Which Elementary and Middle Schools Serve the Danville CA Area and How to Research Them

Every public school in Danville falls under the San Ramon Valley Unified School District (SRVUSD). This is the single governing district for Danville, Alamo, San Ramon, and Blackhawk. There is no separate Danville Unified District; SRVUSD handles everything from kindergarten through twelfth grade across all of these communities.

San Ramon Valley Unified School District Overview

SRVUSD operates more than 35 schools across its service area and enrolls roughly 30,000 students. The district's administrative offices are located on Sunset Drive in San Ramon, just a short drive from Danville's downtown core on Hartz Avenue. The district publishes its own accountability data, budget reports, and academic performance summaries on its website at srvusd.net, which is the most direct source for current information.

California also publishes school-level data through the California School Dashboard at caschooldashboard.org. The Dashboard reports on chronic absenteeism, suspension rates, English language arts performance, and mathematics performance for each campus, broken down by student group. It does not assign a single score or ranking, which is intentional; the state wants families to look at multiple indicators rather than a single number.

Why District Boundaries Matter When Buying

Within SRVUSD, each residential address is assigned to a specific elementary school attendance zone and a specific middle school attendance zone. Two homes on the same street can feed into different campuses if an attendance boundary runs between them. This is not unusual in a district that covers as much geographic ground as SRVUSD does, stretching from the Las Trampas Ridge foothills in the west to the edges of Blackhawk in the east.

The practical implication: the school information in an MLS listing or on a real estate portal is not always verified. Always confirm the attendance zone for a specific property address directly with the district before making a decision based on school assignment.

2. Elementary Schools Serving Danville CA Neighborhoods

Several SRVUSD elementary campuses are located within Danville's city limits or draw students primarily from Danville addresses. Each serves a distinct geographic slice of the town, and the housing stock around each campus varies considerably in age, price, and lot size.

Campuses Located Within or Near Danville

Green Valley Elementary sits in the northwestern part of Danville, in a neighborhood of single-family homes that were largely built in the 1970s and 1980s on lots ranging from roughly 6,000 to 10,000 square feet. Prices in this pocket have generally run in the $1.2 million to $1.8 million range through 2026, depending on updates and lot position.

Sycamore Valley Elementary is located near the Sycamore Valley Road corridor, an area of Danville with a mix of townhomes, smaller single-family homes, and larger estate-style properties. The surrounding neighborhoods include communities built from the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, and prices there have spanned roughly $900,000 to $1.6 million in 2026.

Montair Elementary serves a large portion of central Danville, including areas close to Osage Station Park and the neighborhoods south of Diablo Road. Homes in this zone include a broad range of architectural styles from ranch-style homes built in the 1960s to larger two-story houses from the 1990s, with prices generally between $1.1 million and $2.2 million.

Rancho Romero Elementary is situated near the Crow Canyon Road area and draws students from neighborhoods that include Alamo Creek and portions of south Danville. The housing in this attendance zone skews toward newer construction from the 2000s, with larger floor plans and lot sizes that can reach a quarter acre or more. Prices here have generally run between $1.3 million and $2.5 million through 2026.

Diablo Vista Elementary and Vista Grande Elementary also serve portions of the Danville area, including neighborhoods closer to the Blackhawk boundary and the rolling terrain near Mount Diablo State Park. Homes near these campuses tend to sit on larger lots and were frequently built in the 1980s and early 1990s, with prices that can exceed $2 million for updated properties with views.

How Attendance Boundaries Are Drawn

SRVUSD publishes an interactive boundary map on its website. You can type in any Danville address and confirm the assigned elementary and middle school for that property. The district also maintains an enrollment office that can answer boundary questions by phone. Boundaries do occasionally shift when the district redraws zones to balance enrollment, so checking directly with SRVUSD at the time of your home search is the most reliable approach.

3. Middle Schools Serving the Danville CA Area

Danville is served by three SRVUSD middle schools, each covering grades six through eight. Which campus a student attends depends on which elementary school they completed, since SRVUSD uses a feeder pattern that links elementary zones to specific middle school zones.

The Three Middle School Campuses

Los Cerros Middle School is located on Danville Boulevard in central Danville, within walking distance of the Iron Horse Regional Trail. The campus serves students from several of the central Danville elementary zones. Its location makes it one of the more accessible campuses for families living near the downtown Hartz Avenue area.

Stone Valley Middle School sits on Stone Valley Road in Alamo, which borders Danville to the north. Students from the Green Valley and portions of the western Danville elementary zones typically feed into Stone Valley. The surrounding area includes some of the larger estate properties in the broader Alamo-Danville corridor, with parcels that can exceed half an acre.

