# San Ramon Valley High School

San Ramon Valley High School is a four-year public high school located in the East Bay neighborhood of Danville, California, United States. It is a part of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. It is a National Blue Ribbon school from the Blue Ribbon Schools Program as well as a California Distinguished School. Its rival is Monte Vista High School. San Ramon Valley High School is ranked 252 out of 1,536 California high schools.

## Advanced Placement Courses

San Ramon Valley High School offers 22 Advanced Placement courses to their students. Those who take these classes are given a weighted grade point for the class when calculating their GPAs. The AP classes offered at San Ramon Valley include:
* Biology
* Chemistry
* Calculus AB
* Calculus BC
* Computer Science A
* Computer Science Principles
* European History
* English Language
* English Literature
* Environmental Science
* French Language and Culture
* Government and Politics Comparative
* Government and Politics US
* Human Geography
* Microeconomics
* Music Theory
* Physics C
* Psychology
* Spanish Language and Culture
* Statistics
* Studio Art
* US History

## Athletics

San Ramon Valley High School offers 23 sports across the Fall, Winter, and Spring sports seasons. These teams compete in the East Bay Athletic League and play teams in close by cities. Their league is EBAL (East Bay Athletic League). The sports played at San Ramon Valley include:
* Baseball
* Cross Country
* Competitive Cheer
* Football
* Men's/Women's Basketball
* Men's/Women's Golf
* Men's/Women's Lacrosse
* Men's/Women's Soccer
* Men's/Women's Tennis
* Men's/Women's Volleyball
* Men's/Women's Water Polo
* Softball
* Swimming and Diving
* Spirit Leading
* Track and Field
* Wrestling

## Native American remains unearthed

On July 8, 2009, construction workers unearthed the remains of a Bay Miwok Native American while working on the new gymnasium, temporarily halting construction. Archaeologists claim the main camp was located six miles (9.7 kilometers) away and that finding skeletal remains such a distance from the camp was unusual; however, similar remains were discovered during repairs of the nearby I-680 freeway. Following an archaeological dig, the remains of more than two dozen Native Americans were found on the site, which may have served as a mortuary complex. The remains were re-buried in the Ohlones Indian Cemetery in Fremont.

## Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 2,077 students enrolled in 2017-2018 was:
* Male - 48.9%
* Female - 51.1%
* Native American/Alaska Native - <0.1%
* Asian - 7.8%
* Black - 0.1%
* Hispanic - 9.4%
* Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander - <0.1%
* White - 74.4%
* Multiracial - 6.7%
4.3% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.

## Notable alumni

* John F. Baldwin Jr. – U.S. Representative
* Scott Bauhs – distance runner for Adidas, NCAA Division II 5k (2008), 10k (2007) and cross country champion (2008)
* Jim Bogios – drummer for band Counting Crows
* Jeff Campitelli – percussionist, most notably as drummer for guitarist Joe Satriani
* D'Arcy Carden – comedic actress, The Good Place
* Chris Carter – former NFL wide receiver
* James Darnell – former MLB third baseman for the San Diego Padres
* Kevin Davidson – NFL player
* John Gesek – football player for Dallas Cowboys and 2-time Super Bowl champion
* Roy Helu – Former NFL and University of Nebraska running Back
* Guy Houston – former member of the California State Assembly
* J. J. Koski – Wide Receiver for Los Angeles Rams
* Bob Ladouceur – former head coach for De La Salle High School football team
* Jason Lucash – inventor and founder of Origaudio, Time's Top 50 Inventions of 2009; successful participant on ABC's show Shark Tank, and Entrepreneur's 2012 "Entrepreneur of the Year"
* Mark Madsen – former National Basketball Association player for Minnesota Timberwolves and Los Angeles Lakers; won NBA championship with Lakers and is currently the head men's basketball coach at UC Berkeley
* Colin Mullan – race car driver, currently racing in GT4 America Series with Andretti Autosport
* Bronwyn Newport – cast member on The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City
* Casey Pratt – Oakland A's journalist for ABC 7
* Dru Samia – New York Jets offensive lineman
* Omar Samhan – professional basketball player; played in NCAA Sweet 16 in 2010 for Saint Mary's College of California
* Brandon Schantz – filmmaker and television producer
* Nate Schierholtz – former MLB player for Chicago Cubs and 2010 World Series champion San Francisco Giants
* Mark Tollefsen – basketball player, 2018-19 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
* Keith Varon – singer, songwriter, producer signed to Bug Publishing
* Randy Winn – former Major League Baseball player for San Francisco Giants