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Dublin Unified School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Dublin.

Dublin’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of California school districts

Students
12,750
Schools
15
Spent per student
$15,743
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
Debt
$611M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Dublin Unified School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 41 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 33 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 26% less per student than the CA average
  • 24 students per teacher
  • Debt of $611M, about $47,921 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Dublin 71,602

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Dublin. Grade by grade →

K–58 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency74%
State average 33.1% · 6,675 students tested
Reading / language arts80%
State average 46.7% · 6,674 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 86.2% · 818 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,743 per student · 26% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 58%State 40%Federal 2%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
12,577’20
12,442’21
12,525’22
12,785’23
12,750’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Asian 68%White 12%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 7%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

15 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Cottonwood Creek
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Dublin
1,023 students23:1
J. M. Amador Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dublin
909 students25:1
James Dougherty Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dublin
856 students24:1
Dublin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dublin
802 students26:1
Harold William Kolb
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dublin
696 students26:1
Frederiksen Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dublin
689 students24:1
John Green Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dublin
661 students25:1
Murray Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Dublin
656 students22:1
York Alternative Learning Center
Other · Grades K–12 · Dublin
7 students35:1
Eleanor Murray Fallon
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dublin
1,683 students25:1
Wells Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Dublin
1,041 students24:1
Dublin High
High · Grades 9–12 · Dublin
2,771 students25:1
Emerald High
High · Grades 9–12 · Dublin
900 students22:1
Valley High (Continuation)
High · Grades 9–12 · Dublin
36 students7:1
Dublin Unified Transition Program
High · Grades 12 · Dublin
20 students8:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Pleasanton Unified School DistrictPleasanton
$17,483per student
San Ramon Valley Unified School DistrictSan Ramon
$17,073per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.