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Vista Grande Elementary

Public Grades K-5

516^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

Vista Grande Elementary is a highly-rated K-5 public school serving 544 students in the affluent community of Danville, within the top-performing San Ramon Valley Unified school district.

The school consistently earns top marks, ranking in the 91st percentile statewide for the 2024-2025 year, with strong test scores in English, Math, and Science that are well above state averages. A standout strength is its exceptional support for special education students, ranking in the 96th-99th percentile statewide for this group—a significant differentiator that outperforms all nearby schools. The school also maintains a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 5.5%, which is better than most peers and contributes to a stable learning environment.

When compared to other high-achieving schools in the area like Bollinger Canyon Elementary and Sycamore Valley Elementary, Vista Grande's overall academic proficiency is solid but places it in the middle of this competitive pack. Interestingly, the school achieves these results with relatively efficient spending and a higher student-teacher ratio than some neighbors. Parents may want to note a recent slight dip in the school's statewide ranking and that 5th-grade math scores are lower than in earlier grades, which the school is likely addressing.

544

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,351

Per pupil spending ?

4.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

667 Diablo Rd.
Danville, CA 94526-2801

(925) 314-1000

District: San Ramon Valley Unified

Students who attend Vista Grande Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Cerros Middle
High:	Monte Vista High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.8%

Asian:

14.9%

Two or more races:

13.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of San Ramon Valley Unified's ranking

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg74%

California avg41%

516^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th 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	92.4	516 of 5857	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	430 of 5869	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	343 of 5859	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	442 of 5883	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	552 of 5789	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	546 of 5662	90.4%	★★★★★
2017	94.3	372 of 5692	93.5%	★★★★★
2016	93.6	410 of 5614	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	94.6	355 of 5611	93.7%	★★★★★
2013	92.2	318 of 5530	94.2%	★★★★★
2012	91.9	305 of 5390	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	91.6	343 of 5377	93.6%	★★★★★
2010	93.2	249 of 5314	95.3%	★★★★★
2009	96.9	61 of 5193	98.8%	★★★★★
2008	96.3	111 of 5113	97.8%	★★★★★
2007	96.9	107 of 5113	97.9%	★★★★★
2006	96.4	139 of 4818	97.1%	★★★★★
2005	96.6	133 of 4822	97.2%	★★★★★
2004	97.3	106 of 4809	97.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	496 of 1203	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.7	631 of 1205	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.6	339 of 1190	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	340 of 1154	70.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	94.8	104 of 2227	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	69 of 2128	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	515 of 5597	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	232 of 5612	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	222 of 5609	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	378 of 5635	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	352 of 5492	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	445 of 5413	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	92.3	269 of 5087	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	79 of 5084	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	515 of 5628	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	626 of 5643	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	92.8	435 of 5638	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	486 of 5663	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	750 of 5510	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	674 of 5431	87.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	350 of 718	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.3	152 of 670	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	115 of 669	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.1	74 of 445	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	105 of 339	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	122 of 2847	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	99.5	22 of 2635	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	116 of 2420	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	716 of 2598	72.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	526 of 2651	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	408 of 2661	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.7	669 of 2726	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	712 of 2834	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	618 of 2737	77.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)96th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)51st percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics73%+35 vs state

Science63%+31 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

I have 2 students at Vista Grande. The school and admin are competent. Most teachers are good, with a few exceptions. Turnover rate is better than most schools I believe. Parent involvement is rather high, with a lot of fund raising to support teacher's assistants. Friendly welcoming community mostly. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Alamo Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Wilson Rd.	Alamo	94507	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-4800	348	16	21.9	3.7%	178 (51.1%)	1 (0.3%)	45 (12.9%)	73 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (14.7%)	96.2	226^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.1%		91.6	599^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.8%	373	54.7	54.7	90.7	81.7	86.8	86.2	98.2	78.3	79.3	85.0		$22,789	$22,764	$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

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Grande Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Vista Grande Elementary?

Students at Vista Grande Elementary are 64% White, 15% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

Is Vista Grande Elementary a good school?

Yes. Vista Grande Elementary ranks in the top 8.8% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Vista Grande Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vista Grande Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Cerros Middle
High : Monte Vista High

How many students attend Vista Grande Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 544 students attended Vista Grande Elementary.

What district is Vista Grande Elementary in?

San Ramon Valley Unified

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