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The highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Alameda County, California

Across Alameda County, California, 35 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Mission San Jose High leads the list at 89.8%, against a median of 45.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Alameda County, California

Top % Proficient

89.8%

Median % Proficient

45.7%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Mission San Jose High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	18.0%	1,794	89.8%
2	Piedmont High	Piedmont, CA	Piedmont City Unified	High	3.5%	733	87.2%
3	American High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	24.9%	2,618	80.2%
4	Irvington High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	24.7%	2,157	78.8%
5	Albany High	Albany, CA	Albany City Unified	High	31.0%	1,122	77.3%
6	Amador Valley High	Pleasanton, CA	Pleasanton Unified	High	8.2%	2,583	75.5%
7	Foothill High	Pleasanton, CA	Pleasanton Unified	High	8.9%	2,169	75.0%
8	Dublin High	Dublin, CA	Dublin Unified	High	16.9%	2,771	73.9%
9	Alameda High	Alameda, CA	Alameda Unified	High	30.4%	1,868	66.5%
10	Washington High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	36.4%	1,957	64.8%
11	Berkeley High	Berkeley, CA	Berkeley Unified	High	24.8%	3,218	62.5%
12	Granada High	Livermore, CA	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	High	15.7%	2,156	60.6%
13	Castro Valley High	Castro Valley, CA	Castro Valley Unified	High	40.0%	2,874	58.2%
14	James Logan High	Union City, CA	New Haven Unified	High	52.8%	3,096	48.3%
15	Encinal Junior/Senior High	Alameda, CA	Alameda Unified	High	47.3%	1,280	47.7%
16	Oakland Technical High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	70.2%	1,812	47.3%
17	Livermore High	Livermore, CA	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	High	23.5%	1,827	47.0%
18	John F. Kennedy High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	52.7%	1,273	45.7%
19	Arroyo High	San Lorenzo, CA	San Lorenzo Unified	High	64.6%	1,499	43.3%
20	Newark Memorial High	Newark, CA	Newark Unified	High	38.9%	1,367	40.6%
21	Mt. Eden High	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	High	75.0%	1,865	38.1%
22	Skyline High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	76.0%	1,250	37.2%
23	Hayward High	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	High	75.1%	1,580	33.4%
24	Emery Secondary	Emeryville, CA	Emery Unified	High	60.5%	162	33.1%
25	Oakland High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	90.2%	1,579	30.7%
26	LIFE Academy	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	98.2%	436	30.4%
27	San Leandro High	San Leandro, CA	San Leandro Unified	High	75.3%	2,510	30.1%
28	San Lorenzo High	San Lorenzo, CA	San Lorenzo Unified	High	81.5%	1,029	17.3%
29	Coliseum College Prep Academy	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	98.7%	861	16.2%
30	Tennyson High	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	High	83.9%	1,511	15.3%
31	MetWest High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	93.7%	237	14.8%
32	Madison Park Academy 6-12	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	98.4%	676	11.9%
33	McClymonds High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	96.0%	273	11.6%
34	Castlemont High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	99.0%	719	6.7%
35	Fremont High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	99.1%	1,166	6.2%

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