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Buena Vista Elementary

Public Grades K-5

455^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of California elementary schools

Summary

Buena Vista Elementary serves 495 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Walnut Creek, in a community with several nearby elementary schools for comparison. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were above state and district results in English, math, and science. The most important finding is that it leads nearby K–5 schools in science and ranks among the strongest local schools overall.

Buena Vista’s clearest academic strength is science: 74% of students were proficient, compared with 36% statewide and 65% in the Walnut Creek Elementary district; it ranked first among nine nearby K–5 peers. ELA proficiency was 74% (49% statewide and 73% districtwide), ranking second locally, while math was 73% (38% statewide and 71% districtwide), ranking third. Fifth grade is a relative weak spot, especially in ELA: its 70% result was 8 points below fourth grade and below the district’s fifth-grade result of 74%. Fifth-grade math was 67%, above the district’s 64% but fifth among 10 nearby K–5 schools.

Results have shifted over time: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA fell 3 points and math fell 4, while science rose 5 points overall, including a 15-point jump in the latest year. Buena Vista has a 92nd-percentile statewide standing and five stars from SchoolDigger, ranking 455 of 5,804 schools; nearby Springhill Elementary ranks higher at the 97th percentile. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 23.5, near the nearby-school average of 24.4, and 18% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a nearby average of about 25%. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure for how well the school serves Multi-racial Students was at the 42nd percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 92nd percentile; its Asian Students measure rose to the 77th percentile from the 36th the year before. These group rankings are worth discussing with the school, but they do not explain why results changed.

495

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,221

Per pupil spending ?

18.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2355 San Juan Ave.
Walnut Creek, CA 94597-3099

(925) 944-6822

District: Walnut Creek Elementary

Students who attend Buena Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walnut Creek Intermediate
High:	Las Lomas High

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.4%

Asian:

22.0%

Two or more races:

19.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg71%

California avg42%

455^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Walnut Creek Elementary

65^th of 968Walnut Creek Elementary 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
2026	93.4	455 of 5804	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	92.3	528 of 5857	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	642 of 5869	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	95.5	318 of 5859	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	507 of 5883	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	700 of 5789	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.3	623 of 5662	89.0%	★★★★☆
2017	88.8	708 of 5692	87.6%	★★★★☆
2016	91.8	510 of 5614	90.9%	★★★★★
2015	87.6	750 of 5611	86.6%	★★★★☆
2013	75.9	1263 of 5530	77.2%	★★★★☆
2012	87.0	620 of 5390	88.5%	★★★★☆
2011	83.8	803 of 5377	85.1%	★★★★☆
2010	88.2	562 of 5314	89.4%	★★★★☆
2009	79.4	1030 of 5193	80.2%	★★★★☆
2008	89.6	506 of 5113	90.1%	★★★★★
2007	91.1	460 of 5113	91.0%	★★★★★
2006	91.5	408 of 4818	91.5%	★★★★★
2005	88.3	578 of 4822	88.0%	★★★★☆
2004	90.5	484 of 4809	89.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.7	281 of 1207	76.7%	★★★★☆
2025	49.1	767 of 1203	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.3	510 of 1205	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	470 of 1190	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	629 of 1154	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.7	96 of 1149	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	60.8	540 of 1071	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.7	13 of 3162	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	16 of 3245	99.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.9	630 of 5569	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	88.2	682 of 5597	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	715 of 5612	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	94.4	334 of 5609	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	574 of 5635	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	590 of 5492	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	674 of 5413	87.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.2	177 of 5085	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	206 of 5107	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	233 of 5087	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	53 of 5084	99.0%	★★★★★
2019	79.6	725 of 4963	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	526 of 4830	89.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	746 of 5412	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	83.8	620 of 5460	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	645 of 5517	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	93.9	235 of 5363	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	71.0	1133 of 5173	78.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.4	286 of 5590	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	93.2	387 of 5628	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	539 of 5643	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	320 of 5638	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	432 of 5663	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	814 of 5510	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	89.7	584 of 5431	89.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	438 of 752	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.9	352 of 718	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	237 of 670	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	167 of 669	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	172 of 610	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	46.4	278 of 445	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.7	154 of 339	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	138 of 2847	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	217 of 2635	91.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	623 of 2532	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.2	522 of 2598	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	766 of 2651	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.0	220 of 2661	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	78.2	520 of 2726	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	812 of 2834	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	539 of 2737	80.3%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)100th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)97th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)95th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)89th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)77th percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)75th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)42nd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy74%+25 vs state

