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Sleepy Hollow Elementary

Public Grades K-5

95^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Sleepy Hollow Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 399 students in the affluent community of Orinda, part of the elite Orinda Union school district.

The school consistently ranks among the very best in California, placing in the 98th percentile for the 2024-2025 year, and it shows remarkable strength in keeping student attendance high, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 4.5%. This excellence is consistent across different student groups, and the school benefits from being in a district where all elementary schools, including Wagner Ranch Elementary and Glorietta Elementary, perform at a similarly elite level. While Sleepy Hollow's current statewide ranking is slightly behind those two specific schools, it maintains this top-tier performance with a marginally higher percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch than its district peers.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts like Berkeley Unified or Oakland Unified, the strength of the Orinda Union district becomes even clearer, with significantly higher test scores and lower absenteeism. An interesting point for parents is a noted dip in 4th-grade proficiency scores compared to other grades, a pattern less pronounced at some nearby schools like Happy Valley Elementary. Historically, Sleepy Hollow has been a steady performer, maintaining its status among California's best for over a decade.

399

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,638

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

20 Washington Ln.
Orinda, CA 94563-1325

(925) 254-8711

District: Orinda Union

Students who attend Sleepy Hollow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Orinda Intermediate
High:	Miramonte High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.7%

Two or more races:

15.5%

Asian:

14.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (85% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Orinda Union's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg84%

California avg41%

95^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Orinda Union

10^th of 1,543Orinda Union among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	95 of 5857	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	99 of 5869	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	107 of 5859	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	197 of 5883	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	49 of 5789	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	126 of 5662	97.8%	★★★★★
2017	98.1	68 of 5692	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	98.6	24 of 5614	99.6%	★★★★★
2015	98.9	23 of 5611	99.6%	★★★★★
2013	96.8	26 of 5530	99.5%	★★★★★
2012	96.1	37 of 5390	99.3%	★★★★★
2011	96.6	30 of 5377	99.4%	★★★★★
2010	96.3	61 of 5314	98.9%	★★★★★
2009	97.7	21 of 5193	99.6%	★★★★★
2008	98.1	27 of 5113	99.5%	★★★★★
2007	98.7	13 of 5113	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	98.7	16 of 4818	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	98.9	11 of 4822	99.8%	★★★★★
2004	99.0	20 of 4809	99.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	81.1	122 of 1154	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	11 of 1149	99.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	123 of 5597	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	121 of 5612	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	127 of 5609	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	268 of 5635	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	102 of 5492	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	225 of 5413	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.4	86 of 5628	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	127 of 5643	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	114 of 5638	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	238 of 5663	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	30 of 5510	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	62 of 5431	98.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	93.3	123 of 2420	94.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	63 of 2598	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	164 of 2651	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	147 of 2661	94.5%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	338 of 2726	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	47 of 2834	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.5	135 of 2737	95.1%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)95th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2022)89th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy87%+38 vs state

Mathematics86%+48 vs state

Science76%+43 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sleepy Hollow Elementary	Public	K-5	20 Washington Ln.	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 254-8711	399	19	21.0	5.0%	254 (63.7%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.3%)	58 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (15.5%)	97.7	95^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.4%		97.7	99^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.3%	4	75.8	75.8	92.5	77.6	90.3		87.2	89.6	77.6	88.7		85.6	$24,638	$24,384	$254
Wagner Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	350 Camino Pablo	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 258-0016	489	22	22.2	1.6%	206 (42.1%)	4 (0.8%)	46 (9.4%)	145 (29.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	87 (17.8%)	99	12^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.8	28^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.5%	16	88.6	88.6	89.2	87.5	97.1		91.1	91.7	93.1	90.0		91.6	$25,207	$25,018	$189
Happy Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3855 Happy Valley Rd.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3560	463	20	23.1	3.2%	262 (56.6%)	3 (0.6%)	41 (8.9%)	57 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (21.6%)	98.6	31^st of 5857 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.9	22^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	9	82.1	82.1	89.6	85.1	92.5		89.0	94.8	83.8	85.1		88.1	$17,844	$16,440	$1,404
Glorietta Elementary	Public	K-5	15 Martha Rd.	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 254-8770	445	19	23.4	1.8%	222 (49.9%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.8%)	82 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (22.7%)	97.8	88^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		97.9	81^st of 5869 public elementary schools	98.6%	7	78.1	78.1	77.8	82.6	93.9		85.3	87.3	81.4	89.0		85.7	$23,160	$22,976	$184
Cragmont Elementary	Public	K-5	830 Regal Rd.	Berkeley	94708	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-8810	290	14	21.4	28.6%	110 (37.9%)	29 (10.0%)	66 (22.8%)	29 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (19.0%)	91	605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.7%		89.8	710^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	105	67.9	67.9	74.4	62.5	76.8		71.4	72.1	70.8	64.3		68.7	$30,006	$29,616	$390
Kaiser Early Childhood Center	Public	K	25 South Hill Ct.	Oakland	94618	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-8812	118	14	8.5	49.2%	33 (28.0%)	20 (16.9%)	35 (29.7%)	14 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	15 (12.7%)								(n/a)													$35,064	$33,444	$1,620
Emerson Elementary	Public	K-5	2800 Forest Ave.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6890	283	13	21.7	29.7%	128 (45.2%)	47 (16.6%)	42 (14.8%)	21 (7.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.2%)	89.8	667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.6%		92.8	511^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.3%	156	56.5	56.5	86.7	67.4	73.3		75.9	84.8	55.8	65.2		68.9	$32,092	$31,422	$670
Kensington Elementary	Public	K-6	90 Highland Blvd.	Kensington	94708	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1415	473	20	23.6	14.2%	238 (50.3%)	6 (1.3%)	62 (13.1%)	72 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (20.1%)	94.2	383^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.5%		96.3	237^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.0%	146	63.9	63.9	77.4	69.5	81.7	89.6	79.2	74.2	71.7	69.4	79.2	73.1
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	2955 Claremont Ave.	Berkeley	94705	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6410	293	14	20.9	30.7%	148 (50.5%)	27 (9.2%)	35 (11.9%)	33 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (16.7%)	90.2	646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.0%		90.6	663^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.7%	17	54.0	54.0	70.5	83.7	69.4		73.8	70.5	74.4	65.1		69.3	$30,198	$29,524	$674
Berkeley Arts Magnet at Whittier	Public	K-5	1645 Milvia St.	Berkeley	94709	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6225	407	19	21.4	29.2%	190 (46.7%)	37 (9.1%)	58 (14.3%)	39 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	81 (19.9%)	94	395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.3%		94.5	385^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.4%	10	81.3	81.3	78.7	71.2	84.4		78.0	67.2	74.2	76.6		72.8	$26,191	$26,000	$191

Frequently Asked Questions about Sleepy Hollow Elementary

What district is Sleepy Hollow Elementary in?

Orinda Union

What is the racial makeup of Sleepy Hollow Elementary?

Students at Sleepy Hollow Elementary are 64% White, 16% Two or more races, 15% Asian, 5% Hispanic.

Is Sleepy Hollow Elementary a good school?

Yes! Sleepy Hollow Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 95^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Sleepy Hollow Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sleepy Hollow Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orinda Intermediate
High : Miramonte High

How many students attend Sleepy Hollow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Sleepy Hollow Elementary.

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