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Castle Rock Elementary

Public Grades K-5
847th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 85% of California elementary schools
Summary

Castle Rock Elementary serves 684 students in grades K–5 in Diamond Bar, California, within Walnut Valley Unified. Its 2025–2026 results were above California averages in English language arts (ELA), math and science. The most important local finding is that it had the lowest all-grades results in all three subjects among the five nearby same-district K–5 schools.

Math is Castle Rock’s strongest subject against broader benchmarks, while science is its largest gap against nearby peers. In 2025–2026, the school scored 68% in math, 29 points above the state, but 5 points below the district and 7 below the nearby peers’ 75% average. Its ELA score was 66%—17 points above the state, 10 below the district and 7 below peers’ 73% average. In science, it scored 52%, 16 points above the state but 11 below the district and 13 below peers’ 66% average. ELA results also point to a concern in the upper tested grades: grades 4 and 5 were both below the schoolwide result, and the school ranked lowest among the five peers in each grade.

Scores have fallen since 2022–2023: ELA declined 8 points, math 2 and science 6, even as state results rose and the school’s lead over the state narrowed. SchoolDigger ranks Castle Rock at the 85th percentile statewide and gives it four stars; the district ranks at the 94th percentile with five stars, and the five nearby same-district schools rank between the 88th and 96th percentiles. The student–teacher ratio was 26.1 in 2024–2025, and 27% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, within the 25%–29% range among same-district K–5 peers. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves Asian Students stands out: the group ranked at the 37th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s overall 85th percentile. For Special Education Students, the 2025–2026 ranking was the 71st percentile, 14 points below the school overall.

684
Students ?
26.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,254
Per pupil spending ?
26.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
≥ 99%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
 2975 Castle Rock Rd.
       Diamond Bar, CA  91765-3420

(909) 598-5006

District: Walnut Valley Unified


Students who attend Castle Rock Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    South Pointe Middle
High:    Diamond Bar High
Racial breakdown:

Asian:
70.2%
Hispanic:
19.3%
Two or more races:
5.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (64% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Near the bottom of Walnut Valley Unified's ranking
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school64%
District avg72%
California avg42%
847th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Top 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2016
From top 6% (2016) to top 15% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 9Elementary Schools in the Walnut Valley Unified
81st of 1,530Walnut 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202686.3847 of 581785.4%★★★★☆
202590.9613 of 585789.5%★★★★☆
202488.4791 of 586986.5%★★★★☆
202391.9577 of 585990.2%★★★★★
202292.0596 of 588389.9%★★★★☆
201989.4675 of 578988.3%★★★★☆
201889.0684 of 566287.9%★★★★☆
201790.6600 of 569289.5%★★★★☆
201694.4349 of 561493.8%★★★★★
201591.2556 of 561190.1%★★★★★
201392.0329 of 553094.1%★★★★★
201287.7569 of 539089.4%★★★★☆
201191.0382 of 537792.9%★★★★★
201091.1387 of 531492.7%★★★★★
200991.2405 of 519392.2%★★★★★
200884.9755 of 511385.2%★★★★☆
200782.6869 of 511383.0%★★★★☆
200681.0923 of 481880.8%★★★★☆
200583.5789 of 482283.6%★★★★☆
200480.1882 of 480981.7%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202647.4766 of 121036.7%★★☆☆☆
202557.2660 of 120345.1%★★☆☆☆
202454.8690 of 120542.7%★★☆☆☆
202360.0607 of 119049.0%★★☆☆☆
202262.4552 of 115452.2%★★★☆☆
201962.3514 of 114955.3%★★★☆☆
201861.9521 of 107151.4%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202255.8691 of 222769.0%★★★☆☆
201958.0770 of 258570.2%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202479.2250 of 316292.1%★★★★★
202376.9324 of 324590.0%★★★★★
202279.8299 of 331191.0%★★★★★
201996.672 of 327597.8%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202685.7784 of 558186.0%★★★★☆
202591.9454 of 559791.9%★★★★★
202488.4697 of 561287.6%★★★★☆
202387.8752 of 560986.6%★★★★☆
202290.0636 of 563588.7%★★★★☆
201985.2809 of 549285.3%★★★★☆
201885.7790 of 541385.4%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202679.5718 of 509485.9%★★★★☆
202573.31044 of 510779.6%★★★★☆
202468.61252 of 510775.5%★★★★☆
202379.6751 of 508785.2%★★★★☆
202288.6409 of 508492.0%★★★★★
201960.91637 of 496367.0%★★★☆☆
201857.41765 of 483063.5%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202685.6533 of 542390.2%★★★★★
202594.6189 of 546096.5%★★★★★
202490.1447 of 551791.9%★★★★★
202395.9164 of 536396.9%★★★★★
202295.0182 of 526496.5%★★★★★
201990.7280 of 517394.6%★★★★★
201885.8461 of 508490.9%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202684.0856 of 560384.7%★★★★☆
202587.5717 of 562887.3%★★★★☆
202485.7842 of 564385.1%★★★★☆
202392.0503 of 563891.1%★★★★★
202291.8524 of 566390.7%★★★★★
201990.2570 of 551089.7%★★★★☆
201889.0629 of 543188.4%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202658.7840 of 292771.3%★★★★☆
202555.4898 of 284768.5%★★★☆☆
202459.6732 of 263572.2%★★★★☆
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)92nd percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)90th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)86th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)86th percentile~ school
Male (2026)85th percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)71st percentile-14 vs school
Disabled (2022)69th percentile-21 vs school
Asian (2026)37th percentile-49 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics68%+29 vs state
English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state
Science52%+16 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Castle Rock Elementary

In the 2024-25 school year, 684 students attended Castle Rock Elementary.

Students at Castle Rock Elementary are 70% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 1% African American.

Students who attend Castle Rock Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : South Pointe Middle
High : Diamond Bar High

Castle Rock Elementary ranks 847th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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