Dougherty Valley High

Summary:

Dougherty Valley High is a public high school located in San Ramon, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 3,255 students. It is part of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 97 out of 1,568 districts in California and is rated 5 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Dougherty Valley High has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in California, ranking within the top 30 schools in the state for the past several years. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with significantly higher percentages of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to the state and district averages. Dougherty Valley High also maintains a high four-year graduation rate of 98.0% and a low dropout rate of just 0.6%, outperforming the state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Monte Vista High and San Ramon Valley High in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District, as well as Amador Valley High and Dublin High in the neighboring districts, Dougherty Valley High maintains a competitive edge in academic achievement and student outcomes. The only nearby school that appears to struggle in comparison is Del Amigo High, a continuation high school in the San Ramon Valley Unified District.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 10550 Albion Rd.
       San Ramon, CA  94582-2901


(925) 479-6400

District: San Ramon Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
22nd of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,895 Help


Feeder schools for Dougherty Valley High:

Elementary:    Bella Vista Elementary
    Coyote Creek Elementary
    Hidden Hills Elementary
    Live Oak Elementary
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Middle:    Gale Ranch Middle
    Windemere Ranch Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  26.0 Help
Number of students:  3,255

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
78.6%
White:
8.7%
Two or more races:
5.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  7.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Dougherty Valley High ranks better than 99.1% of high schools in California. It also ranks first among 5 ranked high schools in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.39. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Dougherty Valley High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Dougherty Valley High has the largest high school student body size in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Asian (78.6%), White (8.7%), two or more races (5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 7.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dougherty Valley High is 26, which is the highest among 5 high schools in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dougherty Valley High is $5,895, which is the lowest among 5 high schools in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dougherty Valley High:

SchoolDigger ranks Dougherty Valley High 22nd of 2323 California public high schools. (See Dougherty Valley High in the ranking list.)

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San Ramon Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks San Ramon Valley Unified 97th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Dougherty Valley High

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Rank History for all students at Dougherty Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2008 86.93 43rd 2117 98.0%
2009 88.29 21st 2238 99.1%
2010 90.54 28th 2281 98.8%
2011 88.94 41st 2367 98.3%
2012 86.60 58th 2354 97.5%
2013 82.97 103rd 2426 95.8%
2015 97.78 22nd 1994 98.9%
2016 98.32 9th 2039 99.6%
2017 97.98 12th 2021 99.4%
2018 98.40 12th 2017 99.4%
2019 99.05 15th 2133 99.3%
2021 98.60 7th 1290 99.5%
2022 98.78 23rd 2123 98.9%
2023 98.20 28th 2348 98.8%
2024 98.39 22nd 2323 99.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dougherty Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.25 20th 366 94.5%
2019 87.08 33rd 422 92.2%
2022 85.08 45th 515 91.3%
2023 73.49 152nd 786 80.7%
2024 87.49 47th 804 94.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dougherty Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.91 9th 938 99.0%
2024 82.74 32nd 1350 97.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Dougherty Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 86.97 70th 1547 95.5%
2024 93.28 35th 1534 97.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dougherty Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.40 54th 1862 97.1%
2019 97.87 35th 1937 98.2%
2022 97.60 48th 1943 97.5%
2023 92.04 125th 2247 94.4%
2024 96.02 60th 2235 97.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Dougherty Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.40 14th 1760 99.2%
2019 98.32 20th 1833 98.9%
2021 97.45 13th 1054 98.8%
2022 98.27 23rd 1858 98.8%
2023 97.55 33rd 2118 98.4%
2024 98.08 19th 2098 99.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Dougherty Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.53 48th 1052 95.4%
2019 93.30 55th 1117 95.1%
2022 78.50 142nd 1161 87.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Dougherty Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.87 13th 1834 99.3%
2019 99.33 14th 1880 99.3%
2021 99.36 5th 1122 99.6%
2022 98.96 25th 1916 98.7%
2023 98.32 29th 2207 98.7%
2024 98.25 34th 2172 98.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Dougherty Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.73 24th 581 95.9%
2019 92.29 12th 582 97.9%
2022 88.04 37th 581 93.6%
2023 84.08 77th 731 89.5%
2024 84.52 69th 712 90.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Dougherty Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.33 16th 582 97.3%
2019 89.88 37th 592 93.8%
2022 76.93 87th 522 83.3%
2023 81.70 95th 720 86.8%
2024 87.82 60th 721 91.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dougherty Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.88 17th 1742 99.0%
2019 98.39 30th 1814 98.3%
2022 78.66 288th 1861 84.5%
2023 90.89 105th 2142 95.1%
2024 94.09 68th 2125 96.8%
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Rank History for White students at Dougherty Valley High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.89 17th 1173 98.6%
2019 96.88 14th 1222 98.9%
2022 88.23 101st 1204 91.6%
2023 75.65 233rd 1434 83.8%
2024 74.81 232nd 1406 83.5%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Thursday, September 27, 2018

