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Top 7 Elementary Schools in Pleasant Hill, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Pleasant Hill based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 31.8% Exceeded Standard, compared to 12.9% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Sequoia Elementary
Mt. Diablo Unified
Contra Costa 64.1 35.3% 68.8% 2.7% 0.0%
2 Valhalla Elementary
Mt. Diablo Unified
Contra Costa 57.8 32.2% 60.3% 10.4% 0.8%
3 Pleasant Hill Elementary
Mt. Diablo Unified
Contra Costa 53.6 27.8% 56.8% 12.7% 0.6%
4 Strandwood Elementary
Mt. Diablo Unified
Contra Costa 52.6 31.4% 59.5% 10.3% 1.9%
5 Gregory Gardens Elementary
Mt. Diablo Unified
Contra Costa 45.7 16.1% 39.1% 16.7% 0.2%
6 Horizons School: Independent Study
Mt. Diablo Unified
Contra Costa 39.9 18.2% 43.0% 42.0% 0.0%
7 Fair Oaks Elementary
Mt. Diablo Unified
Contra Costa 30.8 4.4% 17.6% 28.7% 1.4%