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Montalvin Manor Elementary

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Montalvin Manor Elementary ranks 3067 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

3067^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of California elementary schools

Summary

Montalvin Manor Elementary is a K-8 public school serving 474 students in San Pablo as part of the West Contra Costa Unified district, operating in a high-need community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite significant challenges, the school is on a positive trajectory, improving its statewide ranking from the 31st to the 48th percentile in recent years and outperforming most nearby district schools in core subjects like English and math. It also manages student attendance more effectively than comparable schools like Bayview Elementary and Tara Hills Elementary. The school shows particular strength in upper elementary grades, with 5th and 6th graders excelling, though it faces notable challenges in middle school math and science instruction that present clear opportunities for improvement.

When compared to other local options, Montalvin Manor achieves relatively strong academic results with lower per-student spending than nearby charter schools like Caliber: Beta Academy. While a high-performing school like West County Mandarin exists nearby, it serves a very different community with far fewer students in poverty. Within the challenging context of its district, Montalvin Manor demonstrates resilience and is one of the stronger-performing schools, suggesting effective use of resources and dedicated teaching.

474

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

82.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Christine Dr.
San Pablo, CA 94806-1199

(510) 231-1405

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Montalvin Manor Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Pinole Middle
High:	Pinole Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.9%

Asian:

13.1%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 31st percentile in 2022 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 48th (2025) from a 31st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg28%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,067^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,876^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 12 pts since 2019

From bottom 20% (2019) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 37Elementary Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified

