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Ygnacio Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5424^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ygnacio Valley Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 387 students in Concord, California, within the Mt. Diablo Unified school district, and it currently faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 7% of all California elementary schools.

The school's academic performance is substantially lower than that of many nearby schools in the same district. For example, while only about 23% of students are proficient in English and 14% in math at Ygnacio Valley, schools like Walnut Acres Elementary (82% English, 80% math) and Valle Verde Elementary (72% English, 80% math) show much higher achievement just a couple of miles away. The school has seen a sharp decline in its statewide ranking over the past two years, and it serves a student population where economic need is very high, with nearly 88% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Chronic absenteeism, at 26.8%, is higher than average and the school's effectiveness in serving key student groups has declined recently. Its closest peer is Cambridge Elementary, which faces similar challenges. The dramatic variation in performance between schools in a small geographic area highlights differing educational experiences, and while Ygnacio Valley spends a moderate amount per student, this has not yet translated into improved academic outcomes, suggesting targeted support and strategies are needed to address attendance and learning gaps.

387

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$222

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2217 Chalomar Rd.
Concord, CA 94518-2595

(925) 682-9336

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

Students who attend Ygnacio Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Oak Grove Middle
High:	Ygnacio Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.8%

Asian:

9.3%

White:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg42%

California avg41%

5,424^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 35 pts since 2015

From bottom 42% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	13.0	5424 of 5857	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4806 of 5869	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	4267 of 5859	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	5031 of 5883	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	1315 of 1417	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	5371 of 5789	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	4930 of 5662	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	4491 of 5692	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.4	4315 of 5614	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.5	3235 of 5611	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	32.5	3850 of 5530	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.0	3523 of 5390	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.8	4146 of 5377	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.0	4005 of 5314	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	4311 of 5193	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.0	3967 of 5113	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.4	4099 of 5113	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.2	3991 of 4818	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.7	4358 of 4822	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.7	4211 of 4809	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.9	831 of 2227	62.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	22.4	2978 of 3162	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	2157 of 3245	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	1796 of 3311	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	446 of 602	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	3110 of 3275	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	3080 of 3246	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	4825 of 5597	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4587 of 5612	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4224 of 5609	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	5322 of 5635	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	1220 of 1267	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	5203 of 5492	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	4991 of 5413	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	4916 of 5107	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	3972 of 5107	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3511 of 5087	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	4408 of 5084	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	4712 of 4963	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	4244 of 4830	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	5027 of 5460	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	4245 of 5517	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	3432 of 5363	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.1	4163 of 5264	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	999 of 1110	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	4709 of 5173	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4503 of 5084	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	5432 of 5628	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	4586 of 5643	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	3891 of 5638	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	4235 of 5663	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1101 of 1272	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	5000 of 5510	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4225 of 5431	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile+48 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)6th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics14%-23 vs state

Science11%-22 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
Ygnacio Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	2217 Chalomar Rd.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-9336	387	17	22.7	87.6%	18 (4.7%)	5 (1.3%)	301 (77.8%)	36 (9.3%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	18 (4.7%)	13	5424^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.4%		20.5	4806^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.1%	618	10.5	10.5	17.1	19.0	33.3	22.7	17.1	11.7	14.0	14.4	92.4	96.2	96.2	94.9	96.2	94.9	$222	$00	$222
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
Woodside Elementary	Public	K-5	761 San Simeon Dr.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 689-7671	289	11	25.6	60.6%	85 (29.4%)	7 (2.4%)	116 (40.1%)	36 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	42 (14.5%)	40.1	3213^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%		46.9	2744^th of 5869 public elementary schools	53.2%	469	36.1	36.1	36.2	38.9	40.0	38.1	27.7	39.4	36.1	33.6	96.5						$602	$00	$602
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
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
Valle Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	3275 Peachwillow Ln.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 939-5700	485	16	30.3	15.9%	227 (46.8%)	3 (0.6%)	53 (10.9%)	100 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	100 (20.6%)	93.9	404^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.1%		89	747^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.3%	343	68.9	68.9	68.5	70.1	78.7	72.0	79.2	84.1	75.4	80.1	96.5						$150	$150	$00
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
El Monte Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Dina Dr.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 685-3113	418	18	23.2	64.6%	81 (19.4%)	13 (3.1%)	198 (47.4%)	55 (13.2%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	65 (15.6%)	36.2	3461^st of 5857 public elementary schools	40.9%		25.7	4304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.7%	843	25.5	25.5	29.3	39.4	40.0	36.3	31.2	33.3	39.2	34.2	97.5	97.5		97.5	97.5	97.5	$265	$00	$265
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ygnacio Valley Elementary

Is Ygnacio Valley Elementary a good school?

Ygnacio Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Ygnacio Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Ygnacio Valley Elementary.

What district is Ygnacio Valley Elementary in?

Mt. Diablo Unified

What schools do graduates of Ygnacio Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ygnacio Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Oak Grove Middle
High : Ygnacio Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Ygnacio Valley Elementary?

Students at Ygnacio Valley Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% African American.

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