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Jensen Ranch Elementary

Public Grades K-5

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jensen Ranch Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 373 students in the Castro Valley Unified district, consistently ranking in the top 2-4% of all California elementary schools.

The school excels academically, with over 86% of students proficient in English and 84% in math, significantly outpacing both district and state averages. This high achievement is consistent across nearly all student groups, and the school is particularly effective in supporting economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 99th percentile statewide for that subgroup. Furthermore, Jensen Ranch maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.3%, which is less than half the district average and likely contributes to its strong academic results.

Within Castro Valley Unified, Jensen Ranch stands at the top of a clear performance hierarchy, with Proctor Elementary as its closest competitor. The contrast with neighboring districts is stark; for example, schools in Hayward Unified like Fairview Elementary spend more per student but achieve far lower proficiency rates, highlighting significant differences between the two districts. Jensen Ranch achieves its outstanding and stable results with moderate per-student spending, demonstrating remarkable efficiency and institutional strength.

373

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,236

Per pupil spending ?

20.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20001 Carson Ln.
Castro Valley, CA 94552-1001

(510) 537-6365

District: Castro Valley Unified

Students who attend Jensen Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Canyon Middle
	Creekside Middle
High:	Castro Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

61.9%

White:

13.9%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (83% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Castro Valley Unified

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 school83%

District avg61%

California avg41%

110^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	97.6	110 of 5857	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	314 of 5869	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	252 of 5859	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.4	67 of 5883	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.6	58 of 1417	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.9	230 of 5789	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	116 of 5662	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	97.5	137 of 5692	97.6%	★★★★★
2016	97.6	96 of 5614	98.3%	★★★★★
2015	97.2	168 of 5611	97.0%	★★★★★
2013	96.3	42 of 5530	99.2%	★★★★★
2012	95.3	74 of 5390	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	96.3	52 of 5377	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	97.3	21 of 5314	99.6%	★★★★★
2009	98.5	4 of 5193	99.9%	★★★★★
2008	98.5	13 of 5113	99.7%	★★★★★
2007	97.9	57 of 5113	98.9%	★★★★★
2006	96.5	136 of 4818	97.2%	★★★★★
2005	98.2	39 of 4822	99.2%	★★★★★
2004	98.2	71 of 4809	98.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	168 of 1203	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	245 of 1205	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.2	219 of 1190	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	95 of 1154	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	73.6	290 of 1149	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.7	34 of 1071	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	227 of 5597	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	265 of 5612	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	192 of 5609	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	98.7	18 of 5635	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	83 of 1267	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	307 of 5492	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	101 of 5413	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	33 of 5460	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	321 of 5517	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	57 of 5363	98.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	46 of 5628	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	454 of 5643	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	337 of 5638	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	171 of 5663	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	41 of 1272	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	162 of 5510	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	124 of 5431	97.7%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	56.9	219 of 445	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.2	129 of 339	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	1527 of 2598	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.8	1276 of 2651	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.4	640 of 2661	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	184 of 2726	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	86.8	193 of 2834	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	159 of 2737	94.2%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)86th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)51st percentile-45 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy87%+38 vs state

Mathematics84%+47 vs state

Science66%+33 vs state

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by a student
Sunday, March 20, 2011

Its a great school and teaches you social skills,physical skills, and mental skills. I love the teachers!! Close Quote

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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)	% Varicella (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 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jensen Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	20001 Carson Ln.	Castro Valley	94552	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-6365	373	16	23.3	20.1%	52 (13.9%)	9 (2.4%)	38 (10.2%)	231 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (11.5%)	97.6	110^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.1%		95.4	314^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.6%	204	66.1	66.1	85.0	88.9	85.7		86.6	88.3	82.5	82.1		84.4			$14,236	$101	$14,135
Palomares Elementary	Public	K-5	6395 Palo Verde Rd.	Castro Valley	94552	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 582-4207	135	6	22.5	36.3%	29 (21.5%)	3 (2.2%)	47 (34.8%)	22 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (25.2%)	68.5	1667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.5%		78.9	1201^st of 5869 public elementary schools	79.5%	466	44.0	44.0	24.0	74.1	72.0		57.1	40.0	60.7	56.0		52.6			$14,785	$101	$14,684
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
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
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
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-6	23515 Maud Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3830	543	22	25.2	73.1%	30 (5.5%)	72 (13.3%)	304 (56.0%)	83 (15.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	48 (8.8%)	17.4	5058^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.6%		25.2	4352^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	25.8%	706	9.4	9.4	35.1	30.7	19.1	19.2	26.5	32.1	21.1	7.1	7.6	17.7			$23,657	$3,751	$19,906
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
East Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	2424 East Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3815	407	20	20.8	66.8%	39 (9.6%)	58 (14.3%)	204 (50.1%)	55 (13.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	36 (8.8%)	30.2	3947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.6%		29	4012^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.6%	65	26.3	26.3	11.4	50.9	33.3	31.9	33.0	13.6	48.3	16.7	15.9	24.0			$26,136	$3,078	$23,058
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Jensen Ranch Elementary

What schools do graduates of Jensen Ranch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jensen Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Jensen Ranch Elementary in?

Castro Valley Unified

How many students attend Jensen Ranch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Jensen Ranch Elementary.

Is Jensen Ranch Elementary a good school?

Yes! Jensen Ranch Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 110^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Jensen Ranch Elementary?

Students at Jensen Ranch Elementary are 62% Asian, 14% White, 12% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 2% African American.

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