Pine Valley Middle School is located in San Ramon but draws students from the southern and eastern portions of Danville, including neighborhoods near the Blackhawk and Sycamore Valley Road areas. The campus is approximately four to six miles from most of the Danville addresses it serves, which is a commute detail worth confirming when you look at homes in those zones.

Feeder Patterns From Elementary to Middle School

The feeder pattern in SRVUSD is generally consistent, but the district does review it periodically. If you are buying a home with a child currently in fourth or fifth grade, it is worth confirming not just the elementary assignment but also which middle school that elementary feeds into. You can request this information directly from the SRVUSD enrollment office or find it in the district's boundary documentation online.

4. How to Research Schools Yourself Using Official Sources

School research is a personal process, and the right sources depend on what you are trying to learn. Official government data, third-party aggregators, and parent reviews each measure something different, and understanding what each one actually captures will help you use them more effectively.

Official District and State Resources

The California School Dashboard (caschooldashboard.org) is the state's primary accountability tool. It reports on five color-coded performance levels across multiple indicators: English language arts, mathematics, suspension rates, chronic absenteeism, and college and career readiness. The Dashboard also breaks performance down by student group, which gives a more complete picture than a single aggregate score.

SRVUSD publishes its own Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) annually, which outlines district-wide goals, spending priorities, and progress metrics. Reading the LCAP for the most recent year gives you a detailed view of what the district is working on and where it believes it needs to improve. The document is publicly available on srvusd.net.

Third-Party Aggregators and What They Measure

Sites like GreatSchools and Niche compile school data from state sources and layer in parent reviews and other inputs. You can browse Danville area school listings on GreatSchools to see how each campus is described and what data points are highlighted. Niche also publishes a directory of public elementary schools in Danville that pulls together test score data, student-to-teacher ratios, and parent survey responses.

It is worth understanding what these aggregators are actually measuring. Most of their numeric scores are heavily weighted toward standardized test performance, which correlates closely with household income levels across a campus's attendance zone. A score on one of these platforms tells you something about aggregate test outcomes but does not capture teaching quality, extracurricular offerings, administrative responsiveness, or the day-to-day experience of students. Use these tools as a starting point, not a final answer.

What Parent Reviews Actually Tell You

Parent reviews on GreatSchools and Niche are self-selected, meaning families who had strong feelings, positive or negative, are more likely to leave a review than families with neutral experiences. That said, patterns across many reviews can surface useful qualitative information: how responsive the principal is, whether communication from teachers is consistent, how the school handles students with specific learning needs, or how well the campus manages transitions between grade levels.

If you want direct parent input, Danville has an active community on Nextdoor and several neighborhood Facebook groups where residents discuss local schools openly. Spending time in those forums before you buy can give you a more current and candid view than any published review database.

5. How School Boundaries Connect to Danville Home Purchases

School assignments are tied to a specific property address, not to a neighborhood name or a ZIP code. This is one of the most commonly misunderstood aspects of buying a home in Danville, and it has practical consequences for families who are selecting a home partly on the basis of school assignment.

Verifying Boundaries Before You Make an Offer

Before you write an offer on any Danville home, confirm the school assignment directly with SRVUSD using the specific address. The district's website has a school locator tool, and the enrollment office can confirm assignments by phone or email. Do not rely solely on what the listing agent states or what a real estate portal displays, as that information is not always updated when boundaries shift.

It is also worth asking whether the district has any open enrollment or intradistrict transfer options. SRVUSD does allow families to apply for transfers to schools outside their attendance zone, subject to space availability. Approval is not guaranteed, but it is a process worth understanding if a specific campus matters to your decision.

How This Affects Your Home Search

Danville's housing market in September 2026 continues to reflect strong demand relative to inventory, with median sale prices for single-family homes generally running between $1.4 million and $2.2 million depending on location, lot size, and condition. If you are narrowing your search by school attendance zone, that constraint will reduce the pool of available homes further, which makes working with a knowledgeable local agent even more important.

An agent who knows Danville's streets well can tell you which subdivisions fall within a given attendance zone and alert you when homes in that zone come to market. That kind of local knowledge is not something you can fully replicate through online searches alone, particularly in a market where homes in certain pockets move quickly. For more on navigating Danville's current inventory, see the 2026 Danville homes for sale buyer's guide published on this site.

If you are also thinking through the full cost of ownership in Danville, the article on property tax rates and what to budget on a $2 million home covers Contra Costa County's tax structure in detail, which is useful context when you are comparing homes across different price points.