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Canyon Middle

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Canyon Middle ranks 532 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 81% of California middle schools

Summary

Canyon Middle is a large, well-established public school serving about 1,400 students in grades 6-8 within the high-performing Castro Valley Unified district, consistently earning strong state ratings.

Academically, Canyon Middle significantly outperforms California state averages, with over 60% of students proficient in English and solid scores in math and science. The school has made impressive progress in improving student attendance, which is now better than both state and district averages. A particularly interesting finding is that Canyon is exceptionally effective in supporting specific student groups, such as English learners and students in special education, who achieve at very high levels compared to their peers across the state. The school also operates very efficiently, achieving its good results with lower per-student spending than many neighboring schools.

When comparing schools, the most notable difference is within its own district. Creekside Middle, located less than a mile away and with a very similar student population, achieves notably higher test scores and has lower absenteeism. However, it's important to view this in a broader context: both Canyon and Creekside dramatically outperform all other middle schools in neighboring districts like Hayward Unified, San Lorenzo Unified, and San Leandro Unified. For example, schools like Anthony W. Ochoa Middle or Cesar Chavez Middle spend far more per student but have much lower proficiency rates. This highlights the strength of the Castro Valley district overall, with Canyon Middle representing a stable, reliable choice that delivers good outcomes within that system.

1,418

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,925

Per pupil spending ?

40.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19600 Cull Canyon Rd.
Castro Valley, CA 94552-3715

(510) 538-8833

District: Castro Valley Unified

Students who attend Canyon Middle usually attend:

High:

Castro Valley High

Feeder schools for Canyon Middle:

Elementary:	Castro Valley Elementary
	Chabot Elementary
	Independent Elementary
	Jensen Ranch Elementary
	More...
	Marshall Elementary
	Palomares Elementary
	Proctor Elementary
	Stanton Elementary
	Vannoy Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

34.8%

Hispanic:

28.1%

White:

17.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (53% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg61%

California avg41%

532^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	77.4	532 of 2761	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	548 of 2783	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	496 of 2781	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	463 of 2740	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	85.0	106 of 894	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	420 of 2715	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	388 of 2480	84.4%	★★★★☆
2017	82.3	409 of 2508	83.7%	★★★★☆
2016	82.9	376 of 2497	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	76.8	498 of 2477	79.9%	★★★★☆
2013	79.8	323 of 2379	86.4%	★★★★☆
2012	78.7	337 of 2259	85.1%	★★★★☆
2011	80.3	292 of 2236	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	78.8	337 of 2179	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	78.2	320 of 2063	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	79.8	294 of 2005	85.3%	★★★★☆
2007	82.5	258 of 1999	87.1%	★★★★☆
2006	85.7	189 of 1804	89.5%	★★★★☆
2005	85.1	197 of 1777	88.9%	★★★★☆
2004	88.5	143 of 1769	91.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	280 of 609	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	181 of 627	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	130 of 613	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	127 of 637	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	150 of 643	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	89 of 600	85.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	363 of 739	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	377 of 743	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.8	321 of 715	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	409 of 733	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.3	305 of 745	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.3	273 of 700	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.6	500 of 1531	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	128 of 354	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	547 of 1491	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	309 of 1369	77.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.2	230 of 1478	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	136 of 1521	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	77.1	133 of 1540	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	18 of 363	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	69.5	210 of 1442	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	323 of 1364	76.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.1	499 of 2533	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	558 of 2551	78.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	510 of 2531	79.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	466 of 2509	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	99 of 738	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	435 of 2380	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	361 of 2262	84.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	902 of 2395	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	881 of 2388	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	806 of 2374	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	696 of 2359	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	601 of 2213	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	573 of 2072	72.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	143 of 477	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	50.8	148 of 394	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	741 of 2542	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	680 of 2579	73.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	629 of 2531	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	604 of 2458	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.3	118 of 721	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	621 of 2369	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	672 of 2230	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	525 of 2534	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	490 of 2552	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	424 of 2538	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	421 of 2527	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	87 of 763	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	352 of 2407	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	375 of 2273	83.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	344 of 726	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	337 of 701	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.1	312 of 677	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.1	263 of 665	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	258 of 554	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	215 of 462	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	384 of 1566	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	347 of 1552	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.9	423 of 1531	72.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	620 of 1520	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	499 of 1537	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	514 of 1543	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.3	438 of 1555	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	432 of 1602	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	456 of 1496	69.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-10 vs school

Homeless (2025)70th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-22 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+14 vs state

