The top reported proficiency rate is 77% in English language arts. The lowest is 75% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Camino Pablo Elementary
Camino Pablo Elementary is a small public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Moraga, a quiet, semi-rural residential town in Contra Costa County. The school sits in a community of single-family homes on generous lots and is part of the Moraga Elementary School District, which operates several schools in the area.
The school's enrollment is small, under five hundred students total, with roughly ninety students in kindergarten and similar or slightly smaller cohorts in the primary and upper elementary grades. The student body is predominantly white, with substantial representation of students from two-or-more-races families and meaningful shares of Asian and Hispanic students. Free-or-reduced-price lunch participation is minimal, reflecting the economic profile of Moraga itself, a prosperous suburban area where home values are substantially above state and national medians and monthly rents are correspondingly high.
On California's 2024-25 state assessments, Camino Pablo's proficiency rates sit firmly in the solid to strong range. In English language arts across tested grades, proficiency runs in the mid-to-upper seventies, with fifth-grade performance near eighty percent. Math proficiency is similarly consistent, tracking in the mid-to-upper seventies across third, fourth, and fifth grades. In the single-grade science assessment administered at fifth grade, proficiency sits at seventy-five percent. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile of schools in Contra Costa County, an indicator that this is a school where the majority of students are meeting grade-level standards and the school's performance stands above the typical countywide school.
The school serves an area where nearly all families have access to private vehicles, given Moraga's dependence on cars for daily life. Housing in the zip code reflects substantial wealth; a parent considering this school as part of a move to the area should understand that the affordability profile is tight, with mortgage costs far outpacing rent and both measures well above national norms. The community is stable and family-oriented, anchored by parks including Moraga Commons with its extensive recreational amenities and trail network.
At the district level, two recent funding developments have shaped the local context. Voters approved a facilities bond in March 2024 that will fund modernization of buildings and labs across district schools over time, financed through an increase in property taxes. In June 2026, voters also approved a new annual parcel tax to sustain staffing, counseling, and academic programs, adding an additional ongoing cost to the property tax burden. Together with existing parcel taxes, the total now reaches a material figure per parcel per year. This reflects a broader tension in the district: Moraga ranks near the bottom of California districts in per-pupil state funding, and the district has signaled budget pressures that required voter-approved local revenue to address.
A parent evaluating Camino Pablo would see a school with solid academic performance in a stable, affluent community, paired with a local school funding landscape that relies on supplemental parcel taxes to maintain programs and staffing. The school's small size and homogeneous peer group are features of the community itself; families drawn to this area typically value the residential character and tight-knit feel. For families considering a move to Moraga with school-age children, the academic results are sound, but the combined costs of housing and school-related local taxes warrant careful financial planning.
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