Summary:
The 10 schools in Pleasanton Unified serve elementary, middle and high school grades, alongside an alternative school. Results show a strong overall average but a sharp divide between schools: in 2025–2026, the simple average across schools was 70% in ELA, 65% in math and 56% in science, while Village High scored 21%, 12% and 0%, respectively. Village High also reported a 42% graduation rate, 36% dropout rate and 68% chronic absenteeism, compared with district figures of 95%, 3% and 8%. The most important finding for families is that Village High stands well apart from the rest of this group across both academic results and reported high-school outcomes.
Walnut Grove Elementary is the strongest conventional grade-span standout: it led in all-grades math at 86% and science at 79%, and placed second in ELA at 85%. The Pleasanton Virtual Academy had the highest ELA result, 87%, but its math score was 68%; its K–12 span makes that overall comparison less direct. Among middle schools, Harvest Park Middle led in all three subjects, with 84% ELA, 81% math and 73% science. SchoolDigger ranked Walnut Grove in the 99th percentile and Harvest Park in the 98th statewide, while Village High ranked in the 18th percentile.
Average scores rose from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 by about 1 point in ELA, 1 in math and 1 point in science, but the schools’ advantage over state results narrowed in math and science. Changes varied by school: Vintage Hills Elementary declined in all three subjects, including a 15-point drop in science, while Alisal Elementary improved in ELA and science. School size or staffing ratios do not neatly explain the results: Walnut Grove had a 26.8 student-teacher ratio, while Village High’s was 8.5. For context, schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible figures for sy 2024–2025 ranging from 5% at Walnut Grove to 42% at Village High; these are observations, not explanations for performance.
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