1110^th of 1,543West Contra Costa 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	3067 of 5857	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3581 of 5869	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3743 of 5859	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	4072 of 5883	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	3308 of 5789	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	3246 of 5662	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.6	3130 of 5692	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.8	3026 of 5614	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.8	2578 of 5611	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.7	2304 of 5530	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.6	2298 of 5390	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.5	3135 of 5377	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.9	2168 of 5314	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.8	2496 of 5193	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	32.3	3430 of 5113	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	22.5	4094 of 5113	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.5	4435 of 4818	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.1	4452 of 4822	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.3	4089 of 4809	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	60.0	184 of 663	72.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.4	1868 of 3162	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	1385 of 3245	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	1728 of 3311	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	1405 of 3275	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.6	2281 of 3246	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	2668 of 5597	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	3172 of 5612	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3557 of 5609	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4100 of 5635	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	3043 of 5492	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	3202 of 5413	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	2335 of 5107	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	2894 of 5107	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	3012 of 5087	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3754 of 5084	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	2508 of 4963	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	2560 of 4830	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	2926 of 5460	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	3161 of 5517	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	3152 of 5363	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	3814 of 5264	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.2	2458 of 5173	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	2356 of 5084	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	3302 of 5628	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3701 of 5643	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3601 of 5638	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	3763 of 5663	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3397 of 5510	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	3252 of 5431	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1876 of 2761	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	2093 of 2783	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1853 of 2781	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1716 of 2740	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	2180 of 2715	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	1075 of 1478	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	868 of 1521	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	819 of 1540	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1705 of 2533	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1940 of 2551	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1829 of 2531	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1517 of 2509	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	1698 of 2395	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1697 of 2388	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	1383 of 2374	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	1146 of 2359	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.4	1879 of 2213	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1547 of 2542	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1837 of 2579	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	1532 of 2531	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	1271 of 2458	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1800 of 2369	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	1768 of 2534	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1772 of 2552	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1582 of 2538	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1657 of 2527	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1807 of 2407	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2022)72nd percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)52nd percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)41st percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)41st percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)27th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-13 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Montalvin Manor Elementary	Public	K-8	300 Christine Dr.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1405	474	20	23.7	82.9%	23 (4.9%)	49 (10.3%)	322 (67.9%)	62 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	42	3067^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.6%		34.3	3581^st of 5869 public elementary schools	39.0%	514									28.0	7.7	19.1	25.4	23.9	54.0	54.6	31.1	23.1	35.3	40.7	19.6	43.1	36.4	9.1	12.8	28.3	95.5			97.0	97.0
Caliber: Beta Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2465 Dolan Way	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	Caliber: Beta Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 685-9886	971	53	18.3	79.8%	27 (2.8%)	167 (17.2%)	636 (65.5%)	115 (11.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.3%)	35.5	3537^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.6%		32.2	3758^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.0%	221									36.8	47.6	41.6	43.3	33.0	34.0	43.1	50.0	57.8	42.7	36.4	29.6	13.3	25.5	27.9	45.8	29.2	89.3	89.3		89.3	89.3	89.3
Aspire Richmond Technology Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3170 Hilltop Mall Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	Aspire Richmond Technology Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 480-0660	586	27	21.3	82.9%	10 (1.7%)	76 (13.0%)	422 (72.0%)	36 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (6.8%)	20.2	4810^th of 5857 public elementary schools	17.9%		27	4195^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	615									17.2		17.2	20.2	30.0	27.9				26.1	24.2	24.6	21.8				23.7
Tara Hills Elementary	Public	K-6	2300 Dolan Way	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1428	317	14	22.6	67.5%	38 (12.0%)	47 (14.8%)	166 (52.4%)	40 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.6%)	15.9	5190^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.4%		13.2	5464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.9%	274									11.6		11.6	30.3	25.0	29.6	19.1			25.7	29.4	9.3	16.3	11.9			15.6	83.0	85.1	91.5	83.0	87.2	87.2
Shannon Elementary	Public	K-6	685 Marlesta Rd.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1454	355	17	20.8	73.5%	28 (7.9%)	34 (9.6%)	187 (52.7%)	81 (22.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	30.2	3945^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.6%		47.2	2722^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	53.6%	1223									18.2		18.2	26.2	37.8	36.4	39.1			35.0	32.6	28.9	20.5	30.4			28.1
Bayview Elementary	Public	K-6	3001 16th St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1401	335	16	20.9	96.1%	12 (3.6%)	70 (20.9%)	198 (59.1%)	33 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	19 (5.7%)	12	5507^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.0%		12.6	5510^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.1%	3									20.8		20.8	11.1	8.1	26.1	8.5			14.0	4.0	14.3	16.3	6.1			10.8	96.4
Harbour Way Elementary Community Day	Public	K-8	1121 Allview Ave.	El Sobrante	94803	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1438	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Highland Elementary	Public	K-6	2829 Moyers Rd.	Richmond	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1424	377	18	20.9	70.8%	10 (2.7%)	48 (12.7%)	238 (63.1%)	64 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14 (3.7%)	14.4	5320^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%		15.1	5294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	26									4.3		4.3	26.8	10.8	11.4	14.6			15.9	39.5	20.6	8.7	17.1			21.3	94.6	94.6		94.6	94.6	94.6
West County Mandarin	Public	K-8	1575 Mann Dr.	Pinole	94564	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1453	528	23	22.9	33.9%	40 (7.6%)	29 (5.5%)	140 (26.5%)	223 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (18.2%)	85.4	908^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.5%		77	1290^th of 5869 public elementary schools	78.0%	382									59.7		59.7	62.1	62.5	59.7	71.4	60.4		63.0	75.8	68.8	56.1	55.1	35.4		59.9
Lake Elementary	Public	K-6	2700 Eleventh St.	San Pablo	94806	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1451	350	14	24.3	84.0%	13 (3.7%)	18 (5.1%)	280 (80.0%)	29 (8.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.0%)	8.9	5692^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	2.8%		8	5774^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.6%	82	0.0	0.0	52.4	52.4	9.5	9.5	0.0	0.0	10.4		10.4	12.0	11.3	17.4	22.5			15.7	18.0	5.8	10.4	6.0			10.0	97.2			97.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Montalvin Manor Elementary

Is Montalvin Manor Elementary a good school?

Montalvin Manor Elementary ranks 3067^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Montalvin Manor Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

How many students attend Montalvin Manor Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Montalvin Manor Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Montalvin Manor Elementary attend?

Students who attend Montalvin Manor Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pinole Middle
High : Pinole Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Montalvin Manor Elementary?

Students at Montalvin Manor Elementary are 68% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 10% African American, 5% White, 4% Two or more races.

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