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Del Rey Elementary

Public Grades K-5

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of California elementary schools

Summary

Del Rey Elementary is a top-ranked K-5 public school serving 435 students in the high-performing Orinda Union school district, consistently placing in the top 1% of all California elementary schools.

The school demonstrates exceptional academic strength, with over 86% of students proficient in both English and Math, significantly exceeding state averages. This excellence is consistent across all grade levels and student groups, and the school showed remarkable resilience in maintaining high performance through the pandemic. Notably, student engagement is very high, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.6%, far below the state average. While still strong, science scores are a relative area for focus compared to the school's other stellar subjects.

Located within an educational "hot zone," Del Rey Elementary is part of a cluster of elite schools in neighboring districts like Lafayette Elementary and Moraga Elementary, including Glorietta Elementary and Burton Valley Elementary. A stark contrast exists just a few miles away in the Oakland Unified district, where schools like Thornhill Elementary and Joaquin Miller Elementary face different challenges, highlighting how district resources and community contexts can create vastly different educational environments in close proximity.

435

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,738

Per pupil spending ?

4.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

25 El Camino Moraga
Orinda, CA 94563-4117

(925) 258-3099

District: Orinda Union

Students who attend Del Rey Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Orinda Intermediate
High:	Miramonte High

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

Two or more races:

20.5%

Asian:

16.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2013 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (85% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg84%

California avg41%

65^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Orinda Union

10^th of 1,543Orinda Union 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	98.1	65 of 5857	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	83 of 5869	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	91 of 5859	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	390 of 5883	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	64 of 5789	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.4	39 of 5662	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	98.9	26 of 5692	99.5%	★★★★★
2016	97.9	67 of 5614	98.8%	★★★★★
2015	98.3	73 of 5611	98.7%	★★★★★
2013	94.9	113 of 5530	98.0%	★★★★★
2012	95.7	51 of 5390	99.1%	★★★★★
2011	96.3	47 of 5377	99.1%	★★★★★
2010	97.4	19 of 5314	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	96.8	64 of 5193	98.8%	★★★★★
2008	96.8	86 of 5113	98.3%	★★★★★
2007	98.0	55 of 5113	98.9%	★★★★★
2006	98.3	38 of 4818	99.2%	★★★★★
2005	98.9	16 of 4822	99.7%	★★★★★
2004	98.5	50 of 4809	99.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	7 of 1203	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	80.5	153 of 1205	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	59 of 1190	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	216 of 1154	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	157 of 1149	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	280 of 1071	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	65 of 5597	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.5	80 of 5612	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	120 of 5609	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	454 of 5635	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	55 of 5492	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	22 of 5413	99.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	75 of 5628	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	110 of 5643	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	67 of 5638	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	341 of 5663	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	74 of 5510	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	66 of 5431	98.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	61 of 718	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	58 of 670	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	29 of 669	95.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	89 of 2598	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	117 of 2651	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	93 of 2661	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	69.3	836 of 2726	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	93.3	24 of 2834	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	22 of 2737	99.2%	★★★★★

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)

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics87%+49 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy86%+37 vs state

Science74%+41 vs state

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Schools Near Del Rey Elementary

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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 (2024)
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
Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	25 El Camino Moraga	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 258-3099	435	20	21.7	4.1%	231 (53.1%)	6 (1.4%)	33 (7.6%)	72 (16.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (20.5%)	98.1	65^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.9	83^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.6%	18	73.6	73.6	87.0	85.3	86.1	86.1	88.4	88.2	83.3	86.6							$18,738	$158	$18,580
Los Perales Elementary	Public	K-5	22 Wakefield Dr.	Moraga	94556	Contra Costa County	Moraga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 631-0105	366	16	22.8	2.5%	167 (45.6%)	2 (0.5%)	36 (9.8%)	84 (23.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	75 (20.5%)	93.7	420^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.8%		97.1	158^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.3%	262	74.7	74.7	67.6	75.0	81.7	74.7	69.0	80.8	77.5	75.3							$16,505	$968	$15,537
Donald L. Rheem Elementary	Public	K-5	90 Laird Dr.	Moraga	94556	Contra Costa County	Moraga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 376-4441	441	19	23.2	8.4%	202 (45.8%)	6 (1.4%)	59 (13.4%)	82 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (20.9%)	96.4	205^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%		97.4	127^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.8%	78	61.5	61.5	84.3	89.1	81.8	84.8	87.1	86.2	70.5	80.8	96.9	96.9			96.9		$17,138	$1,021	$16,117
Canyon Elementary	Public	K-8	187 Pinehurst Rd.	Canyon	94516	Contra Costa County	Canyon Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 376-4671	68	2	30.9	20.6%	45 (66.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (14.7%)								(n/a)		30.8				53.7				51.2							$17,465	$575	$16,890
Glorietta Elementary	Public	K-5	15 Martha Rd.	Orinda	94563	Contra Costa County	Orinda Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 254-8770	445	19	23.4	1.8%	222 (49.9%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.8%)	82 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	101 (22.7%)	97.8	88^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		97.9	81^st of 5869 public elementary schools	98.6%	7	78.1	78.1	77.8	82.6	93.9	85.3	87.3	81.4	89.0	85.7							$18,968	$144	$18,824
Camino Pablo Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Camino Pablo	Moraga	94556	Contra Costa County	Moraga Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 376-4435	340	17	20.0	4.4%	173 (50.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.2%)	45 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (24.7%)	95.1	322^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.5%		94.7	370^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.7%	48	75.0	75.0	75.0	75.6	80.4	77.1	77.1	75.0	75.0	75.8							$18,087	$968	$17,119
Thornhill Elementary	Public	K-5	5880 Thornhill Dr.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2157	370	16	23.8	27.6%	125 (33.8%)	30 (8.1%)	74 (20.0%)	47 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	92 (24.9%)	81.5	1100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.2%		89.2	736^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.5%	364	47.9	47.9	56.5	60.9	58.3	58.3	69.4	69.6	64.6	68.0	89.4	94.7	94.7	93.6	94.7	94.7	$23,217	$3,882	$19,335
Joaquin Miller Elementary	Public	K-5	5525 Ascot Dr.	Oakland	94611	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-8142	406	16	25.3	42.1%	134 (33.0%)	61 (15.0%)	90 (22.2%)	40 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (19.7%)	75.1	1363^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	76.7%		71	1549^th of 5869 public elementary schools	73.6%	186	46.3	46.3	55.2	57.5	53.7	55.6	68.2	52.1	59.1	59.5							$22,843	$4,504	$18,339
Burton Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	561 Merriewood Dr.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3550	653	28	23.3	2.1%	322 (49.3%)	3 (0.5%)	73 (11.2%)	81 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (26.6%)	96.7	175^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.0%		97.6	111^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.1%	64	73.6	73.6	75.8	78.3	88.2	80.6	84.0	79.2	87.3	83.4							$17,829	$1,144	$16,685
Lafayette Early Intervention Preschool	Public	K	561 Merriwood	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(925) 927-3550	3				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Rey Elementary

What district is Del Rey Elementary in?

Orinda Union

What is the racial makeup of Del Rey Elementary?

Students at Del Rey Elementary are 53% White, 20% Two or more races, 17% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Del Rey Elementary attend?

Students who attend Del Rey Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Orinda Intermediate
High : Miramonte High

How many students attend Del Rey Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Del Rey Elementary.

Is Del Rey Elementary a good school?

Yes! Del Rey Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 65^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

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