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Concord High

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Concord High ranks 1340 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 38% of California high schools

Summary

Concord High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 1,137 students in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, and it presents a complex picture of significant challenges alongside a notable strength in graduating its students.

Academically, the school faces considerable hurdles, with proficiency rates in math (17%) and English (43%) that are substantially lower than nearby high-performing schools like Northgate High and College Park High. This is occurring within a highly stratified district where school performance varies widely. A particularly striking finding is the school's 92.4% graduation rate, which consistently exceeds district and state averages, suggesting effective support systems to help students complete requirements even when standardized test scores are low. However, chronic absenteeism at 25.3% is a concern, as it is higher than at many comparison schools.

The student population has undergone a rapid socioeconomic shift, with the percentage qualifying for free/reduced lunch nearly doubling to about 70% in just two years, which may relate to recent academic pressures. When compared to a charter option like Clayton Valley Charter High, which serves a less economically disadvantaged population, the differences in academic outcomes and student attendance are pronounced. In summary, Concord High is a school grappling with acute academic performance gaps, especially in math, and changing student needs, yet it demonstrates a clear and consistent ability to guide the vast majority of its students to graduation.

1,137

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$554

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4200 Concord Blvd.
Concord, CA 94521-1059

(925) 687-2030

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

Feeder schools for Concord High:

Elementary:	Ayers Elementary
	El Monte Elementary
	Monte Gardens Elementary
	Mountain View Elementary
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	Mt. Diablo Elementary
	Silverwood Elementary
	Westwood Elementary
Middle:	Diablo View Middle
	El Dorado Middle
	Pine Hollow Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.7%

White:

19.3%

Asian:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,340^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7High 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	36.6	1340 of 2162	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	1183 of 2159	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	1221 of 2170	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	1048 of 2123	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	764 of 1290	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	950 of 2133	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.4	774 of 2017	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.1	883 of 2021	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	58.5	814 of 2039	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.6	666 of 1994	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.6	881 of 2426	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.7	915 of 2354	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.8	1010 of 2367	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	44.3	903 of 2281	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.9	692 of 2238	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.2	841 of 2117	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.5	730 of 2063	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.9	741 of 1968	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.1	534 of 1901	71.9%	★★★★☆
2004	44.9	591 of 1653	64.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	29.4	353 of 521	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	289 of 592	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	197 of 582	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	560 of 585	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	517 of 573	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	480 of 591	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.6	219 of 582	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	281 of 581	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	927 of 1161	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.2	126 of 555	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	215 of 1117	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	50.5	383 of 1052	63.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.0	607 of 1085	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	462 of 1064	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.4	925 of 1044	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	343 of 467	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	392 of 941	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.1	635 of 938	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1228 of 1906	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1248 of 1915	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	1181 of 1915	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	1056 of 1858	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	750 of 1054	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	889 of 1833	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	663 of 1760	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1329 of 1900	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	1208 of 1902	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1144 of 1917	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1129 of 1861	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1079 of 1814	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	959 of 1742	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	1326 of 2013	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1284 of 2026	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	1269 of 2030	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	1192 of 1943	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	642 of 1126	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1206 of 1937	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	933 of 1862	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1283 of 1942	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	967 of 1948	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.5	1108 of 1963	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	927 of 1916	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.4	611 of 1122	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	899 of 1880	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	825 of 1834	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	551 of 577	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	531 of 574	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	510 of 541	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	899 of 1252	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	713 of 1216	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	514 of 1197	57.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	704 of 1155	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	589 of 1173	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	888 of 1193	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	746 of 1204	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	688 of 1222	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.2	579 of 1173	50.6%	★★★☆☆

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)44th percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile~ school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2023)32nd percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science17%-15 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 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
Concord High	Public	9-12	4200 Concord Blvd.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 687-2030	1,137	58	19.5	69.6%	219 (19.3%)	30 (2.6%)	656 (57.7%)	114 (10.0%)	5 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	103 (9.1%)	36.6	1340^th of 2162 public high schools	38.0%		42.6	1183^rd of 2159 public high schools	45.2%	157		17.2	17.3	17.2				43.2	43.2				17.0	17.0	$554	$198	$356
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
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
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
Mt. Diablo High	Public	9-12	2450 Grant St.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-4030	1,397	71	19.7	80.0%	67 (4.8%)	116 (8.3%)	1,029 (73.7%)	106 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.1%)	62 (4.4%)	27.5	1538^th of 2162 public high schools	28.9%		26.1	1572^nd of 2159 public high schools	27.2%	34		12.1	0.0	11.4				38.1	38.1				12.5	12.5	$1,263	$358	$905
Glenbrook Academy	Public	6-12	2351 Olivera Rd.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-8000	21	2	10.5	57.1%	6 (28.6%)	2 (9.5%)	11 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)								(n/a)
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Concord High

Is Concord High a good school?

Concord High ranks 1340^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Concord High?

Students at Concord High are 58% Hispanic, 19% White, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Concord High in?

Mt. Diablo Unified

What schools feed into Concord High?

Concord High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ayers Elementary
Elementary : El Monte Elementary
Elementary : Monte Gardens Elementary
Elementary : Mountain View Elementary
Elementary : Mt. Diablo Elementary
Elementary : Silverwood Elementary
Elementary : Westwood Elementary
Middle : Diablo View Middle
Middle : El Dorado Middle
Middle : Pine Hollow Middle

How many students attend Concord High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,137 students attended Concord High.

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