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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Alameda County, California

35 public high schools in Alameda County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Piedmont High leads the list at 95.8%, against a median of 59.5% 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 (Reading)

95.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

59.5%

BEST IN READING · ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Piedmont High	Piedmont, CA	Piedmont City Unified	High	733	95.8%
2	Mission San Jose High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	1,794	93.8%
3	American High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	2,618	87.7%
4	Amador Valley High	Pleasanton, CA	Pleasanton Unified	High	2,583	85.8%
5	Foothill High	Pleasanton, CA	Pleasanton Unified	High	2,169	83.2%
6	Albany High	Albany, CA	Albany City Unified	High	1,122	83.0%
7	Irvington High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	2,157	82.7%
8	Dublin High	Dublin, CA	Dublin Unified	High	2,771	81.6%
9	Alameda High	Alameda, CA	Alameda Unified	High	1,868	80.7%
10	Washington High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	1,957	77.3%
11	Granada High	Livermore, CA	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	High	2,156	74.8%
12	Berkeley High	Berkeley, CA	Berkeley Unified	High	3,218	70.7%
13	Castro Valley High	Castro Valley, CA	Castro Valley Unified	High	2,874	68.1%
14	James Logan High	Union City, CA	New Haven Unified	High	3,096	63.6%
15	John F. Kennedy High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	High	1,273	63.0%
16	Mt. Eden High	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	High	1,865	61.6%
17	Oakland Technical High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	1,812	60.1%
18	Livermore High	Livermore, CA	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	High	1,827	59.5%
19	Arroyo High	San Lorenzo, CA	San Lorenzo Unified	High	1,499	59.0%
20	Newark Memorial High	Newark, CA	Newark Unified	High	1,367	55.4%
21	Encinal Junior/Senior High	Alameda, CA	Alameda Unified	High	1,280	54.8%
22	Skyline High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	1,250	52.9%
23	Hayward High	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	High	1,580	51.7%
24	Oakland High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	1,579	41.6%
25	San Leandro High	San Leandro, CA	San Leandro Unified	High	2,510	39.3%
26	LIFE Academy	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	436	38.5%
27	Emery Secondary	Emeryville, CA	Emery Unified	High	162	37.1%
28	San Lorenzo High	San Lorenzo, CA	San Lorenzo Unified	High	1,029	29.8%
29	MetWest High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	237	26.5%
30	Coliseum College Prep Academy	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	861	22.9%
31	Tennyson High	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	High	1,511	22.2%
32	Madison Park Academy 6-12	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	676	17.7%
33	McClymonds High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	273	17.5%
34	Fremont High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	1,166	9.3%
35	Castlemont High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	High	719	6.4%

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