Amador Valley HS Best In Alameda County, PUSD Best County District

PLEASANTON, CA — Pleasanton Unified School District is the best school district in Alameda County and the 17th best in California, according to new rankings from Niche. Niche also ranked Amador Valley High School as the best in Alameda County and the 11th best in the Bay Area, and Foothill High School as the second best in Alameda County and the 15th best in the Bay Area.

The district also ranked 7th in the Bay Area, 7th for best teachers in the Bay Area, and 9th for best school districts for athletes. See here for more rankings.

Niche’s 2024 Best Schools and Districts rankings include data on 94,058 public schools, 30,809 private schools and 12,192 school districts.

This year’s rankings include 7,375 newly ranked public schools, including 312 public high schools in the Bay Area.

PUSD received an overall grade of A+, based on various quantitative data and input from students, alumni, and parents. The district received the following report card:

• Academics: A+
• Teachers: A+
• Clubs & Activities: A-
• Sports: A-
• Resources & Facilities: B-
• Diversity: B+
• College Prep: A+
• Administration: B+
• Food: C+

Amador Valley High School was ranked the 40th best high school in California, and second in Alameda County for best teachers. Here is the school's full report card:

• Academics: A+
• Teachers: A+
• Clubs & Activities: B
• Sports B+
• Resources & Facilities: C-
• Diversity: A
• College Prep: A+
• Administration: B-
• Food: C-

Foothill High School has the best public high school teachers in Alameda County, and was ranked the 51st best public high school in California, and received the following report card:

• Academics: A+
• Teachers: A+
• Clubs & Activities: B+
• Sports: A-
• Resources & Facilities: B-
• Diversity: A
• College Prep: A+
• Administration: B
• Food: B-

The top 25 school districts in the Bay Area and the letter grades assigned by Niche include:

1. Palo Alto Unified School District, Palo Alto, A+
2. Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District, Los Gatos and Saratoga, A+
3. Fremont Union High School District, Sunnyvale, A+
4. Tamalpais Union High School District, Larkspur, A+
5. Acalanes Union High School District, Lafayette, A+
6. San Mateo Union High School District, San Mateo, A+
7. Pleasanton Unified School District, Pleasanton, A+
8. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, Mountain View and Los Altos, A+
9. San Ramon Valley Unified School District, San Ramon, Danville, and Blackhawk, A+
10. Piedmont City Unified School District, Piedmont, A+
11. Sequoia Union High School District, San Mateo County, A+
12. Dublin Unified School District, Dublin, A+
13. Santa Clara Unified School District, Santa Clara, A
14. Berkeley Unified School District, Berkeley, A
15. Albany City Unified School District, Albany, A
16. Castro Valley Unified School District, Castro Valley, A
17. Alameda Unified School District, Alameda, A
18. Fremont Unified School District, Fremont, A
19. Campbell Union High School District, Campbell and San Jose, A
20. San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco, A
21. Liberty Union High School District, Brentwood and Oakley, A
22. East Side Union High School District, San Jose, A
23. New Haven Unified School District, Union City, A-
24. Benicia Unified School District, Benicia, A-
25. Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District, Livermore, A-

Niche also ranked 94,058 public schools and 30,809 private schools. The platform said its rankings were created to provide families with valuable information — both quantitative and qualitative — on schools in their area or in a neighborhood they’re not familiar with yet.
The Top 25 Public High Schools In The Bay Area list was dominated by the Peninsula, Santa Clara County and the East Bay, although one school in the North Bay broke through.
The rankings differ from others that rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance in that it also includes input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate teachers, resources and facilities.
Here is the list of California's Top 25 school districts:

1. Palo Alto Unified School District, Palo Alto, A+
2. San Dieguito Union High School District, San Diego, A+
3. Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District, Los Gatos and Saratoga, A+
4. Arcadia Unified School District, Arcadia, A+
5. Redondo Beach Unified School District, Redondo Beach, A+
6. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, Palos Verdes, A+
7. San Marino Unified School District, San Marino, A+
8. Fremont Union High School District, Sunnyvale, A+
9. Tamalpais Union High School District, Larkspur, A+
10. La Canada Unified School District, La Canada, A+
11. Acalanes Union High School District, Lafayette, A+
12. Carmel Unified School District, Carmel, A+
13. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, Santa Monica and Malibu, A+
14. Irvine Unified School District, Irvine, A+
15. Laguna Beach Unified School District, Laguna Beach, A+
16. San Mateo Union High School District, San Mateo, A+
17. Pleasanton Unified School District, Pleasanton, A+
18. Poway Unified School District, Poway, A+
19. El Segundo Unified School District, El Segundo, A+
20. Los Alamitos Unified School District, Los Alamitos, A+
21. Oak Park Unified School District, Oak Park, A+
22. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District, Mountain View and Los Altos, A+
23. Huntington Beach Union High School District, Huntington Beach, A+
24. Coronado Unified School District, Coronado, A+
25. Carlsbad Unified School District, Carlsbad, A+

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