Pleasanton 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+ Walnut Grove Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
2. A+ Henry P Mohr Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
3. A+ Harvest Park Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
4. A+ Lydiksen Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
5. A+ Thomas S Hart Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
6. A+ Vintage Hills Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
7. A+ Donlon Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
8. A+ Amador Valley High (High school, exceeds expectations)
9. A+ Foothill High (High school, exceeds expectations)
10. A Fairlands Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)

High schools (3)

• A+ Amador Valley High, Pleasanton
• A+ Foothill High, Pleasanton
• D- Village High, Pleasanton

Middle and junior high schools (3)

• A+ Harvest Park Middle, Pleasanton
• A Pleasanton Middle, Pleasanton
• A+ Thomas S Hart Middle, Pleasanton

Elementary and primary schools (9)

• A- Alisal Elementary, Pleasanton
• A+ Donlon Elementary, Pleasanton
• A Fairlands Elementary, Pleasanton
• A+ Henry P Mohr Elementary, Pleasanton
• A+ Lydiksen Elementary, Pleasanton
• A Phoebe Apperson Hearst Elementary, Pleasanton
• A- Valley View Elementary, Pleasanton
• A+ Vintage Hills Elementary, Pleasanton
• A+ Walnut Grove Elementary, Pleasanton

Cities and towns served (1)

• Pleasanton (15)

• State: Best schools in California
• County: Alameda County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 13,696 students with 595 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,189 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 0600020
• 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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