Pleasanton Schools Jump In Bay Area Rankings: Niche

PLEASANTON, CA — Pleasanton Unified School District is the second best school district in Alameda County according to ranking website Niche. Though it was ranked 1st in both 2024 and 2023, it was dethroned by Piedmont City Unified School District for the county’s top spot.

However, Niche ranked it the best district to teach in Alameda County and the district in Alameda County with the best teachers. PUSD was also ranked as the 5th best school district in the Bay Area, and the 17th best in all of California.

See here for all the district’s rankings.

On its report card, the district scored an overall grade of A+, and scored an A+ in academics, teachers, and college prep. Its lowest score was a B- in food.

Amador Valley High School was ranked the 2nd best public high school in Alameda County, up from its number three spot last year. It ranked 16th in the Bay Area, and 53rd in California. It received an overall grade of A+, with A+ grades in academics, teachers, and college prep. Its lowest grades were C scores in resources & facilities and food.

Foothill High School was ranked the 6th best public high school in Alameda County. It ranked 24th in the Bay Area, and 85th in California. Like AVHS, it received an overall score of A+. Its teachers were ranked A+, and it received an A in academics, diversity, and college prep. Its lowest scores were a B- in resources & facilities and food.

Nearby, Dublin Unified School District also scored an overall grade of A+, and was ranked 4th in Alameda County, 14th in the Bay Area, and 43rd in California. Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District received an overall grade of A, and was ranked 9th in Alameda County, 23rd in the Bay Area, and 93rd in California. San Ramon Valley Unified School District was ranked the second best school district in Contra Costa County, the 9th best in the Bay Area, and 27th in California.

Palo Alto Unified School District was ranked the best school district in the Bay Area, overtaking Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District. La Cañada Unified School District was ranked the best in California, while Glenbrook High School District 225 in suburban Chicago was ranked the best school district in the nation.

Rankings are calculated based on academic performance, input from students, alumni and parents, as well as quantitative data from sources such as the U.S. Department of Education.