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Cambridge Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5754^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cambridge Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 469 students in Concord, California, within the Mt. Diablo Unified district, and it faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 2% of all California elementary schools.

The school's academic performance is notably lower than many nearby schools; for example, only about 13% of students are proficient in English Language Arts compared to over 60% at schools like Strandwood Elementary, Bancroft Elementary, and Sequoia Elementary. This gap is consistent across all subjects, and chronic absenteeism at 20.6% is also higher than at these higher-performing neighbors. A very high percentage of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a level of economic need shared by other lower-performing area schools like Meadow Homes Elementary and Ygnacio Valley Elementary.

While Cambridge has struggled for over a decade without sustained improvement, the close proximity of high- and low-performing schools in the same district suggests local factors are at play. The school's reported per-student spending appears unusually low compared to recent years and similar schools, which may warrant questions for the district. Parents may want to explore how schools with moderate challenges, like Gregory Gardens Elementary, achieve average results and what specific strategies are being implemented to address attendance and learning gaps at Cambridge.

469

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$506

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1135 Lacey Ln.
Concord, CA 94520-4297

(925) 686-4749

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

Students who attend Cambridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Grove Middle
High:	Ygnacio Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.0%

Asian:

7.9%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school11%

District avg42%

California avg41%

5,754^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 30Elementary 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	7.6	5754 of 5857	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	5695 of 5869	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	5452 of 5859	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5500 of 5883	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1346 of 1417	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	5682 of 5789	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	5643 of 5662	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	5445 of 5692	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.5	5513 of 5614	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.6	5239 of 5611	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	30.6	3999 of 5530	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	3806 of 5390	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.7	3928 of 5377	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	34.4	3534 of 5314	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	16.6	4636 of 5193	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	4755 of 5113	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.8	4650 of 5113	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.1	4626 of 4818	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.0	4604 of 4822	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.6	4439 of 4809	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.5	2926 of 3162	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	3140 of 3245	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	2292 of 3311	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	571 of 602	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	3232 of 3275	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	3228 of 3246	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	5477 of 5597	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	5397 of 5612	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	5248 of 5609	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	5444 of 5635	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1199 of 1267	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	5373 of 5492	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	5398 of 5413	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	5009 of 5107	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	4951 of 5107	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	4745 of 5087	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	4880 of 5084	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	4884 of 4963	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	4814 of 4830	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	5320 of 5460	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	5342 of 5517	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4826 of 5363	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4832 of 5264	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	980 of 1110	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	5062 of 5173	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	5068 of 5084	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	5542 of 5628	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	5520 of 5643	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	5231 of 5638	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	5030 of 5663	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	1195 of 1272	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	5424 of 5510	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	5422 of 5431	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy13%-36 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

Science7%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, August 23, 2018

Do not send your child to this school. Most of the students and their parents don't even speak English. How can they be teaching kids that don't understand the same language they are teaching in? Security and safety is also dreadful. When kids are dismissed, everyone and their mommas can enter the school campus whether they are parents or not. Anyone can just grab your child and walk off since there are no checks and balances. You get more security for your child at Chuck E. Cheese. My child was getting hit by a boy every day and I reported this to her teacher. She said she would look out for her but the very next day the same boy gave my daughter bruises to her face. No one is watching the kids on the playground as they claim. They tried asking the boy why he did this and he didn't even speak English. What kind of school is this? Going to look into any legal action we can take. DO NOT send your child here. Close Quote

