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Acalanes Union High Schools
Acalanes Union High is a public school district in California, based in Contra Costa County (Lafayette). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Acalanes Union High on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Acalanes Union High
5 of 5 schools in Acalanes Union High carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 5
Best schools in Acalanes Union High
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Campolindo High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Miramonte High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A Acalanes High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A Acalanes Center For Independent Study (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Las Lomas High (High school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Acalanes Union High
High schools (4)
- A Acalanes High, Lafayette
- A+ Campolindo High, Moraga
- A Las Lomas High, Walnut Creek
- A+ Miramonte High, Orinda
Other schools and academies (1)
- A Acalanes Center For Independent Study, Walnut Creek
Where Acalanes Union High schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Walnut Creek (2)
- Lafayette (1)
- Moraga (1)
- Orinda (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Contra Costa County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 5,415 students with 278 full-time-equivalent teachers and 501 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0601650
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lafayette Elementary (5 schools, 2 mi)
- Orinda Union (5 schools, 3 mi)
- Moraga Elementary (4 schools, 4 mi)
- Walnut Creek Elementary (7 schools, 5 mi)
- Piedmont City Unified (6 schools, 6 mi)
- Martinez Unified (8 schools, 7 mi)
- Oakland Unified (79 schools, 7 mi)
- Berkeley Unified (16 schools, 9 mi)
Questions about Acalanes Union High
How many schools are in Acalanes Union High?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Acalanes Union High, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Acalanes Union High serve?
The largest by graded schools: Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda.
How good are the schools in Acalanes Union High?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 78.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 70.6%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Acalanes Union High?
5,415 students were enrolled in Acalanes Union High in the 2023-24 school year, about 19.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Acalanes Union High?
Acalanes Union High is in California, based in Contra Costa County, with its district office in Lafayette. Its boundary covers about 80.4 sq mi.