The Parkmead Elementary campus, in the Walnut Creek School District, houses two schools, the Parkmead Community School and the Parkmead Active Learning School (PALS).
The school's principal is Kathleen Scott.
The following data is from 2008-09, unless otherwise noted:
- 2009 Base API: 938
- 2010 STAR results: 85 percent of 2nd-5th graders proficient or advanced in language arts
- Percentage of parents who are college graduates: 42
- Percentage of students who are English learners: 4.5
- Percentage of students who are: White, 66.1; Asian, 6.8; Filipino, 2.8; Hispanic, 5.5; African-American, 1.; Pacific Islander, 0.
- Percentage who students who receive free or reduced-priced lunches: 5.1
- Number of expulsions/suspensions: expulsions, 0; suspensions, 6; 1 involving drugs or violence.
Sources: California Department of Education, Ed-Data and the Walnut Creek School District
Bancroft Elementary School is part of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District and serves approximately 500 kindergarten through fifth grade students. As the home of the Bobcats, the school's programs include a highly acclaimed music program, a slate of after-school enrichment classes, a gifted and talented program, a weekly homework club, and a student council-run recycling program.
Built in 1968, the school consists of four air-conditioned pods that house classrooms, a library, a technology lab, rooms for instrumental music programs, five newer classrooms, a plaza, outdoor tables, and the student-created Bobcat Mascot mural. New play structures and play surfaces were installed in 2004 on the main and kindergarten yards, and the students help maintain a large school garden.
The school's principal is Linda Schuler.
The following data is from 2008-09, unless otherwise noted:
- 2009 Base API: 903
- 2010 STAR results: 77 percent of 2nd-5th graders proficient or advanced in language arts
- Percentage of parents who are college graduates: 38
- Percentage of students who are English learners: 13.1
- Percentage of students who are: White, 57; Asian, 21; Hispanic, 8.6; Filipino, 3.4; African-American, 2.5; Pacific Islander, 2.3.
- Percentage who students who receive free or reduced-priced lunches: 6.5
- Number of expulsions/suspensions: expulsions, 0; suspensions, 7; 2 involving drugs or violence
Sources: California Department of Education and Ed-Data
Walnut Heights Elementary School has served students in the Walnut Creek School District since 1951. The school offers an accelerated reading program, an extended day kindergarden, a library media center, a computer lab and a recycling program.
The school's principal is Susan Drews.
The following data is from 2008-09, unless otherwise noted:
- 2009 Base API: 935
- 2010 STAR results: 81 percent of 2nd-5th graders proficient or advanced in language arts
- Percentage of parents who are college graduates: 44
- Percentage of students who are English learners: 7.2
- Percentage of students who are: White, 72.3; Asian, 3.9; Filipino, 1.1; Hispanic, 7.2; African-American, 1.7
- Percentage who students who receive free or reduced-priced lunches: 6.8
- Number of expulsions/suspensions involving drugs or violence: expulsions, 0; suspensions, 0
Source: California Department of Education and Ed-Data
Murwood Elementary School educates some 400 local K-5 students in the Walnut Creek School District. Murwood has been recognized as a California Distinguished School by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The Murwood Advisory Council, a school site council made up of six staff members and six parents, helps the principal develop and implement improvements to be made around the school.
The school's principal is Lisa Cheney.
The following data is from 2008-09, unless otherwise noted:
- 2009 Base API: 887
- 2010 STAR results: 76 percent of 2nd-5th graders proficient or advanced in language art
- Percentage of parents who are college graduates: 32
- Percentage of students who are English learners: 8.8
- Percentage of students who are: White, 56.7; Asian, 12.9; Hispanic, 14.7; Filipino, 1.7; African-American, 1; Pacific Islander, 0.2.
- Percentage who students who receive free or reduced-priced lunches: 9.9
- Number of expulsions/suspensions: expulsions, 0; suspensions, 3; 2 involving drugs or violence
Sources: California Department of Education, Ed-Data and the Walnut Creek School District
