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The public high schools with the most improved test scores in Alameda County, California

34 public high schools in Alameda County, California appear in this ranking of the public high schools with the most improved test scores, ranked by the 3-year gain in composite math + reading proficiency. Piedmont High leads the list at +10.5pp, against a median of +0.1pp 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 3-yr change

+10.5pp

Median 3-yr change

+0.1pp

MOST IMPROVED · ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	Piedmont High	Piedmont, CA	Piedmont City Unified	733	77.8%	88.3%	+10.5pp
2	Berkeley High	Berkeley, CA	Berkeley Unified	3,218	55.5%	64.2%	+8.7pp
3	Emery Secondary	Emeryville, CA	Emery Unified	162	22.1%	27.1%	+5.0pp
4	Skyline High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	1,250	36.3%	40.5%	+4.3pp
5	Granada High	Livermore, CA	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	2,156	54.9%	59.1%	+4.2pp
6	Amador Valley High	Pleasanton, CA	Pleasanton Unified	2,583	75.6%	79.0%	+3.5pp
7	Hayward High	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	1,580	33.8%	36.3%	+2.5pp
8	Dublin High	Dublin, CA	Dublin Unified	2,771	74.1%	76.5%	+2.4pp
9	Albany High	Albany, CA	Albany City Unified	1,122	75.7%	78.0%	+2.3pp
10	Mt. Eden High	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	1,865	39.0%	40.8%	+1.7pp
11	Arroyo High	San Lorenzo, CA	San Lorenzo Unified	1,499	43.3%	45.1%	+1.7pp
12	Oakland Technical High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	1,812	47.3%	48.9%	+1.6pp
13	Washington High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	1,957	67.8%	68.6%	+0.8pp
14	James Logan High	Union City, CA	New Haven Unified	3,096	48.4%	49.2%	+0.8pp
15	American High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	2,618	79.9%	80.1%	+0.2pp
16	Livermore High	Livermore, CA	Livermore Valley Joint Unified	1,827	46.8%	47.0%	+0.2pp
17	Newark Memorial High	Newark, CA	Newark Unified	1,367	40.0%	40.2%	+0.2pp
18	Alameda High	Alameda, CA	Alameda Unified	1,868	67.3%	67.2%	-0.1pp
19	Fremont High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	1,166	6.4%	5.9%	-0.4pp
20	Castlemont High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	719	6.7%	6.0%	-0.7pp
21	Irvington High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	2,157	79.1%	78.3%	-0.8pp
22	Oakland High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	1,579	34.9%	34.0%	-0.9pp
23	Mission San Jose High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	1,794	92.3%	91.3%	-1.0pp
24	Tennyson High	Hayward, CA	Hayward Unified	1,511	15.9%	14.7%	-1.2pp
25	Coliseum College Prep Academy	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	861	16.6%	15.4%	-1.3pp
26	John F. Kennedy High	Fremont, CA	Fremont Unified	1,273	52.5%	50.6%	-1.8pp
27	Foothill High	Pleasanton, CA	Pleasanton Unified	2,169	77.9%	75.9%	-2.0pp
28	San Lorenzo High	San Lorenzo, CA	San Lorenzo Unified	1,029	23.0%	20.1%	-2.9pp
29	Madison Park Academy 6-12	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	676	14.9%	11.6%	-3.4pp
30	Encinal Junior/Senior High	Alameda, CA	Alameda Unified	1,280	52.1%	48.0%	-4.1pp
31	LIFE Academy	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	436	31.3%	27.1%	-4.2pp
32	McClymonds High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	273	21.6%	12.9%	-8.7pp
33	Castro Valley High	Castro Valley, CA	Castro Valley Unified	2,874	68.4%	58.7%	-9.6pp
34	San Leandro High	San Leandro, CA	San Leandro Unified	2,510	40.9%	27.7%	-13.2pp

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