School district · California

Walnut Creek Elementary

Walnut Creek Elementary in California: 7 public schools with 3,597 students and 23.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,370 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
3,597
Students per teacher
23.0
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,370
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
157
Counselors (FTE)
3.6
Students per counselor
999
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

71%proficient

+0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 90% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

2,264 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

69%proficient

+3.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 93% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

2,283 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.7K15
$10.0K16
$10.4K17
$11.1K18
$11.4K19
$11.3K20
$11.5K21
$13.4K22
$14.5K23
$15.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.8% · $1.8M
State
21% · $13M
Local
77% · $48.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,106
Support services
$5,543
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$12.9M
Long-term debt
$115.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–549523.672%76%
K–535523.764%66%
K–545122.669%67%
K–547825.263%64%
K–845121.484%80%
K–542723.768%74%
6–894022.270%65%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
960 Ygnacio Valley Rd., Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Phone
(925)944-6850
Website