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Meadow Homes Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5725^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Meadow Homes Elementary is a large public elementary school serving about 730 students in grades K-5 within the Mt. Diablo Unified school district in Concord, and it faces significant academic and attendance challenges that place it among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

The school's academic proficiency rates are critically low across all subjects, and it contends with a very high rate of chronic student absenteeism and one of the highest student-teacher ratios in the area. A notable finding is that several other elementary schools very close to Meadow Homes, like Cambridge Elementary and Wren Avenue Elementary, are also ranked in the bottom tier, suggesting broader neighborhood challenges. In stark contrast, Rocketship Futuro Academy, a charter school a few miles away serving a similarly economically disadvantaged population, achieves much stronger academic results with a different educational model and significantly higher per-student funding.

Despite the overall struggles, the school shows a relative bright spot in 3rd-grade math and its support for special education students. The data indicates that how resources are used may be as important as the amount, as spending levels at nearby schools do not clearly correlate with performance. Addressing chronic absenteeism appears to be a critical potential lever for improvement, as higher-performing schools like Sequoia Elementary have very low absence rates.

732

Students ?

28.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$488

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1371 Detroit Ave.
Concord, CA 94520-3521

(925) 685-8760

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

Students who attend Meadow Homes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valley View Middle
High:	Mt. Diablo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.7%

Asian:

11.5%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg42%

California avg41%

5,725^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	8.2	5725 of 5857	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	5729 of 5869	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	5455 of 5859	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	5528 of 5883	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	1370 of 1417	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5230 of 5789	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	4856 of 5662	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	4904 of 5692	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	4524 of 5614	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	4300 of 5611	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.4	4633 of 5530	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.5	4680 of 5390	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.9	4616 of 5377	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.6	5204 of 5314	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.6	4878 of 5193	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.5	5026 of 5113	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.9	5048 of 5113	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.7	4593 of 4818	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.0	4600 of 4822	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.9	4277 of 4809	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.6	1986 of 2227	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	174 of 293	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.4	2576 of 2585	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	1944 of 2128	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.9	3107 of 3162	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	3099 of 3245	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	3122 of 3311	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	537 of 602	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	2926 of 3275	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	3023 of 3246	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	5508 of 5597	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	5481 of 5612	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	5334 of 5609	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	5353 of 5635	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	1230 of 1267	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	5208 of 5492	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	4987 of 5413	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	4993 of 5107	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	4981 of 5107	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	4794 of 5087	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	4824 of 5084	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4450 of 4963	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	4145 of 4830	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	5337 of 5460	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	5373 of 5517	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	4991 of 5363	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	4910 of 5264	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1054 of 1110	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	4494 of 5173	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	4098 of 5084	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	5445 of 5628	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	5531 of 5643	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	5147 of 5638	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	5265 of 5663	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.5	1210 of 1272	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4578 of 5510	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	4278 of 5431	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	2299 of 2847	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2427 of 2635	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	2367 of 2420	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, March 20, 2017

Two of my kids went to this school, one from K-5 another from K-2. The school itself I would say isn't safe. Its very open to a public space with no security for our kids. The teachers are mostly great, at least the ones my kids had,. Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, March 20, 2017

What I see at Meadow Homes are kids who feel safe, are loved, are learning and are making friends and having fun. The test scores in the past are not as high as those in schools where kids are in an English world all their lives, but the scores on the current State of California "Dashboard" are quite good. The bulk of the students at Meadow Homes are emerging bilinguals who speak and read English with the best of them by the 2nd or 3rd grade, for the most part. I find the ranking of Meadow Homes by this and other services to be much lower than it should be, especially in light of the new Dashboard scoring. I would take a personal tour of the school to give it a fair shot, if you live in the area. 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Rocketship Futuro Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2351 Olivera Rd.	Concord	94520	Contra Costa County	Rocketship Futuro Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 246-5537	669	20	33.4	70.7%	30 (4.5%)	43 (6.4%)	524 (78.3%)	47 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	22 (3.3%)	52	2496^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		53.6	2366^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.7%	130	25.0		25.0	36.5	32.0	62.0				43.0	52.4	46.5	44.6				48.0	97.8						$24,835	$23,182	$1,653
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 Meadow Homes Elementary

Is Meadow Homes Elementary a good school?

Meadow Homes Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.3% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Meadow Homes Elementary?

Students at Meadow Homes Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% African American.

How many students attend Meadow Homes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 732 students attended Meadow Homes Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Meadow Homes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Meadow Homes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valley View Middle
High : Mt. Diablo High

What district is Meadow Homes Elementary in?

Mt. Diablo Unified

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