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El Monte Elementary

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El Monte Elementary ranks 3461 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3461^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

El Monte Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 418 students in Concord, part of the Mt. Diablo Unified district, and it serves a community with significant economic need, with nearly two-thirds of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's test scores are below district and state averages, but it shows a promising recent jump in its statewide ranking. A major challenge is chronic student absenteeism, which is much higher than at neighboring schools. Interestingly, when compared to nearby schools with similar or higher levels of student poverty, like Wren Avenue Elementary or Cambridge Elementary, El Monte achieves notably higher proficiency rates, suggesting it is more effective in supporting its student population. However, the school has a very unusual and large performance gap between male and female students that stands out.

The school's trajectory of improvement is positive, especially when compared to some nearby schools whose rankings declined. The performance of schools in the area varies dramatically, showing that community demographics do not solely determine success. For example, Monte Gardens Elementary is a high-performing school with a much lower chronic absenteeism rate, demonstrating what is possible. For El Monte, focusing on improving attendance and supporting specific student groups could be key to continuing its upward trend.

418

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$265

Per pupil spending ?

64.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Dina Dr.
Concord, CA 94518-1222

(925) 685-3113

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

Students who attend El Monte Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Dorado Middle
High:	Concord High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.4%

White:

19.4%

Two or more races:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg42%

California avg41%

3,461^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	36.2	3461 of 5857	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4304 of 5869	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	3820 of 5859	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3719 of 5883	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1040 of 1417	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3868 of 5789	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.5	3188 of 5662	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.1	3159 of 5692	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.3	3059 of 5614	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.3	2606 of 5611	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.7	3546 of 5530	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.3	2595 of 5390	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	35.2	3600 of 5377	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.6	3954 of 5314	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.1	4344 of 5193	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.3	3806 of 5113	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.6	3670 of 5113	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.4	3423 of 4818	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	33.7	3070 of 4822	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.8	2515 of 4809	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	50.1	807 of 2227	63.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.1	2947 of 3162	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	2111 of 3245	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	1682 of 3311	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	583 of 602	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	3223 of 3275	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	2298 of 3246	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	4182 of 5597	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	4341 of 5612	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	3898 of 5609	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	3385 of 5635	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1014 of 1267	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	4006 of 5492	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	2543 of 5413	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	4144 of 5107	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	4849 of 5107	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	4120 of 5087	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3755 of 5084	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3760 of 4963	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	3253 of 4830	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	4607 of 5460	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	5027 of 5517	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	3775 of 5363	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3609 of 5264	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	751 of 1110	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	4089 of 5173	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	3177 of 5084	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	2508 of 5628	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.8	3827 of 5643	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	3474 of 5638	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3784 of 5663	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	805 of 1272	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3448 of 5510	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	3526 of 5431	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1807 of 2598	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	10.0	2454 of 2651	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2236 of 2661	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	2275 of 2726	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	2202 of 2834	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1881 of 2737	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)64th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-12 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science25%-7 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 (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 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
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
Wren Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	3339 Wren Ave.	Concord	94519	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-7002	349	17	20.5	76.2%	53 (15.2%)	16 (4.6%)	168 (48.1%)	66 (18.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	37 (10.6%)	8.2	5730^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.2%		19.3	4918^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.2%	812	4.6		4.6	18.8	16.1	6.1				11.6	20.6	15.2	6.2				12.1							$1,161	$08	$1,153
Westwood Elementary	Public	K-5	1748 West St.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-4202	224	11	20.3	72.3%	67 (29.9%)	1 (0.4%)	103 (46.0%)	30 (13.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (9.4%)	36.4	3449^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.1%		47.6	2695^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.1%	754	26.7		26.7	47.5	37.5	36.7				40.7	33.3	32.7	20.0				29.8							$360	$30	$330
Sunrise (Special Education)	Public	K-8	1861 Silverwood Dr.	Concord	94519	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 687-0202	18	3	5.9	77.8%	4 (22.2%)	5 (27.8%)	5 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (22.2%)								(n/a)																								$581	$00	$581
Monte Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	3841 Larkspur Dr.	Concord	94519	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-3834	562	20	28.8	44.3%	176 (31.3%)	13 (2.3%)	182 (32.4%)	103 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	84 (14.9%)	70.6	1573^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.1%		71.4	1531^st of 5869 public elementary schools	73.9%	42	43.6		43.6	63.3	52.8	61.7				59.3	56.2	46.6	44.7				49.1	95.1	96.3		95.1	96.3	95.1	$240	$08	$232
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
Mountain View Elementary	Public	K-5	1705 Thornwood Dr.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 689-6450	267	11	24.2	56.2%	75 (28.1%)	8 (3.0%)	113 (42.3%)	28 (10.5%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	38 (14.2%)	28.8	4066^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.6%		46.7	2754^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.1%	1312	23.7		23.7	10.4	40.0	42.1				29.8	17.0	28.9	36.8				26.9							$722	$242	$480
Holbrook Language Academy	Public	K-8	3333 Ronald Way	Concord	94519	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-6446	501	19	26.2	66.7%	63 (12.6%)	5 (1.0%)	384 (76.6%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.6%)	41.1	3149^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.2%		42.4	3039^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.2%	110	35.4	28.6	33.9	25.4	34.7	58.7	55.4	37.0	42.9	41.9	27.6	30.6	31.3	26.8	21.7	57.1	29.2							$156	$62	$94
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

Frequently Asked Questions about El Monte Elementary

What is the racial makeup of El Monte Elementary?

Students at El Monte Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 19% White, 16% Two or more races, 13% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of El Monte Elementary attend?

Students who attend El Monte Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Dorado Middle
High : Concord High

Is El Monte Elementary a good school?

El Monte Elementary ranks 3461^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend El Monte Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended El Monte Elementary.

What district is El Monte Elementary in?

Mt. Diablo Unified

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