Dublin Unified’s 8 public elementary schools all sit between the 77th and the 98th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Elementary · 8 schools
from 77th to 98th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Harold William Kolb: 98th percentile, Strong
J. M. Amador Elementary: 96th percentile, Strong
Cottonwood Creek: 95th percentile, Strong
Murray Elementary: 94th percentile, Strong
John Green Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
Dublin Elementary: 91st percentile, Strong
James Dougherty Elementary: 90th percentile, Strong
Frederiksen Elementary: 77th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
8Strong
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One dot per school.
Middle and high school pictures
Middle · 3 schools
from 80th to 96th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Eleanor Murray Fallon: 96th percentile, Strong
Cottonwood Creek: 95th percentile, Strong
Wells Middle: 80th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
0Developing
0Solid
3Strong
High · 1 school
at 94th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests
Dublin High: 94th percentile, Strong
0Needs Support
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One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 1 of the 11 ranked schools teaches two levels, so it appears in more than one picture.
The average elementary school in Dublin Unified had 12 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in Dublin Unified score highest?
Eleanor Murray Fallon is highest, at the 96th percentile.
That’s higher than 96 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in Dublin Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
The average middle school in Dublin Unified had 8 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.
High schools
Where does the high school we score in Dublin Unified stand?
Dublin High is at the 94th percentile.
That’s higher than 94 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Dublin Unified.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean
Where does Dublin Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Dublin Unified spent $16,009 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 64 cents of every Dublin Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction64%
Instruction support10%
Student services9%
Administration7%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Other1%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$12.5 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 20 funded actions in 4 goals. That’s 6% of its $210.3 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 129 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 53% of the money. The plan itself puts 56% of it toward staff.
Access to Grade Level Instruction $2.6 million
Classroom Technology $2.1 million
DUSD Multilingual Learner Strategic Plan $1.9 million
17 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
1 of the plan’s 20 funded actions names reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in its title.
Actions whose titles name catch-up help
Catch-up help $87,000
Largest of these
Provide a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) for students$87,000
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $6.0 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $6.7 million and estimates it spent $6.8 million, $0.1 million (2%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$6.8 million spent (estimated)$6.7 million planned
What changed
The total is $1.1 million (10%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Classroom Technology, which went from $105,000 to $2.1 million.
Largest cuts
Instructional Materials−$814,720
Distance Learning−$500,000
Provide a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) for students−$355,280
Largest increases
Classroom Technology+$2.0 million
Access to Grade Level Instruction+$513,163
Alternative Education+$164,225
Ask: What did Instructional Materials pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $814,720 less?
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 3
78%
78%
no change
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 3
75%
74%
down 1 pt
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 3
9 in 100
12 in 100
3 more in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 3
1.5%
1.1%
down 0.4 pts
Goals 2 and 4 aren’t shown because they track other measures.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Access to Grade Level Instruction · $2,601,083
Classroom Technology · $2,137,000
DUSD Multilingual Learner Strategic Plan · $1,922,140
The full plan4 goals, 56 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($12.5 million).
Where does the money go?
41% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1DUSD will improve academic outcomes for all students in English Language Arts, Math, and Science with an…$5.1 million41% of action budgets
“DUSD will improve academic outcomes for all students in English Language Arts, Math, and Science with an emphasis on our unduplicated students (Multilingual Learners, Socioeconomically Disadvantaged, and Foster Youth) as well as DUSD’s historically underserved student groups (i.e., Black, Hispanic, and Students with Disabilities)” p. 28 ↗
4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $4.4 million (+$734,347)
Largest funded actions
Access to Grade Level Instruction$2.6 millionaction 1.2 · p. 89 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.8 million is state funding counted toward those services
DUSD Multilingual Learner Strategic Plan$1.9 millionaction 1.3 · p. 89 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Professional Development$0.4 millionaction 1.5 · p. 89 ↗
Maintain a Balanced Assessment Plan$0.2 millionaction 1.1 · p. 89 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Access to Grade Level Instruction+$0.5 million$2.1 million → $2.6 million · p. 89 ↗
DUSD Multilingual Learner Strategic Plan+$0.2 million$1.8 million → $1.9 million · p. 89 ↗
Professional Development+$103,607$313,403 → $417,010 · p. 89 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Maintain a Balanced Assessment Plan · $183,200 → $187,649 · p. 89 ↗+$4,449
How the plan measures it · 16 measures · 2 quoted
DFS for all students (and student groups) - CAASPP Math (Source 2023 Dashboard)p. 30 ↗
