I'll be honest - this place nearly drove me insane. It's not a happy place. I attended 2014-2018 and I hated most of it. There were a few teachers I loved - but they are actually gone now (moved to different schools) such as Mr. O'Haire (math) and Mr. Seipel (PE - weights class) who moved to schools closer to where they live. The teachers, for the most part, were good and cared about the students to an extent. My issue lies with the other students. This place is infamous for the student community, which, in short, was not enjoyable, for the most part. While I did make some lifelong friendships, I do not miss 80% or more of the people I knew. As well as teachers, most administrators were okay. And DVHS has the best proms/balls in the bay area. Also, DVHS is academically superior. I was an average student at DVHS, with a GPA around 3.7, only a few Honors/AP courses. I had friends with over 4.5s, but also knew people with under 3.0s. I believe this place is a top 10 public high school in California, academically. The struggles I've had in high school made my time in college a breeze. College is so easy to me because DVHS was just so hard. I went from average at DVHS to (well) above average at my current school (which is certainly not prestigious like an Ivy League or UC school, but is a decent school indeed). If you plan on going to a small liberal arts college or a community college after graduating DVHS I think you will have a really easy time. I know many people currently (2020-2021 high schoolers) that transferred to Cal High or other schools because of how notoriously bad DVHS is. I actually switched to Venture Independent Study next to DVHS (public, part of SRVUSD) in the middle of my junior year and only took 2 classes at DVHS for the last 2 years (concurrent enrollment for AP calculus and a science class). My diploma is technically Venture and not Dougherty Valley. Of course I miss high school sometimes, but I am certainly glad to be done with that period of my life. Also, if you are 16-19 and know someone from DVHS, I would try to go to prom with them ;) My prom in May 2018 was memorable, definitely my most prominent (lol, no pun intended) memory of this place. read more

Former student here, would definetly recommend sending your child to a different school like cal high instead. The staff is the biggest issue at this school. Teachers and counselors (apart from a select few) do not teach well and students end up having to basically self study whole courses. Staff also think students are beneath them and don't resolve issues that come up during the school year. The college and career counselor Mrs.Theobald, probably the most important person at that school because she manages internships and volunteering opportunities through the school, was the main reason I left this school. A mistake on her end (not telling me that the due date of an application was actually before the written date) made me lose an important internship opportunity, and when i went to turn in my application, she put the blame on me for not turning it in earlier (i turned it in 2 weeks before the date written). I even sent a long email to her about how i felt about the whole situation to which i got a one sentence response and no follow up or apology. That situation made me realize that i would never succeed academically if i stayed in dvhs. The school's staff has been kept based on seniority, not quality, so most of the teachers are bad, and counselors are very unhelpful and never actually try to solve problems that students have. The school might be rated high on a state level but it's because the students work so hard by themselves, so don't be fooled by the high ranking, this school has many issues. read more

I'm a parent of a Dougherty Valley High School student. I would say as a parent to other parents of prospective student: Consider sending your child to this school, ONLY IF your child likes or can adapt to an extremely academically focused, no balance, and very stressful environment. Or, you don't care your child will very likely have emotionally miserable high school years. My child had been a happy kid and role model student from elementary through middle school and then at another high school before came here. Always enjoyed learning with very good grades and had many close friends at school. But, huge shock after came to Dougherty Valley High School. While school grades kept still good, no long enjoy going to school and hardly made one close friend. Most of students appear highly stressed and extremely focused on grades. If your child is a well balanced type student who not only willing/able to study hard and earn good grades, but also wants to enjoy life and make friends who won't just mainly talk about grades outside classrooms, then it will be very hard to connect and make friends at DVHS. This school facilities look pretty nice and relatively new. But, It is overly crowded. Student populate grew too much over the last few years and outpaced the available space. Many classes take place at those temporary units that look like made of shipping container. School lunches appear and taste terrible. My child started to develop depression symptom a few months after came here. And I heard from other people who knew this school to say that stress and depression are common among DVHS students. Many students got so stressed out by the school environment and student community here. I consider it is the biggest mistake that I have ever made on my child's wellbeing by enrolling at DVHS. I hope my shared experience can be helpful to some other parents who are looking for high school in this area for their child. Do not focus too much on this school's high ranking, but rather check out the school environment and student community in person to get a first-hand feel. You might feel shocked once you really get to know this school. read more

Lost a star. Teachers don't respond to student/parent email and when pressed by administration, still do not. Unprofessional conduct. I cannot go into details as I've retained my lawyer to get involved. Poor show, that's all I can say right now. read more

