Lafayette Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8 A+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Lafayette.

At a glance

3,230Students enrolled

6Schools

$18,618Spent per student

22:1Student–teacher ratio

5%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Lafayette

Grades K–5

5 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5

4 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

M. H. Stanley Middle1,117 students · LafayetteThis district

Grades 9–12

Acalanes High1,256 students · LafayetteAcalanes Union High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency76%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts80%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 97% at Acalanes Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$18,618

per student each year · 12% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction66%

Support & administration31%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)75%

State23%

Federal3%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

3,261’20

3,136’21

3,177’22

3,212’23

3,230’24

Students

White · 51%1,649

Two or more races · 24%776

Asian · 13%434

Hispanic · 11%354

Black · 0%15

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools6 in district · 1 next

This district · grades K–8

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Burton Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 653 students · Lafayette

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Lafayette ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 515 students · Lafayette

A+Public 📚

Springhill ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 479 students · Lafayette

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Happy Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 463 students · Lafayette

A+Public 📚

Lafayette Early Intervention PreschoolElementary · Grades K · 3 students · Lafayette

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M. H. Stanley MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,117 students · Lafayette

A+Public

Where students go next · Acalanes Union High School District

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Acalanes HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,256 students · Lafayette

A+Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Moraga Elementary School DistrictMoraga · $17,241 per student

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Mount Diablo Unified School DistrictWalnut Creek · $16,629 per student

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Orinda Union Elementary School DistrictOrinda · $18,088 per student

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Walnut Creek Elementary School DistrictWalnut Creek · $15,370 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.