How to read the California School Dashboard for Walnut Creek schools
The California School Dashboard is the state's official report card. For English and math it reports how far a school's average test score sits above or below the grade-level standard on the state tests, in points. A positive number means students scored above standard on average. For context, California as a whole scored 8.1 points below standard in English and 42.4 points below in math on the 2025 Dashboard. The Dashboard also reports chronic absenteeism (the share of students missing 10% or more of school days) for kindergarten to grade 8, and the four-year graduation rate for high schools.
All figures on this page come from the California Department of Education's 2025 Dashboard data files, for all students at each school. They are one year of results. Read the school's own School Accountability Report Card and visit before relying on them, and remember that a school's results say nothing about which addresses it serves.
Walnut Creek school districts compared
Three public districts serve Walnut Creek addresses. Walnut Creek School District runs seven kindergarten to grade 8 schools in the city, in ZIPs 94595 to 94598. Its graduates move on to Acalanes Union High School District, whose enrollment page lists Walnut Creek Intermediate and Tice Creek among its partner feeder schools. Mt. Diablo Unified runs Northgate High, Foothill Middle and three elementary schools in ZIP 94598, in the northeast of the city.
| District (2025 Dashboard) | English, points vs standard | Math, points vs standard | Chronic absenteeism | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Creek School District (K-8) | +49.7 | +36.7 | 9.7% | n/a |
| Acalanes Union High School District (9-12) | +95.2 | +49.5 | n/a | 97.7% |
| Mt. Diablo Unified (K-12, whole district) | -11.2 | -41.1 | 18.4% | 89.9% |
| State of California | -8.1 | -42.4 | 17.1% | 87.8% |
Mt. Diablo Unified's district figure covers Concord, Pleasant Hill, Clayton, Bay Point and other communities as well as northeast Walnut Creek, so its Walnut Creek schools are listed one by one below. Their results differ a lot from the district average.
Walnut Creek elementary schools
Buena Vista Elementary (Walnut Creek School District)
Buena Vista Elementary serves grades K-5 at 2355 San Juan Avenue (94597). On the 2025 Dashboard it scored 55.8 points above standard in English language arts and 57.5 above in math, with 7.4% of students chronically absent.
Walnut Heights Elementary (Walnut Creek School District)
Walnut Heights Elementary serves grades K-5 at 4064 Walnut Boulevard (94596). On the 2025 Dashboard it scored 42.2 points above standard, 7.1 points lower than the year before, in English language arts and 40.5 above in math, with chronic absenteeism of 8.8%.
Murwood Elementary (Walnut Creek School District)
Murwood Elementary serves grades K-5 at 2050 Vanderslice Avenue (94596). On the 2025 Dashboard it scored 39.9 points above standard, up 12.0 points, in English language arts and 22.4 above in math, with chronic absenteeism of 13.1%.
Indian Valley Elementary (Walnut Creek School District)
Indian Valley Elementary serves grades K-5 at 551 Marshall Drive (94598). On the 2025 Dashboard it scored 34.4 points above standard in English language arts and 32.8 above in math, with chronic absenteeism of 9.9%.
Parkmead Elementary (Walnut Creek School District)
Parkmead Elementary serves grades K-5 at 1920 Magnolia Way (94595). On the 2025 Dashboard it scored 29.4 points above standard, down 10.9 points, in English language arts and 23.2 above in math, with chronic absenteeism of 6.4%.
Walnut Acres Elementary (Mt. Diablo Unified)
Walnut Acres Elementary serves grades K-5 at 180 Cerezo Drive (94598). On the 2025 Dashboard it scored 70.1 points above standard in English language arts and 57.1 above in math, the highest English result of any K-5 school in the city. Chronic absenteeism was 6.3%.
Valle Verde Elementary (Mt. Diablo Unified)
Valle Verde Elementary serves grades K-5 at 3275 Peachwillow Lane (94598). On the 2025 Dashboard it scored 47.5 points above standard in English language arts and 52.6 above, up 18.0 points in math, with the lowest chronic absenteeism of the group at 5.1%.
Bancroft Elementary (Mt. Diablo Unified)
Bancroft Elementary serves grades K-5 at 2200 Parish Drive (94598). On the 2025 Dashboard it scored 25.5 points above standard in English language arts and 21.6 above in math, with chronic absenteeism of 9.2%.