Science74%+38 vs state

Mathematics73%+35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							% 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buena Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2355 San Juan Ave.	Walnut Creek	94597	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 944-6822	495	21	23.5	18.2%	200 (40.4%)	13 (2.6%)	76 (15.4%)	109 (22.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (19.2%)	93.4	455^th of 5804 public elementary schools	92.2%		92.3	528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%	73	74.3		74.3	74.7	78.4	70.0				74.5	73.5	78.7	67.1				73.3							$14,221	$13,300	$921
Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	2097 Oak Park Blvd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 934-3341	652	23	28.1	26.8%	341 (52.3%)	10 (1.5%)	150 (23.0%)	71 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (11.8%)	71.9	1488^th of 5804 public elementary schools	74.4%		73.9	1422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	75.7%	66	39.8		39.8	59.1	54.7	55.1				56.2	68.6	59.4	44.9				57.1	93.9	98.5	98.5	96.2	97.7	97.7	$452	$102	$350
Tice Creek	Public	K-8	1847 Newell Ave.	Walnut Creek	94595	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 746-5515	451	21	21.3	7.5%	200 (44.3%)	7 (1.6%)	50 (11.1%)	99 (22.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (20.6%)	94.7	355^th of 5804 public elementary schools	93.9%		97.8	90^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%	265	69.2	65.5	67.3	77.3	88.0	92.2	66.0	95.9	81.0	83.3	75.0	89.8	69.2	66.0	91.8	77.6	78.0							$19,068	$18,354	$714
Springhill Elementary	Public	K-5	3301 Springhill Rd.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3580	479	22	21.7	3.5%	204 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.1%)	72 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (29.9%)	96.6	181^st of 5804 public elementary schools	96.9%		96.8	170^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.1%	11	60.5		60.5	88.9	83.1	80.3				84.0	91.7	83.1	79.0				84.4							$17,275	$13,916	$3,359
Parkmead Elementary	Public	K-5	1920 Magnolia Way	Walnut Creek	94595	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 944-6858	478	19	25.1	18.8%	228 (47.7%)	10 (2.1%)	71 (14.9%)	83 (17.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	84 (17.6%)	90.2	635^th of 5804 public elementary schools	89.1%		83	1021^st of 5857 public elementary schools	82.6%	386	60.3		60.3	72.5	64.6	73.4				69.8	84.1	63.9	68.8				71.8							$16,012	$15,342	$670
Bancroft Elementary	Public	K-5	2200 Parish Dr.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 933-3405	672	25	26.8	22.8%	229 (34.1%)	5 (0.7%)	186 (27.7%)	145 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	104 (15.5%)	75.6	1343^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	76.9%		82.9	1023^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.5%	320	49.6		49.6	53.0	63.6	61.1				58.9	58.3	65.9	46.0				56.0							$106	$50	$56
Sequoia Elementary	Public	K-5	277 Boyd Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 935-5721	594	21	28.2	22.7%	258 (43.4%)	14 (2.4%)	82 (13.8%)	133 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	106 (17.8%)	93.2	470^th of 5804 public elementary schools	91.9%		89.3	701^st of 5857 public elementary schools	88.0%	231	66.3		66.3	74.5	66.3	79.8				73.6	79.6	75.5	67.7				74.2							$215	$98	$117
Indian Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	551 Marshall Dr.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 944-6828	355	15	23.6	20.6%	146 (41.1%)	11 (3.1%)	69 (19.4%)	68 (19.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	59 (16.6%)	82.9	1018^th of 5804 public elementary schools	82.5%		84.3	947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.8%	71	58.5		58.5	50.0	71.6	67.7				64.6	51.1	82.1	55.4				64.3							$16,514	$15,844	$670
Walnut Heights Elementary	Public	K-5	4064 Walnut Blvd.	Walnut Creek	94596	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 944-6834	427	18	23.7	15.2%	236 (55.3%)	8 (1.9%)	72 (16.9%)	51 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (14.1%)	89.8	661^st of 5804 public elementary schools	88.6%		88.6	735^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.5%	74	61.2		61.2	67.2	65.0	83.6				71.5	73.1	63.8	68.7				68.2	97.2						$16,776	$16,106	$670
Murwood Elementary	Public	K-5	2050 Vanderslice Ave.	Walnut Creek	94596	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 943-2462	451	20	22.5	22.0%	225 (49.9%)	10 (2.2%)	80 (17.7%)	65 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	69 (15.3%)	84.6	932^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	83.9%		88.7	734^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.5%	198	51.7		51.7	63.9	73.2	60.0				65.5	71.7	69.6	55.0				65.3	91.8	95.9	97.3	91.8	95.9	93.2	$16,639	$15,688	$951

Frequently Asked Questions about Buena Vista Elementary

Is Buena Vista Elementary a good school?

Yes. Buena Vista Elementary ranks in the top 7.8% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Buena Vista Elementary?

Students at Buena Vista Elementary are 40% White, 22% Asian, 19% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Buena Vista Elementary in?

Walnut Creek Elementary

How many students attend Buena Vista Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Buena Vista Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Buena Vista Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Walnut Creek Intermediate
High : Las Lomas High

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