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Burton Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-5

175^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of California elementary schools

Summary

Burton Valley Elementary is a top-ranked K-5 public school serving 653 students in the high-performing Lafayette Elementary district, consistently placing in the top 3-5% of all California elementary schools.

The school has several standout strengths, most notably its exceptional science program, where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the district and other local schools like Lafayette Elementary and Springhill Elementary. It also shows remarkable effectiveness in supporting diverse learners, ranking in the state's top tier for both Hispanic and Special Education students. Furthermore, Burton Valley demonstrates strong and consistent math growth across grade levels, with fifth graders performing particularly well compared to neighboring schools such as Donald L. Rheem Elementary.

While the school benefits from a supportive community, its success is also attributed to stable, high-quality teaching systems. It achieves these elite results with a slightly higher student-teacher ratio than other district schools and mid-range per-student spending, suggesting efficient use of resources. Compared to some nearby schools like Los Perales Elementary or Tice Creek, whose statewide rankings can fluctuate more from year to year, Burton Valley has maintained remarkably consistent excellence for over a decade.

653

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,829

Per pupil spending ?

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

561 Merriewood Dr.
Lafayette, CA 94549-5507

(925) 927-3550

District: Lafayette Elementary

Students who attend Burton Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	M. H. Stanley Middle
High:	Campolindo High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

Two or more races:

26.6%

Asian:

12.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (81% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Lafayette Elementary's ranking