Mathematics48%+11 vs state

Science42%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)			CSA Spanish Listening (2025)			CSA Spanish Writing (2025)			CSA Spanish Reading (2025)			CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	19600 Cull Canyon Rd.	Castro Valley	94552	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 538-8833	1,418	62	23.0	40.7%	248 (17.5%)	68 (4.8%)	399 (28.1%)	493 (34.8%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	197 (13.9%)	77.4	532^nd of 2761 public middle schools	80.7%		77.2	548^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.3%	16													41.6	41.6	66.0	61.1	60.6	62.4	48.3	48.3	48.9	48.5	$18,925	$18,756	$169
Creekside Middle	Public	6-8	19722 Center St.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 247-0665	754	38	20.0	39.1%	138 (18.3%)	25 (3.3%)	140 (18.6%)	352 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	97 (12.9%)	93.8	185^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.3%		91.5	242^nd of 2783 public middle schools	91.3%	57													64.7	64.7	73.0	74.1	72.2	73.1	70.1	64.0	71.3	68.5	$22,513	$22,218	$295
Bret Harte Middle	Public	7-8	1047 E St.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3100	465	21	21.9	76.6%	27 (5.8%)	79 (17.0%)	259 (55.7%)	43 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	41 (8.8%)	30.5	1811^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%		35	1624^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.6%	187													25.3	25.3		39.2	31.7	35.5		20.3	20.1	20.2	$34,449	$31,668	$2,781
Edendale Middle	Public	6-8	16160 Ashland Ave.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5100	483	25	19.6	85.1%	11 (2.3%)	76 (15.7%)	308 (63.8%)	57 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.6%)	8.3	2661^st of 2761 public middle schools	3.6%		8.9	2700^th of 2783 public middle schools	3.0%	39													6.9	6.9	18.5	6.3	13.5	12.7	14.0	3.4	4.0	6.8	$22,740	$20,314	$2,426
Winton Middle	Public	7-8	119 Winton Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3140	582	25	23.6	86.4%	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.5%)	448 (77.0%)	50 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	28 (4.8%)	23.6	2071^st of 2761 public middle schools	25.0%		20.8	2227^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.0%	156													19.5	19.5		29.1	32.7	30.7		16.9	19.0	17.9	$28,124	$25,924	$2,200
Bohannon Middle	Public	6-8	800 Bockman Rd.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-3800	606	25	24.1	73.6%	37 (6.1%)	32 (5.3%)	416 (68.6%)	92 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	17 (2.8%)	27.4	1913^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.7%		30	1816^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.7%	97													13.2	13.2	37.6	40.9	34.4	37.6	25.0	19.6	12.0	18.8	$20,828	$18,432	$2,396
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	7-8	27845 Whitman Rd.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3110	453	25	18.0	84.1%	11 (2.4%)	17 (3.8%)	333 (73.5%)	73 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.6%)	12.7	2528^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%		9.4	2684^th of 2783 public middle schools	3.6%	156													10.8	10.8		20.3	21.8	21.0		7.4	13.0	10.1	$37,690	$34,486	$3,204
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	26890 Holly Hill Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3120	669	30	22.4	82.8%	12 (1.8%)	35 (5.2%)	458 (68.5%)	112 (16.7%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.9%)	23 (3.4%)	39.1	1516^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.1%		40.3	1449^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.9%	67													27.0	27.0		40.3	41.3	40.8		25.3	26.8	26.1	$31,963	$29,916	$2,047
Bancroft Middle	Public	6-8	1150 Bancroft Ave.	San Leandro	94577	Alameda County	San Leandro Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 618-4380	948	42	22.3	79.0%	79 (8.3%)	130 (13.7%)	537 (56.6%)	116 (12.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.3%)	71 (7.5%)	30.1	1829^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.8%		26.3	1985^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.7%	156	5.4	0.0	4.5	16.1	18.2	16.4	8.9	9.1	9.0	1.8	0.0	1.5	20.1	20.1	43.2	37.0	32.0	37.7	25.4	22.9	10.3	19.9	$24,751	$23,670	$1,081
Washington Manor Middle	Public	6-8	1170 Fargo Ave.	San Leandro	94579	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5500	500	20	24.5	74.0%	29 (5.8%)	33 (6.6%)	234 (46.8%)	173 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.2%)	35.5	1632^nd of 2761 public middle schools	40.9%		38	1532^nd of 2783 public middle schools	45.0%	100													23.1	23.1	36.8	33.1	36.8	35.5	27.0	25.3	32.9	28.5	$21,301	$18,808	$2,493

Frequently Asked Questions about Canyon Middle

What high school do graduates of Canyon Middle attend?

Students who attend Canyon Middle usually go on to attend Castro Valley High

What district is Canyon Middle in?

Castro Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Canyon Middle?

Students at Canyon Middle are 35% Asian, 28% Hispanic, 17% White, 14% Two or more races, 5% African American.

Is Canyon Middle a good school?

Canyon Middle ranks 532^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Canyon Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,418 students attended Canyon Middle.

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