Open Quote The school provides the opportunity for the students to excel but they have to want it. Both my kids thrived at the school on the academic, artistic and athletics.. the student body is so competitive that they drive each other to succeed academically. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, September 19, 2011

Open Quote The school is well managed, safe and very clean. The teachers are all very young at about 25-27 and highly motivated. The administrative staff are also very dedicated committed to the success of each student. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, June 6, 2011

Open Quote The academic and music programs are top notch. Very high level of talent demonstrated by the students. High percentage of 2011 senior class admitted to the the 6 top Univ of California campuses. 2011 was the first class of students who attended all 4 years at Dougherty. The school is posed to continue to improve and will likley become one of the very elite public schools in the state. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Dougherty Valley High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2008 185 35 276 28 1 n/a n/a 0 525
2009 310 51 490 57 1 3 89 0 1001
2010 426 96 795 109 1 4 72 0 1503
2011 472 110 1008 108 2 5 89 0 1794
2012 469 104 1229 132 3 5 104 0 2046
2013 439 100 1426 129 3 5 111 0 2213
2014 423 93 1569 154 4 3 135 0 2381
2015 422 81 1841 169 3 4 125 0 2645
2016 381 73 1999 182 3 2 119 0 2759
2017 396 72 2192 188 6 4 140 0 2998
2018 380 86 2377 189 9 4 167 0 3212
2019 388 90 2503 182 8 9 151 0 3331
2020 391 78 2562 164 8 10 165 0 3378
2021 354 91 2619 148 3 7 162 0 3384
2022 307 96 2626 138 4 7 162 0 3340
2023 283 105 2559 134 6 4 164 0 3255

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dougherty Valley High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2008 525 31.2 16.8 4.8
2009 1001 44.0 19.5 3.3
2010 1503 57.8 26.0 5.1
2011 1794 n/a n/a 5.4
2012 2046 82.0 24.9 n/a
2013 2213 90.5 24.4 5.9
2014 2381 97.5 24.4 7.2
2015 2645 107.0 24.7 5.9
2016 2759 115.0 23.9 5.3
2017 2998 123.3 24.3 5.4
2018 3212 129.3 24.8 7
2019 3331 132.4 25.1 6.6
2020 3378 n/a n/a 6.1
2021 3384 134.2 25.2 5.7
2022 3340 131.4 25.4 6.1
2023 3255 124.7 26.0 7.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dougherty Valley High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2008 525 31.2 16.8 4.8
2009 1001 44.0 19.5 3.3
2010 1503 57.8 26.0 5.1
2011 1794 n/a n/a 5.4
2012 2046 82.0 24.9 n/a
2013 2213 90.5 24.4 5.9
2014 2381 97.5 24.4 7.2
2015 2645 107.0 24.7 5.9
2016 2759 115.0 23.9 5.3
2017 2998 123.3 24.3 5.4
2018 3212 129.3 24.8 7
2019 3331 132.4 25.1 6.6
2020 3378 n/a n/a 6.1
2021 3384 134.2 25.2 5.7
2022 3340 131.4 25.4 6.1
2023 3255 124.7 26.0 7.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Dougherty Valley High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $5,895

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dougherty Valley High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 15th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 28th of 2348 High schools
 0.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Dougherty Valley High)96.286.7
 9.5%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (San Ramon Valley Unified)84.680.2
 4.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Dougherty Valley High)87.977.2
 10.8%
   11th Grade Mathematics (San Ramon Valley Unified)71.660
 11.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Dougherty Valley High)73.970.5
 3.4%
   12th Grade Science (San Ramon Valley Unified)55.955.4
 0.6%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students33313255
 2.3%
African American90105
 16.7%
American Indian86
 25%
Asian25032559
 2.2%
Hispanic182134
 26.4%
Pacific Islander94
 55.6%
White388283
 27.1%
Two or More Races151164
 8.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients6.6%7.7%
 1.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Dougherty Valley High

In the 2022-23 school year, 3,255 students attended Dougherty Valley High.

Yes! Dougherty Valley High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 22nd of 2323 California high schools.

Students at Dougherty Valley High are 79% Asian, 9% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American.

Dougherty Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bella Vista Elementary
Elementary : Coyote Creek Elementary
Elementary : Hidden Hills Elementary
Elementary : Live Oak Elementary
Elementary : Quail Run Elementary
Middle : Gale Ranch Middle
Middle : Windemere Ranch Middle


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