San Ramon Valley Unified School District Ranked Among Top 20 Districts In State

DANVILLE, CA — As the 2017-18 school year kicks off, parents and students heading to their first day of school can see how the San Ramon Valley Unified School District stacks up against others in the county and state as Niche.com has released its annual rankings of best schools and school districts in the country.

The 2018 rankings released this month rank elementary, middle and high schools as well as school districts. According to Niche, the best school district in the state is the Palo Alto Unified School District. With an overall Niche grade of A, the district received a grade of A+ in academics, teachers, clubs and activities, college prep and a C + in health and safety. In the category of diversity, Niche awarded the school district an A+.

The San Ramon Valley Unified School Districtranked #20 in California and #2 in Contra Costa County. The district earned an overall grade of A+ from Niche, earning a A+ in academics and college prep. An A for teachers. The district earned a B+ in diversity and clubs and activities; and B+ in health and safety.

To arrive at these rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data and ratings collected from Niche users. The methodology for each category of ranking varied. (Click here for more information on how Niche calculates its rankings.)

Niche assigns a standardized score for each factor, which is then weighted before an overall score is calculated for each school district. The overall scores are again standardized and some districts are disqualified from receiving a final letter grade if there isn’t enough data. School districts are then ranked numerically and assigned grades.

According to Niche, these are the five best school districts in Contra Costa County:

1. Acalanes Union High School District
2. San Ramon Valley Unified School District
3. Liberty Union High School District
4. Martinez Unified School District
5. Mt. Diablo Unified School District

Niche’s data for its K-12 school district rankings comes from various sources including the U.S. Department of Education, the National Center for Education Statistics and the Civil Rights Data Collection. The rankings also rely on data that is self-reported by Niche users and schools. (Click here to learn more about where Niche’s data comes from.)

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