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Junction K-8

Public Grades K-8
3687th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,857 California Elementary Schools
Better than 37% of California elementary schools
Summary

Junction K-8 is a public elementary and middle school located in Livermore, California, serving 803 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 382 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Junction K-8 has faced several challenges in recent years. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated, ranging from 998 out of 1,417 California elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 3,687 out of 5,857 in 2024-2025, placing it in the lower half of California elementary schools. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools for these subgroups. Additionally, Junction K-8 has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.6% to 24.9% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Academically, Junction K-8's performance, as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests, is consistently below the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District and the state of California averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school's proficiency rates range from 25% to 38% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 21% to 35% in Mathematics, significantly lower than the district and state averages. Interestingly, nearby schools within the same district, such as Altamont Creek Elementary, Leo R. Croce Elementary, and Joe Michell, generally outperform Junction K-8 in terms of statewide rankings, academic proficiency, and other key metrics.

801
Students ?
20.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,719
Per pupil spending ?
43.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 298 Junction Ave.
       Livermore, CA  94551-5903

(925) 606-4720

District: Livermore Valley Joint Unified


Students who attend Junction K-8 usually attend:

High:    Livermore High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
68.0%
White:
19.6%
Asian:
6.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school31%
District avg54%
California avg41%
Elementary school
3,687th of 5,857
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 37%▼ down 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,613th of 2,761
California public middle schools ?
Bottom 42%▼ down 14 pts since 2015
From top 44% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of California Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
11th of 11Elementary Schools in the Livermore Valley Joint Unified
374th of 1,543Livermore Valley Joint Unified 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202533.43687 of 585737.0%★★☆☆☆
202425.64313 of 586926.5%★☆☆☆☆
202337.63297 of 585943.7%★★☆☆☆
202233.03619 of 588338.5%★★☆☆☆
202127.1998 of 141729.6%★☆☆☆☆
201943.13001 of 578948.2%★★☆☆☆
201847.92665 of 566252.9%★★★☆☆
201738.93173 of 569244.3%★★☆☆☆
201645.72732 of 561451.3%★★★☆☆
201536.93209 of 561142.8%★★☆☆☆
201335.63633 of 553034.3%★★☆☆☆
201236.43500 of 539035.1%★★☆☆☆
201147.22764 of 537748.6%★★☆☆☆
201033.23609 of 531432.1%★★☆☆☆
200929.83723 of 519328.3%★☆☆☆☆
200827.43793 of 511325.8%★☆☆☆☆
200720.34274 of 511316.4%★☆☆☆☆
200632.23162 of 481834.4%★★☆☆☆
200537.42865 of 482240.6%★★☆☆☆
200438.62715 of 480943.5%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202244.5944 of 222757.6%★★★☆☆
202133.1165 of 29343.7%★★☆☆☆
201946.01100 of 258557.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202420.63054 of 31623.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202335.72101 of 324535.3%★★☆☆☆
202236.22105 of 331136.4%★★☆☆☆
202136.7368 of 60238.9%★★☆☆☆
201919.73190 of 32752.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201838.31852 of 324642.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202529.43891 of 559730.5%★★☆☆☆
202425.14240 of 561224.4%★☆☆☆☆
202334.03410 of 560939.2%★★☆☆☆
202234.63360 of 563540.4%★★☆☆☆
202132.1817 of 126735.5%★★☆☆☆
201947.52641 of 549251.9%★★★☆☆
201849.72513 of 541353.6%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202521.74345 of 510714.9%★☆☆☆☆
202420.34436 of 510713.1%★☆☆☆☆
202328.63815 of 508725.0%★☆☆☆☆
202229.83711 of 508427.0%★☆☆☆☆
201930.43667 of 496326.1%★☆☆☆☆
201838.82947 of 483039.0%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202519.44775 of 546012.5%★☆☆☆☆
