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Valhalla Elementary

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Valhalla Elementary ranks 1254 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of California elementary schools

Summary

Valhalla Elementary is a public elementary school located in Pleasant Hill, CA, serving 686 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, which is ranked 759 out of 1,565 school districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valhalla Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, with 63.41% of its students proficient or better in ELA/Literacy End of Course in 2024-2025, compared to 48.11% for the district and 48.81% for the state. The school also ranks in the top 25% of California elementary schools for Hispanic and Special Education students in these subjects. Additionally, Valhalla Elementary has lower chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to district and state averages.

When compared to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Sequoia Elementary and Pleasant Hill Elementary, Valhalla Elementary generally outperforms them in test scores, student performance, and other key metrics. This consistent high performance and the school's ability to support the academic success of diverse student populations suggest effective teaching practices and targeted interventions that could be valuable for other schools to learn from.

721

Students ?

27.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$313

Per pupil spending ?

20.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

530 Kiki Dr.
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-1717

(925) 687-1700

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

Students who attend Valhalla Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valley View Middle
High:	College Park High

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.0%

Hispanic:

18.3%

Asian:

18.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (58% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of California elementary schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 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 school58%

District avg42%

California avg41%

1,254^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	77.7	1254 of 5857	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	1222 of 5869	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	790 of 5859	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	715 of 5883	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	292 of 1417	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	795 of 5789	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	786 of 5662	86.1%	★★★★☆
2017	90.9	589 of 5692	89.7%	★★★★☆
2016	83.5	983 of 5614	82.5%	★★★★☆
2015	85.3	865 of 5611	84.6%	★★★★☆
2013	74.3	1360 of 5530	75.4%	★★★★☆
2012	85.5	697 of 5390	87.1%	★★★★☆
2011	84.4	759 of 5377	85.9%	★★★★☆
2010	84.6	749 of 5314	85.9%	★★★★☆
2009	82.4	859 of 5193	83.5%	★★★★☆
2008	80.7	945 of 5113	81.5%	★★★★☆
2007	84.0	796 of 5113	84.4%	★★★★☆
2006	80.2	958 of 4818	80.1%	★★★★☆
2005	83.1	809 of 4822	83.2%	★★★★☆
2004	76.2	1068 of 4809	77.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	819 of 1203	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	776 of 1205	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.0	274 of 1190	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	479 of 1071	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	56.8	793 of 2585	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	1081 of 5597	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	1132 of 5612	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.9	696 of 5609	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	86.4	796 of 5635	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	298 of 1267	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	87.7	683 of 5492	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	825 of 5413	84.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	945 of 5107	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.7	916 of 5107	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	388 of 5087	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	414 of 5084	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	199 of 4963	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	385 of 4830	92.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	1196 of 5460	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	51.6	2292 of 5517	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.8	701 of 5363	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	334 of 5264	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	63.7	320 of 1110	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	823 of 5173	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	340 of 5084	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	1429 of 5628	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	1283 of 5643	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.5	841 of 5638	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	623 of 5663	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.6	254 of 1272	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	863 of 5510	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.1	733 of 5431	86.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	407 of 718	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	416 of 670	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	277 of 669	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.8	224 of 610	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	540 of 2847	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	386 of 2635	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	1401 of 2598	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	1248 of 2651	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	961 of 2661	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	1124 of 2726	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.7	792 of 2834	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	904 of 2737	67.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2019)69th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile-35 vs school

Asian (2025)32nd percentile-47 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+15 vs state

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

Science40%+8 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 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
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
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
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%)	71.1	1549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.6%		63.1	1922^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	67.3%	373	40.5	40.5	62.8	55.9	51.2	56.8	56.9	50.4	54.4	54.0							$285	$132	$153
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
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
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
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
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
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
Morello Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1200 Morello Park Dr.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5840	496	23	21.3	20.4%	241 (48.6%)	3 (0.6%)	95 (19.2%)	75 (15.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	80 (16.1%)	88.9	718^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.7%		87.4	841^st of 5869 public elementary schools	85.7%	123	57.0	57.0	75.0	65.0	75.6	71.8	77.9	65.8	55.8	65.7							$19,035	$18,146	$889

Frequently Asked Questions about Valhalla Elementary

What district is Valhalla Elementary in?

Mt. Diablo Unified

What is the racial makeup of Valhalla Elementary?

Students at Valhalla Elementary are 46% White, 18% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 16% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Valhalla Elementary a good school?

Valhalla Elementary ranks 1254^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valhalla Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 721 students attended Valhalla Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Valhalla Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valhalla Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valley View Middle
High : College Park High

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