Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Acalanes High School – US News & World Report – 27/100

Acalanes High School
1200 PLEASANT HILL RD
LAFAYETTE, CA 94549

Phone: (925) 280-3970

District: Acalanes Union High

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Overview

Acalanes High School is ranked 45th within California. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Acalanes High School is 57 percent. The student body makeup is 55 percent male and 45 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 29 percent. Acalanes High School is 1 of 5 high schools in the Acalanes Union High.

Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank
#275
State Rank
#45
STEM Rank
#27
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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 1,416
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 29%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 2%
Full-Time Teachers N/A
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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level coursework (AP®/IB exams).

Academic Performance Index Evaluation Achieves CA goal
College Readiness Index 55.7
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Large Suburb
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding No
District

This information relates to high schools run by this school’s state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 5
Total Students 5,579
Academic Performance Index Evaluation Achieves CA goal
College Readiness (district average) 59.8

Total Enrollment 1,416
9th Grade 364 Students
10th Grade 392 Students
11th Grade 321 Students
12th Grade 326 Students
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 29%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 0.1%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 11%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0.1%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 8%
White Enrollment (% of total) 71%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 8%
Gender

Male (% of total) 55%
Female (% of total) 45%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 2%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 0.2%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 2%

Test Scores

Academic Performance Index

Academic Performance Index is based on California High School Exit Examination and Standardized Testing and Reporting results.

Total Students Tested 1,045
Academic Performance Index 910
Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 910.0
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 140.6
Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 827.4
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 911.0
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students -83.6
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students 130.3
College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 55.7
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 57%
Participant Passing Rate 97%
Exams Per Test Taker 3.6
Exam Pass Rate 96%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 55%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 3.6