Northgate High

425 Castle Rock Rd., Walnut Creek CA, 94598 | Mount Diablo Unified School District | 925-938-0900
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1523
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 71% 65% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 32 in Walnut Creek
  • Ranked #0 of 14081 in California
Proficiency Averages
63%Walnut Creek
43%California

Northgate High is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Mount Diablo Unified School District" in Walnut Creek, CA. There are a total of 1,523 students and 68 teachers at Northgate High, for a student to teacher ratio of 23 to 1.

Northgate High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 71.0%, which is 65% higher than the California average.

Northgate High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1523
Teachers68
Student/Teacher ratio23:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Northgate High, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All63%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School63%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All79%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School79%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Northgate High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictCaliforniaNational
White 60.7% 40.0% 24.1% 51.1%
Black 1.9% 5.4% 6.2% 15.9%
Asian 22.6% 13.0% 11.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 10.7% 36.7% 54.1% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.4% 0.5% 0.7% 1.2%
Hawaiian 1.1% 1.0% 0.8% 0.4%
Multiracial 2.6% 3.3% 3.1% 3.1%

Walnut Creek demographics profile

StatisticWalnut CreekCaliforniaNational
Population11,58539,512,223328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,01725691
Median age43.136.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)63%52%55%
Speak English87%56%79%
Speak Spanish4%29%13%

Education level achieved in Walnut Creek

IndexWalnut CreekCaliforniaNational
Completed 8th grade96.7%81.1%84.3%
Completed high school96.7%79.8%83.0%
Completed some college86.0%61.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree63.2%39.8%38.5%
Completed bachelors54.3%32.0%30.3%
Completed masters17.1%11.9%11.5%
Completed professional degree4.3%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.8%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Northgate High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.