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Walnut Creek Intermediate

Public Grades 6-8

171^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 94% of California middle schools

Summary

Walnut Creek Intermediate is a public middle school in Walnut Creek, California, serving 940 students in grades 6–8 in the Walnut Creek Elementary district. Its 2025–26 proficiency results were strong compared with California and the 10 nearby schools in this comparison. Its clearest local advantage is math and science: it ranked second among the 11 schools in both subjects.

Math and science stand out most, while ELA is a relative weakness compared with the school’s other results. In 2025–26, proficiency was 71% in math and 67% in science, about 33 and 31 points above state rates; the school was nearly even with its district in math and 2 points ahead in science. It was also 24 points above the state in ELA, at 73%, but ranked fourth locally and was less than a point above its district. Compared with nearby-school averages, it was ahead by 24 points in math, 23 in science, and 16 in ELA.

Results have risen in all three subjects since 2022–23: ELA increased by 7 points, math by 14, and science by 31. The state gaps widened too, reaching 24 points in ELA, 33 in math, and 31 in science in 2025–26, while the school moved from below its district to slightly ahead or about even. SchoolDigger gave the school five stars and the 94th percentile statewide; two nearby schools were just ahead at the 95th percentile. Its student–teacher ratio was 22.1 in 2024–25, and 15% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year—contextual measures, not explanations for achievement. SchoolDigger’s group rankings differ from its overall standing: Multi-racial Students ranked at the 65th percentile, compared with 94 overall, while Asian Students rose to the 78th percentile from 48 in 2023–24.

940

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,133

Per pupil spending ?

15.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2425 Walnut Blvd.
Walnut Creek, CA 94597-3836

(925) 944-6840

District: Walnut Creek Elementary

Students who attend Walnut Creek Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Las Lomas High

Feeder schools for Walnut Creek Intermediate:

Elementary:	Buena Vista Elementary
	Indian Valley Elementary
	Murwood Elementary
	Parkmead Elementary
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	Walnut Heights Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.6%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Asian:

17.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (71% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg71%

California avg42%

171^st of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

104^th of 1,530Walnut 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	93.8	171 of 2740	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	90.4	269 of 2761	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	273 of 2783	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	353 of 2781	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	290 of 2740	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	273 of 2715	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	91.1	214 of 2480	91.4%	★★★★★
2017	91.9	199 of 2508	92.1%	★★★★★
2016	88.9	256 of 2497	89.7%	★★★★☆
2015	89.7	227 of 2477	90.8%	★★★★★
2013	90.6	74 of 2379	96.9%	★★★★★
2012	91.8	48 of 2259	97.9%	★★★★★
2011	90.4	83 of 2236	96.3%	★★★★★
2010	92.3	55 of 2179	97.5%	★★★★★
2009	90.8	91 of 2063	95.6%	★★★★★
2008	92.5	65 of 2005	96.8%	★★★★★
2007	94.0	51 of 1999	97.4%	★★★★★
2006	93.3	64 of 1804	96.5%	★★★★★
2005	91.6	95 of 1777	94.7%	★★★★★
2004	91.6	93 of 1769	94.7%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	92.9	23 of 594	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	14 of 627	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	72.6	117 of 613	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	152 of 637	76.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	179 of 777	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	273 of 739	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	389 of 743	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	435 of 715	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	381 of 733	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	324 of 745	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	261 of 700	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	69.4	282 of 1531	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	240 of 1491	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.2	153 of 1369	88.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	76.3	113 of 1478	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	70.5	172 of 1521	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	104 of 1540	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.2	100 of 1442	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	98 of 1364	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	92.5	178 of 2516	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	91.3	213 of 2533	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	227 of 2551	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	296 of 2531	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	263 of 2509	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	244 of 2380	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.3	232 of 2262	89.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	163 of 2357	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	80.6	310 of 2395	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	275 of 2388	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	278 of 2374	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	284 of 2359	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	242 of 2213	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	191 of 2072	90.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.6	267 of 2529	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	64.0	677 of 2542	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	587 of 2579	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	673 of 2531	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.1	714 of 2458	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	532 of 2369	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	298 of 2230	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	160 of 2514	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	87.0	315 of 2534	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	314 of 2552	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	395 of 2538	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	300 of 2527	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	277 of 2407	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	198 of 2273	91.3%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.6	20 of 181	89.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.5	257 of 735	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.1	262 of 726	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.8	250 of 701	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	200 of 677	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	184 of 665	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	96 of 554	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.5	137 of 462	70.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.9	67 of 1605	95.8%	★★★★★
2025	92.1	76 of 1566	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	137 of 1552	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	65.8	323 of 1531	78.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	92 of 1490	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	81.3	214 of 1520	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	80.3	231 of 1537	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	404 of 1543	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	305 of 1555	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	358 of 1602	77.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	285 of 1496	80.9%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2026)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)96th percentile~ school

White (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school

Military Connected (2026)89th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)82nd percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)77th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)65th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics71%+33 vs state

