Best Public Schools in Zip Code 94598

Summary:

The 94598 zip code area is home to 8 schools, including 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 2 high schools, all part of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, except for Indian Valley Elementary which is part of the Walnut Creek Elementary District, and Contra Costa School of Performing Arts which is a public charter school.

The standout schools in this area are Northgate High School, which has consistently ranked among the top 141 high schools in California and has exceptional graduation and test score metrics, and the elementary schools of Walnut Acres and Valle Verde, which are also top-performing schools in the state. In contrast, Contra Costa School of Performing Arts lags behind on several key metrics compared to the traditional public schools in the area.

The data suggests a correlation between socioeconomic factors, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and academic performance, with schools serving more economically disadvantaged populations tending to have lower test scores and other metrics. Additionally, the Walnut Creek Elementary District appears to outperform the larger Mt. Diablo Unified District on several measures, highlighting the importance of school choice and finding the best educational fit for a child's needs.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				CAST Science (2023)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2023)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2023)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	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 End of Course	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 End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	Total
Contra Costa School of Performing Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	2730 Mitchell Dr.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Contra Costa School of Performing Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 235-1130	341	21	16.3	37.0%	102 (29.9%)	40 (11.7%)	138 (40.5%)	12 (3.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (13.5%)	30.1	1415^th of 2348 public high schools	39.7%		61.4	684^th of 2123 public high schools	67.8%	731		16.7	22.9		19.0				23.7	25.0	36.7	50.0	32.3				18.4	17.1	20.0	11.1	17.1
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	675	25	27.0	11.0%	198 (29.3%)	4 (0.6%)	180 (26.7%)	97 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	192 (28.4%)	79.2	1193^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	79.7%		82.8	1053^rd of 5883 public elementary schools	82.1%	140	49.5				49.5	53.1	60.8	59.1					57.5	64.9	65.4	47.3					59.9		$10,843
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	876	34	25.6	8.0%	401 (45.8%)	3 (0.3%)	135 (15.4%)	145 (16.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	190 (21.7%)	93.2	200^th of 2802 public middle schools	92.9%		89.2	291^st of 2740 public middle schools	89.4%	91		56.2			56.2				71.4	76.9	71.8		73.2				64.1	59.5	54.7		59.8		$11,145
Northgate High	Public	9-12	425 Castle Rock Rd.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 938-0900	1,507	62	24.1	9.8%	668 (44.3%)	19 (1.3%)	248 (16.5%)	286 (19.0%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	272 (18.0%)	91.9	142^nd of 2348 public high schools	94.0%		95.2	109^th of 2123 public high schools	94.9%	33			56.1	47.7	52.1							80.7	80.7							53.6	53.6		$11,819
Valle Verde Elementary	Public	K-5	3275 Peachwillow Ln.	Walnut Creek	94598	Contra Costa County	Mt. Diablo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 939-5700	467	15	31.1	8.4%	147 (31.5%)	5 (1.1%)	50 (10.7%)	71 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	193 (41.3%)	92.3	556^th of 5874 public elementary schools	90.5%		89.8	699^th of 5883 public elementary schools	88.1%	143	62.7				62.7	72.9	65.7	74.7					71.2	80.0	73.2	62.2					70.9	96.5	$12,423
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	638	21	30.3	6.9%	253 (39.7%)	7 (1.1%)	91 (14.3%)	79 (12.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	208 (32.6%)	93.8	452^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	92.3%		94.3	418^th of 5883 public elementary schools	92.9%	34	63.2				63.2	77.1	86.3	62.1					75.3	85.3	77.9	69.5					78.2		$11,864
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	293	9	32.5	9.9%	110 (37.5%)	4 (1.4%)	56 (19.1%)	52 (17.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (23.9%)	80.9	1136^th of 5874 public elementary schools	80.7%		83.3	1035^th of 5883 public elementary schools	82.4%	101	73.2	80.0			75.4	67.4	60.0	78.1	75.0	91.3	95.0		75.7	44.2	56.7	53.7	36.1	56.5	75.0		51.3
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	356	15	23.7	14.9%	154 (43.3%)	9 (2.5%)	65 (18.3%)	72 (20.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (15.2%)	86.9	876^th of 5874 public elementary schools	85.1%		88.4	782^nd of 5883 public elementary schools	86.7%	94	55.6				55.6	55.1	64.0	70.5					62.9	71.4	68.6	64.4					68.3		$7,467

Cities Near Zip Code 94598

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Walnut Creek	0.26 mi	17	110^th
Concord	1.28 mi	31	612^th
Pleasant Hill	2.48 mi	14	296^th
Alamo	3.38 mi	4	40^th
Lafayette	4.08 mi	7	8^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.

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