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See How LVJUSD Performed In Ranking Of CA Schools

Data analysis company Niche ranked schools across the Bay Area and nation. Here's how LVJUSD stacked up.

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The Bay Area's top-rated public schools included Palo Alto's Henry M. Gunn High School, Saratoga High School and Palo Alto High School, according to the Niche rankings.
The Bay Area's top-rated public schools included Palo Alto's Henry M. Gunn High School, Saratoga High School and Palo Alto High School, according to the Niche rankings. (Shutterstock)

LIVERMORE, CA — The Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District received high marks in the areas of academics, diversity and college preparedness, according to a recently released ranking of public schools and school districts.

Niche, a data analysis company, looked at a variety of criteria in determining a grade for both public and private K-12 schools in Bay Area, including academics, teachers and diversity.

The district got an A- ranking overall but didn't fare quite so well when it came to clubs and activities (C- grade), teachers (B+) and health and safety (B).

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Emma C. Smith Elementary School and Granada High School received A grades — the highest achievers in the district, according to Niche. The lowest school grades in the district — B- — went to Del Valle Continuation High School and Junction K-8.

LVJUSD was ranked the 109th best of 438 school districts ranked in California.

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Here's how the rest of Tri-Valley stacked up:

Niche said its 2022 best schools rankings offer a more “personal” view of schools than its rankings in recent years. Significantly less importance was placed on SAT and ACT scores this year, Niche said. Any factor in its methodology that is related to test scores was reduced by one third.

The company combined ratings from students, alumni and parents with quantitative data from the U.S. Department of Education and other sources to evaluate teachers, resources, facility, extracurricular activity opportunities and other factors. Read more about the methodology here.

Across the country, Niche ranked 94,491 public schools, 2,489 private schools and 11,846 school districts to come up with its lists and rankings.

Top 5 Public High Schools:

  1. The Davidson Academy in Reno, Nevada
  2. The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
  3. Massachusetts Academy for Math & Science School
  4. Maggie Walker Governor’s School in Virginia
  5. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology in Virginia

Top 5 Private High Schools:

  1. Phillips Academy in Massachusetts
  2. The Hotchkiss School in Connecticut
  3. Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut
  4. The College Preparatory School in California
  5. Groton School in Massachusetts

Top 5 School Districts:

  1. Adlai E. Stevenson High School District in Illinois
  2. Glenbrook High School District in Illinois
  3. Great Neck Public Schools in New York
  4. Community High School District 128 in Illinois
  5. Jericho Union Free School District in New York

See the full Niche rankings here.

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