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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 94526

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At a glance

Schools

8,100

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedJohn Baldwin Elementary72^nd of 5,817 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Vista Grande Elementary up 180 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Montair Elementary 19.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Zip code 94526 has nine schools—five elementary, two middle and two high schools—all in San Ramon Valley Unified. In 2025–2026, the schools’ averages were above state results in every subject: by 28 percentage points in English, 33 in math and 29 in science. The most important finding is that strong results across the area do not mean every school performs alike: local results vary substantially, especially in elementary math and science.

John Baldwin Elementary is the clearest standout, leading elementary schools in fifth-grade English, math and science with 97%, 96% and 83% proficient. Montair Elementary is lowest in those subjects at 70%, 59% and 48%, respectively, but remains above state results. Baldwin’s lead over Montair is 27 points in English, 37 in math and 35 in science. Among high schools, Monte Vista High leads San Ramon Valley High by 2 points in 11th-grade English, 12 in math and 19 in 10th-grade science. The middle schools are closer: Charlotte Wood Middle leads in eighth-grade English, while Los Cerros Middle leads in math and science, by about 3 points in each subject.

Science improved most across the schools between 2024–2025 and 2025–2026: the average rose 6 points, compared with 2 points in math, while English was essentially flat. The area’s advantage over the state widened by 2 points in science and 1 point in math, but narrowed by 1 point in English. SchoolDigger rankings also place John Baldwin 71st among 5,804 state elementary schools and Monte Vista 77th among 2,137 high schools. School profiles offer context, not explanations for results: for example, Greenbrook Elementary and Montair each reported 7% free/reduced lunch eligible in school year 2024–2025, yet Greenbrook led Montair in fifth-grade English, math and science by 11, 19 and 15 points.

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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)								Vaccination (2024-25)		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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 11th 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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Charlotte Wood Middle	Public	6-8	600 El Capitan Dr.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-4400	853	37	22.8	5.2%	466 (54.6%)	9 (1.1%)	91 (10.7%)	178 (20.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	106 (12.4%)	95.9	112^th of 2740 public middle schools	95.9%		93.9	182^nd of 2761 public middle schools	93.4%	70		66.4				66.4				80.4	82.5	80.6		81.1				71.9	68.9	68.3		69.8			$14,785	$184	$14,601
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%)	94.4	383^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	93.4%		92.9	478^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.8%	95	69.4					69.4	74.0	74.7	82.3					76.6	83.6	67.8	79.0					76.1	≥ 98%		$13,442	$25	$13,417
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%)	94.7	351^st of 5817 public elementary schools	94.0%		93.6	431^st of 5857 public elementary schools	92.6%	80	63.2					63.2	73.7	75.7	81.1					76.7	78.0	78.1	78.3					78.1	≥ 99%		$17,115	$313	$16,802
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%)	97.9	72^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	98.8%		97.7	92^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.4%	20	83.1					83.1	72.3	88.1	97.2					86.2	83.1	91.0	95.8					90.2	≥ 99%		$14,134	$25	$14,109
Los Cerros Middle	Public	6-8	968 Blemer Rd.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 855-6800	486	24	19.9	5.1%	295 (60.7%)	4 (0.8%)	40 (8.2%)	91 (18.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.9%)	94.8	148^th of 2740 public middle schools	94.6%		94.7	161^st of 2761 public middle schools	94.2%	13		69.1				69.1				81.2	70.9	78.1		76.8				74.4	66.9	71.0		70.8			$17,461	$305	$17,156
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%)	86.2	852^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	85.4%		84.1	956^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.7%	104	48.0					48.0	63.2	72.7	69.9					69.2	70.2	66.7	58.9					65.3	≥ 98%		$19,766	$405	$19,361
Monte Vista High	Public	9-12	3131 Stone Valley Rd.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 552-2800	2,042	93	22.0	5.4%	864 (42.3%)	21 (1.0%)	174 (8.5%)	777 (38.1%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	199 (9.7%)	95.5	77^th of 2135 public high schools	96.4%		96.6	67^th of 2162 public high schools	96.9%	10			65.6		64.2	64.6							78.9	78.9							64.4	64.4			$15,582	$150	$15,432
San Ramon Valley High	Public	9-12	501 Danville Blvd.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 552-3000	2,036	90	22.7	5.7%	1,284 (63.1%)	17 (0.8%)	241 (11.8%)	288 (14.1%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	200 (9.8%)	87.9	244^th of 2135 public high schools	88.6%		93.3	138^th of 2162 public high schools	93.6%	106			46.2		52.7	49.3							76.6	76.6							52.0	52.0			$19,085	$437	$18,648
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%)	94.9	336^th of 5817 public elementary schools	94.2%		92.4	516^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.2%	180	69.2					69.2	75.7	76.6	76.1					76.1	83.8	79.2	69.6					77.0	≥ 99%		$14,224	$25	$14,199

Cities Near Zip Code 94526

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Danville	0.62 mi	14	29^th
San Ramon	2.66 mi	20	73^rd
Alamo	3.56 mi	4	35^th
Walnut Creek	6.23 mi	16	89^th
Dublin	6.99 mi	17	70^th

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

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.