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California High

Public Grades 9-12

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 94% of California high schools

Summary

California High is a large, top-tier public high school serving approximately 2,900 students in grades 9-12 within the highly-regarded San Ramon Valley Unified school district, consistently earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the top 10% of all California high schools.

The school is a standout by statewide standards, with a graduation rate over 98% and chronic absenteeism less than half the state average. However, within its own competitive district, it is a strong middle performer. Its academic proficiency, while solid, is often a step behind neighboring schools like Dougherty Valley High and Monte Vista High, particularly in mathematics. Interestingly, it achieves these results with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than several of its direct peers, suggesting efficient operations.

California High serves a slightly more economically diverse population than some nearby schools, and its performance for different student groups varies, with notable year-to-year swings in outcomes for Special Education students. The school's challenge and opportunity lie in learning from the highest performers in its own district to elevate achievement in specific academic areas and ensure consistent support for all students, while maintaining its decade-long record of overall excellence.

2,894

Students ?

24.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,676

Per pupil spending ?

8.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9870 Broadmoor Dr.
San Ramon, CA 94583-2942

(925) 803-3200

District: San Ramon Valley Unified

Feeder schools for California High:

Elementary:	Bollinger Canyon Elementary
	Country Club Elementary
	Golden View Elementary
	Montevideo Elementary
	More...
	Neil A. Armstrong Elementary
	Twin Creeks Elementary
	Walt Disney Elementary
Middle:	Iron Horse Middle
	Pine Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

47.3%

White:

29.0%

Hispanic:

12.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of California high schools

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

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg74%

California avg41%

131^st of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the San Ramon Valley Unified

85^th of 1,543San Ramon Valley 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	93.5	131 of 2162	93.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.2	195 of 2159	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.4	152 of 2170	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.5	195 of 2123	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	4 of 1290	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	121 of 2133	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.4	53 of 2017	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	95.6	63 of 2021	96.9%	★★★★★
2016	96.0	50 of 2039	97.5%	★★★★★
2015	96.7	40 of 1994	98.0%	★★★★★
2013	86.3	62 of 2426	97.4%	★★★★★
2012	92.3	16 of 2354	99.3%	★★★★★
2011	90.0	38 of 2367	98.4%	★★★★★
2010	90.2	31 of 2281	98.6%	★★★★★
2009	89.0	17 of 2238	99.2%	★★★★★
2008	90.4	20 of 2117	99.1%	★★★★★
2007	89.0	32 of 2063	98.4%	★★★★★
2006	92.4	14 of 1968	99.3%	★★★★★
2005	93.0	8 of 1901	99.6%	★★★★★
2004	91.3	15 of 1653	99.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	247 of 517	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.4	74 of 522	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	92 of 592	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	88.0	66 of 582	88.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	212 of 585	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	233 of 573	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.1	202 of 591	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.7	201 of 581	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.8	118 of 582	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	88.9	32 of 581	94.5%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	76.4	160 of 1161	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	112 of 1117	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	76.9	156 of 1052	85.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	58.4	216 of 1085	80.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.6	140 of 1906	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.4	195 of 1915	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	93.0	133 of 1915	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	175 of 1858	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	114 of 1833	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	37 of 1760	97.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	314 of 1900	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	314 of 1902	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	242 of 1917	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	338 of 1861	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	93.6	72 of 1814	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	105 of 1742	94.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	408 of 2013	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	313 of 2026	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	313 of 2030	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.3	276 of 1943	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	294 of 1937	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	93.9	94 of 1862	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.8	152 of 1942	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	187 of 1948	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	187 of 1963	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	205 of 1916	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	99.3	7 of 1122	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.1	127 of 1880	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	81 of 1834	95.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	188 of 577	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	273 of 574	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	281 of 541	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	249 of 515	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.4	104 of 422	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	76 of 366	79.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	447 of 1252	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	89.6	75 of 1216	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.5	138 of 1197	88.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	401 of 1155	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	434 of 1173	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	413 of 1193	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	391 of 1204	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	289 of 1222	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	112 of 1173	90.5%	★★★★★

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)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)80th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)67th percentile-27 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-30 vs school

African American (2024)52nd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy75%+26 vs state

Mathematics62%+24 vs state

Science50%+17 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, January 28, 2019

Horrible school, they don't even focus on education Close Quote

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Wednesday, February 14, 2018

