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Valley View Middle

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Valley View Middle ranks 714 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

714^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 74% of California middle schools

Summary

Valley View Middle is a public middle school serving about 820 students in grades 6-8 in Pleasant Hill, part of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, and it stands out for its consistent academic quality and strong student attendance.

Academically, the school performs solidly, ranking in the top quarter of all California middle schools, with test scores in English, Math, and Science that are above both district and state averages. A key strength is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 13.9%, which is much better than most schools in its district, including nearby Riverview Middle (32.8%) and Oak Grove Middle (33.5%). The school has also shown remarkable effectiveness in supporting its Special Education students, who perform exceptionally well compared to their peers statewide.

Valley View Middle maintains this steady performance even as it serves an increasingly diverse student population, with nearly half of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While it doesn't match the elite test scores of schools in wealthier neighboring districts like M. H. Stanley Middle in Lafayette Elementary, it delivers strong and reliable results for its community. Its ability to improve its statewide ranking while the number of economically disadvantaged students has grown significantly is a notable achievement that distinguishes it within the area.

819

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$363

Per pupil spending ?

49.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

181 Viking Dr.
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-1808

(925) 686-6136

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

Feeder schools for Valley View Middle:

Elementary:	Hidden Valley Elementary
	Meadow Homes Elementary
	Sun Terrace Elementary
	Valhalla Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.3%

White:

32.1%

Asian:

16.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg42%

California avg41%

714^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 26%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 9Middle 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	68.2	714 of 2761	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	856 of 2783	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	934 of 2781	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.1	796 of 2740	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	241 of 894	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	807 of 2715	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	738 of 2480	70.2%	★★★★☆
2017	66.4	749 of 2508	70.1%	★★★★☆
2016	64.4	769 of 2497	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.2	639 of 2477	74.2%	★★★★☆
2013	54.9	1018 of 2379	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.8	1053 of 2259	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.1	734 of 2236	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.1	765 of 2179	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.6	429 of 2063	79.2%	★★★★☆
2008	72.0	449 of 2005	77.6%	★★★★☆
2007	80.5	295 of 1999	85.2%	★★★★☆
2006	75.5	368 of 1804	79.6%	★★★★☆
2005	76.8	335 of 1777	81.1%	★★★★☆
2004	61.7	568 of 1769	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	496 of 739	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	558 of 743	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	550 of 715	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	482 of 733	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	484 of 745	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	502 of 700	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	61.0	389 of 1531	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	50 of 354	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	339 of 1491	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	52.1	460 of 1369	66.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.7	816 of 1478	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	879 of 1521	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	510 of 1540	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.1	65 of 363	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	35.8	842 of 1442	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	759 of 1364	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	778 of 2533	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	953 of 2551	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	775 of 2531	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	729 of 2509	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	217 of 738	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	637 of 2380	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	595 of 2262	73.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	881 of 2395	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	1211 of 2388	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.7	1190 of 2374	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	777 of 2359	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	1032 of 2213	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	953 of 2072	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	959 of 2542	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	1389 of 2579	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	1100 of 2531	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	901 of 2458	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	258 of 721	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	1204 of 2369	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	1083 of 2230	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	603 of 2534	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	725 of 2552	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	962 of 2538	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	760 of 2527	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	209 of 763	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	57.1	877 of 2407	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	797 of 2273	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	401 of 726	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	381 of 701	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.5	430 of 677	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	468 of 665	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	344 of 554	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.5	229 of 462	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	250 of 1566	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	240 of 1552	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	47.6	602 of 1531	60.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	566 of 1520	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	664 of 1537	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	663 of 1543	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	701 of 1555	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	676 of 1602	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	653 of 1496	56.4%	★★★☆☆

