Photo: Agwatkin · CC BY-SA 4.0Danville’s public schools outscore 95% of California districts
In Danville, 72% of tested students are proficient in math, above the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Danville, 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.
Danville’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 125 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Danville’s, its schools beat 66%, lower than their 95% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 79% and math 72% 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
The district spends $17,073 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then three middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 6% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Isidore School (private), San Ramon Valley Christian Academy (private), Learn & Play Montessori Danville Inc (private), Danville Montessori School (private), Fountainhead Montessori School - Danville (private) and Harper School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 Danville’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 Danville, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Danville · depends on your address
Charlotte Wood Middle
Grades 6–8 · 853 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Diablo Vista Middle
Grades 6–8 · 835 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Los Cerros Middle
Grades 6–8 · 486 students · 20:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Danville · depends on your address
Charlotte Wood Middle
Grades 6–8 · 853 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Diablo Vista Middle
Grades 6–8 · 835 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Los Cerros Middle
Grades 6–8 · 486 students · 20:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Danville · depends on your address
Charlotte Wood Middle
Grades 6–8 · 853 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Diablo Vista Middle
Grades 6–8 · 835 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Los Cerros Middle
Grades 6–8 · 486 students · 20:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Danville · depends on your address
Monte Vista High
Grades 9–12 · 2,042 students · 22:1 students per teacher
San Ramon Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 2,036 students · 23:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Danville · depends on your address
Monte Vista High
Grades 9–12 · 2,042 students · 22:1 students per teacher
San Ramon Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 2,036 students · 23:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Danville · depends on your address
Monte Vista High
Grades 9–12 · 2,042 students · 22:1 students per teacher
San Ramon Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 2,036 students · 23:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Danville · depends on your address
Monte Vista High
Grades 9–12 · 2,042 students · 22:1 students per teacher
San Ramon Valley High
Grades 9–12 · 2,036 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Danville’s public schools are run by San Ramon Valley Unified School District, which also serves San Ramon. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Danville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Danville’s borders.
Every school in Danville
17 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 (INFANT Pre).
Questions about Danville’s schools
Are Danville’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Danville 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 66%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Danville in?
San Ramon Valley Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 28,554 students in 36 schools (2024–25).
Where do Danville kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Monte Vista High and San Ramon Valley High.
What is Danville’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 Danville spend per student?
$17,073 in San Ramon Valley Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Danville?
Yes: St. Isidore School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 661 students), San Ramon Valley Christian Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 408 students), Learn & Play Montessori Danville Inc (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 165 students), Danville Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 48 students), Fountainhead Montessori School - Danville (nonsectarian, grades K, 30 students) and Harper School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 25 students).
Parents talk
What Danville families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Danville → They have their own page.
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.