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Piedmont High

Public Grades 9-12

17^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 99% of California high schools

Summary

Piedmont High is a top-ranked public high school serving approximately 733 students in grades 9-12 within the affluent city of Piedmont, part of the high-performing Piedmont City Unified district.

The school consistently performs in the top 1-2% of all California high schools, with over 95% of students proficient in English and over 80% proficient in math, far exceeding state averages. It boasts a near-perfect 98.1% graduation rate and remarkably low chronic absenteeism at 4.5%. Notably, the school has been ranked #1 in the state for its special education students for two consecutive years and achieves exceptional results across all student subgroups, indicating strong support for every learner.

While geographically close to schools in Oakland, Piedmont High's performance metrics present a stark contrast. For example, Oakland Technical High has proficiency rates roughly half of Piedmont's, and some nearby alternative schools like Street Academy Alternative High face significant challenges with graduation and attendance. This highlights how school district boundaries and community resources can influence educational outcomes, even within the same region.

733

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,412

Per pupil spending ?

3.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Magnolia Ave.
Piedmont, CA 94611-4029

(510) 594-2626

District: Piedmont City Unified

Feeder schools for Piedmont High:

Elementary:	Beach Elementary
	Havens Elementary
	Wildwood Elementary
Middle:	Piedmont Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.9%

Two or more races:

18.6%

Asian:

16.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (84% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg82%

California avg41%

17^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Piedmont City Unified

77^th of 1,543Piedmont City 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	99.0	17 of 2162	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	20 of 2159	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	32 of 2170	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	45 of 2123	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.8	15 of 1290	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	36 of 2133	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	28 of 2017	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	97.3	29 of 2021	98.6%	★★★★★
2016	98.5	7 of 2039	99.7%	★★★★★
2015	98.1	16 of 1994	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	86.3	60 of 2426	97.5%	★★★★★
2012	88.6	41 of 2354	98.3%	★★★★★
2011	90.8	28 of 2367	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	90.5	27 of 2281	98.8%	★★★★★
2009	79.3	124 of 2238	94.5%	★★★★★
2008	89.9	22 of 2117	99.0%	★★★★★
2007	87.2	52 of 2063	97.5%	★★★★★
2006	92.3	15 of 1968	99.2%	★★★★★
2005	91.4	16 of 1901	99.2%	★★★★★
2004	88.0	31 of 1653	98.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	6 of 585	99.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.5	57 of 573	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	140 of 591	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	21 of 581	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	45 of 582	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	19 of 581	96.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.5	12 of 1161	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	100.0	1 of 555	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	82.3	122 of 1117	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	100.0	6 of 1052	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	17 of 1906	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	14 of 1915	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	33 of 1915	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.6	35 of 1858	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	28 of 1054	97.3%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	25 of 1833	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	36 of 1760	98.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.5	71 of 1900	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	16 of 1902	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	68 of 1917	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	32 of 1861	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.1	222 of 1742	87.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	14 of 1942	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	33 of 1948	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	45 of 1963	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	54 of 1916	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	28 of 1122	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	66 of 1880	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	32 of 1834	98.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	7 of 577	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.2	23 of 574	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	21 of 541	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	65 of 515	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	94.9	8 of 422	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	37 of 366	89.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	100.0	1 of 1252	99.9%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	1 of 1216	99.9%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	20 of 1197	98.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	14 of 1155	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	17 of 1173	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	59 of 1193	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	42 of 1204	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	64 of 1222	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	35 of 1173	97.0%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)96th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy96%+47 vs state

