The Moraga School District is comprised of four local public schools, Camino Pablo Elementary, route:…More {:controller=>"listings", :action=>"show", :id=>"camino-pablo-school"} -->, Los Perales Elementary, <!-- name: Donald Rheem Elementary and Joaquin Moraga Intermediate in Moraga.</p> <p>Due to the relative affluence of the community it serves, the district has managed to offset many of the cuts in programs and services felt by other less fortunate districts throughout the state. Moraga School District students consistently score at advanced and proficient levels on the California standardized STAR test, and continue to master their grade level subject area content standards. Parents want this to continue, and have consistently approved measures to secure funding for the schools. The district is quick to cite the involvement of Moraga parents and families, local PTAs, the Moraga Education Foundation, and local businesses that have come out to support its programs and help keep the schools among the best in the state.</p>

Burton Valley Elementary School is part of the Lafayette School District and a public school educating students in…More grades K-5. An active Parent Teachers Association and other invested parent groups have come to the rescue for this school and others in the district in recent years, securing the funding to keep several threatened school programs alive and well. </p> <p>The affluence of the area and continued generosity of the school's supporters have given rise to some special considerations for busy parents. Like many of its counterpart schools, Burton Valley provides "Extended Day" programs for their 700 students, making it possible for working parents to drop off children before normal school hours, and to pick them up long after. School officials say the extended hours are part of the normal school curriculum and are not common after-school clubs or athletic programs.</p> <p>Burton Valley works hard to identify and encourage especially gifted students, testing for leadership and scholastic aptitude early in their academic career and cultivating their specific abilities with a variety of special programs. The "Gifted and Talented" program identifies aptitude in mathematics or language arts, leadership or creative thinking, and provides an environment where those skills can thrive.</p> <p>Burton Valley also provides services and training to students with moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities, and offers English as a second language instruction.</p>

Campolindo High School is located in Moraga and is one of five high schools in the Acalanes Union High School…More District. "Campo" is known for its relatively remote and secure learning environment, its Advanced Placement Program and outstanding sports facilities.  The school was ranked 86th in <i>Newsweek</i>'s listing of the country's top schools, released in 2009.</p> <p>The Cougars play in Division III and offer field a variety of teams including volleyball, football, men's basketball, cross country, track and field, soccer, and swimming and diving.</p> <p>The Soda Aquatic Center opened on school grounds in 1999. A joint project between the Acalanes School District and the Orinda-based Soda Charities, the center is open to all district students and community members. The year-round facility has an Olympic-size competition pool, a diving pool and a lap pool. The center includes a community room, dressing rooms and concession stand. Olympic swimmer Matt Biondi grew up in Moraga and swimming, as you might expect, is a popular local sport and pastime.</p> <p>The school's main rival is Miramonte High School in neighboring Orinda. Sporting events between the two schools take on special for both participants and observers alike.</p> <p>Campolindo's gymnasium has also enjoyed a storied career as the scene of debut performances by some of the San Francisco Bay Area's greatest rock bands. The Grateful Dead played there on May 17, 1969. Carlos Santana appeared at the school a few months before traveling east to appear at Woodstock in 1969. The Joy of Cooking, Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band also made appearances at Campolindo. In 1984, Eddie Money made an impromptu visit during the Campolindo Homecoming Dance, taking the stage and performing "Shakin."</p>