Montevideo Elementary, San Ramon CA

Original Research by School Decision on Montevideo Elementary

Montevideo Elementary is a regular public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in San Ramon, a community in Contra Costa County. The school sits in an affluent area where home values are well above both state and national medians, and monthly rents are substantial. The median household income in the region supports a high cost of living; mortgages and rent consume significant shares of household budgets. The neighborhood is firmly established, with stable to declining property values recently.

The school's enrollment is small to mid-sized for its grade span, with a fairly even distribution across grades. The student body is predominantly Asian, with white and multiracial students making up smaller shares. Hispanic enrollment is modest, and the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is low. Data on special education enrollment and English learner status were not available.

In the most recent state testing, Montevideo's overall proficiency across math and English language arts sits in the top quartile relative to other districts in Contra cosmos County. Math proficiency rates climb from grade three through grade five, with the strongest performance in fifth grade. English language arts proficiency is notably strong in fifth grade and solid in fourth grade, though third-grade ELA trails the school's math performance at that level. In science, tested only in fifth grade, proficiency is lower and sits closer to mid-range. The school has only one year of recent data, so trend direction cannot be assessed.

The parent district, San Ramon Valley Unified, has navigated significant budget pressures. Voters renewed a local parcel tax in November 2024 after an earlier renewal attempt failed, preserving funding for teacher salaries. However, the district eliminated more than sixty staff positions in 2024 and has planned further reductions and service eliminations for the 2025-2026 school year, including cuts to counseling, psychology, social work, and teaching positions. Families considering enrollment may want to explore with the school how these broader district constraints might affect class size, specialist availability, or program breadth. The district also adopted an ethnic studies graduation requirement beginning with the high school class of 2030, marking a shift in social science curriculum.

Montevideo appears to serve a stable, college-oriented community with strong baseline academic performance in tested areas. Third graders show room for growth in ELA, and science proficiency across the district is an area worth discussing with school staff. The school's setting is one of suburban stability in an expensive housing market, suited to families with strong financial means and high academic expectations.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 371%

School 71% · District 79% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 476%

School 76% · District 79% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Grade 577%

School 77% · District 76% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 47 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 365%

School 65% · District 73% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 475%

School 75% · District 77% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 583%

School 83% · District 81% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Science

Grade 562%

School 62% · District 66% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

This schoolSan Ramon Valley 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 4Lower-income62%Higher-income76%15 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income64%Higher-income86%22 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income69%Higher-income76%7 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income18%Higher-income85%67 pp gap