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As a high school soccer referee, I will be writing reviews for all the fields I officiate at. Although you give 1 - 5 star ratings for Yelp, I will be making five separate ratings and the overall average will be the final Yelp rating. The following is my rating for Dougherty Valley High School: Field / Turf Condition ** Field configuration ***** Lights **** Seating ***** Scoreboard **** OVERALL RATING 4.0 Note: Like most of the soccer fields, they have field markings for football, soccer and lacrosse. The turf has gone through a lot of wear & tear due to the play of the three aforementioned sports along with track. The turf needs to be revitalized. read more

As a Class of 2018 recent graduate after experiencing it for 4 years. Let me tell you that this school isn't very social. And students here focus more on grades (for the most a good thing) but they never seem to have the time to connect with their peers. DVHS however is the most disciplined of the 4 high schools in SRVUSD. Staff here are good people with good intentions and I think as long as your kids are with the right group of people, expect good things to come. But social rejection is something to be very concerned about. read more

Home of the Wildcats. My kids still have a little less than 10 years to go before they are officially students but they already get a decent amount of time on campus either for Next Level flag football, the pool, or an event like Breezy Don't tell anyone, but during a training cycle, I hop the fence once a week to get my track workout in. It's usually at 5am when it's pitch black. If I'm lucky, they turn on the lights toward the end of my workout to accommodate the track teams morning workout. Feedback: It's San Ramon and I'm surprised they don't have a more open track policy. read more

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Administration here is HORRIBLE. They care more about reputation/image/money above their own students. No wonder the principals change here about every 2 years. Administration is also very discriminatory as well as rude. Case in point: they charge over $40 extra each for AP tests ($125 per AP test) and say that they don't make any money off of it. However, they make an INCREDIBLE amount of money off AP tests (profiting off students), and I think that is absolutely despicable. I confronted them to release their financial information about AP tests my senior year, and they refused. They also wouldn't refund me for 6 AP tests that I would not get credit for (~$800). Cafeteria food quality is also despicable. Don't know how they can serve the food that they do here. Lines are also incredibly long -- by the time you get your food, lunch is almost over. Teachers here have also not gotten a raise in TEN years, while other teachers in other school districts nearby get a 4% annual salary increase. The only thing good here are the teachers, and they aren't even respected here. Some of the most lovely human beings teach at this school, yet they are well under-compensated for their hard work. read more

I love Dougherty high school so much I miss high school so much I had a lot of fun I have amazing experience in high school and have a great time with other people either hope everyone good luck with everything and keep up the good work I love you Wildcats read more

I used to think DVHS is a good school until I encountered its students in a robotics competition. The students are rude and arrogant. If you check out the conversation from its students in discord VRC forum, the comments are impudent, offensive, and sexism. Oh, I forgot it is a closed forum because they knew what they wrote is inappropriate and they don't want others to find out. If all you care is academic, it may be ok. However, if you want your kid to be a better person as a whole, think twice. If you have a daughter who wants to advance in STEM, don't send her there! read more

I came here for the traditional Dougherty Valley High School/Dublin High school football game. The hospitality here was stinky! Taunting, teasing, rude...not your typical experience for a football game. And the rudeness came from all levels: students, teachers, those aiding with the football game. Very poor hospitality, indeed! For instance, towards the end of the game many of needed the restroom. The response? "Go out a different gate, sir, we need the restrooms for Dougherty Valley only!" Ah, rudeness has reached new levels! read more

Nice high school with a nice gym. Good night for high school basketball between De La Salle vs Dougherty Valley High. Go Spartans The school is in Danville and the grounds are better than some college campus. Not bad for a public school. read more

Don't send your kids to this school. The staff doesn't care about student success, and cares about how good their school looks. There's a reason this school changes principals every year(total of 5 different principals now). Oh and if you have a child who has trouble in school, this is the last place to send them. Only send your kids here if they can get by highschool with very little help and support. I've seen better schools in Oakland(the bad parts). read more

Overly competitive atmosphere. Teachers make kids jump through hoops for points. Every class is about 2x as hard as actual college courses. If you want your kids to develop severe anxiety and depression send them here read more

They've got a beautiful campus. Big parking lot & friendly staff.

Some terrible ass pasta, no paper napkins, bad service. Will not go here, gas prices are also over the top...

Ok. You have to come here to see this place. It looks like a Jr. College campus. Very nice facilities, with the main administration and classrooms lined up next to each other, the sports fields located in the rear of the school. The football and baseball fields, swimming venue are just awesome and first-rate. The best facilities of all high schools I have seen. Nice views of Mt. Diablo. Everything is brand new and state-of-the-art in this school. Huge student parking lot, which was empty during the first inaugural year as there were no seniors. The district was smart in having sophomores and freshman in the first year, so those students got to spend at least three years here. The administration staff works hard to establish new traditions and standards for the students at DVHS. The envy of all the other HS in the Bay Area. This review is for the facility only and does not apply to the school administration. read more

best high school in the game kind of over crouded but still a good school