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Pleasant Hill Elementary

Q: Is Pleasant Hill Elementary a good school?

Pleasant Hill Elementary ranks 1422 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1422^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of California elementary schools

Summary

Pleasant Hill Elementary is a well-regarded K-5 public school serving 652 students in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top quarter of all California elementary schools.

Academically, the school is a strong performer, with test scores in English, Math, and Science that exceed both district and state averages; its mathematics program is a particular area of excellence. The school has shown remarkable success in supporting its special education students and has made significant improvements in reducing chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic. While the student-to-teacher ratio is higher than at some nearby schools, Pleasant Hill delivers solid results with moderate per-student spending.

Within its own district, Pleasant Hill stands out compared to schools like Cambridge Elementary and Fair Oaks Elementary, which have much lower statewide rankings. However, it is outperformed by schools in neighboring, wealthier districts such as Springhill Elementary in Lafayette Elementary and Buena Vista Elementary in Walnut Creek Elementary, which have higher per-pupil funding. This highlights the school's position as a high-achieving middle performer in the broader regional context.

652

Students ?

28.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$452

Per pupil spending ?

26.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2097 Oak Park Blvd.
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-4033

(925) 934-3341

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

Students who attend Pleasant Hill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pleasant Hill Middle
High:	College Park High

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.3%

Hispanic:

23.0%

Two or more races:

11.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,422^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	73.9	1422 of 5857	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	1440 of 5869	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	1481 of 5859	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	1022 of 5883	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.5	320 of 1417	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	1713 of 5789	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	1190 of 5662	79.0%	★★★★☆
2017	78.2	1196 of 5692	79.0%	★★★★☆
2016	88.1	730 of 5614	87.0%	★★★★☆
2015	85.9	832 of 5611	85.2%	★★★★☆
2013	78.1	1157 of 5530	79.1%	★★★★☆
2012	79.6	1050 of 5390	80.5%	★★★★☆
2011	77.9	1113 of 5377	79.3%	★★★★☆
2010	85.3	719 of 5314	86.5%	★★★★☆
2009	86.8	652 of 5193	87.4%	★★★★☆
2008	79.6	989 of 5113	80.7%	★★★★☆
2007	87.0	673 of 5113	86.8%	★★★★☆
2006	81.4	899 of 4818	81.3%	★★★★☆
2005	84.9	732 of 4822	84.8%	★★★★☆
2004	76.5	1054 of 4809	78.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	798 of 1203	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	945 of 1149	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	81.9	270 of 2227	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	41 of 293	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	53.4	886 of 2585	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	575 of 2128	73.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.0	973 of 3162	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	2198 of 3245	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	153 of 602	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.2	1334 of 3275	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	1371 of 5597	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	1523 of 5612	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	1721 of 5609	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.7	928 of 5635	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	263 of 1267	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	1246 of 5492	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	937 of 5413	82.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	1967 of 5107	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	2221 of 5107	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	2314 of 5087	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	1638 of 5084	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.5	3721 of 4963	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.3	1367 of 4830	71.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	1767 of 5460	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	2523 of 5517	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	3443 of 5363	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	81.3	707 of 5264	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	170 of 1110	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	1738 of 5173	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.0	913 of 5084	82.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	1419 of 5628	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	1315 of 5643	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	1246 of 5638	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	1100 of 5663	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	344 of 1272	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.0	2145 of 5510	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	1357 of 5431	75.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	559 of 718	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.2	452 of 669	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.4	275 of 610	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	345 of 2847	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	352 of 2635	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	360 of 2420	85.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	1072 of 2598	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	981 of 2651	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	766 of 2661	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	629 of 2726	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	49.0	1584 of 2834	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.1	1038 of 2737	62.1%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+12 vs school

Disabled (2022)88th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)34th percentile-42 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Science43%+10 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 (2025)	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
Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	2097 Oak Park Blvd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 934-3341	652	23	28.1	26.8%	341 (52.3%)	10 (1.5%)	150 (23.0%)	71 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (11.8%)	73.9	1422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.7%		73.2	1440^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.5%	18	42.7	42.7	58.9	51.3	60.7	56.6	61.7	57.4	51.1	57.1	93.9	98.5	98.5	96.2	97.7	97.7	$452	$102	$350
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
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2355 San Juan Ave.	Walnut Creek	94597	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 944-6822	495	21	23.5	18.2%	200 (40.4%)	13 (2.6%)	76 (15.4%)	109 (22.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (19.2%)	92.3	528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%		90.9	642^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.1%	114	59.2	59.2	67.6	69.6	77.6	71.7	78.4	83.1	65.8	75.6							$14,221	$13,300	$921
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
Springhill Elementary	Public	K-5	3301 Springhill Rd.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3580	479	22	21.7	3.5%	204 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.1%)	72 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (29.9%)	96.8	170^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.2	247^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	77	63.6	63.6	85.9	75.7	85.7	82.5	91.0	81.1	83.1	85.2							$17,275	$13,916	$3,359
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
Valhalla Elementary	Public	K-5	530 Kiki Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 687-1700	721	26	27.7	20.2%	332 (46.0%)	9 (1.2%)	132 (18.3%)	131 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	116 (16.1%)	77.7	1254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%		78.5	1222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	79.2%	32	40.4	40.4	62.6	62.6	65.3	63.4	58.1	55.7	57.6	57.0	97.1	97.1	98.1	98.1	97.1	98.1	$313	$126	$187
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasant Hill Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pleasant Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pleasant Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pleasant Hill Middle
High : College Park High

Is Pleasant Hill Elementary a good school?

Pleasant Hill Elementary ranks 1422^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pleasant Hill Elementary?

Students at Pleasant Hill Elementary are 52% White, 23% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Pleasant Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 652 students attended Pleasant Hill Elementary.

What district is Pleasant Hill Elementary in?

Mt. Diablo Unified

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