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Walnut Creek Elementary School District, California

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Walnut Creek Elementary School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 3,547 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Walnut Creek Elementary School District is a school district in California (Contra Costa County). During the 2024 school year, 3,547 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Walnut Creek Elementary School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Sarah Talach20212028
Zetta Reicker20202028
Wenlei Johnson20232026
Heidi Gatty20182026
Aimee Moss20142026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $4,200,000 $1,261 8%
Local: $37,403,000 $11,232 74%
State: $8,790,000 $2,640 17%
Total: $50,393,000 $15,133
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $57,207,000 $17,179
Total Current Expenditures: $44,715,000 $13,427
Instructional Expenditures: $28,290,000 $8,495 49%
Student and Staff Support: $4,900,000 $1,471 9%
Administration: $5,457,000 $1,638 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $6,068,000 $1,822 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $10,317,000 $3,098
Construction: $10,240,000 $3,075
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $2,175,000 $653


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 70 81 45-49 51 PS 75-79 71
2017-2018 71 79 50-59 53 PS 75-79 72
2016-2017 68 78 50-54 45 PS 70-74 71
2015-2016 68 79 50-59 45 PS 75-79 70
2014-2015 63 76 45-49 39 PS 70-74 66
2013-2014 >=50 PS PS PS PS
2012-2013 79 84 60-64 63 >=50 85-89 82
2011-2012 81 90 65-69 60-64 >=50 70-79 84
2010-2011 79 87 55-59 60-64 >=50 80-89 81

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 73 76 45-49 60 PS 75-79 75
2017-2018 73 78 50-59 60 PS 80-84 75
2016-2017 73 76 55-59 59 PS 80-84 75
2015-2016 73 80 50-59 58 PS 80-84 75
2014-2015 71 78 55-59 53 PS 75-79 73
2013-2014 >=50 PS PS PS PS
2012-2013 79 79 65-69 62 >=50 80-84 83
2011-2012 83 84 65-69 65-69 >=50 80-89 86
2010-2011 81 82 55-59 65-69 >=50 80-89 84

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 3,547 3.2
2022-2023 3,435 3.1
2021-2022 3,330 -4.1
2020-2021 3,467 -2.5
2019-2020 3,555 0.3
2018-2019 3,545 -1.4
2017-2018 3,593 0.1
2016-2017 3,589 -0.7
2015-2016 3,613 0.1
2014-2015 3,608 1.4
2013-2014 3,557 0.4
2012-2013 3,543 0.4
2011-2012 3,530 2.2
2010-2011 3,453 4.2
2009-2010 3,309 2.2
2008-2009 3,236 3.4
2007-2008 3,125 -1.5
2006-2007 3,172 -3.1
2005-2006 3,271 -1.2
2004-2005 3,309 -1.1
2003-2004 3,345 0.1
2002-2003 3,340 2.2
2001-2002 3,268 -1.3
2000-2001 3,311 0.2
1999-2000 3,305 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Walnut Creek Elementary School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 18.3 12.1
Black 2.6 4.9
Hispanic 15.5 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.4
Two or More Races 14.9 5.8
White 48.4 20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Walnut Creek Elementary School District had 153.87 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 23.05.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 24.00
Elementary: 129.87
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 153.87

Walnut Creek Elementary School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 9.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 7.00
School Administrators: 9.00
School Administrative Support: 10.94
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 34.41
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.60
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 6.30
Other Support Services: 60.74


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Walnut Creek Elementary School District operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Buena Vista Elementary494KG-5
Indian Valley Elementary363KG-5
Murwood Elementary413KG-5
Parkmead Elementary444KG-5
Tice Creek437KG-8
Walnut Creek Intermediate9936-8
Walnut Heights Elementary402KG-5

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    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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