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John Baldwin Elementary

Public Grades K-5

92^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

John Baldwin Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 439 students in Danville, California, as part of the highly-regarded San Ramon Valley Unified school district.

The school consistently ranks in the top 3% of all California elementary schools, with students significantly outperforming both district and state averages in English, math, and science. What truly sets John Baldwin apart is its remarkable stability and efficiency; while nearby schools like Coyote Creek Elementary and Bollinger Canyon Elementary sometimes see their rankings fluctuate, John Baldwin has maintained elite 5-star status for over a decade. It achieves these results with moderate per-student spending, less than several neighboring schools, and has an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5%, indicating a strong culture of attendance and engagement.

John Baldwin demonstrates outstanding effectiveness with all students, including special education populations, where it ranks in the 99th percentile statewide. Performance is particularly strong in the upper grades, with 5th graders excelling in English. The school's closest neighbors, Vista Grande Elementary, Greenbrook Elementary, and Montair Elementary, all rank lower, highlighting John Baldwin's position as a model of consistent academic excellence within its community.

439

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,171

Per pupil spending ?

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2013 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (84% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in San Ramon Valley Unified

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg74%

California avg41%

92^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 22Elementary Schools in the San Ramon Valley Unified

85^th of 1,543San 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	92 of 5857	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	56 of 5869	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	108 of 5859	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	168 of 5883	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.9	77 of 5789	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	192 of 5662	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	95.5	294 of 5692	94.8%	★★★★★
2016	94.0	372 of 5614	93.4%	★★★★★
2015	93.0	444 of 5611	92.1%	★★★★★
2013	93.3	225 of 5530	95.9%	★★★★★
2012	91.0	364 of 5390	93.2%	★★★★★
2011	90.5	408 of 5377	92.4%	★★★★★
2010	89.9	443 of 5314	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	92.9	300 of 5193	94.2%	★★★★★
2008	95.9	135 of 5113	97.4%	★★★★★
2007	97.8	63 of 5113	98.8%	★★★★★
2006	96.7	124 of 4818	97.4%	★★★★★
2005	96.1	158 of 4822	96.7%	★★★★★
2004	95.7	199 of 4809	95.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	59 of 1203	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	16 of 1205	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	84.1	57 of 1190	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	6 of 1154	99.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.5	21 of 2227	99.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	44 of 5597	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	83 of 5612	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	87 of 5609	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	218 of 5635	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.8	99 of 5492	98.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.1	145 of 5413	97.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	98.8	39 of 4963	99.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	160 of 5628	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	48 of 5643	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	136 of 5638	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	147 of 5663	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.4	87 of 5510	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	242 of 5431	95.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	4 of 718	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.4	122 of 610	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	95 of 445	78.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	28 of 2847	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.6	17 of 2635	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	18 of 2420	99.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	180 of 2598	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	123 of 2651	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	167 of 2661	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.1	266 of 2726	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	108 of 2834	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.3	321 of 2737	88.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy89%+40 vs state

Mathematics83%+45 vs state

Science77%+45 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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Baldwin Elementary	Public	K-5	741 Brookside Dr.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-5200	439	20	22.3	2.5%	257 (58.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.9%)	75 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (13.2%)	97.7	92^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.4%		98.4	56^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.0%	36	77.3	77.3	78.1	90.9	94.3	88.5	78.1	92.4	78.4	82.6		$20,171	$20,146	$25
Vista Grande Elementary	Public	K-5	667 Diablo Rd.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 314-1000	544	24	23.0	4.4%	347 (63.8%)	2 (0.4%)	42 (7.7%)	81 (14.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.1%)	92.4	516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.2%		94	430^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.7%	86	63.2	63.2	65.0	74.7	77.1	72.7	75.0	75.8	67.4	72.6		$20,351	$20,326	$25
Greenbrook Elementary	Public	K-5	1475 Harlan Dr.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-5300	732	32	23.0	6.6%	362 (49.5%)	3 (0.4%)	78 (10.7%)	173 (23.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	113 (15.4%)	93.6	431^st of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%		94.2	414^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.9%	17	60.7	60.7	71.4	79.3	78.7	76.5	71.7	79.3	73.8	74.8		$18,205	$17,892	$313
Montair Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Quinterra Ln.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-5100	484	25	19.1	6.6%	307 (63.4%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (9.1%)	63 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	65 (13.4%)	84.1	956^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.7%		82.5	1055^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.0%	99	50.5	50.5	60.8	63.4	64.5	62.8	71.1	62.0	63.4	65.9		$20,991	$20,586	$405
Green Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Diablo Rd.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-5400	484	24	20.3	3.1%	299 (61.8%)	6 (1.2%)	48 (9.9%)	78 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (11.0%)	92.9	478^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.8%		92.6	528^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.0%	50	70.9	70.9	61.8	74.6	83.7	73.1	70.0	84.1	80.2	77.4		$18,787	$18,762	$25
Sycamore Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 Holbrook Dr.	Danville	94506	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 736-0102	559	24	23.3	5.5%	248 (44.4%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.8%)	201 (36.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.4%)	96.8	169^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%		94.8	364^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.8%	195	71.2	71.2	75.9	81.2	84.7	80.9	86.2	78.8	81.1	82.0		$18,237	$18,212	$25
Twin Creeks Elementary	Public	K-5	2785 Marsh Dr.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-2900	674	31	21.6	11.4%	145 (21.5%)	16 (2.4%)	97 (14.4%)	344 (51.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	68 (10.1%)	90.9	614^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.5%		86.7	880^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.0%	266	53.7	53.7	58.2	79.3	80.6	72.5	73.4	86.0	68.8	76.0		$17,311	$17,272	$39
Golden View Elementary	Public	K-5	5025 Canyon Crest Dr.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-2700	654	31	20.9	10.4%	181 (27.7%)	11 (1.7%)	66 (10.1%)	346 (52.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.9%)	96.7	180^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.9%		96	267^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.5%	87	65.3	65.3	87.5	77.2	82.8	82.8	87.5	85.0	75.4	82.4	95.6	$18,142	$17,690	$452
Rancho Romero Elementary	Public	K-5	180 Hemme Ave.	Alamo	94507	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-5700	469	19	24.6	6.4%	305 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.4%)	72 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.8%)	94	399^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.2%		92	577^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.2%	178	54.4	54.4	84.4	77.9	72.1	78.4	89.6	79.4	69.1	79.8		$20,479	$20,454	$25
Bollinger Canyon Elementary	Public	K-5	2300 Talavera Dr.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 242-3200	492	24	20.9	5.3%	97 (19.7%)	3 (0.6%)	44 (8.9%)	296 (60.2%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.7%)	98.1	63^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.9%		95.5	304^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.8%	241	85.1	85.1	83.1	85.5	89.7	86.3	84.5	82.6	86.2	84.6		$18,743	$18,220	$523

Frequently Asked Questions about John Baldwin Elementary

What schools do graduates of John Baldwin Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Charlotte Wood Middle
High : San Ramon Valley High

What is the racial makeup of John Baldwin Elementary?

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

What district is John Baldwin Elementary in?

San Ramon Valley Unified

Is John Baldwin Elementary a good school?

Yes! John Baldwin Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 92^nd of 5857 California elementary schools.

How many students attend John Baldwin Elementary?

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

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