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James Dougherty Elementary

Public Grades K-5

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of California elementary schools

Summary

James Dougherty Elementary serves 856 students in grades K–5 in Dublin, within Dublin Unified. Its overall results are strong, but they mask a clear fifth-grade dip: ELA proficiency falls from 86% in third grade to 74% in fifth, and math drops from 90% to 72%. Fifth-grade ELA and math each rank eighth among 10 nearby K–5 schools, and both are about 5 percentage points below district results. The most important finding for parents is that fifth grade is a particular academic weak spot compared with the school’s stronger third-grade results.

The school is strongest against state and district results in math, while science is its weakest subject locally. In 2025–2026, 80% of students were proficient in math—42 points above the state and 6 above the district. ELA proficiency was 78%, 29 points above the state but just 0.3 points above the district. Science was 63%, 27 points above the state and 3 above the district, but below the nearby K–5 average of 67%; the school ranks eighth of 10 locally in science. Its ELA result is about level with the nearby-school average, and math is above it; James Dougherty ranks sixth of 10 in both subjects.

Over four years, math proficiency rose 2 points, while ELA fell 2 points and science fell 7 points, even as all three subjects remained well above state results. SchoolDigger gives the school 5 stars and ranks it 320th of 5,804 California schools, at the 94th percentile; in its broader nearby group, it ranks eighth of 11 by percentile. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking is notably lower for White students, at the 31st percentile, than for the school overall, at the 94th; its ranking for Hispanic students fell from the 72nd to the 57th percentile from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 23.7, below the nearby average of 24.8. The school reported 17% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the second-highest rate among nearby schools, compared with their 11% average. Chronic absenteeism rose from 8% to 12% in the latest year, still below the state’s 18% but higher than at nearly all nearby schools.

856

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,002

Per pupil spending ?

17.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 99%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

5301 Hibernia Dr.
Dublin, CA 94568-3164

(925) 803-4444

District: Dublin Unified

Students who attend James Dougherty Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eleanor Murray Fallon
High:	Dublin High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

69.0%

Hispanic:

9.9%

White:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (77% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Dublin Unified's ranking

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg73%

California avg42%

321^st of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Dublin Unified

117^th of 1,530Dublin Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.1	321 of 5817	94.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.9	483 of 5857	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	302 of 5869	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	232 of 5859	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	189 of 5883	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	123 of 5789	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	139 of 5662	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	95.8	267 of 5692	95.3%	★★★★★
2016	96.7	189 of 5614	96.6%	★★★★★
2015	97.5	147 of 5611	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	93.6	208 of 5530	96.2%	★★★★★
2012	90.6	393 of 5390	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	90.9	384 of 5377	92.9%	★★★★★
2010	91.9	332 of 5314	93.8%	★★★★★
2009	92.9	294 of 5193	94.3%	★★★★★
2008	93.5	281 of 5113	94.5%	★★★★★
2007	90.5	489 of 5113	90.4%	★★★★★
2006	84.3	766 of 4818	84.1%	★★★★☆
2005	95.8	172 of 4822	96.4%	★★★★★
2004	95.3	220 of 4809	95.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	312 of 1210	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	340 of 1203	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	318 of 1205	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	285 of 1190	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	272 of 1154	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	205 of 1149	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	191 of 1071	82.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.1	331 of 3162	89.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.2	377 of 5581	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	89.8	608 of 5597	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	92.4	468 of 5612	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	250 of 5609	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	176 of 5635	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	161 of 5492	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	197 of 5413	96.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.5	2190 of 5094	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.3	1432 of 5107	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	403 of 4830	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	781 of 5423	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.2	949 of 5460	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	1006 of 5517	81.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	244 of 5603	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	93.8	346 of 5628	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	144 of 5643	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	231 of 5638	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	192 of 5663	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	113 of 5510	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	103 of 5431	98.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	75.8	163 of 753	78.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	638 of 2847	77.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.5	1743 of 2536	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.5	2006 of 2598	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	75.1	628 of 2651	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	999 of 2661	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	1432 of 2726	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	79.6	480 of 2834	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	378 of 2737	86.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)86th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)78th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2026)74th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile-37 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics80%+42 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy78%+29 vs state

