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Creekside Middle

Public Grades 6-8

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 93% of California middle schools

Summary

Creekside Middle is a top-performing public school serving 754 students in grades 6-8 within the highly-rated Castro Valley Unified district, consistently earning a 5-star state ranking and scoring significantly above state averages in all core subjects.

The school stands out for its exceptional support for all students, ranking in the 97th percentile for low socioeconomic status students and the 91st percentile for special education students statewide. A key factor in its success is a strong culture of attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 7.5%, which is nearly half that of its closest district neighbor, Canyon Middle, and far below nearby schools in other districts. This effective environment is achieved with mid-range per-student spending, demonstrating efficient use of resources compared to schools in Hayward Unified or San Lorenzo Unified that spend more but have much lower proficiency rates.

While being part of a strong district helps, Creekside's own practices make a major difference, as it substantially outperforms Canyon Middle academically despite their proximity and similar demographics. The contrast with middle schools just a few miles away in neighboring districts is stark, with Creekside's academic proficiency often doubling or tripling that of schools like Martin Luther King Junior Middle or Edendale Middle. This consistent, high-level performance across all grade levels makes Creekside a standout choice in the region.

754

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,125

Per pupil spending ?

39.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19722 Center St.
Castro Valley, CA 94546-4704

(510) 247-0665

District: Castro Valley Unified

Students who attend Creekside Middle usually attend:

High:

Castro Valley High

Feeder schools for Creekside 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:

46.7%

Hispanic:

18.6%

White:

18.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg61%

California avg41%

185^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	93.8	185 of 2761	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	242 of 2783	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	199 of 2781	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	278 of 2740	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	91.5	61 of 894	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.2	285 of 2715	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	425 of 2480	82.9%	★★★★☆
2017	87.3	304 of 2508	87.9%	★★★★☆
2016	89.2	249 of 2497	90.0%	★★★★★
2015	91.8	181 of 2477	92.7%	★★★★★
2013	73.0	514 of 2379	78.4%	★★★★☆
2012	77.0	377 of 2259	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	82.2	251 of 2236	88.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.2	396 of 2179	81.8%	★★★★☆
2009	77.1	346 of 2063	83.2%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	369 of 2005	81.6%	★★★★☆
2007	81.9	268 of 1999	86.6%	★★★★☆
2006	84.7	212 of 1804	88.2%	★★★★☆
2005	86.2	174 of 1777	90.2%	★★★★★
2004	88.5	144 of 1769	91.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.1	6 of 627	99.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	193 of 739	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	241 of 743	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.0	166 of 715	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	275 of 733	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.2	199 of 745	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	317 of 700	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	63.4	356 of 1531	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	61 of 354	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	209 of 1491	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	257 of 1369	81.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	70.0	175 of 1521	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	118 of 1540	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	66.1	232 of 1442	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	34.1	806 of 1364	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	190 of 2533	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	215 of 2551	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	159 of 2531	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	257 of 2509	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	92.6	48 of 738	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	309 of 2380	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	427 of 2262	81.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	358 of 2395	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	429 of 2388	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.3	548 of 2374	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	367 of 2359	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	371 of 2213	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	457 of 2072	77.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	85 of 2542	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	230 of 2579	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	152 of 2531	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	201 of 2458	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	26 of 721	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	77.1	355 of 2369	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	476 of 2230	78.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	174 of 2534	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	248 of 2552	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	218 of 2538	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	271 of 2527	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	89.3	68 of 763	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.2	238 of 2407	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	374 of 2273	83.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	180 of 726	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	219 of 701	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	213 of 677	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	225 of 665	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	168 of 554	69.7%	★★★★☆
2018	47.2	279 of 462	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	143 of 1566	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	77.8	200 of 1552	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	236 of 1531	84.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	241 of 1520	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	216 of 1537	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	223 of 1543	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	310 of 1555	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	359 of 1602	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	549 of 1496	63.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2024)99th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)88th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics68%+31 vs state

Science65%+32 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)				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 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
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	$16,125	$300	$15,825
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	$14,389	$157	$14,232
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	$24,003	$2,877	$21,126
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	$23,837	$1,667	$22,170
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	$21,936	$3,362	$18,574
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	$22,274	$1,505	$20,769
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	$26,545	$3,977	$22,568
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	$21,847	$2,412	$19,435
Anthony W. Ochoa Middle	Public	7-8	2121 Depot Rd.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3130	405	20	19.8	76.0%	12 (3.0%)	20 (4.9%)	245 (60.5%)	88 (21.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	24 (5.9%)	31.2	1790^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.2%		30.3	1799^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.4%	9	20.3	20.3		35.0	31.8	33.3		25.1	26.9	26.1	$25,677	$3,303	$22,374
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	$22,150	$1,452	$20,698

Frequently Asked Questions about Creekside Middle

Is Creekside Middle a good school?

Yes. Creekside Middle ranks in the top 6.7% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Creekside Middle attend?

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

What district is Creekside Middle in?

Castro Valley Unified

How many students attend Creekside Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended Creekside Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Creekside Middle?

Students at Creekside Middle are 47% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 18% White, 13% Two or more races, 3% African American.

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