Mathematics81%+43 vs state

Science77%+44 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)					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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Piedmont High	Public	9-12	800 Magnolia Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2626	733	41	17.8	3.5%	388 (52.9%)	17 (2.3%)	73 (10.0%)	118 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (18.6%)	99	17^th of 2162 public high schools	99.2%		98.9	20^th of 2159 public high schools	99.1%	3		78.4		76.9				95.8	95.8				80.7	80.7	$37,412	$36,942	$470
Millennium High Alternative	Public	9-12	760 Magnolia Ave.	Piedmont	94611	Alameda County	Piedmont City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-2703	61	5	13.4	18.0%	26 (42.6%)	7 (11.5%)	12 (19.7%)	5 (8.2%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (16.4%)	63.2	737^th of 2162 public high schools	65.9%		67.2	610^th of 2159 public high schools	71.7%	127		30.8		28.6				53.9	53.9				35.7	35.7	$45,048	$43,416	$1,632
AIMS College Prep High	Public, Charter	9-12	746 Grand Ave.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	AIMS College Prep High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 893-8701	386	16	24.0	63.2%	14 (3.6%)	181 (46.9%)	65 (16.8%)	102 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.0%)	44.7	1150^th of 2162 public high schools	46.8%		68.4	594^th of 2159 public high schools	72.5%	556			16.3	16.3				38.2	38.2				26.9	26.9
Oakland High	Public	9-12	1023 MacArthur Blvd.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2304	1,579	86	18.3	90.2%	53 (3.4%)	324 (20.5%)	604 (38.3%)	480 (30.4%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	101 (6.4%)	43.4	1181^st of 2162 public high schools	45.4%		35.6	1349^th of 2159 public high schools	37.5%	168		20.2		19.8				41.6	41.6				26.3	26.3	$24,567	$22,398	$2,169
Oakland Technical High	Public	9-12	4351 Broadway	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2305	1,812	103	17.5	70.2%	321 (17.7%)	568 (31.3%)	369 (20.4%)	292 (16.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	240 (13.2%)	72.2	557^th of 2162 public high schools	74.2%		65.7	638^th of 2159 public high schools	70.4%	81			28.5	28.4				60.1	60.1				37.7	37.7	$22,970	$20,396	$2,574
Oakland International High	Public	9-12	4521 Webster St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-1353	270	29	9.2	99.3%	21 (7.8%)	13 (4.8%)	215 (79.6%)	10 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	7	2147^th of 2162 public high schools	0.7%		8.3	2147^th of 2159 public high schools	0.6%			0.0		0.0				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$53,230	$49,820	$3,410
Street Academy Alternative High	Public	9-12	417 29th St.	Oakland	94609	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2313	77	4	21.7	90.9%	1 (1.3%)	31 (40.3%)	36 (46.8%)	5 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.2%)	11.2	1954^th of 2162 public high schools	9.6%		16.9	1760^th of 2159 public high schools	18.5%	194		0.0	9.1	4.2				0.0	0.0				0.0	0.0	$26,703	$24,888	$1,815
Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	3877 Lusk St.	Oakland	94608	Alameda County	Oakland Military Inst College Prep Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 594-3900	480	32	15.0	90.2%	4 (0.8%)	67 (14.0%)	327 (68.1%)	50 (10.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.5%)	41.8	1218^th of 2162 public high schools	43.7%		57.9	817^th of 2159 public high schools	62.2%	401	19.0	15.1		17.4	20.3	20.5	38.0	58.5	33.1	6.8	2.6	19.0	15.1	10.8
Dewey Academy High	Public	9-12	1111 2nd Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-8310	125	8	15.9	96.8%	6 (4.8%)	49 (39.2%)	43 (34.4%)	12 (9.6%)	2 (1.6%)	5 (4.0%)	8 (6.4%)	16.6	1753^rd of 2162 public high schools	18.9%					(n/a)								8.3	8.3				12.0	12.0	$44,680	$42,224	$2,456
Oakland School for the Arts	Public, Charter	6-12	530 18th St.	Oakland	94612	Alameda County	Oakland School for the Arts District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 873-8800	828	40	20.5	28.7%	213 (25.7%)	210 (25.4%)	173 (20.9%)	45 (5.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	153 (18.5%)	81.6	389^th of 2162 public high schools	82.0%		94.2	126^th of 2159 public high schools	94.2%	263	37.6	42.9		40.1	51.7	53.0	56.0	88.5	61.6	31.0	31.9	38.1	34.3	33.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Piedmont High

What district is Piedmont High in?

Piedmont City Unified

How many students attend Piedmont High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 733 students attended Piedmont High.

What schools feed into Piedmont High?

Piedmont High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beach Elementary
Elementary : Havens Elementary
Elementary : Wildwood Elementary
Middle : Piedmont Middle

Is Piedmont High a good school?

Yes! Piedmont High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 17^th of 2162 California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Piedmont High?

Students at Piedmont High are 53% White, 19% Two or more races, 16% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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