Walnut Creek Schools
Depending on where you live in Walnut Creek your children could attend schools in any one of a number of school districts as described below. You can generally determine which, by visiting the school districts' web sites and checking on the attandance boundaries, but in any case, please make sure to call the school district and ask as it is never possible to state with absolute certainty, which school your children will attend, as they are sometimes impacted by demand. The School Districts that service the Walnut Creek neighborhoods are as follows.
Walnut Creek School District
A school district with a strong reptation, servicing homes in zip code 94596, the Walnut Creek School District covers Kindergarten through 8th grade, with 9th grade and above being catered for by the excellent Las Lomas High School, which is part of the Acalanes Union High School District.
Mount Diablo Unified School District
With a student population of over 35,000, the Mount Diablo Unified School District, can be characterized as a representative California microcosm. Mount Diablo is one of the largest school districts in the state of California, with over 56 school sites and programs. The district's statistics for ethnic/racial diversity, average class size, test scores, numbers of Limited English Proficient (LEP) students and the primary languages they represent, mirror those for the State of California as a whole.
In addition to covering those parts of Walnut Creek that do not fall into the Walnut Creek or Lafayette School Districts, Mount Diablo School District covers Pleasant Hill and Concord.
Lafayette School District / Acalanes Union School District
A small part of Walnut Creek in zip code 94595 falls into the Lafayette School District for Kindergarten through 8th grade, one of the highest regarded in the East Bay. 9th graders on fall under the Acalanes Union High School District.
Information about individual schools in Walnut Creek can be obtained via the various school district web sites above and you are also recommened to visit GreatSchools.net where you can learn even more, including comments and reviews from parents of children who attend the various schools.
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