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Acalanes High School —— Public School | 9th Grade - 12th Grade | 1,320 students

1200 Placeeasant Hill Rd, Lafayette CA 94549 (map) | 925-280-3970
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Students by Grade

  9th Grade: 316
  10th Grade: 341
  11th Grade: 338
  12th Grade: 325

2011 Test Scores

All California students in grades 2-11 take annual standardized tests as part of the state's Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The California Standards Tests (CST) is taken by the majority of students, but other tests include California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA), Standards-based Tests in Spanish (STS), California Modified Assessment (CMA) and the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE).

The charts below show the percentage of students at Acalanes High School who met or exceeded California's proficiency standards for the tests indicated.

Grade 9

Algebra I

School
58%
  State
23%
  County
23%
  District
40%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 174 students tested - State percentile rank: 93.

Algebra II

School
100%
  State
69%
  County
81%
  District
96%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 17 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Biology

School
97%
  State
58%
  County
60%
  District
96%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 169 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

English Language Arts

School
92%
  State
55%
  County
62%
  District
90%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 357 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

Geometry

School
81%
  State
48%
  County
57%
  District
85%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 149 students tested - State percentile rank: 90.

World History

School
85%
  State
49%
  County
76%
  District
83%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 357 students tested - State percentile rank: 88.

Algebra I

School
24%
  State
13%
  County
9%
  District
15%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 51 students tested - State percentile rank: 85.

Algebra II

School
62%
  State
42%
  County
50%
  District
63%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 172 students tested - State percentile rank: 80.

Biology

School
72%
  State
41%
  County
42%
  District
68%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 193 students tested - State percentile rank: 92.

Chemistry

School
90%
  State
46%
  County
51%
  District
86%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 172 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

English Language Arts

School
83%
  State
48%
  County
54%
  District
83%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 379 students tested - State percentile rank: 96.

Geometry

School
38%
  State
17%
  County
18%
  District
40%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 121 students tested - State percentile rank: 89.

Science Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science

School
85%
  State
50%
  County
57%
  District
85%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 375 students tested - State percentile rank: 96.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
88%
  State
76%
  County
79%
  District
89%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 32 students tested - State percentile rank: 70.

Grade 11

Algebra I

School
11%
  State
10%
  County
8%
  District
6%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 18 students tested - State percentile rank: 58.

Algebra II

School
23%
  State
16%
  County
14%
  District
18%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 87 students tested - State percentile rank: 75.

Biology

School
100%
  State
49%
  County
61%
  District
91%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 66 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Chemistry

School
72%
  State
29%
  County
26%
  District
61%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 54 students tested - State percentile rank: 96.

Earth Science

School
82%
  State
35%
  County
49%
  District
72%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 119 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

English Language Arts

School
85%
  State
45%
  County
51%
  District
81%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 312 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

Geometry

School
17%
  State
9%
  County
9%
  District
16%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 24 students tested - State percentile rank: 81.

Physics

School
100%
  State
56%
  County
76%
  District
98%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 58 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
83%
  State
50%
  County
56%
  District
72%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 172 students tested - State percentile rank: 96.

U.S. History

School
89%
  State
48%
  County
53%
  District
85%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 311 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

Algebra I

School
48%
  State
33%
  County
34%
  District
32%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 243 students tested - State percentile rank: 67.

Algebra II

School
52%
  State
33%
  County
37%
  District
52%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 276 students tested - State percentile rank: 85.

Biology

School
86%
  State
49%
  County
54%
  District
85%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 428 students tested - State percentile rank: 96.

Chemistry

School
86%
  State
38%
  County
41%
  District
78%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 227 students tested - State percentile rank: 98.

Earth Science

School
82%
  State
35%
  County
38%
  District
76%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 128 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

Geometry

School
58%
  State
30%
  County
35%
  District
65%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 294 students tested - State percentile rank: 76.

Physics

School
100%
  State
52%
  County
71%
  District
98%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 58 students tested - State percentile rank: 99.

Summative High School Mathematics

School
83%
  State
54%
  County
59%
  District
73%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 205 students tested - State percentile rank: 95.

World History

School
84%
  State
44%
  County
50%
  District
82%
CST Exam Scores (2011): 366 students tested - State percentile rank: 97.

Student Ethnicities/Minorities

Totals

White: 934
Black: 13
Hispanic: 33
Asian: 138
Hawaiian: 0
American Indian: 0
Multi-Ethnic: 202

Source: NCES, 2008-2009.
Student ethnicity totals are rounded & approximate (not all reported).

Other

School Days/Year: NR (Private Schools Only)
Avg Hours/School Day: NR (Private Schools Only)

Students Receiving Free Lunches: 0%
Students Receiving Reduced Fee Lunches: 0%

Other Schools Nearby

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3301 Springhill Rd, Lafayette CA 94549

Diablo Valley Montessori School (0.78 mi.)
3390 Deer Hill Rd, Lafayette CA 94549

Contra Costa Jewish Day School (0.84 mi.)
Po Box 195, Lafayette CA 94549

Meher Schools (1.01 mi.)
999 Leland Dr, Lafayette CA 94549

Garden Gate Montessori School (1.40 mi.)
63 Sandy Ln, Walnut Creek CA 94597

Community Statistics

Median Household Income: $101,555 (State Avg: $47,493)
Median Home Value: $573,300 (State Avg: $211,500)
Total Homes: 9,356 (Occupied: 98.0% - Stave Avg: 122,946.5%)
Median Year Homes Built: 1961 (State Avg: 1970)
Residents Living Below Poverty Level: 36% (State Avg: 7%)

Source: US Census 2000 (Zip code: 94549)
*NR - Not reported

19:1
Student-Teacher Ratio
(1,320 students - 62 teachers)

Acalanes High School has 19 students for every one full-time equivalent teacher (SOURCE: NCES, 2008-2009).

California student-teacher ratio (avg): 21:1
U.S. student-teacher ratio (avg): 15:1

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