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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 (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 5th 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th 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
Cambridge Elementary	Public	K-5	1135 Lacey Ln.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 686-4749	469	19	24.6	95.7%	19 (4.1%)	9 (1.9%)	380 (81.0%)	37 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.3%)	7.6	5754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%		9.7	5695^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.0%	59	6.9	6.9	6.3	17.7	15.7	13.3	13.5	7.5	9.4	10.2							$506	$00	$506
Fair Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	2400 Lisa Ln.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-4494	323	14	23.0	85.4%	58 (18.0%)	25 (7.7%)	143 (44.3%)	55 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.7%)	11	5565^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%		14.4	5365^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.6%	200	5.0	5.0	19.6	23.7	20.5	21.1	17.9	15.8	7.7	14.3	96.9						$1,111	$04	$1,107
Meadow Homes Elementary	Public	K-5	1371 Detroit Ave.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-8760	732	26	28.1	91.9%	27 (3.7%)	22 (3.0%)	554 (75.7%)	84 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	40 (5.5%)	8.2	5725^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%		9	5729^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.4%	4	6.1	6.1	12.7	12.3	16.0	13.8	19.7	11.5	6.8	12.5	95.5	96.2	97.0	98.5	95.5	98.5	$488	$14	$474
Ygnacio Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	2217 Chalomar Rd.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-9336	387	17	22.7	87.6%	18 (4.7%)	5 (1.3%)	301 (77.8%)	36 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	18 (4.7%)	13	5424^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%		20.5	4806^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.1%	618	10.5	10.5	17.1	19.0	33.3	22.7	17.1	11.7	14.0	14.4	92.4	96.2	96.2	94.9	96.2	94.9	$222	$00	$222
Gregory Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	1 Corritone Ct.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 827-3770	409	16	25.5	47.4%	102 (24.9%)	20 (4.9%)	135 (33.0%)	83 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	65 (15.9%)	44	2949^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.6%		58.2	2134^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.6%	815	29.8	29.8	36.8	44.7	40.0	41.0	33.9	43.4	35.1	38.0
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-5	277 Boyd Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 935-5721	594	21	28.2	22.7%	258 (43.4%)	14 (2.4%)	82 (13.8%)	133 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	106 (17.8%)	89.3	701^st of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%		90.2	693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.2%	8	62.6	62.6	57.6	73.2	74.8	68.5	73.7	68.8	64.7	69.1							$215	$98	$117
Strandwood Elementary	Public	K-5	416 Gladys Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-3212	596	23	26.4	23.3%	328 (55.0%)	8 (1.3%)	87 (14.6%)	71 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	99 (16.6%)	78.3	1229^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.0%		80.8	1126^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.8%	103	48.8	48.8	69.8	61.5	61.9	64.3	64.0	59.4	40.5	54.9	96.9				96.9
Woodside Elementary	Public	K-5	761 San Simeon Dr.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 689-7671	289	11	25.6	60.6%	85 (29.4%)	7 (2.4%)	116 (40.1%)	36 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	42 (14.5%)	40.1	3213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%		46.9	2744^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.2%	469	36.1	36.1	36.2	38.9	40.0	38.1	27.7	39.4	36.1	33.6	96.5						$602	$00	$602
Bancroft Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 Parish Dr.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 933-3405	672	25	26.8	22.8%	229 (34.1%)	5 (0.7%)	186 (27.7%)	145 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	104 (15.5%)	82.9	1023^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.5%		89.7	719^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.7%	304	52.8	52.8	55.0	67.6	65.7	63.2	59.3	70.8	58.5	63.0							$106	$50	$56
El Monte Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Dina Dr.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-3113	418	18	23.2	64.6%	81 (19.4%)	13 (3.1%)	198 (47.4%)	55 (13.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	65 (15.6%)	36.2	3461^st of 5857 public elementary schools	40.9%		25.7	4304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.7%	843	25.5	25.5	29.3	39.4	40.0	36.3	31.2	33.3	39.2	34.2	97.5	97.5		97.5	97.5	97.5	$265	$00	$265

Frequently Asked Questions about Cambridge Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cambridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cambridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Grove Middle
High : Ygnacio Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Cambridge Elementary?

Students at Cambridge Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Cambridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Cambridge Elementary.

What district is Cambridge Elementary in?

Mt. Diablo Unified

Is Cambridge Elementary a good school?

Cambridge Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.8% of California elementary schools.

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