Science67%+31 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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Walnut Creek Intermediate	Public	6-8	2425 Walnut Blvd.	Walnut Creek	94597	Contra Costa County	Walnut Creek Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 944-6840	940	42	22.1	15.3%	447 (47.6%)	29 (3.1%)	179 (19.0%)	161 (17.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	119 (12.7%)	93.8	171^st of 2740 public middle schools	93.8%		90.4	269^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.3%	98	66.9	66.9	77.3	72.5	69.9	73.4	72.7	68.0	72.1	71.0	$15,133	$670	$14,463
Pleasant Hill Middle	Public	6-8	1 Santa Barbara Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94503	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 256-0791	738	32	23.2	44.4%	291 (39.4%)	26 (3.5%)	240 (32.5%)	72 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	104 (14.1%)	76.5	538^th of 2740 public middle schools	80.4%		74.3	594^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.5%	56	49.2	49.2	60.2	67.7	64.6	64.2	39.3	48.7	50.2	46.1	$127	$112	$15
Foothill Middle	Public	6-8	2775 Cedro Ln.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 939-8600	1,005	39	25.7	8.4%	442 (44.0%)	8 (0.8%)	169 (16.8%)	203 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	178 (17.7%)	91.8	220^th of 2740 public middle schools	92.0%		91.8	230^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.7%	10	60.4	60.4	74.8	72.2	70.9	72.7	68.4	64.2	61.9	64.9	$38	$32	$06
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	2050 Minert Rd.	Concord	94518	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-1843	681	33	20.6	88.0%	29 (4.3%)	21 (3.1%)	511 (75.0%)	65 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	52 (7.6%)	11.5	2552^nd of 2740 public middle schools	6.9%		12.8	2523^rd of 2761 public middle schools	8.6%	29	8.7	8.7	30.5	20.8	19.0	23.2	8.3	11.7	9.5	9.8	$652	$652	$00
Sequoia Middle	Public	6-8	265 Boyd Rd.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 934-8174	882	34	25.7	50.1%	216 (24.5%)	27 (3.1%)	337 (38.2%)	164 (18.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	134 (15.2%)	68.4	729^th of 2740 public middle schools	73.4%		70.4	664^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.0%	65	41.9	41.9	56.0	59.5	56.8	57.5	40.7	44.5	45.4	43.4	$126	$115	$11
M. H. Stanley Middle	Public	6-8	3455 School St.	Lafayette	94549	Contra Costa County	Lafayette Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 927-3530	1,117	59	18.9	5.0%	629 (56.3%)	2 (0.2%)	121 (10.8%)	149 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (19.3%)	95.4	129^th of 2740 public middle schools	95.3%		95	155^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.4%	26	63.3	63.3	81.5	80.3	71.3	77.5	77.7	79.1	70.9	75.8	$17,461	$1,393	$16,068
Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	181 Viking Dr.	Pleasant Hill	94523	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 686-6136	819	34	24.2	49.7%	263 (32.1%)	28 (3.4%)	273 (33.3%)	131 (16.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	120 (14.7%)	66.8	768^th of 2740 public middle schools	72.0%		68.2	714^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.1%	54	44.6	44.6	56.4	49.4	57.7	54.4	45.3	38.3	48.2	43.9	$317	$271	$46
Stone Valley Middle	Public	6-8	3001 Miranda Ave.	Alamo	94507	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-5800	586	27	21.6	8.4%	367 (62.6%)	6 (1.0%)	59 (10.1%)	82 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	69 (11.8%)	90.1	261^st of 2740 public middle schools	90.5%		92.7	206^th of 2761 public middle schools	92.5%	55	50.8	50.8	71.4	71.7	81.2	74.9	61.0	59.9	66.1	62.4	$14,486	$118	$14,368
El Dorado Middle	Public	6-8	1750 West St.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 682-5700	861	37	23.5	75.4%	139 (16.1%)	24 (2.8%)	489 (56.8%)	96 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.4%)	91 (10.6%)	19.8	2230^th of 2740 public middle schools	18.6%		19	2268^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.9%	38	17.7	17.7	27.4	33.9	26.0	29.4	18.0	20.5	14.1	17.8	$407	$407	$00
Pine Hollow Middle	Public	6-8	5522 Pine Hollow Rd.	Concord	94521	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 672-5444	538	25	21.2	57.1%	152 (28.3%)	17 (3.2%)	204 (37.9%)	95 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	66 (12.3%)	47	1276^th of 2740 public middle schools	53.4%		54.3	1063^rd of 2761 public middle schools	61.5%	213	33.1	33.1	44.2	44.0	47.4	45.1	35.9	27.7	35.1	32.9	$273	$249	$24

Frequently Asked Questions about Walnut Creek Intermediate

Is Walnut Creek Intermediate a good school?

Yes. Walnut Creek Intermediate ranks in the top 6.2% of California middle schools.

What district is Walnut Creek Intermediate in?

Walnut Creek Elementary

What high school do graduates of Walnut Creek Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Walnut Creek Intermediate usually go on to attend Las Lomas High

How many students attend Walnut Creek Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 940 students attended Walnut Creek Intermediate.

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Creek Intermediate?

Students at Walnut Creek Intermediate are 48% White, 19% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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