Summary:
Piedmont has one high school, Piedmont High School, serving grades 9–12 and enrolling 1,579 students. Its results show a strong graduation rate and a mixed academic picture: in 2025–2026, proficiency was higher than the state in English Language Arts I, Mathematics, and U.S. History, but lower in Science. The clearest academic strengths were English Language Arts I and U.S. History, while Science was the notable weakness.
Piedmont High School is the area’s only listed high school, so there are no local schools to rank against one another. Compared with the state, it was 30 percentage points higher in English Language Arts I (56% versus 26%) and 21 points higher in U.S. History (62% versus 41%) in 2025–2026. Mathematics was 6 points higher (31% versus 25%), while Science was 5 points lower (25% versus 30%). Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 97%, compared with 78% statewide, a 19-point advantage. These results make its standout strengths clear, but do not mean it outperformed the state in every subject.
Results shifted in different directions from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: English Language Arts I fell 1 point, Mathematics rose 3, Science fell 13, and U.S. History rose 11. The Science change moved the school from 8 points above the state to 5 points below; its U.S. History lead widened from 9 to 21 points. SchoolDigger gives the school 5 stars and ranks it 36th of 462 in 2025–2026, after 36th of 463 the prior year and 23rd of 432 in 2023–2024. Chronic absenteeism was 10% in 2025–2026, 6 points below the state. In 2024–2025, the student–teacher ratio was 21.3, and 23% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. Since there is only one school, these figures cannot show how it compares with local peers.
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