Walnut Creek middle and K-8 schools
Walnut Creek Intermediate (Walnut Creek School District)
Walnut Creek Intermediate serves grades 6-8 at 2425 Walnut Boulevard (94597). On the 2025 Dashboard it scored 50.8 points above standard, up 14.3 points, in English language arts and 30.2 above in math; chronic absenteeism was 12.0%. It is the district's main middle school, and its graduates go on to Acalanes Union high schools.
Tice Creek School (Walnut Creek School District)
Tice Creek School serves grades K-8 at 1847 Newell Avenue (94595). On the 2025 Dashboard it scored 79.8 points above standard in English language arts and 64.2 above in math, the highest results among the district's schools. It opened in 2015 and has its own, earlier transfer deadline (see below).
Foothill Middle (Mt. Diablo Unified)
Foothill Middle serves grades 6-8 at 2775 Cedro Lane (94598). On the 2025 Dashboard it scored 50.0 points above standard, up 11.0 points, in English language arts and 30.3 above in math; chronic absenteeism was 7.9%. Mt. Diablo Unified's feeder chart lists Foothill as the middle school for Walnut Acres and Valle Verde, and Foothill or Oak Grove for Bancroft.
Eagle Peak Montessori (charter authorized by Mt. Diablo Unified)
Eagle Peak Montessori serves grades 1-8 at 800 Hutchinson Road (94598). On the 2025 Dashboard it scored 34.7 points above standard in English language arts and 11.0 below in math; chronic absenteeism was 2.0%. It is a locally funded charter school, open since 2001, so admission works by application rather than address.
Walnut Creek high schools
Las Lomas High School (Acalanes Union High School District)
Las Lomas High at 1460 South Main Street serves grades 9 to 12. On the 2025 Dashboard it scored 62.2 points above standard in English, down 11.8 points from the year before, and 15.3 points above in math. Its four-year graduation rate was 98.4%, against 97.7% for the Acalanes district and 87.8% statewide.
Northgate High School (Mt. Diablo Unified)
Northgate High at 425 Castle Rock Road serves grades 9 to 12. It scored 63.3 points above standard in English and 2.6 points above in math on the 2025 Dashboard, with a graduation rate of 98.7%. Mt. Diablo Unified's feeder chart lists Northgate as the high school for Foothill Middle students, and Northgate or Ygnacio Valley for students from Bancroft.
Acalanes Center for Independent Study (Acalanes Union High School District)
The district's independent study school at 1963 Tice Valley Boulevard is a school of choice for grades 9 to 12. Its 2025 graduation rate was 91.4%. Its tested group was small (19 students), so its English and math results swing widely from year to year.
School choice in Walnut Creek: transfers and charters
Intra-district transfers in the Walnut Creek School District
Walnut Creek School District families can ask for a school other than their home school. The district grants transfers on space availability. For 2026-27, applications opened January 5, 2026 and closed March 1, 2026, except for Tice Creek, which closed February 17, 2026. The district says the window follows Board Policy 5116.1. Expect similar dates each year and check the district's transfer page each winter.
Mt. Diablo Unified transfers and feeder patterns
Mt. Diablo Unified publishes a feeder chart showing which middle and high schools follow each elementary school, plus an intradistrict transfer process for requests outside that pattern. Check both before you buy if you are counting on a particular high school.
Interdistrict transfers and Acalanes residency checks
Acalanes Union High School District verifies residency for every ninth and tenth grader, and for older students who have moved. Students from outside the district need an approved interdistrict transfer first. Ask the district about current transfer availability; do not assume a place.
How to check which schools serve a Walnut Creek address
District lines in Walnut Creek do not follow ZIP codes or neighborhood names, and two houses on nearby streets can be in different districts. Never rely on a listing, a map app or this page to tell you which schools serve a home. Instead:
- Use the Acalanes Union High School District's Schoolsite Locator, which shows the attendance boundary overlays for its high schools.
- Use Mt. Diablo Unified's school locator for northeast Walnut Creek addresses.
- Call the Walnut Creek School District office at 960 Ygnacio Valley Road (925-944-6850) to confirm the home school for kindergarten to grade 8; its WCSD Boundaries page is listed under enrollment.
- Ask the district for the current school year's boundaries in writing, since boundaries and feeder patterns can change.
Then read each school's Dashboard page and visit. For homes and prices across the city, see the Walnut Creek real estate guide and the Walnut Creek ZIP code guide.