Editing Pleasanton, California (section)

==Education==
[[Image:Amador Valley Library and Media Center.JPG|right|thumb|[[Amador Valley High School|Amador Valley]] was the first high school in Pleasanton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pleasanton Downtown Historic Context Statement |url=http://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=28032 |access-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref>]]
[[File:View from Foothill High School's "Quad".jpg|right|thumb|[[Foothill High School (Pleasanton, California)|Foothill High]] opened for students in 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Retrieved January 9, 2022.|url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/california/districts/pleasanton-unified-school-district/foothill-high-1536}}</ref>]]

For the majority of Pleasanton, the public schools are part of the [[Pleasanton Unified School District]].<ref name=AlamedaCountymap>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st06_ca/schooldistrict_maps/c06001_alameda/DC20SD_C06001.pdf|title=2020 census - school district reference map: Alameda County, CA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 15, 2022}}</ref> Pleasanton USD formed in 1988 when the school districts of Pleasanton and [[Dublin, California|Dublin]] unified along city lines.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hunt |first1=Tim |title=Tim Talk: Look for negotiations to bring health benefits back to PUSD teachers |url=https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2019/05/09/tim-talk-look-for-negotiations-to-bring-health-benefits-back-to-pusd-teachers |website=www.pleasantonweekly.com |date=May 9, 2019 |publisher=[[Pleasanton Weekly]] |access-date= January 25, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> A very small portion of Pleasanton lies in the [[Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District]].<ref name=AlamedaCountymap/>

Pleasanton's two [[comprehensive high school]]s, [[Amador Valley High School|Amador Valley]] and [[Foothill High School (Pleasanton, California)|Foothill]], are ranked by ''[[Niche (company)|Niche]]'' among the top 200 public high schools in the nation.<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Amador Valley High School Rankings |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/amador-valley-high-school-pleasanton-ca/rankings/ |website=Niche |access-date=January 25, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=2021 Foothill High School Rankings |url=https://www.niche.com/k12/foothill-high-school-pleasanton-ca/rankings/ |website=Niche |access-date=January 25, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Pleasanton also has a [[continuation high school]],  [[Village High School]]. As of 2024, the district also contained Thomas S. Hart Middle School, Pleasanton Middle School and Harvest Park Middle School along with nine elementary schools, one preschool, and an adult education program.<ref>{{cite web |title=School Directory Search Results (CA Dept of Education) |url=https://www.cde.ca.gov/SchoolDirectory/results?districts=40&status=1&search=1 |website=www.cde.ca.gov |access-date=January 25, 2021}}</ref>