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The City of San Ramon is located in Contra Costa County on 11 square miles of the San Ramon Valley, approximately 25 miles east of the City of Oakland in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was officiallly incorporated July 1st, 1983. The San Ramon Valley has long been considered one of the most desirable living areas in the Bay Area because of its scenic beauty, good climate, suburban charm and proximity to the Bay Area's major employment centers. San Ramon is at the heart of the valley and is surrounded by the prosperous communities of Alamo, Blackhawk, Danville and Diablo.
San Ramon is served by three major airports: San Francisco International (about 44 miles), San Jose International (about 35 miles) and Oakland International (about 25 miles). Less than 5 miles to the South and about 10 miles to the North the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) is available to reach most of the East Bay Cities including Oakland, and to the West San Francisco. San Ramon is adjacent to major freeways including #680 both North and South, #580 both East and West and #24 to the West.
The earliest history of the San Ramon area began with the Native Americans who lived in the valley and creek areas. The founding families arrived around 1850 having purchased large tracts of land. Some of the surrounding canyons and hill continue to identify these early pioneers by name. (See Dublin's Pioneer Cemetery too) It was during the 1860's village life developed: in 1864 a stage line ran from the area of Oakland; a general store, blacksmith shops, a jail established, the town was officially names San Ramon. Around 1891 the Southern Pacific Railroad came with population and economic changes. At the turn of the century, the Bishop Ranch became prominient fo raising award-winning Shropshire sheep. The ranch also had livestock and various fruits, and walnuts. They also boasted a huge Bartlett pear orchard.
Today, San Ramon is one of California's most interesting areas because of its growth and changes. The demographic profile is changing dramatically as new racial and immigration patterns area producing a multicultural society. As is true of the valley in general, farming provided the economic base until the 60's and 70's, when suburban development began to change the face of the economy and landscape. The San Ramon residents voted to incorporate in 1983 which increased the addition of community services, a new library, a community center, parks and a hospital. The city today is dynamic and active in developing and integrating the multitudinous factors that influence this rual-urban area.
Until the early 1980's, the City of San Ramon was primarily a bedroom community for the major employment centers in the Bay Area. The development of Bishop Ranch in 1982, transformed San Ramon into a significant regional employment center. With the development of major new employment centers, employees are attracted from such far away cities as Sacramento and San Joaquin Counties. The Bishop Ranch Office Park consists of 580 acres of land with 5.9 million square feet of office space. The office park is currently home to approximately 200 companies including such Fortune 500 companies as Pacific Bell, Chevron/Texaco, AT and T, Toyota and United Parcel Service. San Ramon is an attractive, expanding city and according to the city, it is expected that over 16,000 jobs will be added within the next 15 years.
EDUCATION
San Ramon schools are part of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District that encompasses the communites of Danville, Alamo, Diablo and Blackhawk as well as part of Walnut Creek and is comprised of 28 schools serving more than 21,000 students and growing! This District consistently ranks among the top 10% of California school districts. Over 94% of the graduating seniors attend college or university. The district has received many awards from both the State and U.S. Department of Education. School curricula include a challenging academic program, outstanding technical and vocational programs, and many elective courses. A wide range of extracurricular activities is also available to students who want to expand their skills and interests. The district also responds to the needs of special education students. All K-12 schools have resource specialist programs. The teaching and consulting staff includes at least one full time resource teacher, and a part-time psychologist, speech therapist and health educator. This excellent school district is built upon a talented and dedicated teaching staffr, and an involved and well-educated parent community.
Schools General Information
Bollinger Elementary School Population = 45,878
Country Club Elementary School Official City Site
Coyote Creek Elementary School San Ramon Chamber of Commerce
Golden View Elementary School Demographics
Hidden Hills Elementary School Service Providers
Neil Armstrong Elementary School
San Ramon Valley Unified School District
NOTE: Dougherty Valley High School is scheduled to open 2007 with 9th and 10th grades students only. This school will be at the corner of Bollinger and Albion Road.