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Strandwood Elementary

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Strandwood Elementary ranks 1029 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1029^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of California elementary schools

Summary

Strandwood Elementary in Pleasant Hill serves 596 students in kindergarten through grade 5 and is part of Mt. Diablo Unified. Its results are generally stronger than those of nearby schools, and its clearest standout is science: Strandwood’s proficiency rates in all three tested subjects exceed state and district rates.

Compared with the 10 nearby schools in the supplied group, Strandwood ranks third in ELA, fourth in math, and third in science. Science proficiency was 60%, 24 points above the state rate, 25 points above the district rate, and 24 points above the nearby-school average. Math was 57%—18 points above both the state and district rates, but 12 points above the nearby average, its smallest local lead. Fourth-grade math is a relative area to watch: 59% proficiency was 16 points above the state, yet five nearby schools scored higher. Overall, Strandwood performs well, but it is not the local leader in these comparisons.

Across four years, ELA was essentially unchanged at 66%, math fell from 60% to 57%, and science edged down from 61% to 60% after a dip and rebound. State results rose over that period, narrowing Strandwood’s leads overall; the science gap widened again in the latest year. SchoolDigger ranks Strandwood 1,027th of 5,804 California schools, at the 82nd percentile with four stars—the third-highest standing in the nearby group. Its Asian Students subgroup percentile was 25, compared with 82 overall, and declined from 40 in 2022–2023; this is a SchoolDigger measure of how well the school serves that group. Strandwood’s 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 26.4, close to the nearby average of 26.2. Its reported free/reduced lunch eligible rate was 23% in 2024–2025, below the nearby-school average of 48%.

596

Students ?

26.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

23.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

416 Gladys Dr.
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-2749

(925) 685-3212

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

Students who attend Strandwood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pleasant Hill Middle
High:	College Park High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.0%

Two or more races:

16.6%

Hispanic:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 82nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Mt. Diablo Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg42%

California avg42%

1,029^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified

776^th of 1,530Mt. 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	1029 of 5817	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	1229 of 5857	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	1126 of 5869	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	923 of 5859	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	970 of 5883	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.4	230 of 1417	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	849 of 5789	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.8	808 of 5662	85.7%	★★★★☆
2017	88.3	740 of 5692	87.0%	★★★★☆
2016	88.9	678 of 5614	87.9%	★★★★☆
2015	91.7	528 of 5611	90.6%	★★★★★
2013	93.8	199 of 5530	96.4%	★★★★★
2012	86.2	666 of 5390	87.6%	★★★★☆
2011	89.9	432 of 5377	92.0%	★★★★★
2010	90.0	438 of 5314	91.8%	★★★★★
2009	92.8	306 of 5193	94.1%	★★★★★
2008	93.3	290 of 5113	94.3%	★★★★★
2007	94.3	271 of 5113	94.7%	★★★★★
2006	95.2	212 of 4818	95.6%	★★★★★
2005	96.6	135 of 4822	97.2%	★★★★★
2004	91.8	410 of 4809	91.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	902 of 1210	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	881 of 1205	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.6	713 of 1190	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	1139 of 5581	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	1234 of 5597	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	1116 of 5612	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	919 of 5609	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	838 of 5635	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	275 of 1267	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.8	993 of 5492	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	760 of 5413	86.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	1249 of 5094	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	82.3	647 of 5107	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	1140 of 5107	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	868 of 5087	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	894 of 5084	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	787 of 4963	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	746 of 4830	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	1576 of 5423	70.9%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	1275 of 5460	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	47.2	2593 of 5517	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.3	1103 of 5363	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.8	1477 of 5264	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	238 of 1110	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	1552 of 5173	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	664 of 5084	86.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.8	877 of 5603	84.3%	★★★★☆
2025	76.5	1214 of 5628	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	1101 of 5643	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	904 of 5638	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	1105 of 5663	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	179 of 1272	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	789 of 5510	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	880 of 5431	83.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	388 of 753	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.4	507 of 718	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.1	415 of 670	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	453 of 669	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	388 of 610	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	272 of 445	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	224 of 339	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	618 of 2847	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	279 of 2420	88.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	1006 of 2536	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.9	1189 of 2598	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	1025 of 2651	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	865 of 2661	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	1033 of 2726	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	820 of 2834	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	736 of 2737	73.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)84th percentile~ school

Female (2026)80th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)75th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)71st percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)60th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)48th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2026)25th percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+16 vs state

Science60%+24 vs state

Mathematics57%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	82.6	1029^th of 5817 public elementary schools	82.3%		78.3	1229^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.0%	200	60.0	60.0	66.7	63.0	67.4	65.8	61.3	58.5	51.6	56.8	97%	0%
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%)	93.2	471^st of 5817 public elementary schools	91.9%		89.3	701^st of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%	230	66.3	66.3	74.5	66.3	79.8	73.6	79.6	75.5	67.7	74.2	≥ 98%		$215	$98	$117
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%)	49.8	2622^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	54.9%		44	2949^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.6%	327	39.7	39.7	36.5	60.0	39.7	44.8	31.8	45.9	38.5	38.6	95%	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%)	70.5	1555^th of 5817 public elementary schools	73.3%		77.7	1254^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%	301	37.3	37.3	51.7	65.1	58.1	58.0	54.2	59.2	49.6	54.1	97%	1%	$313	$126	$187
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%)	71.9	1490^th of 5817 public elementary schools	74.4%		73.9	1422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.7%	68	39.8	39.8	59.1	54.7	55.1	56.2	68.6	59.4	44.9	57.1	≥ 99%		$452	$102	$350
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%)	15.3	5199^th of 5817 public elementary schools	10.6%		11	5565^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.0%	366	11.6	11.6	24.1	24.2	16.3	22.1	29.3	19.4	14.0	21.5	97%	0%	$1,111	$04	$1,107
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%)	9.2	5645^th of 5817 public elementary schools	3.0%		7.6	5754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.8%	109	8.1	8.1	13.2	11.8	19.8	14.9	25.0	8.6	12.6	14.8	95%	0%	$506	$00	$506
Hidden Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	500 Glacier Dr.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 228-9530	831	31	26.5	44.4%	322 (38.7%)	18 (2.2%)	276 (33.2%)	94 (11.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (14.2%)	63	1931^st of 5817 public elementary schools	66.8%		71.1	1549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.6%	382	26.7	26.7	58.5	60.3	48.1	55.6	53.9	58.0	38.9	50.3	92%	2%	$285	$132	$153
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	5700^th of 5817 public elementary schools	2.0%		8.2	5725^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.3%	25	8.8	8.8	14.6	11.5	14.9	13.6	24.5	8.4	5.2	12.0	95%	0%	$488	$14	$474
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%)	93.4	456^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.2%		92.3	528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%	72	74.3	74.3	74.7	78.4	70.0	74.5	73.5	78.7	67.1	73.3	≥ 99%		$14,221	$13,300	$921

Frequently Asked Questions about Strandwood Elementary

How many students attend Strandwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Strandwood Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Strandwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Strandwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pleasant Hill Middle
High : College Park High

What district is Strandwood Elementary in?

Mt. Diablo Unified

Is Strandwood Elementary a good school?

Strandwood Elementary ranks 1029^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Strandwood Elementary?

Students at Strandwood Elementary are 55% White, 17% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 1% African American.

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