How does Dougherty Valley High compare to other high schools in San Ramon?

Dougherty Valley High has a SchoolScope composite score of 83.0/100, placing it at the 99th percentile statewide. 54% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,349 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Dougherty Valley High?

54.3% of students at Dougherty Valley High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 81.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Dougherty Valley High?

7.3% of students at Dougherty Valley High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Dougherty Valley High

High School

San Ramon Valley Unified San RamonContra Costa County94582

📍 10550 Albion Road

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

⭐

High Ceiling

A high-ceiling school — students here are pushed to exceed, not just meet, the standard.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

3,118 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

Teachers

120 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

98.0%

AP Exam Prepared

88.6%

A-G Completion

72.6%

College-Going Rate

89.0%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

+1.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+9.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

32.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 52 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic4.7%

White7.9%

Asian73.3%

Black2.8%

Other11.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Dougherty Valley High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	54.3%
Met Standard	27.4%
Below Standard	18.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "82% proficient" for Dougherty Valley High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

54.3% of students exceeded standard while 27.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 38.8 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 6.4 points above the San Ramon Valley Unified district average of 47.9%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 51.8 points higher (vs 2.5% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 98.0% — above the state target. 72.6% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 89.0% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.3%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

54.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

81.7%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

7.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,349

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	673	54.7%	29.7%	10.6%	5.0%	84.4%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	676	53.9%	25.1%	10.9%	10.1%	79.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Coyote Creek Elementary

75.298th pctile

Hidden Hills Elementary

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Middle

Windemere Ranch Middle

73.798th pctile

Gale Ranch Middle

70.397th pctile

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High School

Dougherty Valley High

83.099th pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.