Education
Dublin is home to six Elementary Schools, two Middle schools an the two following public highschools administered by the Dublin Unified School District.
- Dublin High School, located on Village Parkway, as of September 2011 Dublin High School had 1,658 students and a faculty of 91. Dublin High School's API (Academic Performance Index) in 2011 was 879 (a 12-point increase over 2010) and graduation rate in 2011 was 97.47% (up from 96.16% in 2010). Dublin High School's UC admission rate for 2008-9 was 84%. Dublin High is nearing the completion of a $120M renewal project funded by Bond Measure 'C' and will have a capacity for 2,500 students when the renewal project is complete in 2012-13. The principal is Mrs. Carol Shimizu. Dublin High School was included in Newsweek's 2010 List of America's Top Public High Schools.
- Valley High School, is the continuation school in the Dublin Unified School District, it has around 120 students and 10 teachers. It is one of only 2 continuation schools in the Tri-Valley area. Some students come from as far as Oakland to attend the school. Valley High School was named a Model Continuation School by the California State Board of Education in 2010.
Dublin is also home to the following private schools:
- Valley Christian Schools, a ministry of Valley Christian Center, is located just west of Dublin Blvd and San Ramon Rd in Dublin California, is a 1,300 student Christian prep school comprising Valley Christian Preschool, Valley Christian Elementary School, Valley Christian Junior High and Valley Christian Senior High.
- Quarry Lane School, a non-parochial K-12 school. Quarry Lane School has two other branches in the neighboring city of Pleasanton, CA. Quarry Lane School offers an International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma program at the high school level.
- St. Raymond School, Catholic school. Ranges from grades K-8
- St. Philip Lutheran School. Preschool & grades K-8
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