Silverwood Elementary, Concord CA

Original Research by School Decision on Silverwood Elementary

Silverwood Elementary is a regular public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Concord, a diverse, middle-class suburban city in central Contra Costa County. The school enrolls students across all six grade bands in roughly equal cohorts, with a student body that reflects Concord's demographic mix: about one-third Hispanic, just over one-quarter white, and one-fifth Asian students, with the remainder split among multiracial, Black, and other backgrounds. About one-third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

On California state assessments in 2024-25, Silverwood's proficiency rates are below the midpoint among Contra Costa County school districts. In English language arts across grades three through five, students showed just over half proficient overall. Math proficiency was slightly lower, with about half of third graders meeting standards, declining through fourth grade to about half, and dropping further in fifth grade. Fifth-grade science proficiency stood at two in five students. The pattern shows a consistent decline in proficiency from third to fifth grade across both tested subjects, a trend a parent may want to explore further with the school to understand the underlying factors and what supports are in place. Only single-year data are available, so whether this represents a stable pattern or recent shift cannot be determined from the assessment results alone.

Concord itself is an economic and commercial hub of the East Bay, home to major employers including healthcare systems, financial services, and tech offices. The city centers on a walkable historic downtown with Todos Santos Plaza as its gathering point, and the area is served by BART stations plus local bus routes. The community faces significant demographic change ahead. The city has approved a multibillion-dollar redevelopment of the former naval weapons station on its northeast side, a project that would eventually bring a substantial number of new homes and commercial space to the area, though construction timelines remain several years away.

The school sits within Mt. Diablo Unified, a district that recently expanded arts and music offerings through state funding established by Proposition 28, and which restructured high school career pathways at its flagship high school by converting academy-based programs into elective offerings open to all students. School website information was not available, so a parent would want to visit the school directly or contact the district to learn about specific programs, staffing, or community engagement that Silverwood offers.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 46% · ▲ 10 pts above district

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

Grade 451%

School 51% · District 44% · ▲ 8 pts above district

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

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 37% · ▲ 5 pts above district

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

English language arts

Grade 359%

School 59% · District 45% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 447%

School 47% · District 47%

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

Grade 549%

School 49% · District 48% · ▲ 1 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 34% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 10 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-income54%Higher-income65%12 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income48%Higher-income47%1 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income31%Higher-income67%36 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income43%Higher-income70%27 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income42%Higher-income67%25 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income23%Higher-income62%39 pp gap