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)84th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)75th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics45%+8 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)				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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	181 Viking Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 686-6136	819	34	24.2	49.7%	263 (32.1%)	28 (3.4%)	273 (33.3%)	131 (16.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	120 (14.7%)	68.2	714^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.1%		61.2	856^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.2%	142	40.3	40.3	58.1	48.6	52.9	53.2	45.8	44.5	45.0	45.1	$363	$92	$271
Sequoia Middle	Public	6-8	265 Boyd Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 934-8174	882	34	25.7	50.1%	216 (24.5%)	27 (3.1%)	337 (38.2%)	164 (18.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	134 (15.2%)	70.4	664^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.0%		78	527^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.1%	137	39.3	39.3	53.9	57.7	54.5	55.3	43.5	48.0	47.5	46.2	$137	$22	$115
Pleasant Hill Middle	Public	6-8	1 Santa Barbara Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 256-0791	738	32	23.2	44.4%	291 (39.4%)	26 (3.5%)	240 (32.5%)	72 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	104 (14.1%)	74.3	594^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.5%		67.4	729^th of 2783 public middle schools	73.8%	135	44.3	44.3	64.0	57.7	54.4	58.9	47.0	45.2	47.7	46.6	$142	$30	$112
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	2050 Minert Rd.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-1843	681	33	20.6	88.0%	29 (4.3%)	21 (3.1%)	511 (75.0%)	65 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.6%)	12.8	2523^rd of 2761 public middle schools	8.6%		11.1	2626^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.6%	103	9.4	9.4	32.5	23.7	14.2	23.2	9.3	8.5	8.1	8.6	$652	$00	$652
Walnut Creek Intermediate	Public	6-8	2425 Walnut Blvd.	Walnut Creek	94597	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 944-6840	940	42	22.1	15.3%	447 (47.6%)	29 (3.1%)	179 (19.0%)	161 (17.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	119 (12.7%)	90.4	269^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.3%		90.2	273^rd of 2783 public middle schools	90.2%	4	51.0	51.0	73.0	68.7	69.6	70.4	59.7	70.0	64.6	64.9	$16,628	$15,958	$670
Foothill Middle	Public	6-8	2775 Cedro Ln.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 939-8600	1,005	39	25.7	8.4%	442 (44.0%)	8 (0.8%)	169 (16.8%)	203 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	178 (17.7%)	91.8	230^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.7%		90.8	262^nd of 2783 public middle schools	90.6%	32	56.2	56.2	74.9	73.2	69.8	72.6	72.8	64.1	56.7	64.3	$44	$12	$32
El Dorado Middle	Public	6-8	1750 West St.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-5700	861	37	23.5	75.4%	139 (16.1%)	24 (2.8%)	489 (56.8%)	96 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	91 (10.6%)	19	2268^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.9%		15.1	2474^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.1%	206	15.3	15.3	27.5	28.3	24.0	26.6	20.3	13.3	15.3	16.5	$407	$00	$407
Martinez Junior High	Public	6-8	1600 Ct. St.	Martinez	94553	Contra Costa County	Martinez Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 335-5820	843	36	23.2	32.7%	367 (43.5%)	19 (2.3%)	263 (31.2%)	65 (7.7%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.7%)	121 (14.4%)	73	622^nd of 2761 public middle schools	77.5%		70	685^th of 2783 public middle schools	75.4%	63	38.8	38.8	55.2	62.2	56.7	58.1	43.2	54.3	44.7	47.5	$17,472	$16,352	$1,120
M. H. Stanley Middle	Public	6-8	3455 School St.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3530	1,117	59	18.9	5.0%	629 (56.3%)	2 (0.2%)	121 (10.8%)	149 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (19.3%)	95	155^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.4%		96.5	106^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.2%	49	55.3	55.3	82.5	75.1	71.3	76.3	80.6	75.5	73.0	76.4	$15,097	$13,704	$1,393
Pine Hollow Middle	Public	6-8	5522 Pine Hollow Rd.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-5444	538	25	21.2	57.1%	152 (28.3%)	17 (3.2%)	204 (37.9%)	95 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	66 (12.3%)	54.3	1063^rd of 2761 public middle schools	61.5%		50.4	1160^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.3%	97	39.9	39.9	42.8	48.3	50.6	47.3	36.5	27.7	35.3	33.5	$297	$48	$249

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley View Middle

How many students attend Valley View Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 819 students attended Valley View Middle.

Is Valley View Middle a good school?

Valley View Middle ranks 714^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Valley View Middle?

Students at Valley View Middle are 33% Hispanic, 32% White, 16% Asian, 15% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Valley View Middle in?

Mt. Diablo Unified

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