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Diablo View Middle

Public Grades 6-8

242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 91% of California middle schools

Summary

Diablo View Middle is a highly-regarded public middle school serving approximately 514 students in grades 6-8 in the community of Clayton, part of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District.

The school is a standout academic performer, consistently ranking in the top 10% of all California middle schools and significantly exceeding state and district averages in English, Math, and Science. What makes Diablo View particularly noteworthy is its ability to achieve these excellent results while serving a more economically diverse student population than many comparable high-performing schools. For example, it achieves similar outcomes to schools like Los Cerros Middle in the neighboring San Ramon Valley Unified district, despite a higher rate of economic need among its students. The school also shows remarkable strength in supporting the academic success of all student subgroups and has made a strong recovery in test scores since the pandemic.

Within its own Mt. Diablo Unified district, Diablo View, along with Foothill Middle, represents a tier of high achievement, creating a stark contrast with other district middle schools like Oak Grove Middle and El Dorado Middle, which perform far below average. Diablo View's much lower chronic absenteeism rate compared to these schools is a key differentiator, highlighting a strong school culture. The data suggests Diablo View is a model of effective instruction that delivers elite results for a diverse community.

514

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$219

Per pupil spending ?

23.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Diablo View Ln.
Clayton, CA 94517-1600

(925) 672-0898

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

Students who attend Diablo View Middle usually attend:

High:	College Park High
	Concord High
	Mt. Diablo High
	Northgate High
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	Ygnacio Valley High

Feeder schools for Diablo View Middle:

Elementary:

Mt. Diablo Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.2%

Hispanic:

19.5%

Two or more races:

16.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mt. Diablo Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg42%

California avg41%

242^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 9Middle Schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified

759^th of 1,543Mt. Diablo 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	242 of 2761	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	375 of 2783	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	502 of 2781	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	533 of 2740	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	158 of 894	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	458 of 2715	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	363 of 2480	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.3	389 of 2508	84.5%	★★★★☆
2016	82.1	394 of 2497	84.2%	★★★★☆
2015	86.3	305 of 2477	87.7%	★★★★☆
2013	80.5	307 of 2379	87.1%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	300 of 2259	86.7%	★★★★☆
2011	74.6	425 of 2236	81.0%	★★★★☆
2010	71.9	508 of 2179	76.7%	★★★★☆
2009	84.9	197 of 2063	90.5%	★★★★★
2008	86.2	171 of 2005	91.5%	★★★★★
2007	86.5	183 of 1999	90.8%	★★★★★
2006	88.6	144 of 1804	92.0%	★★★★★
2005	89.5	126 of 1777	92.9%	★★★★★
2004	86.1	180 of 1769	89.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	309 of 739	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	440 of 743	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	509 of 715	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	498 of 733	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	544 of 745	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	444 of 700	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	66.1	321 of 1531	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	87 of 354	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	61.8	376 of 1491	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	388 of 1369	71.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	210 of 2533	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	78.9	461 of 2551	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	446 of 2531	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	475 of 2509	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	143 of 738	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	466 of 2380	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	321 of 2262	85.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	157 of 2395	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	310 of 2388	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	452 of 2374	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	587 of 2359	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.9	417 of 2213	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	410 of 2072	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	237 of 2542	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.2	364 of 2579	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	707 of 2531	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	661 of 2458	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	144 of 721	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	569 of 2369	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	537 of 2230	75.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	278 of 2534	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.6	282 of 2552	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	488 of 2538	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	505 of 2527	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.0	156 of 763	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	390 of 2407	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	365 of 2273	83.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	211 of 726	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	245 of 701	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	298 of 677	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	252 of 665	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.4	208 of 554	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	165 of 462	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	215 of 1566	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	323 of 1552	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	424 of 1531	72.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	261 of 1520	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	380 of 1537	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	500 of 1543	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.8	625 of 1555	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	512 of 1602	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.4	408 of 1496	72.7%	★★★★☆

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)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)79th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)71st percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+28 vs state

Science63%+30 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, November 2, 2022