Baseline
All students: 58.3 points above …
Target for year 3
All students: > 58.3 points above …
% Met/Exceeded Standards for all students (and student groups) - CA Science Test (Source 2023 Dashboard)p. 31 ↗
Baseline
All students: 61.5% …
Target for year 3
All students: 80% …
14 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 2DUSD will ensure access to a broad course of study and support structures for all students with an emphasis…$2.3 million18% of action budgets
“DUSD will ensure access to a broad course of study and support structures for all students with an emphasis on our unduplicated students (Multilingual Learners, Socioeconomically Disadvantaged, and Foster Youth) as well as DUSD’s historically underserved student groups (i.e., Black, Hispanic, and Students with Disabilities)” p. 42 ↗
7 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.4 million (−$69,315)
Largest funded actions
Career Technical Education (CTE)$1.3 millionaction 2.4 · p. 90 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Alternative Education$0.4 millionaction 2.2 · p. 89 ↗
Achievement via Individual Determination (AVID)$0.3 millionaction 2.3 · p. 89 ↗
Co-Teaching Courses$0.2 millionaction 2.6 · p. 90 ↗
Provide a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) for students$0.1 millionaction 2.1 · p. 89 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
2 more funded actions in this goal
Inclusion · action 2.7 · p. 90 ↗under $0.1 million
Representation in High-Level Courses · action 2.5 · p. 90 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Provide a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) for students−$355,280$442,280 → $87,000 · p. 89 ↗
Alternative Education+$164,225$251,620 → $415,845 · p. 89 ↗
Co-Teaching Courses+$158,506$33,069 → $191,575 · p. 90 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Career Technical Education (CTE) · $1.3 million → $1.3 million · p. 90 ↗+$12,400
Achievement via Individual Determination (AVID) · $262,051 → $254,968 · p. 89 ↗−$7,083
Goal 3DUSD will ensure an inclusive school environment that develops a sense of belonging for all students while…$2.0 million16% of action budgets
“DUSD will ensure an inclusive school environment that develops a sense of belonging for all students while engaging families and the community in meaningful partnerships” p. 54 ↗
6 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.3 million (−$285,501)
Largest funded actions
Social-Emotional Learning$787,206action 3.3 · p. 90 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Inclusive Environments$498,787action 3.1 · p. 90 ↗
Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS)$269,765action 3.6 · p. 91 ↗
Parent/Community Engagement Plan$207,849action 3.7 · p. 91 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $74,207 is state funding counted toward those services
Goal 4 · Maintenance of Progress GoalDUSD will ensure students have a clean, safe, and modern learning environment with highly qualified educators…$3.1 million25% of action budgets
“DUSD will ensure students have a clean, safe, and modern learning environment with highly qualified educators and up-to-date, standards-aligned instructional materials and technology” p. 71 ↗
3 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $2.4 million (+$717,280)
Largest funded actions
Classroom Technology$2.1 millionaction 4.2 · p. 91 ↗
Instructional Materials$1.0 millionaction 4.4 · p. 91 ↗
Distance Learningunder $0.1 millionaction 4.3 · p. 91 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Classroom Technology+$2.0 million$0.1 million → $2.1 million · p. 91 ↗
Instructional Materials−$0.8 million$1.8 million → $1.0 million · p. 91 ↗
Distance Learning−$500,000$525,000 → $25,000 · p. 91 ↗
How the plan measures it · 5 measures · 3 quoted
Number of schools that meet "Good Repair" status on the Facilities Inspection Toolp. 71 ↗
Baseline
13 (2023/24 SARC)
Target for year 3
15 (2026/27 SARC)
Percent of students with sufficient access to instructional materialsp. 71 ↗
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 12,808 students
1Asian63%
2White12%
3Hispanic or Latino10%
4Two or more races7%
5Filipino4%
6Black or African American3%
7Pacific Islander<1%
8Not reported<1%
9American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
15%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 1,803 of 11,830 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
The state is giving Dublin Unified extra help in 2026. A student group had the Dashboard’s lowest results (red) on two or more measures three years in a row.
It also qualified the year before.
Which students, on which measures
Long-term English learners
English and math
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 49% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (232 of 475 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
Which public schools in Dublin Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Harold William Kolb, 98th percentile (Strong). Middle: Eleanor Murray Fallon, 96th percentile (Strong). High: Dublin High, 94th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Dublin Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Dublin Unified good?
Dublin Unified’s 8 public elementary schools run from the 77th to the 98th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 8 Strong. Dublin Unified’s 3 public middle schools run from the 80th to the 96th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong. Dublin Unified has one public high school we score, Dublin High, at the 94th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in Dublin Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Dublin Unified had 12 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average middle school in Dublin Unified had 8 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Dublin Unified spend per student?
Dublin Unified spent $16,009 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 64 cents of every Dublin Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Dublin Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $12.5 million into 20 funded actions in 4 goals, 6% of its $210.3 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $5.1 million, 41% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Dublin Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.