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Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle

Q: Is Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle a good school?

Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle ranks 670 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

670^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 76% of California middle schools

Summary

Itliong-Vera Cruz is a well-regarded middle school (grades 6-8) serving about 1,100 students in Union City, operating within the New Haven Unified School District.

The school has earned a consistent 4-star rating and performs significantly above average for the state, with strong proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science. A standout strength is its low rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is much better than both the district and state averages and appears to be a key factor in its academic success. Itliong-Vera Cruz achieves these results efficiently, spending less per student than its same-district counterpart, Cesar Chavez Middle, while outperforming it academically by a wide margin. The school also compares favorably to many nearby schools in other districts, such as those in Hayward Unified and San Lorenzo Unified, though it trails the highest-performing middle schools in neighboring Fremont Unified, like Thornton Middle.

Itliong-Vera Cruz has shown impressive, sustained improvement over the past decade. The school demonstrates particular effectiveness in supporting several student subgroups, including students with special needs and those from low-income families. However, performance for English Language Learners and Hispanic students has shown recent volatility, indicating an area for focused attention. Overall, the school is a high-performing and efficient choice within its region, with a notable track record of maintaining excellent student attendance and strong academic outcomes.

1,097

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,906

Per pupil spending ?

53.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31604 Alvarado Blvd.
Union City, CA 94587-5802

(510) 489-0700

District: New Haven Unified

Students who attend Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle usually attend:

High:

James Logan High

Feeder schools for Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle:

Elementary:	Alvarado Elementary
	Delaine Eastin Elementary
	Pioneer Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

62.3%

Hispanic:

19.1%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2013

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 school49%

District avg43%

California avg41%

670^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the New Haven Unified

596^th of 1,543New Haven 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	70.2	670 of 2761	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	664 of 2783	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	606 of 2781	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	640 of 2740	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	56.9	978 of 2715	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	702 of 2480	71.7%	★★★★☆
2017	69.6	683 of 2508	72.8%	★★★★☆
2016	66.6	718 of 2497	71.2%	★★★★☆
2015	63.5	791 of 2477	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	38.7	1467 of 2379	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.2	1350 of 2259	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.9	1173 of 2236	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.0	639 of 2179	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	70.1	510 of 2063	75.3%	★★★★☆
2008	68.7	510 of 2005	74.6%	★★★★☆
2007	54.5	793 of 1999	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.7	656 of 1804	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.3	737 of 1777	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.6	583 of 1769	67.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	204 of 609	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	246 of 627	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	288 of 613	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.2	136 of 637	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	41.1	355 of 643	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	286 of 600	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	481 of 739	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	460 of 743	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	472 of 715	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.6	489 of 733	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	594 of 745	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	493 of 700	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.2	625 of 1531	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	521 of 1491	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	468 of 1369	65.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.2	798 of 1478	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	414 of 1521	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	39.3	791 of 1540	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	947 of 1442	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	607 of 1364	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	636 of 2533	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	672 of 2551	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	537 of 2531	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	565 of 2509	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	971 of 2380	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.5	591 of 2262	73.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	1421 of 2395	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1286 of 2388	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	864 of 2374	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	1051 of 2359	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	1364 of 2213	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	958 of 2072	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	769 of 2542	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	738 of 2579	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	63.5	663 of 2531	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	667 of 2458	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	36.9	1427 of 2369	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	791 of 2230	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	664 of 2534	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	572 of 2552	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	600 of 2538	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.8	624 of 2527	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	840 of 2407	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	708 of 2273	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	410 of 726	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	424 of 701	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.8	297 of 677	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	220 of 665	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.6	426 of 554	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	361 of 462	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	609 of 1566	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	432 of 1552	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	59.6	398 of 1531	74.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	884 of 1520	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	839 of 1537	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	969 of 1543	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1129 of 1555	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.8	1040 of 1602	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1105 of 1496	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)74th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)59th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)44th percentile-32 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-35 vs school

Asian (2025)35th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+8 vs state

Mathematics45%+8 vs state

Science38%+6 vs state

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Monday, January 28, 2019

Really great neighbor school. Outstanding music program. We really liked it for our kids. 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)				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 (2025)	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
Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle	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	$20,906	$20,268	$638
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	2801 Hop Ranch Rd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 487-1700	990	44	22.3	74.1%	52 (5.3%)	37 (3.7%)	576 (58.2%)	261 (26.4%)	11 (1.1%)	8 (0.8%)	43 (4.3%)	31	1796^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.0%		34.8	1639^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.1%	157	22.6	22.6	30.1	38.1	37.4	35.5	25.4	23.8	20.3	23.0	$23,420	$22,650	$770
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	26890 Holly Hill Ave.	Hayward	94540	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
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
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	$34,314	$32,508	$1,806
Newark Middle	Public	6-8	6201 Lafayette Ave.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3000	980	44	22.5	40.1%	77 (7.9%)	22 (2.2%)	545 (55.6%)	230 (23.5%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.6%)	76 (7.8%)	55	1030^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.7%		45.6	1291^st of 2783 public middle schools	53.6%	261	26.1	26.1	58.5	47.6	46.4	50.9	44.4	33.0	31.3	36.3	$20,188	$19,604	$584
Thornton Middle	Public	6-8	4357 Thornton Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-9090	1,972	79	25.0	24.1%	133 (6.7%)	29 (1.5%)	213 (10.8%)	1,503 (76.2%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (0.8%)	77 (3.9%)	96.5	102^nd of 2761 public middle schools	96.3%		97	93^rd of 2783 public middle schools	96.7%	9	64.9	64.9	78.1	78.6	80.3	79.0	75.1	73.0	76.3	74.9	$15,742	$15,422	$320
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
Centerville Middle	Public	6-8	37720 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-2072	1,495	64	23.1	37.1%	187 (12.5%)	42 (2.8%)	317 (21.2%)	839 (56.1%)	6 (0.4%)	17 (1.1%)	87 (5.8%)	85	371^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.6%		84	397^th of 2783 public middle schools	85.7%	26	48.9	48.9	64.5	67.2	64.0	65.2	58.2	56.1	55.4	56.6	$17,523	$16,870	$653
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle

Is Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle a good school?

Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle ranks 670^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle attend?

Students who attend Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle usually go on to attend James Logan High

How many students attend Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,097 students attended Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle?

Students at Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle are 62% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% White, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle in?

New Haven Unified

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