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Mt. Diablo High

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Mt. Diablo High ranks 1538 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1538^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 29% of California high schools

Summary

Mt. Diablo High is a large public high school serving about 1,400 students in grades 9-12 within the Mt. Diablo Unified district, located in a community where a high percentage of families face economic need.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in math and science far below both district and state averages; for example, only about 12% of students are proficient in math compared to nearly 39% in the district. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with about one-third of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than at neighboring schools like College Park High or Concord High. However, there is a positive trend in the school's graduation rate, which has recovered to nearly 89%, now slightly above the state average.

The school's performance varies widely for different groups of students, and recent years have seen a rapid increase in the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While per-student spending is higher than at some district schools, the relationship between resources and outcomes is complex, as seen in comparisons with higher-performing schools. The presence of several alternative schools in the area, such as Olympic High and Prospect High (Continuation), may also influence the student population. Key areas for potential improvement include tackling the attendance crisis and strengthening instruction, particularly in math and science.

1,397

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$1,263

Per pupil spending ?

80%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2450 Grant St.
Concord, CA 94520-2251

(925) 682-4030

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

Feeder schools for Mt. Diablo High:

Elementary:	Ayers Elementary
	Bel Air Elementary
	Delta View Elementary
	Holbrook Language Academy
	More...
	Meadow Homes Elementary
	Mt. Diablo Elementary
	Rio Vista Elementary
	Shore Acres Elementary
	Silverwood Elementary
	Sun Terrace Elementary
Middle:	Diablo View Middle
	Pine Hollow Middle
	Riverview Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.7%

African American:

8.3%

Asian:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,538^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	27.5	1538 of 2162	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	1572 of 2159	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1442 of 2170	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1580 of 2123	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	759 of 1290	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1456 of 2133	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	982 of 2017	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	41.9	1207 of 2021	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	31.9	1334 of 2039	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.4	1320 of 1994	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.9	1327 of 2426	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	26.6	1402 of 2354	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.3	1249 of 2367	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.0	1164 of 2281	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.9	1306 of 2238	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.0	1167 of 2117	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.3	1178 of 2063	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.2	1034 of 1968	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.4	890 of 1901	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	28.5	973 of 1653	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	426 of 523	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.0	223 of 517	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.0	394 of 521	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	439 of 522	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	474 of 592	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	332 of 582	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	559 of 585	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	528 of 573	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	519 of 591	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.7	549 of 581	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	529 of 582	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	474 of 581	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.4	900 of 1161	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	705 of 1117	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.9	904 of 1052	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.2	656 of 1085	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	451 of 1064	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	814 of 1044	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.3	159 of 467	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	440 of 941	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	389 of 938	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1400 of 1906	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1532 of 1915	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	1336 of 1915	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1421 of 1858	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	621 of 1054	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1395 of 1833	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	1135 of 1760	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1301 of 1900	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1403 of 1902	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	1213 of 1917	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1395 of 1861	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1383 of 1814	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.6	852 of 1742	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	13.1	283 of 299	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1371 of 2013	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1482 of 2026	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1313 of 2030	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1450 of 1943	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.6	667 of 1126	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1427 of 1937	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.6	816 of 1862	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1421 of 1942	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1356 of 1948	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1309 of 1963	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1504 of 1916	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	761 of 1122	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	1256 of 1880	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.8	741 of 1834	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	2.6	565 of 574	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1042 of 1252	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	759 of 1216	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	733 of 1197	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	990 of 1155	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	1010 of 1193	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1114 of 1204	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	961 of 1222	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	788 of 1173	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)40th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-15 vs school

Homeless (2023)5th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)2nd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science11%-21 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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
Mt. McKinley	Public	7-12	202 Glacier Dr.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Contra Costa County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 957-2767	42	5	8.4	92.9%	3 (7.1%)	19 (45.2%)	17 (40.5%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)				0.0
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
Prospect High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	One Santa Barbara Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-8000	60	6	10.4	66.7%	13 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (68.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	5 (8.3%)	23.9	1618^th of 2162 public high schools	25.2%		12.7	1905^th of 2159 public high schools	11.8%	287								21.4	21.4				16.7	16.7	$974	$974	$00
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mt. Diablo High

How many students attend Mt. Diablo High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,397 students attended Mt. Diablo High.

What district is Mt. Diablo High in?

Mt. Diablo Unified

Is Mt. Diablo High a good school?

Mt. Diablo High ranks 1538^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Mt. Diablo High?

Mt. Diablo High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ayers Elementary
Elementary : Bel Air Elementary
Elementary : Delta View Elementary
Elementary : Holbrook Language Academy
Elementary : Meadow Homes Elementary
Elementary : Mt. Diablo Elementary
Elementary : Rio Vista Elementary
Elementary : Shore Acres Elementary
Elementary : Silverwood Elementary
Elementary : Sun Terrace Elementary
Middle : Diablo View Middle
Middle : Pine Hollow Middle
Middle : Riverview Middle

What is the racial makeup of Mt. Diablo High?

Students at Mt. Diablo High are 74% Hispanic, 8% African American, 8% Asian, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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