Lafayette · Contra Costa County

Schools in ZIP code 94549

Two districts run the ranked public schools in ZIP code 94549: Lafayette Elementary (elementary and middle) and Acalanes Union High (high). The 4 public elementary schools in ZIP code 94549 run from the 91st to the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 4 schools · Lafayette Elementary

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

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Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 1 school · Lafayette Elementary

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 · Acalanes Union High

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

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

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Schools around ZIP code 94549

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 ZIP code 94549 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 ZIP code 94549

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

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Context

The average elementary school in ZIP code 94549 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 ZIP code 94549 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 ZIP code 94549.

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 ZIP code 94549 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 ZIP code 94549.

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 an address in ZIP code 94549. 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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Which public schools in ZIP code 94549 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 ZIP code 94549 decide which school my child attends?

No. ZIP codes are for mail; attendance boundaries decide the school for an address. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
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Are the public schools in ZIP code 94549 good?

The 4 public elementary schools in ZIP code 94549 run from the 91st to the 94th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 4 Strong. ZIP code 94549 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. ZIP code 94549 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 ZIP code 94549 compare with California?

The average elementary school in ZIP code 94549 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 schools with a 94549 mailing address. Attendance zones follow school districts rather than postal boundaries.

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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