I am a student, I would like to tell you so you may be warned about to expect. First thing I have to say is the teachers. Some teachers are nice and some are rude. One teacher stereotyped me saying I was not going to do well this was just based on my color of my skin but I got a high grade. Even when they say not homework there is. Too much even on holidays. Also it is too long not easy and takes too long and only sometimes show on google classroom. It sad to say that there is still bullying. I have been bullied and kids brought in pepper spray but no action was taken. What if someone could have gotten hurt. Also theft is unfortunately common, just in one year alone, my lock, lunchbox, water bottle and lunch money stolen. Jackets get taken too. Stay on guard and watch out for weird behavior, if you are coming here, be careful. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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 (2025)	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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Diablo View Middle	Public	6-8	300 Diablo View Ln.	Clayton	94517	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-0898	514	22	23.1	23.5%	258 (50.2%)	16 (3.1%)	100 (19.5%)	56 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (16.3%)	91.4	242^nd of 2761 public middle schools	91.2%		85.6	375^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.5%	133																	62.6	62.6	73.5	73.9	81.6	76.3	58.9	53.4	61.4	57.9	$219	$02	$217
Pine Hollow Middle	Public	6-8	5522 Pine Hollow Rd.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-5444	538	25	21.2	57.1%	152 (28.3%)	17 (3.2%)	204 (37.9%)	95 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	66 (12.3%)	54.3	1063^rd of 2761 public middle schools	61.5%		50.4	1160^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.3%	97																	39.9	39.9	42.8	48.3	50.6	47.3	36.5	27.7	35.3	33.5	$297	$48	$249
El Dorado Middle	Public	6-8	1750 West St.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-5700	861	37	23.5	75.4%	139 (16.1%)	24 (2.8%)	489 (56.8%)	96 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	91 (10.6%)	19	2268^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.9%		15.1	2474^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.1%	206																	15.3	15.3	27.5	28.3	24.0	26.6	20.3	13.3	15.3	16.5	$407	$00	$407
Foothill Middle	Public	6-8	2775 Cedro Ln.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 939-8600	1,005	39	25.7	8.4%	442 (44.0%)	8 (0.8%)	169 (16.8%)	203 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	178 (17.7%)	91.8	230^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.7%		90.8	262^nd of 2783 public middle schools	90.6%	32																	56.2	56.2	74.9	73.2	69.8	72.6	72.8	64.1	56.7	64.3	$44	$12	$32
Hillview Junior High	Public	6-8	333 Yosemite Dr.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2380	893	42	21.5	81.2%	41 (4.6%)	144 (16.1%)	561 (62.8%)	77 (8.6%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.6%)	53 (5.9%)	19.6	2243^rd of 2761 public middle schools	18.8%		20.5	2243^rd of 2783 public middle schools	19.4%		1.9	6.3	9.1	5.2	3.8	18.8	6.1	9.7	5.7	8.3	9.1	7.5	3.8	8.3	15.2	8.2	18.3	18.3	25.1	34.3	32.7	30.6	10.6	11.0	14.0	11.8	$23,783	$23,052	$731
Rancho Medanos Junior High	Public	6-8	2301 Range Rd.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2480	812	37	21.7	82.5%	29 (3.6%)	88 (10.8%)	591 (72.8%)	58 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	40 (4.9%)	20.3	2214^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.8%		19.2	2289^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.8%	75	2.0	8.3	8.9	6.3	12.0	20.8	13.3	15.4	4.0	16.7	6.7	9.1	2.0	6.3	15.6	7.7	14.9	14.9	29.9	34.6	33.6	32.7	11.4	14.1	11.9	12.4	$22,485	$21,508	$977
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	2050 Minert Rd.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-1843	681	33	20.6	88.0%	29 (4.3%)	21 (3.1%)	511 (75.0%)	65 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.6%)	12.8	2523^rd of 2761 public middle schools	8.6%		11.1	2626^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.6%	103																	9.4	9.4	32.5	23.7	14.2	23.2	9.3	8.5	8.1	8.6	$652	$00	$652
Martin Luther King Junior Junior High	Public	6-8	2012 Carion Ct.	Pittsburg	94565	Contra Costa County	Pittsburg Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 473-2500	706	34	21.0	84.4%	29 (4.1%)	147 (20.8%)	436 (61.8%)	52 (7.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	32 (4.5%)	21.2	2178^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.1%		25.2	2026^th of 2783 public middle schools	27.2%	152																	8.9	8.9	36.6	33.3	34.8	34.9	15.9	12.9	12.0	13.5	$24,265	$23,302	$963
Los Cerros Middle	Public	6-8	968 Blemer Rd.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-6800	486	24	19.9	5.1%	295 (60.7%)	4 (0.8%)	40 (8.2%)	91 (18.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.9%)	94.7	161^st of 2761 public middle schools	94.2%		91.2	249^th of 2783 public middle schools	91.1%	88																	58.3	58.3	73.0	76.7	80.1	76.6	69.3	74.2	68.2	70.5	$19,121	$18,816	$305
Dallas Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	1401 Mount Hamilton Dr.	Antioch	94531	Contra Costa County	Antioch Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 779-7485	795	33	23.8	78.2%	44 (5.5%)	233 (29.3%)	328 (41.3%)	133 (16.7%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.3%)	42 (5.3%)	16.6	2372^nd of 2761 public middle schools	14.1%		19.2	2287^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.8%	85																	10.1	10.1	28.0	28.4	30.6	29.0	10.9	12.8	11.3	11.7	$23,120	$21,378	$1,742

Frequently Asked Questions about Diablo View Middle

How many students attend Diablo View Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Diablo View Middle.

Is Diablo View Middle a good school?

Yes. Diablo View Middle ranks in the top 8.8% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Diablo View Middle attend?

Students who attend Diablo View Middle usually go on to attend College Park High

What district is Diablo View Middle in?

Mt. Diablo Unified

What is the racial makeup of Diablo View Middle?

Students at Diablo View Middle are 50% White, 19% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 3% African American.

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