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Contra Costa School of Performing Arts

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Contra Costa School of Performing Arts ranks 826 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

826^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 62% of California high schools

Summary

Contra Costa School of Performing Arts (CCSPA) is a small public charter high school of about 285 students serving grades 6-12 in Walnut Creek, operating within its own Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District.

The school offers a specialized performing arts focus and shows a unique academic profile: while its overall test scores are in the middle range compared to the state, its 11th graders often excel, particularly in English and Science, suggesting strong preparation for college and careers. However, mathematics is a significant and consistent challenge across all grades. The school's year-to-year performance has been quite variable, and it spends considerably more per student than most nearby schools, including high-performing ones like Northgate High and Las Lomas High. Despite the academic challenges, CCSPA maintains better student attendance than many schools in the broader Mt. Diablo Unified area, such as Olympic High and Crossroads High.

For families, CCSPA occupies a distinctive middle ground. It generally outperforms nearby comprehensive high schools like Ygnacio Valley High and Mt. Diablo High but does not reach the top-tier academic results of schools like College Park High. This makes it a potential option for students passionate about the arts who may thrive in its engaging environment, though families with a primary focus on mathematics achievement or seeking the highest academic rankings may want to consider other local options.

285

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

29.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2730 Mitchell Dr.
Walnut Creek, CA 94598-1602

(925) 235-1130

District: Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.8%

White:

26.7%

Two or more races:

14.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2019 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the California average (12% vs 9%)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

California avg41%

Middle school

1,833^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 12 pts since 2019

From bottom 46% (2019) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

826^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 14 pts since 2019

From top 24% (2019) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

808^th of 1,543Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1833 of 2761	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1877 of 2783	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1979 of 2781	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1675 of 2740	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	1471 of 2715	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.8	577 of 1531	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.1	312 of 1491	79.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.8	1087 of 1478	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1656 of 2533	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	1690 of 2551	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	2042 of 2531	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1630 of 2509	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1391 of 2380	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	1971 of 2395	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2146 of 2388	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	2214 of 2374	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	1375 of 2359	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1437 of 2213	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	2072 of 2542	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	2234 of 2579	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	2433 of 2531	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	1745 of 2458	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	1085 of 2369	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1880 of 2534	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1906 of 2552	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	1457 of 2538	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1485 of 2527	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1443 of 2407	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	17.8	587 of 701	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	577 of 665	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	517 of 554	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	70.8	271 of 1552	82.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.0	706 of 1537	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	939 of 1543	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1134 of 1555	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1062 of 1602	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	826 of 2162	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.4	533 of 2159	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	44.1	1123 of 2170	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.4	684 of 2123	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	517 of 2133	75.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	768 of 1906	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	521 of 1915	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	39.4	1121 of 1915	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	915 of 1858	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	535 of 1833	70.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	49.8	927 of 1917	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	29.4	1425 of 2030	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	56.8	506 of 1204	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.7	671 of 1222	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2024)83rd percentile+50 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile+23 vs school

White (2024)54th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)16th percentile-16 vs school

High school

Female (2025)60th percentile~ school

White (2022)58th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2023)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)30th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-8 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Contra Costa School of Performing Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	2730 Mitchell Dr.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 235-1130	285	13	21.9	29.1%	76 (26.7%)	34 (11.9%)	122 (42.8%)	11 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (14.4%)	59.9	826^th of 2162 public high schools	61.8%		72.4	533^rd of 2159 public high schools	75.3%	293	22.5	42.1		28.8	35.7	35.9	37.8	66.7	40.8	24.1	16.0	23.3	10.0	19.0
Ygnacio Valley High	Public	9-12	755 Oak Grove Rd.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-8414	1,059	56	18.9	81.5%	52 (4.9%)	34 (3.2%)	827 (78.1%)	85 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	51 (4.8%)	24	1613^th of 2162 public high schools	25.4%		29.8	1495^th of 2159 public high schools	30.8%	118		13.6	9.1	13.4				29.2	29.2				11.8	11.8	$1,221	$462	$759
Northgate High	Public	9-12	425 Castle Rock Rd.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 938-0900	1,546	67	23.1	22.4%	709 (45.9%)	23 (1.5%)	256 (16.6%)	258 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.5%)	287 (18.6%)	89.5	207^th of 2162 public high schools	90.4%		93.5	143^rd of 2159 public high schools	93.4%	64		53.7		53.7				73.7	73.7				51.0	51.0	$581	$344	$237
Prospect High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	One Santa Barbara Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-8000	60	6	10.4	66.7%	13 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	5 (8.3%)	23.9	1618^th of 2162 public high schools	25.2%		12.7	1905^th of 2159 public high schools	11.8%	287								21.4	21.4				16.7	16.7	$974	$974	$00
Contra Costa County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	77 Santa Barbara Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Contra Costa County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 942-3368	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Las Lomas High	Public	9-12	1460 South Main St.	Walnut Creek	94596	Contra Costa County	Acalanes Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 280-3920	1,577	81	19.4	15.4%	806 (51.1%)	45 (2.9%)	268 (17.0%)	271 (17.2%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	174 (11.0%)	90.9	183^rd of 2162 public high schools	91.5%		92.1	176^th of 2159 public high schools	91.8%	7		58.1	42.9	57.6				71.2	71.2				56.5	56.5
Clayton Valley Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	1101 Alberta Way	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Clayton Valley Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-7474	2,373	94	25.1	22.3%	477 (20.1%)	68 (2.9%)	694 (29.2%)	257 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	868 (36.6%)	75.3	491^st of 2162 public high schools	77.3%		88.9	252^nd of 2159 public high schools	88.3%	239		36.9		36.9				70.1	70.1				37.3	37.3
Crossroads High	Public	7-12	2701 Willow Pass Rd.	Concord	94519	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 689-6852	12	2	5.8	91.7%	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)	10 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$7,834	$00	$7,834
College Park High	Public	9-12	201 Viking Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-7670	1,948	85	22.9	40.5%	756 (38.8%)	43 (2.2%)	607 (31.2%)	279 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	251 (12.9%)	73.5	526^th of 2162 public high schools	75.7%		80.8	401^st of 2159 public high schools	81.4%	125		35.4		34.9				61.0	61.0				43.9	43.9	$476	$310	$166
Olympic High	Public	9-12	2730 Salvio St.	Concord	94519	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 687-0363	233	16	14.4	89.7%	21 (9.0%)	15 (6.4%)	174 (74.7%)	5 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	10 (4.3%)	11.7	1927^th of 2162 public high schools	10.9%		12.1	1943^rd of 2159 public high schools	10.0%	16		1.4	0.0	1.1				15.6	15.6				5.4	5.4	$2,113	$768	$1,345

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Contra Costa School of Performing Arts ranks 826^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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Students at Contra Costa School of Performing Arts are 43% Hispanic, 27% White, 14% Two or more races, 12% African American, 4% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 285 students attended Contra Costa School of Performing Arts.

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