Valle Verde Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Walnut Creek, California
Valle Verde Elementary in Walnut Creek, California enrolled 485 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 30.3 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 67-71% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 71% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
467 students in 2022-23, 485 students in 2023-24, 485 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.0 to 16.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 467 | 15.0 | 31.1 |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 15.2 | 31.9 |
| 2024-25 | 485 | 16.0 | 30.3 |
30.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 928 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Valle Verde Elementary enrolled 464 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 928 of the 464 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent14.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
46.8% of students were White, 20.6% Asian, 20.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White46.8%
- Asian20.6%
- Two or more races20.6%
- Hispanic10.9%
- Black0.6%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Valle Verde Elementary scored proficient or above: 67-71% in reading in 2021-22 and 71% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 67‑71% | 45% | 45% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 71% | 36% (2021-22) | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Walnut Creek
10 public elementary schools in Walnut Creek report 2024-25 enrollment; Valle Verde Elementary is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Acres Elementary | 689 | 28.7 | 9.0% |
| Bancroft Elementary | 672 | 26.9 | 14.3% |
| Buena Vista Elementary | 495 | 23.6 | 17.8% |
| Valle Verde Elementary | 485 | 30.3 | 10.9% |
| Parkmead Elementary | 478 | 25.2 | 17.8% |
| Murwood Elementary | 451 | 22.6 | 21.3% |
| Tice Creek | 451 | 21.4 | 7.3% |
| Walnut Heights Elementary | 427 | 23.7 | 14.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Valle Verde Elementary
- Woodside ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 289 students, 25.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Walnut Acres ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 689 students, 28.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Valle Verde Elementary with Woodside ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mt. Diablo Unified spends per student$15,273 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,273
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaValle Verde Elementary is the number 2,616 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,616 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher30.3 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.30.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Valle Verde Elementary
How many students attend Valle Verde Elementary?
485 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 467 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Walnut Creek, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Valle Verde Elementary?
30.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Valle Verde Elementary a Title I school?
Valle Verde Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.How do students at Valle Verde Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Valle Verde Elementary scored proficient or above: 67-71% in reading in 2021-22 and 71% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Valle Verde Elementary in?
Mt. Diablo Unified, NCES district ID 0626370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062637003978 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.