↗+⁠$0.7 million
  • Expanded Learning · $2.1 million → $2.1 million · p. 147 ↗+⁠$3,151
  • Positive School Climate & Safety · $2.1 million → $1.6 million · p. 147 ↗−⁠$0.5 million
  • Health & Wellness · $1.7 million → $1.5 million · p. 147 ↗−⁠$0.1 million
  • TK-12 Literacy · $598,461 · p. 147 ↗new or renamed

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 22 measures · 3 quoted

  • Reclassification Rate (4F) p. 39 ↗
    Baseline
    2023-24 9%
    Target for year 3
    25%
  • High School Drop Out Rate (5D) p. 40 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-23 13.3%
    Target for year 3
    4%
  • Middle School Drop Out Rate (5C) p. 40 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-23 0.03%
    Target for year 3
    0.00%

19 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 2Cultivating an Inclusive Learning Community$7.6 million12% of action budgets

“Highly qualified, culturally proficient, and responsive staff will create a safe and engaging learning environment respectful of all students’ backgrounds ensuring they are college and career ready when they graduate. There will be an increase in the percentage of classrooms where standards- based instruction is being observed” p. 59 ↗

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $9.6 million (−⁠$2.0 million)

Largest funded actions

  1. Training for Standards-based Instruction$5.0 millionaction 2.1 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $3.1 million is state funding counted toward those services
  2. Instructional Coaching$1.2 millionaction 2.2 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.1 million is state funding counted toward those services
  3. Teacher Induction and Support$0.7 millionaction 2.6 · p. 148 ↗
  4. Leadership Training$0.4 millionaction 2.3 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $54,425 is state funding counted toward those services
  5. Recruitment & Retention of Diverse Staff$0.2 millionaction 2.5 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

1 more funded action in this goal

  • Classified Training · action 2.4 · p. 148 ↗$0.1 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Training for Standards-based Instruction−⁠$2.0 million$7.0 million → $5.0 million · p. 148 ↗
  2. Instructional Coaching+⁠$0.2 million$0.9 million → $1.2 million · p. 148 ↗
  3. Teacher Induction and Support+⁠$134,812$562,791 → $697,603 · p. 148 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Leadership Training · $418,583 · p. 148 ↗new or renamed
  • Recruitment & Retention of Diverse Staff · $298,742 → $207,591 · p. 148 ↗−⁠$91,151
  • Classified Training · $96,463 → $86,814 · p. 148 ↗−⁠$9,649

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 7 measures · 3 quoted

  • Reclassification Rate (4F) p. 63 ↗
    Baseline
    2023-24 9%
    Target for year 3
    25%
  • Percentage of graduates meeting UC/CSU eligibility (4B) p. 63 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-23 43.4%
    Target for year 3
    52%
  • Percentage of teachers teaching with a clear credential (1A) p. 63 ↗
    Baseline
    2021-22 84.9%
    Target for year 3
    94%

4 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 3Fostering Family and Community Engagement$3.9 million6% of action budgets

“Families and community members will be informed, and empowered as partners with Mt. Diablo Unified to support student learning and improve student outcomes. There will be an increase in the percentage of families reporting that they feel they are an active partner with the school in educating their child” p. 74 ↗

5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $4.1 million (−⁠$187,508)

Largest funded actions

  1. Family Nights & Education$1.9 millionaction 3.4 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  2. School Connectedness$1.1 millionaction 3.1 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $651,801 is state funding counted toward those services
  3. Translation Support$0.8 millionaction 3.3 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Family & Community Communication$0.2 millionaction 3.2 · p. 148 ↗
  5. Intentionally Welcoming and Inclusive Environmentsunder $0.1 millionaction 3.5 · p. 148 ↗

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Translation Support−⁠$0.8 million$1.6 million → $0.8 million · p. 148 ↗
  2. School Connectedness+⁠$0.4 million$0.6 million → $1.1 million · p. 148 ↗
  3. Family Nights & Education+⁠$0.2 million$1.7 million → $1.9 million · p. 148 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Family & Community Communication · $168,805 → $178,965 · p. 148 ↗+⁠$10,160
  • Intentionally Welcoming and Inclusive Environments · $15,000 · p. 148 ↗new or renamed

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 7 measures · 1 quoted

  • Attendance Rate (5A) p. 75 ↗
    Baseline
    2022-23 91.3%
    Target for year 3
    94%

6 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 4Empowering Focal Scholars for Success$20.5 million31% of action budgets

“Focal scholars, specifically African American students, Foster Youth, students experiencing homelessness, students with IEPs and multilingual students, will experience culturally responsive practices and be provided rigorous instruction within an educational environment that builds trust and inclusive partnerships between the students, families, and staff. All student groups will demonstrate growth meeting standards in English, English language development, and mathematics” p. 85 ↗

6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $20.4 million (+⁠$137,656)

