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Indian Valley Elementary

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Indian Valley Elementary ranks 947 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

947^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of California elementary schools

Summary

Indian Valley Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 355 students in the high-performing Walnut Creek Elementary district, consistently ranking well above California state averages in English and Math.

While Indian Valley is a strong school overall, it is important for parents to know it performs slightly below the average for its own exceptional district. For example, its academic scores are lower than nearby district schools like Tice Creek and Buena Vista Elementary. However, when compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as Bancroft Elementary in Mt. Diablo Unified, Indian Valley often performs better, highlighting the advantage of being in the Walnut Creek district. The school has made excellent progress reducing chronic student absenteeism, cutting the rate by nearly half over three years.

A key strength of Indian Valley is its "value-added" approach; student proficiency shows significant growth from 3rd to 5th grade, suggesting effective teaching over time. Performance can vary for different student groups, and the school's effectiveness with some groups has changed in recent years. With mid-range spending per student compared to district peers and a continued focus on improving attendance, Indian Valley is a solid school in an area known for exceptional educational options.

355

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,514

Per pupil spending ?

20.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

551 Marshall Dr.
Walnut Creek, CA 94598-4908

(925) 944-6828

District: Walnut Creek Elementary

Students who attend Indian Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Walnut Creek Intermediate
High:	Las Lomas High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.1%

Hispanic:

19.4%

Asian:

19.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2013

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

!Near the bottom of Walnut Creek Elementary's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg68%

California avg41%

947^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Walnut Creek Elementary

112^th of 1,543Walnut 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
2025	84.3	947 of 5857	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	1026 of 5869	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	875 of 5859	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	782 of 5883	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	714 of 5789	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	91.4	549 of 5662	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	88.5	728 of 5692	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	91.3	531 of 5614	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	90.6	592 of 5611	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	90.1	456 of 5530	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	93.9	164 of 5390	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	92.5	286 of 5377	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	92.6	293 of 5314	94.5%	★★★★★
2009	94.2	215 of 5193	95.9%	★★★★★
2008	95.2	162 of 5113	96.8%	★★★★★
2007	89.8	526 of 5113	89.7%	★★★★☆
2006	91.5	406 of 4818	91.6%	★★★★★
2005	92.1	374 of 4822	92.2%	★★★★★
2004	91.3	435 of 4809	91.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	690 of 1203	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	642 of 1154	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.1	727 of 1071	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	89.7	183 of 2585	92.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	1033 of 5597	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	984 of 5612	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.8	640 of 5609	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.5	612 of 5635	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	721 of 5492	86.9%	★★★★☆
2018	90.1	572 of 5413	89.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	2194 of 5107	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	96.0	112 of 4963	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	89.2	337 of 4830	93.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	1837 of 5460	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.7	593 of 5173	88.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	876 of 5628	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.9	1077 of 5643	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	1160 of 5638	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	1019 of 5663	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	748 of 5510	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	90.2	559 of 5431	89.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	289 of 718	59.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	890 of 2598	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.0	1130 of 2651	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.7	551 of 2661	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	661 of 2726	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.2	564 of 2834	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.3	472 of 2737	82.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2019)93rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)66th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)60th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)43rd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics66%+28 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Science57%+25 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, March 1, 2019

This year we got an amazing second grade teacher. She is not only there to teach the kids knowledges and also there to infuse them human morals by exemplifying them.
My last second grade was a nightmare, could it have done any damages to my older kid already?! My older kid was at second grade level (2ys on both standard preschool and Montessori) when she started in K. She had trouble with math block 7s at the beginning of second grade, and was still on the 7s at the end of second grade, take a guess! Close Quote

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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 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
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%)	84.3	947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.8%		83.3	1026^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.5%	79	57.5		57.5	55.1	65.1	74.5				63.7	72.9	55.6	68.1				65.6							$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%)	88.6	735^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.5%		91.7	597^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.8%	138	50.7		50.7	59.4	72.1	73.3				68.4	69.0	73.9	78.7				74.0	97.2						$16,776	$16,106	$670
Walnut Acres Elementary	Public	K-5	180 Cerezo Dr.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 939-1333	689	24	28.7	14.9%	313 (45.4%)	7 (1.0%)	103 (14.9%)	119 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	146 (21.2%)	96.3	210^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.4	313^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.7%	103	65.2		65.2	81.2	84.2	82.2				82.4	85.5	86.3	69.9				79.7							$99	$06	$93
Eagle Peak Montessori	Public, Charter	1-8	800 Hutchinson Rd.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 946-0994	301	10	30.1	7.6%	102 (33.9%)	3 (1.0%)	66 (21.9%)	59 (19.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (23.3%)	58.7	2135^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.5%		74.1	1409^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.0%	726	55.6	75.9	64.6	48.7	50.0	69.4	64.3	79.4	93.1	65.1	48.7	26.9	22.2	39.3	52.9	48.3	38.5							$08	$08	$00
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%)	88.7	734^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.5%		87.1	858^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.4%	124	61.5		61.5	63.2	63.8	77.8				69.4	63.3	65.6	69.9				66.7	91.8	95.9	97.3	91.8	95.9	93.2	$16,639	$15,688	$951
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%)	82.9	1023^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.5%		89.7	719^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.7%	304	52.8		52.8	55.0	67.6	65.7				63.2	59.3	70.8	58.5				63.0							$106	$50	$56
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%)	97.8	90^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		97.3	137^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.7%	47	69.1	50.0	60.0	86.0	84.3	83.3	88.5	78.0	84.2	83.9	92.0	82.4	76.2	86.5	74.6	63.2	79.8							$19,068	$18,354	$714
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%)	83	1021^st of 5857 public elementary schools	82.6%		87.2	852^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.5%	169	53.5		53.5	51.8	69.2	71.8				63.5	61.9	63.6	65.3				63.5							$16,012	$15,342	$670
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%)	92.3	528^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%		90.9	642^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	89.1%	114	59.2		59.2	67.6	69.6	77.6				71.7	78.4	83.1	65.8				75.6							$14,221	$13,300	$921
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Indian Valley Elementary

What schools do graduates of Indian Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Indian Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Walnut Creek Intermediate
High : Las Lomas High

How many students attend Indian Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Indian Valley Elementary.

What district is Indian Valley Elementary in?

Walnut Creek Elementary

Is Indian Valley Elementary a good school?

Indian Valley Elementary ranks 947^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Indian Valley Elementary?

Students at Indian Valley Elementary are 41% White, 19% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 17% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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