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Two Tri-Valley school districts are ranked high up in a recent annual report of districts across California, as well as among school districts in the Bay Area.
The school rankings company and website Niche lists Pleasanton Unified School District as No. 17 in its list of best public school districts in the state this year, and at No. 6 in its list of best districts in the Bay Area. The San Ramon Valley Unified School District is ranked at No. 24 in California, and No. 9 in the Bay Area.
SRVUSD officials said they were pleased with their placement and its reflection of their commitment to ongoing efforts aimed at promoting student success.
“We are very proud of this ranking and especially thankful for the amazing staff across the district who make this possible,” SRVUSD officials told the Pleasanton Weekly. “The Strategic Directions in SRVUSD that we developed a couple of years ago are connected to our goal of #SuccessReimagined, and making sure every single student has what they need to thrive.”
“Our ranking shows our commitment to building a future where all students can succeed, and we will get there by listening to student voices and to all of our partners, and working together with every member of our community — students, staff, parents/caregivers and the wider community — to build that future together,” they added.
SRVUSD reps added that while they had been seeking to ensure Niche had accurate and timely information on the district ahead of this year’s rankings, their commitment to new visions of student success would continue irrespective of any future rankings from the organization.
“Additionally, we have actually been in discussions with Niche since the end of February on how to make sure all of our information is accurate and updated in their system,” SRVUSD officials said. “What we know with confidence is that we will meet our goal of #SuccessReimagined for all students regardless of whether our Niche ranking goes higher as a result of our commitment to this work.”
PUSD officials were not available to comment as of Tuesday afternoon.
Niche analyzes data from sources including the U.S. Department of Education on graduation rates and test scores, as well as Common Core and civil rights data and parent and student surveys.
California has 977 school districts, of which 440 were ranked by Niche in the latest report.
While no other Tri-Valley school districts were listed in the top 25 across the state, according to this year’s data, the Dublin Unified School District wasn’t far behind, coming in at No. 28 in the state rankings and No. 11 in the Bay Area. The Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District came in at No. 107 in the state rankings, and No. 25 in the Bay Area rankings.
Nationally, PUSD was ranked at No. 107 in the list of best school districts in the country, with SRVUSD coming in at 164th and DUSD at 211th. LVJUSD was not listed in the national rankings.
