Dougherty Valley High

Set in San Ramon, California, Dougherty Valley High is a large four-year high school, operated by San Ramon Valley Unified. It works with 3,039 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 263% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Dougherty Valley High is one of 36 schools operated by San Ramon Valley Unified, a district that teaches 28,554 students overall.

Demographically, Dougherty Valley High shows that Asian students make up the majority at 80%. Beyond that, the school logs 7% White, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black. By comparison, Contra Costa County as a whole is about 19% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Dougherty Valley High reports 123 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is below Contra Costa County's rate of about 45%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Dougherty Valley High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 74.7%; this one delivers 84.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Contra Costa County shows median household income runs about $127,229, about 45% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Contra Costa County runs 280 public schools (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students), of which Dougherty Valley High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Del Amigo High (Continuation), around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dougherty Valley High ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 79.2%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Dougherty Valley High's enrollment has contracted 5% since 2018, when it stood at 3,212 (now 3,039). Asian enrollment moved from 74% to 80% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.