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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 (2024)
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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
California High	Public	9-12	9870 Broadmoor Dr.	San Ramon	94583	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 803-3200	2,894	117	24.8	8.7%	839 (29.0%)	53 (1.8%)	348 (12.0%)	1,369 (47.3%)	11 (0.4%)	15 (0.5%)	259 (8.9%)	93.5	131^st of 2162 public high schools	93.9%		91.2	195^th of 2159 public high schools	91.0%	64		49.9	49.9	74.9	74.9	61.7	61.7	$14,676	$319	$14,357
Valley High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	8151 Village Pkwy.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 829-4322	36	5	6.9	47.2%	9 (25.0%)	2 (5.6%)	17 (47.2%)	4 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (11.1%)	8	2119^th of 2162 public high schools	2.0%		31.5	1459^th of 2159 public high schools	32.4%	660	0.0		0.0	8.3	8.3	0.0	0.0	$18,465	$1,255	$17,210
Dublin High	Public	9-12	8151 Village Pkwy.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 833-3300	2,771	112	24.8	16.9%	446 (16.1%)	126 (4.5%)	332 (12.0%)	1,644 (59.3%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.4%)	209 (7.5%)	96.1	78^th of 2162 public high schools	96.4%		95.5	100^th of 2159 public high schools	95.4%	22	64.8	50.0	64.5	81.6	81.6	71.5	71.5	$13,946	$731	$13,215
Del Amigo High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	10540 Albion Rd.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-1200	34	4	8.7	41.2%	15 (44.1%)	4 (11.8%)	8 (23.5%)	6 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12.1	1911^th of 2162 public high schools	11.6%					(n/a)				20.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	$32,568	$1,026	$31,542
Dougherty Valley High	Public	9-12	10550 Albion Rd.	San Ramon	94582	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 479-6400	3,039	123	24.7	8.1%	219 (7.2%)	79 (2.6%)	144 (4.7%)	2,426 (79.8%)	8 (0.3%)	9 (0.3%)	153 (5.0%)	97.7	39^th of 2162 public high schools	98.2%		98.5	27^th of 2159 public high schools	98.7%	12		69.6	69.6	84.4	84.4	79.0	79.0	$15,024	$312	$14,712
Dublin Unified Transition Program	Public	12	6901 York Dr.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 828-2551	20	2	8.3	25.0%	3 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (20.0%)	10 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (15.0%)								(n/a)
Emerald High	Public	9-12	3600 Central Pkwy.	Dublin	94568	Alameda County	Dublin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 551-4040	900	41	21.7	12.2%	72 (8.0%)	22 (2.4%)	51 (5.7%)	707 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (5.2%)								(n/a)								$17,177	$530	$16,647
Foothill High	Public	9-12	4375 Foothill Rd.	Pleasanton	94588	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 461-6600	2,169	97	22.2	8.9%	564 (26.0%)	37 (1.7%)	229 (10.6%)	1,208 (55.7%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	124 (5.7%)	94.7	102^nd of 2162 public high schools	95.3%		95.9	89^th of 2159 public high schools	95.9%	13	55.5		55.2	83.2	83.2	68.6	68.6	$16,759	$254	$16,505
San Ramon Valley High	Public	9-12	501 Danville Blvd.	Danville	94526	Contra Costa County	San Ramon Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 552-3000	2,036	90	22.7	5.7%	1,284 (63.1%)	17 (0.8%)	241 (11.8%)	288 (14.1%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	200 (9.8%)	93.3	138^th of 2162 public high schools	93.6%		93	162^nd of 2159 public high schools	92.5%	24		48.8	48.8	82.1	82.1	51.3	51.3	$20,175	$647	$19,528
Amador Valley High	Public	9-12	1155 Santa Rita Rd.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 461-6100	2,583	111	23.3	8.2%	771 (29.8%)	37 (1.4%)	252 (9.8%)	1,369 (53.0%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.2%)	145 (5.6%)	94	120^th of 2162 public high schools	94.4%		94.4	122^nd of 2159 public high schools	94.3%	2	52.6	20.0	51.6	85.8	85.8	72.3	72.3	$17,116	$254	$16,862

Frequently Asked Questions about California High

What schools feed into California High?

California High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bollinger Canyon Elementary
Elementary : Country Club Elementary
Elementary : Golden View Elementary
Elementary : Montevideo Elementary
Elementary : Neil A. Armstrong Elementary
Elementary : Twin Creeks Elementary
Elementary : Walt Disney Elementary
Middle : Iron Horse Middle
Middle : Pine Valley Middle

What district is California High in?

San Ramon Valley Unified

Is California High a good school?

Yes. California High ranks in the top 6.1% of California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of California High?

Students at California High are 47% Asian, 29% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend California High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,894 students attended California High.

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