202414.65170 of 55176.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.14065 of 536324.2%★☆☆☆☆
202222.54466 of 526415.2%★☆☆☆☆
202118.31018 of 11108.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.04099 of 517320.8%★☆☆☆☆
201835.63353 of 508434.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202537.53301 of 562841.3%★★☆☆☆
202427.54048 of 564328.3%★☆☆☆☆
202342.72884 of 563848.8%★★☆☆☆
202232.13612 of 566336.2%★★☆☆☆
202123.1983 of 127222.7%★☆☆☆☆
201936.03320 of 551039.7%★★☆☆☆
201844.62742 of 543149.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202448.51009 of 263561.7%★★★☆☆
202358.1695 of 242071.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202557.11181 of 259854.5%★★★☆☆
202448.81449 of 265145.3%★★☆☆☆
202358.61167 of 266156.1%★★★☆☆
202249.81466 of 272646.2%★★☆☆☆
201965.11022 of 283463.9%★★★☆☆
201864.51024 of 273762.6%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202536.11613 of 276141.6%★★☆☆☆
202431.91736 of 278337.6%★★☆☆☆
202339.11485 of 278146.6%★★☆☆☆
202245.11301 of 274052.5%★★★☆☆
202148.5411 of 89454.0%★★★☆☆
201946.21263 of 271553.5%★★★☆☆
201845.81197 of 248051.7%★★★☆☆
201740.11397 of 250844.3%★★☆☆☆
201649.81118 of 249755.2%★★★☆☆
201549.71102 of 247755.5%★★★☆☆
201347.81218 of 237948.8%★★☆☆☆
201241.41319 of 225941.6%★★☆☆☆
201157.0907 of 223659.4%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202272.2215 of 73370.7%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202237.6837 of 153145.3%★★☆☆☆
202131.1251 of 35429.1%★☆☆☆☆
201942.8693 of 149153.5%★★★☆☆
201839.9705 of 136948.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202427.91345 of 14789.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202339.8777 of 152148.9%★★☆☆☆
202242.5671 of 154056.4%★★★☆☆
202140.1187 of 36348.5%★★☆☆☆
201940.2684 of 144252.6%★★★☆☆
201836.8709 of 136448.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202536.31487 of 253341.3%★★☆☆☆
202431.91611 of 255136.8%★★☆☆☆
202340.61318 of 253147.9%★★☆☆☆
202252.91001 of 250960.1%★★★☆☆
202160.4247 of 73866.5%★★★☆☆
201951.51023 of 238057.0%★★★☆☆
201845.31140 of 226249.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202521.21969 of 239517.8%★☆☆☆☆
202427.81723 of 238827.8%★☆☆☆☆
202331.11594 of 237432.9%★★☆☆☆
202238.41349 of 235942.8%★★☆☆☆
201938.11305 of 221341.0%★★☆☆☆
201836.41281 of 207238.2%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202518.42201 of 254213.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.62161 of 257916.2%★☆☆☆☆
202327.21870 of 253126.1%★☆☆☆☆
202240.31323 of 245846.2%★★☆☆☆
202138.5435 of 72139.7%★★☆☆☆
201938.71369 of 236942.2%★★☆☆☆
201838.31316 of 223041.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202534.41554 of 253438.7%★★☆☆☆
202431.41634 of 255236.0%★★☆☆☆
202337.11433 of 253843.5%★★☆☆☆
202237.51410 of 252744.2%★★☆☆☆
202134.6469 of 76338.5%★★☆☆☆
201939.71324 of 240745.0%★★☆☆☆
201845.61108 of 227351.3%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202531.51056 of 156632.6%★★☆☆☆
202435.1925 of 155240.4%★★☆☆☆
202339.4784 of 153148.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202562.1574 of 152062.2%★★★☆☆
202451.3724 of 153752.9%★★★☆☆
202358.1609 of 154360.5%★★★☆☆
202258.1622 of 155560.0%★★★☆☆
201956.5682 of 160257.4%★★★☆☆
201865.2516 of 149665.5%★★★☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Special Education (2024)62nd percentile+35 vs school
Disabled (2022)58th percentile+19 vs school
White (2025)55th percentile+17 vs school
Male (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school
Female (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school
Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-25 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-23 vs school
Middle school
Asian (2022)71st percentile+18 vs school
White (2025)62nd percentile+21 vs school
Disabled (2022)45th percentile-7 vs school
Female (2025)41st percentile~ school
Male (2025)39th percentile-3 vs school
Special Education (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-24 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-28 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?
Reading100%+92 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state
Science32%~ state avg
Mathematics26%-12 vs state
Listening13%-13 vs state
Writing10%-7 vs state
Overall2%-8 vs state

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