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Acalanes High
A+

Acalanes High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1200 Pleasant Hill Rd., Lafayette, CA 94549 · (925) 280-3970 · Part of Acalanes Union High School District

Lafayette’s School Grade A+ better than 98% of California school districts

Directions
Photo: Jhenderson06 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,256
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
7%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Acalanes High

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 38 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

On the path

Where Lafayette kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8M. H. Stanley Middle1,117 students
9–12Acalanes HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts83%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1200 Pleasant Hill Rd., Lafayette

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9305
Grade 10311
Grade 11295
Grade 12345
Enrollment over time
1,303’20
1,274’21
1,259’22
1,250’23
1,256’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Asian 12%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 11%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Acalanes High from Lafayette families.

Other schools in Acalanes Union High School District

The district →
Las Lomas High
High · Grades 9–12 · Walnut Creek
A
1,577 students19:1
Campolindo High
High · Grades 9–12 · Moraga
A+
1,340 students20:1
Miramonte High
High · Grades 9–12 · Orinda
A+
1,167 students19:1
Acalanes Center for Independent Study
High · Grades 9–12 · Walnut Creek
A
61 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Lafayette’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.