Livermore Valley Joint Unified Schools

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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.

1. A+ Emma C Smith Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
2. A+ Lawrence Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Sunset Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
4. A William Mendenhall Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
5. A Granada High (High school, exceeds expectations)
6. A- Altamont Creek Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
7. A- Jackson Avenue Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
8. A- Rancho Las Positas Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
9. A- Andrew N Christensen Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
10. B+ Arroyo Seco Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)

High schools (3)

• D- Del Valle Continuation High, Livermore
• A Granada High, Livermore
• B+ Livermore High, Livermore

Middle and junior high schools (3)

• A- Andrew N Christensen Middle, Livermore
• B+ East Avenue Middle, Livermore
• A William Mendenhall Middle, Livermore

Elementary and primary schools (9)

• A- Altamont Creek Elementary, Livermore
• B+ Arroyo Seco Elementary, Livermore
• A+ Emma C Smith Elementary, Livermore
• A- Jackson Avenue Elementary, Livermore
• A+ Lawrence Elementary, Livermore
• B+ Leo R Croce Elementary, Livermore
• C+ Marylin Avenue Elementary, Livermore
• A- Rancho Las Positas Elementary, Livermore
• A+ Sunset Elementary, Livermore

Other schools and academies (3)

• B+ Joe Michell, Livermore
• C Junction K 8, Livermore
• C Vineyard Alternative, Livermore

Cities and towns served (1)

• Livermore (18)

• State: Best schools in California
• County: Alameda County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 13,050 students with 606 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,250 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 0622110
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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