Photo: Richard Niewiroski Jr. · CC BY-SA 4.0Alamo’s public schools outscore 95% of California districts
On the state math tests, 71% of Alamo’s students scored proficient, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Alamo, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Alamo’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 102 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Alamo’s, its schools beat 58%, lower than their 95% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 79% and math 71% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Acalanes Union High spends $20,081 per student and San Ramon Valley Unified $17,073, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Alamo’s grade
A+: better than 95% of California school districts, #29 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Alamo, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Alamo · depends on your address
Rancho Romero Elementary
Grades K–5 · 469 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Alamo Elementary
Grades K–5 · 348 students · 22:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Alamo · depends on your address
Rancho Romero Elementary
Grades K–5 · 469 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Alamo Elementary
Grades K–5 · 348 students · 22:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Alamo · depends on your address
Rancho Romero Elementary
Grades K–5 · 469 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Alamo Elementary
Grades K–5 · 348 students · 22:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Alamo · depends on your address
Rancho Romero Elementary
Grades K–5 · 469 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Alamo Elementary
Grades K–5 · 348 students · 22:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Alamo · depends on your address
Rancho Romero Elementary
Grades K–5 · 469 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Alamo Elementary
Grades K–5 · 348 students · 22:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Alamo · depends on your address
Rancho Romero Elementary
Grades K–5 · 469 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Alamo Elementary
Grades K–5 · 348 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Alamo runs its own schools through grade 12 (San Ramon Valley Unified School District). From grade 9, students attend the Acalanes Union High School District, shared with Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Richmond and Walnut Creek. Its high school is in San Ramon. Parts of Alamo (5% of its land) are served by Walnut Creek Elementary instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Alamo
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Alamo vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Alamo’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Alamo | A+ | San Ramon Valley Unified K–12 · Acalanes Union High 9–12 |
| Danville | A+ | San Ramon Valley Unified |
| Walnut Creek | B+ | Walnut Creek Elementary K–8 · Mount Diablo Unified K–12 · Acalanes Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Alamo
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Central County Special Education Programs).
Questions about Alamo’s schools
Are Alamo’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Alamo children attend outscore 95% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #29 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Alamo in?
Two districts: San Ramon Valley Unified School District runs grades K–12, and Acalanes Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Richmond and Walnut Creek.
Where do Alamo kids go to high school?
One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: Dougherty Valley High, California High, Monte Vista High, San Ramon Valley High, Las Lomas High, Campolindo High, Acalanes High and Miramonte High.
What is Alamo’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in San Ramon Valley Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Alamo spend per student?
$20,081 in Acalanes Union High School District and $17,073 in San Ramon Valley Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Alamo families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.