Is Valhalla Elementary a good school?

Valhalla Elementary ranks 1219 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valhalla Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 631 students attended Valhalla Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Valhalla Elementary?

Students at Valhalla Elementary are 42% White, 21% Two or more races, 19% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Valhalla Elementary attend?

Students who attend Valhalla Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Valley View Middle High : College Park High

Valhalla Elementary

Summary:

Valhalla Elementary is a public elementary school located in Pleasant Hill, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 631 students. It is part of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District, which is ranked 789 out of 1,568 school districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valhalla Elementary consistently ranks in the top 15% of California elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Valhalla Elementary had 59.03% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 45.52% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, Valhalla Elementary had 59.68% of students proficient or better, compared to 37.33% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school performs exceptionally well for Hispanic and low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 10% and top 15% of California elementary schools, respectively, in these subgroups.

However, Valhalla Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 3.1% in 2020-2021 to 20.3% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average of 18.5%. The school's performance for Asian and multi-racial students is more mixed, with rankings in the middle to lower range of California elementary schools, and White students perform slightly below the state average. Nearby schools, such as Morello Park Elementary and John Swett Elementary, which are part of the Martinez Unified School District, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with proficiency rates exceeding those of Valhalla Elementary in some areas.

Detail:

Public K-5

530 Kiki Dr.
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-1717

(925) 687-1700

District: Mt. Diablo Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1219^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,350

Students who attend Valhalla Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Valley View Middle
High:	College Park High

Student/teacher ratio: 27.4

Number of students: 631

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.5%

Two or more races:

21.4%

Hispanic:

18.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 15.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Valhalla Elementary ranks better than 79.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 30 ranked elementary schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.48. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Valhalla Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (42.5%), two or more races (21.4%), Hispanic (18.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 15.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Valhalla Elementary is 27.4. 18 elementary schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Valhalla Elementary is $11,350. 21 elementary schools in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Valhalla Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Valhalla Elementary 1219^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Valhalla Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Mt. Diablo Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Mt. Diablo Unified 789^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Valhalla Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Valhalla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	76.17	1068^th	4809	77.8%
2005	83.09	809^th	4822	83.2%
2006	80.15	958^th	4818	80.1%
2007	83.98	796^th	5113	84.4%
2008	80.69	945^th	5113	81.5%
2009	82.39	859^th	5193	83.5%
2010	84.59	749^th	5314	85.9%
2011	84.43	759^th	5377	85.9%
2012	85.54	697^th	5390	87.1%
2013	74.26	1360^th	5530	75.4%
2015	85.32	865^th	5611	84.6%
2016	83.50	983^rd	5614	82.5%
2017	90.86	589^th	5692	89.7%
2018	87.19	786^th	5662	86.1%
2019	86.93	795^th	5789	86.3%
2021	78.65	292^nd	1417	79.4%
2022	89.51	715^th	5883	87.8%
2023	88.57	791^st	5874	86.5%
2024	78.48	1219^th	5862	79.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Valhalla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	66.78	224^th	610	63.3%
2023	61.86	277^th	669	58.6%
2024	46.95	415^th	669	38.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Valhalla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	77.74	385^th	2634	85.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Valhalla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	88.55	340^th	5084	93.3%
2019	77.57	823^rd	5173	84.1%
2021	63.72	320^th	1110	71.2%
2022	90.44	334^th	5264	93.7%
2023	81.80	702^nd	5374	86.9%
2024	51.57	2288^th	5511	58.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Valhalla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	85.01	825^th	5413	84.8%
2019	87.65	683^rd	5492	87.6%
2021	74.38	298^th	1267	76.5%
2022	86.41	796^th	5635	85.9%
2023	88.94	697^th	5617	87.6%
2024	79.10	1130^th	5605	79.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Valhalla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	56.82	793^rd	2585	69.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Valhalla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.06	733^rd	5431	86.5%
2019	83.96	863^rd	5510	84.3%
2021	79.55	254^th	1272	80.0%
2022	90.03	623^rd	5663	89.0%
2023	85.49	843^rd	5650	85.1%
2024	74.90	1280^th	5636	77.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Valhalla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.86	479^th	1071	55.3%
2023	74.97	274^th	1190	77.0%
2024	48.52	774^th	1203	35.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Valhalla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	87.69	385^th	4830	92.0%
2019	92.85	199^th	4963	96.0%
2022	88.53	414^th	5084	91.9%
2023	89.08	389^th	5098	92.4%
2024	75.65	914^th	5102	82.1%