Largest funded actions

  1. Supplemental Funding & Accountability for Schools$13.8 millionaction 4.6 · p. 149 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $11.8 million is state funding counted toward those services
  2. Supports for English Learners$2.8 millionaction 4.3 · p. 149 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $2.3 million is state funding counted toward those services
  3. Supports for Long Term English Learners$2.1 millionaction 4.4 · p. 149 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.4 million is state funding counted toward those services
  4. Support for African American Students$0.7 millionaction 4.1 · p. 148 ↗
  5. Supports for Foster Youth & Students Experiencing Homelessness$0.6 millionaction 4.2 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $18,221 is state funding counted toward those services

1 more funded action in this goal

  • Support for students with IEPs · action 4.5 · p. 149 ↗$0.5 million

Changes from last year’s plan, same title

  1. Supports for English Learners+⁠$0.5 million$2.3 million → $2.8 million · p. 149 ↗
  2. Supplemental Funding & Accountability for Schools−⁠$0.4 million$14.2 million → $13.8 million · p. 149 ↗
  3. Supports for Foster Youth & Students Experiencing Homelessness+⁠$255,546$299,237 → $554,783 · p. 148 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Supports for Long Term English Learners · $2.2 million → $2.1 million · p. 149 ↗−⁠$0.1 million
  • Support for African American Students · $804,899 → $679,665 · p. 148 ↗−⁠$125,234
  • Support for students with IEPs · $573,134 → $509,257 · p. 149 ↗−⁠$63,877

How the plan measures it · 12 measures · 2 quoted

  • Number of graduates earning a Seal of Biliteracy (8A) p. 93 ↗
    Baseline
    2023 230
    Target for year 3
    275
  • Reclassification Rate (4F) p. 94 ↗
    Baseline
    2023-24 9%
    Target for year 3
    25%

10 more measures in the plan’s table.

Goal 5 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalAll students at Crossroads High School and Olympic High School will demonstrate a 3% increase in attendance…$577,6671% of action budgets

“All students at Crossroads High School and Olympic High School will demonstrate a 3% increase in attendance rate and a 3% increase in on-pace graduation rate by June 2027, leading to an increase of 3% in graduation rates. All students at Glenbrook Academy will demonstrate a 3% increase in attendance rate and a 3% increase in on-pace graduation rate by June 2027. All students at Sunrise will demonstrate a 3% increase in attendance rate and a 5% reduction in suspension rate by June 2027” p. 108 ↗

4 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan

Largest funded actions

  1. Supports for Olympic High School$422,576action 5.3 · p. 149 ↗
  2. Supports for Crossroads High School$51,697action 5.1 · p. 149 ↗
  3. Supports for Glenbrook Academy$51,697action 5.2 · p. 149 ↗
  4. Supports for Sunrise School$51,697action 5.4 · p. 149 ↗

Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan

  • Supports for Olympic High School · $422,576 · p. 149 ↗new or renamed
  • Supports for Crossroads High School · $51,697 · p. 149 ↗new or renamed
  • Supports for Glenbrook Academy · $51,697 · p. 149 ↗new or renamed
  • Supports for Sunrise School · $51,697 · p. 149 ↗new or renamed

A reworded title counts as new.

How the plan measures it · 12 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 108 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends

Student mix

2024–25 · October enrollment count, 30,163 students
1. Hispanic or Latino: 43%2. White: 27%3. Asian: 10%4. Two or more races: 9%5. Filipino: 4%6. Black or African American: 3%7. Not reported: 3%8. Pacific Islander: <1%9. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino43%
  2. White27%
  3. Asian10%
  4. Two or more races9%
  5. Filipino4%
  6. Black or African American3%
  7. Not reported3%
  8. Pacific Islander<1%
  9. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.

Free or reduced-price meals

52%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 15,162 of 29,210 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.

The district’s state records

Is the state giving the district extra help?

The state is giving Mt. Diablo Unified extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.

How English learners moved up on the state’s English test

From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 52% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (2,409 of 4,654 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

12 schools getting state support, 2025–26

2 in most intensive support · 2 in extra targeted support · 8 in targeted support

This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗ · School support (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

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Common questions

Which public schools in Mt. Diablo Unified rank highest?

Elementary: Walnut Acres Elementary, 94th percentile (Strong). Middle: Diablo View Middle, 93rd percentile (Strong). High: Northgate High, 88th 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 the Mt. Diablo Unified district decide which school my child attends?

Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in Mt. Diablo Unified good?

Mt. Diablo Unified’s 30 public elementary schools run from the bottom 1% to the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 6 Strong, 9 Solid, 7 Developing and 8 Needs Support. Mt. Diablo Unified’s 11 public middle schools run from the 5th to the 93rd percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong, 4 Solid, 1 Developing and 3 Needs Support. Mt. Diablo Unified’s 6 public high schools run from the 7th to the 88th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 1 Solid, 1 Developing and 3 Needs Support. 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 Mt. Diablo Unified compare with California?

The average elementary school in Mt. Diablo Unified had 18 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. The average middle school in Mt. Diablo Unified had 20 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average high school in Mt. Diablo Unified had 29 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

How much does Mt. Diablo Unified spend per student?

Mt. Diablo Unified spent $19,016 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 62 cents of every Mt. Diablo Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.

What is in Mt. Diablo Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?

The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $65.4 million into 31 funded actions in 5 goals, 12% of its $544.7 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $32.7 million, 50% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.

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 governed and funded by Mt. Diablo Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.

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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