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Castro Valley Elementary

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Castro Valley Elementary ranks 1376 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

Castro Valley Elementary is a public elementary school serving 494 students in grades K-5 in the Castro Valley Unified School District. The school has consistently been ranked in the top 30% of California elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Castro Valley Elementary students outperform the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. In 2024-2025, 61.95% of students were proficient or better in ELA/Literacy, compared to the state average of 48.81%, and 52.86% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 37.3%. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of California elementary schools for male students in ELA/Literacy and the top 40% for English Language Learner students in the same subject. While the school has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 24.9% in 2022-2023, it still performs better than the state average in this metric.

When compared to other elementary schools in the area, Castro Valley Elementary generally performs on par or slightly below the Castro Valley Unified School District average in test scores, but it outperforms the nearby Faith Ringgold School of Arts and Science (in the Hayward Unified School District) and Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy, both of which have significantly lower test scores and rankings.

502

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,871

Per pupil spending ?

55%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20185 San Miguel Ave.
Castro Valley, CA 94546-0146

(510) 537-1919

District: Castro Valley Unified

Students who attend Castro Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Canyon Middle
	Creekside Middle
High:	Castro Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

32.5%

Asian:

31.9%

White:

14.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 70th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (55% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Castro Valley Unified's ranking

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg61%

California avg41%

1,376^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Castro Valley Unified

237^th of 1,543Castro Valley Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	1376 of 5857	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	1356 of 5869	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	1382 of 5859	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	1530 of 5883	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	441 of 1417	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	1433 of 5789	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	1476 of 5662	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	78.4	1191 of 5692	79.1%	★★★★☆
2016	74.7	1314 of 5614	76.6%	★★★★☆
2015	65.5	1685 of 5611	70.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.1	2056 of 5530	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.3	1570 of 5390	70.9%	★★★★☆
2011	75.4	1239 of 5377	77.0%	★★★★☆
2010	68.1	1559 of 5314	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	66.5	1607 of 5193	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	81.0	926 of 5113	81.9%	★★★★☆
2007	68.1	1458 of 5113	71.5%	★★★★☆
2006	65.5	1520 of 4818	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.3	1860 of 4822	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.5	1596 of 4809	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	676 of 1203	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.7	615 of 1205	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	719 of 1190	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	656 of 1154	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.4	688 of 1149	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.7	523 of 1071	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	48.1	1033 of 2585	60.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	67.2	573 of 3245	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.0	347 of 3311	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	157 of 602	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	397 of 3275	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	540 of 3246	83.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.4	1482 of 5597	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	1515 of 5612	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	1592 of 5609	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	1417 of 5635	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	378 of 1267	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	1686 of 5492	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.1	1367 of 5413	74.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	1518 of 5107	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	1683 of 5107	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	1899 of 5087	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	1787 of 5084	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	1636 of 4963	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	1470 of 4830	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	699 of 5460	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	863 of 5517	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	1350 of 5363	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	817 of 5264	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	147 of 1110	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	835 of 5173	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	695 of 5084	86.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	1227 of 5628	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	1135 of 5643	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	1127 of 5638	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	1601 of 5663	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	62.6	426 of 1272	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	1160 of 5510	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	1494 of 5431	72.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	596 of 718	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	448 of 670	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	97.7	66 of 2420	97.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	1279 of 2598	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	1339 of 2726	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	773 of 2834	72.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2023)97th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)82nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2019)60th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)51st percentile-26 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Mathematics53%+16 vs state

