Best Public Schools in Byron, CA

Summary:

The city of Byron, California is home to two schools - Excelsior Middle School and Mountain House Elementary School. Excelsior Middle School is the more prominent and higher-performing school in the area, with a significantly larger student enrollment of 428 compared to the 21 students at Mountain House Elementary.

Excelsior Middle School is ranked 1015 out of 2788 California middle schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are generally above the state average, though there are some grade-level gaps. In contrast, Mountain House Elementary has a very small enrollment and a student population that is heavily skewed towards Hispanic students, with 57.14% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Both schools face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, with Excelsior Middle at 21% and Mountain House Elementary at 23.8%. This suggests that addressing attendance issues may be an area of focus for the schools and the Byron Union Elementary and Mountain House Elementary districts. Overall, Excelsior Middle School appears to be the more established and higher-performing school in the Byron area, but there is room for improvement in academic achievement and addressing socioeconomic and attendance challenges across both schools.

School	Students/Teachers	Ranking (2023)	Ranking (2022)	CAST Science (2023)	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Excelsior Middle	Public	6-8	14301 Byron Hwy.	Byron	94514	Contra Costa County	Byron Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 809-7530	428	22	19.3	29.9%	224 (52.3%)	30 (7.0%)	109 (25.5%)	27 (6.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.5%)	55.7	1017^th of 2802 public middle schools	63.7%		45.2	1299^th of 2740 public middle schools	52.6%	282	31.7	31.7	37.6	45.1	46.4	43.2	38.5	32.1	36.3	35.5
Mountain House Elementary	Public	K-8	3950 Mountain House Rd.	Byron	94514	Contra Costa County	Mountain House Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 835-2283	21	1	21.0	57.1%	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						62.5				37.5	$28,513

Cities Near Byron

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Discovery Bay	0.25 mi	3	246^th
Brentwood	2.41 mi	17	242^nd
Knightsen	5.48 mi	1	419^th
Oakley	5.8 mi	11	552^nd
Mountain House	8.4 mi	8	45^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.

School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				CAST Science (2023)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Excelsior Middle	Public	6-8	14301 Byron Hwy.	Byron	94514	Contra Costa County	Byron Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 809-7530	428	22	19.3	29.9%	224 (52.3%)	30 (7.0%)	109 (25.5%)	27 (6.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.5%)	55.7	1017^th of 2802 public middle schools	63.7%		45.2	1299^th of 2740 public middle schools	52.6%	282	31.7	31.7	37.6	45.1	46.4	43.2	38.5	32.1	36.3	35.5
Mountain House Elementary	Public	K-8	3950 Mountain House Rd.	Byron	94514	Contra Costa County	Mountain House Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 835-2283	21	1	21.0	57.1%	2 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						62.5				37.5	$28,513