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Rank History for White students at Valhalla Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.84	904^th	2737	67.0%
2019	70.75	792^nd	2834	72.1%
2022	60.98	1124^th	2726	58.8%
2023	65.08	961^st	2662	63.9%
2024	55.57	1246^th	2647	52.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Valhalla Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	533	9	46	21	0	n/a	n/a	609
1989	589	10	49	35	1	n/a	n/a	684
1990	607	10	46	22	1	n/a	n/a	686
1991	572	6	58	30	3	n/a	n/a	669
1992	537	4	61	33	3	n/a	n/a	638
1993	540	3	63	33	3	n/a	n/a	642
1994	533	4	71	38	3	n/a	n/a	649
1995	549	6	56	45	1	n/a	n/a	657
1996	549	6	56	45	1	n/a	n/a	657
1997	528	6	63	44	1	n/a	n/a	642
1998	478	6	53	40	1	n/a	n/a	578
1999	461	7	48	41	0	n/a	n/a	557
2000	465	7	50	42	1	n/a	n/a	565
2001	453	7	56	37	1	n/a	n/a	554
2002	417	5	55	39	1	n/a	n/a	517
2003	417	5	55	39	1	n/a	n/a	517
2004	407	12	65	45	2	n/a	n/a	531
2005	392	16	57	44	1	n/a	n/a	510
2006	387	11	59	57	1	n/a	n/a	515
2007	378	16	68	62	1	n/a	n/a	525
2008	363	11	61	72	1	n/a	n/a	508
2009	378	13	71	71	2	1	8	544
2010	396	13	64	97	4	3	17	594
2011	352	14	65	90	4	0	29	554
2012	342	17	63	93	2	1	38	556
2013	340	15	61	106	2	2	49	575
2014	331	17	67	112	1	3	50	581
2015	279	19	68	118	0	3	55	542
2016	265	18	77	123	0	3	68	554
2017	260	15	76	125	0	3	102	581
2018	222	10	72	128	0	1	114	547
2019	221	13	73	119	0	0	143	569
2020	225	6	75	129	1	1	137	574
2021	231	6	69	124	1	1	131	563
2022	247	9	87	110	0	1	125	579
2023	268	10	98	119	0	1	135	631

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Valhalla Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	609	23.0	26.4	n/a
1989	684	27.5	24.8	n/a
1990	686	26.5	25.8	n/a
1991	669	26.5	25.2	n/a
1992	638	26.9	23.7	5.5
1993	642	24.5	26.2	6.7
1994	649	23.5	27.6	6
1995	657	24.0	27.4	7.5
1996	657	24.0	27.4	7.5
1997	642	25.0	25.7	6.4
1998	578	25.0	23.1	5.5
1999	557	27.0	20.6	3.1
2000	565	24.0	23.5	3.9
2001	554	25.8	21.5	3.2
2002	517	24.0	21.5	4.3
2003	517	24.0	21.5	4.3
2004	531	23.0	23.1	6.6
2005	510	22.0	23.2	9.2
2006	515	23.0	22.4	0
2007	525	23.8	22.1	7
2008	508	26.8	19.0	11.4
2009	544	25.0	20.1	10.1
2010	594	22.0	27.0	17.3
2011	554	n/a	n/a	15.7
2012	556	23.3	23.8	n/a
2013	575	23.2	24.7	15.7
2014	581	21.0	27.6	19.6
2015	542	21.0	25.8	19.9
2016	554	21.0	26.3	21.5
2017	581	23.0	25.2	20.1
2018	547	25.6	21.3	22.5
2019	569	22.5	25.2	21.6
2020	574	n/a	n/a	17.6
2021	563	22.0	25.5	16.9
2022	579	22.0	26.3	20.9
2023	631	23.0	27.4	15.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Valhalla Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	609	23.0	26.4	n/a
1989	684	27.5	24.8	n/a
1990	686	26.5	25.8	n/a
1991	669	26.5	25.2	n/a
1992	638	26.9	23.7	5.5
1993	642	24.5	26.2	6.7
1994	649	23.5	27.6	6
1995	657	24.0	27.4	7.5
1996	657	24.0	27.4	7.5
1997	642	25.0	25.7	6.4
1998	578	25.0	23.1	5.5
1999	557	27.0	20.6	3.1
2000	565	24.0	23.5	3.9
2001	554	25.8	21.5	3.2
2002	517	24.0	21.5	4.3
2003	517	24.0	21.5	4.3
2004	531	23.0	23.1	6.6
2005	510	22.0	23.2	9.2
2006	515	23.0	22.4	0
2007	525	23.8	22.1	7
2008	508	26.8	19.0	11.4
2009	544	25.0	20.1	10.1
2010	594	22.0	27.0	17.3
2011	554	n/a	n/a	15.7
2012	556	23.3	23.8	n/a
2013	575	23.2	24.7	15.7
2014	581	21.0	27.6	19.6
2015	542	21.0	25.8	19.9
2016	554	21.0	26.3	21.5
2017	581	23.0	25.2	20.1
2018	547	25.6	21.3	22.5
2019	569	22.5	25.2	21.6
2020	574	n/a	n/a	17.6
2021	563	22.0	25.5	16.9
2022	579	22.0	26.3	20.9
2023	631	23.0	27.4	15.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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