Mt. Diablo Elementary School

5880 Mount Zion Drive

School District

Mt. Diablo Unified
Grade

K-5
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:25
Type

public

School Map for Mt. Diablo Unified School District

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on January 06, 2020

One of the best schools out there! My kids love this school, and all the teachers so far!
Submitted by parent on September 04, 2019

Excellent! Teachers go above and beyond to help kids, if they need extra help in learning. Super friendly and I am glad my kids get to experience the best school experience in this school
Submitted by other on March 15, 2019

I am a grandparent and my review is just as an outside observer not related to education. Perhaps, this is a generation gap. One of my pet peeves is the casual attire of staff. Jeans and very casual tops Just doesn’t look professionals. I can’t distinguish staff from parents picking up children. Also, grounds are not maintained. Needs some sprucing up. Just my opinion.
Submitted by parent on May 11, 2018

Our experience with the school teachers has been at best average, and this year during my child's 2nd grade year, well below average. There is little consistency of quality among the teachers. Each grade level has a mix of either those teachers who go above and beyond and provide excellent learning opportunities for their students, and there are some who do the minimum at best. If you're heavily involved in the parent faculty club or able to volunteer during the school year, you more likely to get one of the better teachers. The playground is not adequately supervised for the large student body. This is definitely not the right school for my child.
Submitted by other on March 25, 2016

Hi, overall the teachers are a mix in their teaching strategies. As a parent you have to be involved, shortage of subs, assistants, larger classes, and the influx of other children from a different district add to many of the shortage problems and teaching issues. Yard supervision is a minimum and I recommend to try to be aware and an advocate for your child. As for the community some people feel this is high school, but in reality the rest of us adults can see past the petty behavior and focus more on what's important teaching your children that they are all children in a learning environment and this is just a stepping stone to greater things.
Submitted by parent on May 19, 2015

The housing market is cheaper in Clayton, but be warned, it comes with a price if you have kids. We now understand why so many of our friends send their children to private schools in the area.
Submitted by parent on April 01, 2015

My daughter attended Mt. Diablo Elementary from 2nd grade through 5th grade. I feel like there are some teachers that are significantly better than others. Many of the parents there are VERY involved and very vocal. Consequently, their children were assigned to better teachers. My daughter, however, did very well here and is now getting straight A's in middle school. I feel she was well prepared and made a nice easy transition to Diablo View regardless of the teacher situation. I personally have not seen the bullying that other parents have referred to, but as with any school, I suspect some of these issues are kept between the parents of the children involved.
Submitted by parent on December 29, 2014

Teachers below average and there is a bullying problem. Children are poorly supervised. Don't see how this school is rated a ten?
Submitted by parent on March 07, 2012

My children have attended this school for almost 2 yrs. We are a military family, so we have experienced different public schools for the last 6 yrs. My children are presently in 3rd and 5th grade. Mrs. Keanan, the principle started at the school the same year that we did. I am very impressed with her, and her leadership. One of the first things she did was take out the sugary milk out of the cafeteria. A small change to make things healthier! . As far as academics, I think this school is average. California is in crisis when it comes to the money spent on education. This school district has no money, and the schools are suffering. If it not for the parent involvement, and constant fund raising, this school would be in real trouble. The class sizes are way too high. My kids classes have 32 students. Impossible for the teacher to focus on any individual student. Luckily, my kids do not have any problems with academics, so they have done alright. My fear is that when we leave here to go our next assignment, they will behind their peers. So, all in all, this is a "better than average" public school for California, but is that really saying much?
Submitted by parent on May 02, 2011

Looking to move in the area. Any new reviews would be great! How is the bullying issue? Thank you
Submitted by parent on July 22, 2010

We have high quality teachers, who care very deeply about educating their students and are willing to work hard to ensure their high standards are achieved. We have amazing parent involvement and willingness to donate time and money to help our school. We are getting a new principal, so I'm not sure how to rate that, but I hope we will get a good leader and communicator.
Submitted by parent on May 25, 2010

The teachers here are great! My kids score in the top 1% nationally and this has much to do with the high quality of education provided.
Submitted by parent on October 23, 2008

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