Ayers Elementary, Concord CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Ayers Elementary

Ayers Elementary is a small school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Concord, California, with about a small enrollment distributed fairly evenly across grades. It is part of Mt. Diablo Unified, the district that serves central Contra Costa County.

The school sits in the Concord 94521 zip code, an area with a median home price somewhat above the state benchmark and where monthly rent runs moderately high as a share of household income. The neighborhood is part of Concord's suburban residential fabric, anchored by the downtown core around Todos Santos Plaza a few miles away. Concord itself is the largest city and commercial center of central Contra Costa County, with a diverse middle-class population and major employers in healthcare, technology, and construction. The city is pursuing significant growth through the redevelopment of the former Naval Weapons Station into a planned community, though that project remains years from construction. For now, Concord offers extensive park access, two BART stations, and a walkable downtown, but much of the city reflects post-war suburban planning.

On state assessments, Ayers shows mixed proficiency across tested grades and subjects. In English language arts, the school hovers around or just above one-half of students meeting grade-level proficiency in third through fifth grade, with fourth grade slightly above the others. Math proficiency is lower, ranging from around one-third at the upper grades to just under one-half in third grade. Fifth-grade science proficiency sits around one-third. Only one year of data was available, so trends over time cannot be assessed. Across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint among districts in Contra Costa County.

The school's enrollment is economically and ethnically diverse. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Roughly a third are Hispanic, roughly a third are white, and smaller shares are Asian or multiracial. School records did not include the counts of students receiving special education services or classified as English learners, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the availability of these supports.

Mt. Diablo Unified has recently shifted its approach to career pathways at the high school level, converting former California Partnership Academy courses into electives available to any student, which may affect how families plan for later grades. The district also adopted an expanded arts plan in 2023 following state approval of arts funding, adding music and arts instruction across schools.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 348%

School 48% · District 46% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 437%

School 37% · District 44% · ▼ 7 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 37% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · even with county median

English language arts

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 45% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 454%

School 54% · District 47% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 48%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Science

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 34%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

This schoolMt. Diablo Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income39%Higher-income57%18 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income36%Higher-income69%33 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income41%Higher-income54%13 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income54%21 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income32%Higher-income41%9 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income17%Higher-income41%24 pp gap