Top 10 Elementary Schools in Walnut Creek, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Walnut Creek 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 50.1% Exceeded Standard, compared to 31.8% 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	Walnut Acres Elementary Mt. Diablo Unified	Contra Costa	68.8	51.5%	81.4%	6.3%	0.8%
2	Tice Creek Walnut Creek Elementary	Contra Costa	68.5	53.7%	81.6%	8.1%	0.9%
3	Valle Verde Elementary Mt. Diablo Unified	Contra Costa	67.9	45.2%	76.0%	5.1%	1.2%
4	Buena Vista Elementary Walnut Creek Elementary	Contra Costa	67.8	51.4%	73.7%	7.4%	0.4%
5	Walnut Heights Elementary Walnut Creek Elementary	Contra Costa	67.1	42.0%	71.1%	8.8%	0.5%
6	Murwood Elementary Walnut Creek Elementary	Contra Costa	63.8	38.5%	67.5%	13.1%	0.4%
7	Parkmead Elementary Walnut Creek Elementary	Contra Costa	62.9	33.8%	63.8%	6.4%	0.8%
8	Indian Valley Elementary Walnut Creek Elementary	Contra Costa	62.4	36.8%	65.0%	9.9%	0.5%
9	Bancroft Elementary Mt. Diablo Unified	Contra Costa	60.2	33.6%	62.9%	9.2%	0.9%
10	Eagle Peak Montessori Mt. Diablo Unified	Contra Costa	54.8	25.0%	53.4%	2.0%	0.0%

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