Science63%+27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
James Dougherty Elementary	Public	K-5	5301 Hibernia Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 803-4444	856	36	23.7	17.1%	80 (9.3%)	24 (2.8%)	85 (9.9%)	591 (69.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.8%)	95.1	321^st of 5817 public elementary schools	94.5%		92.9	483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.8%	162	63.5		63.5	86.0	76.6	73.8				78.4	90.2	80.0	71.7				80.1	≥ 99%		$16,002	$906	$15,096
John Green Elementary	Public	K-5	3300 Antone Way	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 833-4200	661	27	24.6	7.9%	43 (6.5%)	11 (1.7%)	26 (3.9%)	554 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (3.9%)	95.2	315^th of 5817 public elementary schools	94.6%		95.4	293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.0%	22	64.4		64.4	82.2	70.6	79.0				77.2	87.1	76.2	80.9				81.2	≥ 99%		$17,305	$1,567	$15,738
Fairlands Elementary	Public	K-5	4151 West Las Positas Blvd.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4210	670	26	25.7	10.6%	83 (12.4%)	9 (1.3%)	51 (7.6%)	485 (72.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.5%)	95.8	252^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	95.7%		92	548^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.6%	296	68.1		68.1	84.0	73.3	81.9				79.5	86.2	75.7	77.9				79.5	98%	0%	$15,358	$226	$15,132
Harold William Kolb	Public	K-5	3150 Palermo Way	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 551-4000	696	27	26.1	15.4%	57 (8.2%)	17 (2.4%)	45 (6.5%)	541 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	98.2	49^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.2%		97.2	140^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.6%	91	77.0		77.0	92.0	80.2	89.0				87.2	96.0	81.9	85.0				87.8	≥ 98%		$15,307	$776	$14,531
Henry P. Mohr Elementary	Public	K-5	3300 Dennis Dr.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4256	492	20	24.8	9.6%	63 (12.8%)	8 (1.6%)	17 (3.5%)	370 (75.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.3%)	96.8	166^th of 5817 public elementary schools	97.1%		97.9	79^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%	87	75.0		75.0	75.3	74.4	89.1				80.2	83.6	84.5	82.6				83.5	97%	0%	$16,091	$226	$15,865
Cottonwood Creek	Public	K-8	2400 Central Pkwy.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 833-3333	1,023	45	22.9	13.0%	41 (4.0%)	8 (0.8%)	34 (3.3%)	908 (88.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.1%)	96.9	151^st of 5817 public elementary schools	97.4%		97.8	85^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%	66	63.4	75.0	69.3	86.5	83.1	81.3	78.3	92.4	81.9	84.0	86.6	83.5	83.9	82.2	90.7	75.0	83.7	≥ 98%		$15,210	$1,001	$14,209
Frederiksen Elementary	Public	K-5	7243 Tamarack Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 828-1037	689	29	24.0	25.3%	159 (23.1%)	37 (5.4%)	134 (19.4%)	290 (42.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	66 (9.6%)	80.3	1120^th of 5817 public elementary schools	80.7%		82.4	1053^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	82.0%	67	54.5		54.5	54.4	62.7	67.2				62.0	58.2	56.0	61.3				58.6	97%	0%	$15,972	$1,068	$14,904
Donlon Elementary	Public	K-5	4150 Dorman Rd.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4220	700	29	24.1	10.4%	107 (15.3%)	22 (3.1%)	58 (8.3%)	470 (67.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	39 (5.6%)	93.4	450^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.3%		94.1	390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.3%	60	66.7		66.7	73.3	68.8	77.5				73.6	77.5	68.8	80.8				76.3	98%	0%	$15,768	$226	$15,542
J. M. Amador Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 East Cantara Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 307-1950	909	36	25.2	7.2%	46 (5.1%)	8 (0.9%)	25 (2.8%)	785 (86.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (5.0%)	97.2	121^st of 5817 public elementary schools	97.9%		98.7	26^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.6%	95	65.3		65.3	81.1	87.1	82.6				83.6	89.0	88.7	80.7				86.2	≥ 99%		$15,286	$1,270	$14,016
Walnut Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	1999 Harvest Rd.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4250	629	23	26.8	5.1%	155 (24.6%)	6 (1.0%)	30 (4.8%)	385 (61.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.3%)	98.1	57^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.8	87^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%	30	78.5		78.5	83.3	83.7	86.8				84.7	90.6	84.6	85.1				86.5	≥ 98%		$15,739	$226	$15,513

Frequently Asked Questions about James Dougherty Elementary

What is the racial makeup of James Dougherty Elementary?

Students at James Dougherty Elementary are 69% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 9% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of James Dougherty Elementary attend?

Students who attend James Dougherty Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eleanor Murray Fallon
High : Dublin High

What district is James Dougherty Elementary in?

Dublin Unified

Is James Dougherty Elementary a good school?

Yes. James Dougherty Elementary ranks in the top 5.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend James Dougherty Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 856 students attended James Dougherty Elementary.

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