Alameda High Schools Ranked Among 2022’s Best In CA: U.S. News

ALAMEDA, CA — Alameda High School is the top ranked high school in Alameda, according to a new report by U.S. News and World Report. It is ranked No. 184 in California putting it in the top 11 percent of best public high schools in the state.

U.S. News notes, "Alameda High School is ranked 184th within California. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement coursework and exams. The AP participation rate at Alameda High School is 59%. The total minority enrollment is 68%, and 20% of students are economically disadvantaged."

Here are the rankings for Alameda:

• Alameda High School, No. 184 (2021 rank: 161); No. 1,252 in the U.S.
• Encinal Junior/Senior High, No. 526 (2021 rank: 388); No. 3,513 in the U.S.
• Alameda Science and Technology Institute, No. 597 (2021 rank: 603); No. 3,990 in the U.S.

This year’s list of best high schools evaluated more than 17,800 schools nationwide.

The schools were ranked on six measures: college readiness, college curriculum breadth, state assessment performance, state assessment proficiency, reading and math proficiency, reading and math performance, underserved student performance and graduation rates.

The data used in this year’s ranking is from the 2019-20 academic school year. U.S. News adjusted its calculation of these measures to account for the impact COVID-19 had on schools in the 2019-20 school year.

Since most states closed schools for in-person instruction starting in March 2020 — typically just before most states conduct assessments — the U.S. Department of Education granted waivers allowing all states to forgo state testing for the 2019-20 school year.

To account for this, U.S. News relied on past assessment data from the three prior ranking years. Researchers also incorporated state science assessment data from the 2018-19 school year.

Read more about the Best High Schools methodology.

In addition to the national rankings, U.S. News also published rankings at the state, metro area and school district levels. Only metro areas and school districts with three or more high schools were included in these subrankings.