Science43%+11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Castro Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	20185 San Miguel Ave.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-1919	502	21	23.9	55.0%	75 (14.9%)	30 (6.0%)	163 (32.5%)	160 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	71 (14.1%)	74.8	1376^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.5%		75.3	1356^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	20	43.2		43.2	54.1	64.1	67.6				62.0	59.5	51.9	47.3				52.9	97.5			98.3			$13,871	$538	$13,333
Stanton Elementary	Public	K-5	2644 Somerset Ave.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 727-9192	515	22	23.5	53.0%	83 (16.1%)	23 (4.5%)	157 (30.5%)	187 (36.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	58 (11.3%)	67.6	1709^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.8%		75.9	1340^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.2%	369	38.8		38.8	61.6	50.6	58.4				56.6	65.8	40.7	45.0				50.0							$14,471	$596	$13,875
Chabot Elementary	Public	K-5	19104 Lake Chabot Rd.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-2342	496	21	23.6	28.2%	97 (19.6%)	10 (2.0%)	89 (17.9%)	206 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	92 (18.5%)	89.5	689^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.2%		92.8	516^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.2%	173	61.0		61.0	61.8	71.8	70.1				68.0	63.2	87.2	71.4				74.0							$13,520	$350	$13,170
Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	20111 Marshall St.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-2431	515	21	24.5	44.5%	71 (13.8%)	20 (3.9%)	142 (27.6%)	213 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	64 (12.4%)	86.2	870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.1%		89	746^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.3%	124	56.3		56.3	72.1	58.3	73.4				68.2	77.9	53.6	62.5				64.7							$14,527	$549	$13,978
Proctor Elementary	Public	K-5	17520 Redwood Rd.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-0630	613	25	24.5	30.2%	134 (21.9%)	12 (2.0%)	100 (16.3%)	243 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	121 (19.7%)	94.8	349^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%		95.4	309^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.7%	40	67.4		67.4	78.8	74.5	74.7				76.0	82.8	81.6	69.2				78.0							$13,687	$351	$13,336
Vannoy Elementary	Public	K-5	5100 Vannoy	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-1832	536	22	24.3	29.5%	115 (21.5%)	9 (1.7%)	162 (30.2%)	164 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (15.9%)	83.9	969^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.5%		87.3	843^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	85.6%	126	35.9		35.9	64.3	75.0	67.2				68.4	69.4	70.3	60.9				67.1							$13,383	$101	$13,282
Faith Ringgold School of Arts and Science	Public	K-8	1570 Ward St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 889-7399	111	5	21.5	92.8%	4 (3.6%)	15 (13.5%)	72 (64.9%)	12 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.3%)	13.3	5398^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%		6.1	5836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.6%	438	23.1		23.1	10.5	25.0	28.6				20.4	5.6	12.5	14.3				9.6							$30,859	$3,673	$27,186
Independent Elementary	Public	K-5	21201 Independent School Rd.	Castro Valley	94552	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-9558	662	27	24.9	28.2%	105 (15.9%)	18 (2.7%)	103 (15.6%)	329 (49.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (16.0%)	87.7	792^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%		92.2	555^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.5%	237	55.9		55.9	61.5	65.7	73.0				67.2	64.4	74.0	66.4				68.1							$13,480	$176	$13,304
Harder Elementary	Public	K-6	585 Willow Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3840	671	30	22.6	80.3%	8 (1.2%)	49 (7.3%)	482 (71.8%)	79 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.5%)	21 (3.1%)	10.4	5609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%		10.9	5633^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.0%	24	12.6		12.6	21.4	13.0	16.2	19.8			17.8	18.4	7.5	7.9	11.0			11.4							$20,551	$2,871	$17,680
Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	585 Willow Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 397-2524	645	25	25.8	81.7%	93 (14.4%)	36 (5.6%)	427 (66.2%)	51 (7.9%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.3%)	19 (2.9%)	22.6	4625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%		16.9	5124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.7%	499	16.0	29.6	21.0	22.5	25.3	32.9	25.0	52.2	54.4	33.8	39.8	30.8	10.7	19.2	20.3	27.3	25.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	$16,409	$1,208	$15,201

Frequently Asked Questions about Castro Valley Elementary

Is Castro Valley Elementary a good school?

Castro Valley Elementary ranks 1376^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Castro Valley Elementary?

Students at Castro Valley Elementary are 32% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 15% White, 14% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of Castro Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Castro Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Canyon Middle
Middle : Creekside Middle
High : Castro Valley High

What district is Castro Valley Elementary in?

Castro Valley Unified

How many students attend Castro Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Castro Valley Elementary.

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