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John Baldwin Elementary

Public Grades K-5
71st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 99% of California elementary schools
Summary

John Baldwin Elementary is a K–5 school in Danville, California, with 439 students and part of the San Ramon Valley Unified area. Its 2025–2026 results place it at the top of a strong nearby comparison group. The most important finding is that John Baldwin had the highest all-grades proficiency in ELA, math and science among the 11 schools compared.

The school’s clearest relative strengths are math and science. Proficiency was 90% in math and 83% in science, compared with nearby-school averages of 79% and 67%; it led the next-best nearby result by 6 points in math and 4 in science. ELA proficiency was 86%, 7 points above the nearby average, but its 1-point lead over the next-best school was narrower. Compared with the district, John Baldwin was ahead by 6 points in ELA, 15 in math and 17 in science; its leads over state results were 37, 52 and 47 points. One grade-level concern stands out: third-grade ELA proficiency was 72%, 2 points below the district and lower than at 8 of the 10 nearby schools. In contrast, John Baldwin had the top nearby results in fourth- and fifth-grade ELA, fourth- and fifth-grade math, and fifth-grade science.

Across the four reported years, math proficiency rose 10 points and science rose 8, while ELA fell 3; the school’s advantage over the state narrowed by 6 points in ELA and widened by 6 in math and 2 in science. SchoolDigger ranks John Baldwin 71st of 5,804 California schools, in the 99th percentile with 5 stars; the next-best nearby rank is Coyote Creek Elementary at 111. Its 22.3:1 student-teacher ratio is above the nearby average of 21.8:1, despite its being the smallest school in the comparison group. Its reported free/reduced lunch eligible share was 3% in 2024–2025, the lowest among nearby schools. A notable SchoolDigger subgroup result is that its statewide ranking for how well it serves Multi-racial students rose from the 79th percentile in 2018–2019 to the 99th in 2024–2025, compared with the school’s overall 98th percentile that year.

439
Students ?
22.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,171
Per pupil spending ?
2.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 741 Brookside Dr.
       Danville, CA  94526-4201

(925) 855-5200

District: San Ramon Valley Unified


Students who attend John Baldwin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Charlotte Wood Middle
High:    San Ramon Valley High
Racial breakdown:

White:
58.5%
Asian:
17.1%
Two or more races:
13.2%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (87% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school87%
District avg75%
California avg42%
71st of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Top 1%▲ up 5 pts since 2016
From top 7% (2016) to top 1% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 22Elementary Schools in the San Ramon Valley Unified
59th of 968San Ramon Valley 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202697.971 of 580498.8%★★★★★
202597.792 of 585798.4%★★★★★
202498.456 of 586999.0%★★★★★
202397.9108 of 585998.2%★★★★★
202297.4168 of 588397.1%★★★★★
201997.977 of 578998.7%★★★★★
201896.3192 of 566296.6%★★★★★
201795.5294 of 569294.8%★★★★★
201694.0372 of 561493.4%★★★★★
201593.0444 of 561192.1%★★★★★
201393.3225 of 553095.9%★★★★★
201291.0364 of 539093.2%★★★★★
201190.5408 of 537792.4%★★★★★
201089.9443 of 531491.7%★★★★★
200992.9300 of 519394.2%★★★★★
200895.9135 of 511397.4%★★★★★
200797.863 of 511398.8%★★★★★
200696.7124 of 481897.4%★★★★★
200596.1158 of 482296.7%★★★★★
200495.7199 of 480995.9%★★★★★

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202687.326 of 120797.8%★★★★★
202584.359 of 120395.1%★★★★★
202488.216 of 120598.7%★★★★★
202384.157 of 119095.2%★★★★★
202289.96 of 115499.5%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202299.521 of 222799.1%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202695.8183 of 556996.7%★★★★★
202598.044 of 559799.2%★★★★★
202497.483 of 561298.5%★★★★★
202397.687 of 560998.4%★★★★★
202296.1218 of 563596.1%★★★★★
201996.899 of 549298.2%★★★★★
201896.1145 of 541397.3%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
2026100.01 of 5085100.0%★★★★★
201998.839 of 496399.2%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202698.525 of 559099.6%★★★★★
202596.4160 of 562897.2%★★★★★
202498.248 of 564399.1%★★★★★
202397.1136 of 563897.6%★★★★★
202297.0147 of 566397.4%★★★★★
201997.487 of 551098.4%★★★★★
201895.1242 of 543195.5%★★★★★

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202592.54 of 71899.4%★★★★★
202277.4122 of 61080.0%★★★★☆
201975.695 of 44578.7%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202598.728 of 284799.0%★★★★★
202499.617 of 263599.4%★★★★★
202399.518 of 242099.3%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202687.2173 of 253293.2%★★★★★
202586.6180 of 259893.1%★★★★★
202488.6123 of 265195.4%★★★★★
202387.9167 of 266193.7%★★★★★
202285.1266 of 272690.2%★★★★★
201989.6108 of 283496.2%★★★★★
201883.3321 of 273788.3%★★★★☆
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 (2026)100th percentile~ school
Male (2026)100th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school
Asian (2026)98th percentile~ school
Female (2026)97th percentile~ school
White (2026)93rd percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics90%+52 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy86%+37 vs state
Science83%+47 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about John Baldwin Elementary

Students who attend John Baldwin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Charlotte Wood Middle
High : San Ramon Valley High

Students at John Baldwin Elementary are 59% White, 17% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic.

Yes! John Baldwin Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 71st of 5804 California elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended John Baldwin Elementary.

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Latest California data All new data »
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresNewOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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