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg78%

California avg41%

175^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Lafayette Elementary

30^th of 1,543Lafayette Elementary 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	96.7	175 of 5857	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	111 of 5869	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	39 of 5859	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	149 of 5883	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	61 of 1417	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	117 of 5789	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	256 of 5662	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	96.3	235 of 5692	95.9%	★★★★★
2016	95.6	275 of 5614	95.1%	★★★★★
2015	95.7	277 of 5611	95.1%	★★★★★
2013	87.9	591 of 5530	89.3%	★★★★☆
2012	92.0	300 of 5390	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	91.6	346 of 5377	93.6%	★★★★★
2010	92.9	276 of 5314	94.8%	★★★★★
2009	94.1	222 of 5193	95.7%	★★★★★
2008	94.8	202 of 5113	96.0%	★★★★★
2007	97.2	89 of 5113	98.3%	★★★★★
2006	97.2	94 of 4818	98.0%	★★★★★
2005	95.3	197 of 4822	95.9%	★★★★★
2004	95.7	201 of 4809	95.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	289 of 1203	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	315 of 1205	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	94 of 1190	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	67.8	437 of 1154	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	85.7	24 of 1149	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.0	18 of 1071	98.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.4	61 of 2227	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	18 of 293	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.5	19 of 2585	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	80 of 2128	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	233 of 5597	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	186 of 5612	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	37 of 5609	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	144 of 5635	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.1	51 of 1267	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	85 of 5492	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	286 of 5413	94.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	16 of 5107	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	20 of 5107	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	11 of 5087	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	59 of 5084	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	19 of 4963	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	14 of 4830	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	157 of 5628	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	68 of 5643	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	43 of 5638	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	145 of 5663	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	68 of 1272	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	149 of 5510	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	240 of 5431	95.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	111 of 718	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	173 of 670	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	116 of 669	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	135 of 610	77.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	165 of 445	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	58 of 2847	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	65 of 2635	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	49 of 2420	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	362 of 2598	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	91.0	68 of 2651	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.6	20 of 2661	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	128 of 2726	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	120 of 2834	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	420 of 2737	84.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)100th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics83%+46 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Science74%+41 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Burton Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	561 Merriewood Dr.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3550	653	28	23.3	2.1%	322 (49.3%)	3 (0.5%)	73 (11.2%)	81 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (26.6%)	96.7	175^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.0%		97.6	111^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.1%	64	73.6		73.6	75.8	78.3	88.2				80.6	84.0	79.2	87.3				83.4							$17,829	$1,144	$16,685
Lafayette Early Intervention Preschool	Public	K	561 Merriwood	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 927-3550	3				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)								(n/a)
Donald L. Rheem Elementary	Public	K-5	90 Laird Dr.	Moraga	94556	Contra Costa County	Moraga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 376-4441	441	19	23.2	8.4%	202 (45.8%)	6 (1.4%)	59 (13.4%)	82 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (20.9%)	96.4	205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%		97.4	127^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.8%	78	61.5		61.5	84.3	89.1	81.8				84.8	87.1	86.2	70.5				80.8	96.9	96.9			96.9		$17,138	$1,021	$16,117
Parkmead Elementary	Public	K-5	1920 Magnolia Way	Walnut Creek	94595	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 944-6858	478	19	25.1	18.8%	228 (47.7%)	10 (2.1%)	71 (14.9%)	83 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	84 (17.6%)	83	1021^st of 5857 public elementary schools	82.6%		87.2	852^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.5%	169	53.5		53.5	51.8	69.2	71.8				63.5	61.9	63.6	65.3				63.5							$14,558	$697	$13,861
Lafayette Elementary	Public	K-5	950 Moraga Rd.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3570	515	21	24.5	9.7%	232 (45.0%)	7 (1.4%)	61 (11.8%)	75 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	140 (27.2%)	96.7	178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.0%		97.5	122^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	97.9%	56	63.9		63.9	88.3	83.5	85.5				85.9	87.4	81.5	69.9				79.9							$17,659	$777	$16,882
Tice Creek	Public	K-8	1847 Newell Ave.	Walnut Creek	94595	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 746-5515	451	21	21.3	7.5%	200 (44.3%)	7 (1.6%)	50 (11.1%)	99 (22.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (20.6%)	97.8	90^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		97.3	137^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.7%	47	69.1	50.0	60.0	86.0	84.3	83.3	88.5	78.0	84.2	83.9	92.0	82.4	76.2	86.5	74.6	63.2	79.8							$15,949	$728	$15,221
Los Perales Elementary	Public	K-5	22 Wakefield Dr.	Moraga	94556	Contra Costa County	Moraga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 631-0105	366	16	22.8	2.5%	167 (45.6%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.8%)	84 (23.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	75 (20.5%)	93.7	420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.8%		97.1	158^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	262	74.7		74.7	67.6	75.0	81.7				74.7	69.0	80.8	77.5				75.3							$16,505	$968	$15,537
Murwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2050 Vanderslice Ave.	Walnut Creek	94596	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 943-2462	451	20	22.5	22.0%	225 (49.9%)	10 (2.2%)	80 (17.7%)	65 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (15.3%)	88.7	734^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.5%		87.1	858^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.4%	124	61.5		61.5	63.2	63.8	77.8				69.4	63.3	65.6	69.9				66.7	91.8	95.9	97.3	91.8	95.9	93.2	$15,470	$1,004	$14,466
Springhill Elementary	Public	K-5	3301 Springhill Rd.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3580	479	22	21.7	3.5%	204 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.1%)	72 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (29.9%)	96.8	170^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.2	247^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	77	63.6		63.6	85.9	75.7	85.7				82.5	91.0	81.1	83.1				85.2							$18,778	$2,138	$16,640
Camino Pablo Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Camino Pablo	Moraga	94556	Contra Costa County	Moraga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 376-4435	340	17	20.0	4.4%	173 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.2%)	45 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (24.7%)	95.1	322^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%		94.7	370^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.7%	48	75.0		75.0	75.0	75.6	80.4				77.1	77.1	75.0	75.0				75.8							$18,087	$968	$17,119

Frequently Asked Questions about Burton Valley Elementary

Is Burton Valley Elementary a good school?

Yes! Burton Valley Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 175^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Burton Valley Elementary?

Students at Burton Valley Elementary are 49% White, 27% Two or more races, 12% Asian, 11% Hispanic.

How many students attend Burton Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended Burton Valley Elementary.

What district is Burton Valley Elementary in?

Lafayette Elementary

What schools do graduates of Burton Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Burton Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : M. H. Stanley Middle
High : Campolindo High

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