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Anthony W. Ochoa Middle

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Anthony W. Ochoa Middle ranks 1790 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1790^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 35% of California middle schools

Summary

Anthony W. Ochoa Middle is a public school serving about 405 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Hayward Unified school district, which faces significant academic challenges across all its schools.

Within its own district, Anthony W. Ochoa stands out as one of the stronger middle schools, particularly in mathematics where it has the highest proficiency rate among Hayward Unified middle schools, and it manages student attendance better than the district average. The school has shown notable effectiveness in supporting its special education students. However, its overall academic performance, like other schools in Hayward Unified, is below state averages, and there has been a concerning decline in its statewide ranking in recent years.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal stark differences. While Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle in the higher-performing New Haven Unified district achieves much higher test scores, the most dramatic contrast is with the nearby charter school, KIPP Summit Academy, which earns a top state ranking and exceptional proficiency rates while serving a student population with similar economic needs.

405

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,677

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2121 Depot Rd.
Hayward, CA 94545-2428

(510) 723-3130

District: Hayward Unified

Students who attend Anthony W. Ochoa Middle usually attend:

High:

Mt. Eden High

Feeder schools for Anthony W. Ochoa Middle:

Elementary:	Eden Gardens Elementary
	Longwood Elementary
	Lorin A. Eden Elementary
	Palma Ceia Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.5%

Asian:

21.7%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2013 → 35th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,790^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Middle Schools in the Hayward Unified

1268^th of 1,543Hayward 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	31.2	1790 of 2761	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	1799 of 2783	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1540 of 2781	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	1535 of 2740	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	1357 of 2715	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.4	1154 of 2480	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.9	1225 of 2508	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.9	1165 of 2497	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.5	1294 of 2477	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.9	1427 of 2379	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.1	1356 of 2259	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.9	1532 of 2236	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.5	1648 of 2179	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.1	1525 of 2063	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.6	1258 of 2005	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.8	1142 of 1999	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.2	1166 of 1804	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	25.1	1331 of 1777	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	32.1	1157 of 1769	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	11.0	623 of 627	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	53.7	238 of 613	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	252 of 637	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	318 of 643	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	206 of 600	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	472 of 739	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.8	629 of 743	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	605 of 715	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	550 of 733	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	599 of 745	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	550 of 700	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.9	851 of 1531	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	602 of 1491	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.7	633 of 1369	53.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.4	992 of 1478	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	1041 of 1521	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1038 of 1540	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.8	620 of 1442	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	746 of 1364	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1702 of 2533	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1452 of 2551	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	1443 of 2531	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1460 of 2509	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	1150 of 2380	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	958 of 2262	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1940 of 2395	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1817 of 2388	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	1194 of 2374	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	1355 of 2359	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1293 of 2213	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	1033 of 2072	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1583 of 2542	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1482 of 2579	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	994 of 2531	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	1238 of 2458	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	1320 of 2369	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	995 of 2230	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	1639 of 2534	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1855 of 2552	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	1393 of 2538	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	1375 of 2527	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1381 of 2407	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	1226 of 2273	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	571 of 726	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.2	383 of 665	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.5	163 of 554	70.6%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.6	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	584 of 1566	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	983 of 1552	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1294 of 1531	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile~ school

Pacific Islander (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-16 vs school

African American (2024)1st percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-15 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science20%-12 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
KIPP Summit Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2005 Via Barrett	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	KIPP Summit Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 258-0106	427	21	20.6	75.6%	9 (2.1%)	13 (3.0%)	159 (37.2%)	240 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	94.7	162^nd of 2761 public middle schools	94.1%		93.2	206^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.6%	44	68.5	66.7	67.6	83.3	75.7	92.1	81.9	83.1	73.2	68.2	61.8	58.1	65.4	$34,294	$1,200	$33,094
Itliong-Vera Cruz	Public	6-8	31604 Alvarado Blvd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 489-0700	1,097	48	22.7	53.5%	67 (6.1%)	37 (3.4%)	210 (19.1%)	683 (62.3%)	5 (0.5%)	22 (2.0%)	73 (6.7%)	70.2	670^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%		71.4	664^th of 2783 public middle schools	76.1%	6		38.4	38.4		54.0	59.3	56.1	56.4		49.3	42.5	43.4	45.1	$13,603	$611	$12,992
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
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 Anthony W. Ochoa Middle

What district is Anthony W. Ochoa Middle in?

Hayward Unified

How many students attend Anthony W. Ochoa Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Anthony W. Ochoa Middle.

Is Anthony W. Ochoa Middle a good school?

Anthony W. Ochoa Middle ranks 1790^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Anthony W. Ochoa Middle attend?

Students who attend Anthony W. Ochoa Middle usually go on to attend Mt. Eden High

What is the racial makeup of Anthony W. Ochoa Middle?

Students at Anthony W. Ochoa Middle are 60% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% White.

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