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J. M. Amador Elementary

Public Grades K-5

26^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of California elementary schools

Summary

J. M. Amador Elementary is a top-ranked K-5 public school serving 909 students in the high-performing Dublin Unified School District in Dublin, CA.

The school consistently achieves exceptional academic results, with over 88% of students proficient in English and 90% in math—figures that significantly outpace both district and state averages and are among the very best when compared to nearby schools like Henry P. Mohr Elementary and Cottonwood Creek. This excellence extends across all grade levels and student groups, and the school also boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.2%, showing a strong, engaged school community.

Remarkably, Amador delivers this top-tier education efficiently, spending less per student than many neighboring schools with similar or lower performance, such as John Green Elementary. Its sustained excellence over many years, combined with strengths in attendance, academics, and resource management, makes it a standout model within the Dublin Unified district and the broader region.

909

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,440

Per pupil spending ?

7.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2100 East Cantara Dr.
Dublin, CA 94568-6700

(925) 307-1950

District: Dublin Unified

Students who attend J. M. Amador Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eleanor Murray Fallon
High:	Dublin High
	Livermore High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

86.4%

White:

5.1%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2017 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (88% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Dublin Unified

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg74%

California avg41%

26^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the Dublin Unified

140^th of 1,543Dublin 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
2025	98.7	26 of 5857	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	29 of 5869	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.8	34 of 5859	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.9	24 of 5883	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	32 of 5789	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	23 of 5662	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	99.1	16 of 5692	99.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	143 of 1203	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	145 of 1205	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	143 of 1190	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.0	83 of 1154	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	80.2	129 of 1149	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	72 of 1071	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	11 of 5597	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	16 of 5612	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	42 of 5609	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	28 of 5635	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	12 of 5492	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.5	14 of 5413	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.6	16 of 5460	99.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	55 of 5628	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	35 of 5643	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	30 of 5638	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.8	23 of 5663	99.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.7	73 of 5510	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	38 of 5431	99.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	86.3	35 of 610	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	14 of 339	95.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	14 of 2598	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	81 of 2726	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	102 of 2737	96.3%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)100th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)94th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics90%+53 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy89%+40 vs state

Science80%+47 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	98.7	26^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.8	29^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.5%	3	79.9		79.9	87.9	86.7	90.5				88.5	96.8	87.3	86.8				90.1			$19,440	$18,170	$1,270
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%)	97.8	85^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.5%		98.9	23^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	62	69.2	83.3	76.6	78.1	85.7	86.4	90.2	95.4	92.0	87.9	86.1	90.4	80.8	88.7	86.5	87.7	86.8	98.2	98.2	$19,557	$18,556	$1,001
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%)	97.2	140^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.6%		98.5	53^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	99.1%	87	67.3		67.3	75.0	89.3	86.5				83.6	85.3	84.3	87.5				85.6			$19,976	$19,200	$776
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%)	95.4	293^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	95.0%		97	165^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.2%	128	68.8		68.8	73.8	74.6	79.8				76.2	81.7	81.4	77.0				79.9			$23,181	$21,614	$1,567
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%)	97.9	79^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.8	91^st of 5869 public elementary schools	98.4%	12	64.5		64.5	87.3	85.2	88.2				86.9	93.1	89.9	89.3				90.6			$16,698	$16,472	$226
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%)	92.9	483^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.8%		95.5	302^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.9%	181	61.0		61.0	82.2	75.0	68.0				75.4	85.6	79.9	58.0				75.7			$21,236	$20,330	$906
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%)	92	548^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.6%		95.2	325^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.5%	223	52.5		52.5	66.7	76.3	72.0				71.7	83.1	80.7	73.3				79.0			$15,232	$15,006	$226
Rancho Las Positas Elementary	Public	K-5	401 East Jack London Blvd.	Livermore	94551	Alameda County	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 606-4748	586	28	20.6	16.2%	225 (38.4%)	12 (2.0%)	163 (27.8%)	108 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77 (13.1%)	80.9	1119^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.9%		79.3	1188^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.8%	69	46.4		46.4	60.0	60.0	66.7				62.1	59.2	64.8	63.5				62.4			$19,472	$19,212	$260
Alisal Elementary	Public	K-5	1454 Santa Rita Rd.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4200	544	23	23.6	8.8%	138 (25.4%)	9 (1.7%)	60 (11.0%)	289 (53.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.1%)	85.9	886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.9%		81.5	1091^st of 5869 public elementary schools	81.4%	205	53.5		53.5	70.0	63.0	64.4				65.4	69.9	65.6	63.4				65.9			$16,742	$16,516	$226
Live Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	5151 Sherwood Way	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 803-3100	438	23	19.3	9.1%	41 (9.4%)	15 (3.4%)	25 (5.7%)	317 (72.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.2%)	93	472^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	91.9%		94.8	362^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.8%	110	63.2		63.2	73.3	63.5	78.2				72.0	82.7	73.0	78.2				78.0			$22,981	$22,178	$803

Frequently Asked Questions about J. M. Amador Elementary

What district is J. M. Amador Elementary in?

Dublin Unified

Is J. M. Amador Elementary a good school?

Yes! J. M. Amador Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 26^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of J. M. Amador Elementary?

Students at J. M. Amador Elementary are 86% Asian, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of J. M. Amador Elementary attend?

Students who attend J. M. Amador Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eleanor Murray Fallon
High : Dublin High
High : Livermore High

How many students attend J. M. Amador Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 909 students attended J. M. Amador Elementary.

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