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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 94587

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At a glance

Schools

2,087

Students

Top rankedItliong-Vera Cruz Middle841^st of 2,740 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

Cesar Chavez Middle up 34 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Zip code 94587 has two middle schools in Union City, both serving grades 6–8 in New Haven Unified, with 2,087 students combined. In 2025–2026, proficiency in English language arts (ELA), math, and science was higher at Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle than at Cesar Chavez Middle; the clearest takeaway is that results depend substantially on which of the two schools a family is considering.

Itliong-Vera Cruz is the standout: 53% of students were proficient in ELA, 42% in math, and 40% in science, compared with 38%, 24%, and 26% at Cesar Chavez. The schools’ gaps were 15 percentage points in ELA, 19 in math, and 14 in science. Itliong-Vera Cruz was also above California’s results in all three subjects, while Cesar Chavez was below the state in all three. SchoolDigger rated Itliong-Vera Cruz at the 69th percentile with 3 stars and Cesar Chavez at the 36th percentile with 2 stars.

Recent test-score trends offer a mixed picture: Itliong-Vera Cruz’s ELA and math results fell by 3 percentage points each from 2024–2025, while science rose by 2; Cesar Chavez improved in all three, by 2 points in ELA, 1 in math, and 4 in science, but remained below the state. Other school measures differ too: in 2024–2025, 54% of Itliong-Vera Cruz students and 74% of Cesar Chavez students were free/reduced lunch eligible; student-teacher ratios were 22.7 and 22.3, respectively. Chronic absenteeism in 2025–2026 was 12% at Itliong-Vera Cruz and 21% at Cesar Chavez. These are observations, not explanations for differences in achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	63.6	841^st of 2740 public middle schools	69.3%		70.2	670^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%	171	40.4	40.4	52.9	54.8	51.3	53.0	44.9	38.2	44.4	42.4	$14,310	$638	$13,672
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%)	31.8	1762^nd of 2740 public middle schools	35.7%		31	1796^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.0%	34	26.1	26.1	36.7	31.9	43.7	37.7	23.9	22.7	24.3	23.7	$16,015	$770	$15,245

Cities Near Zip Code 94587

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Union City	0.21 mi	11	217^th
Fremont	1.46 mi	47	132^nd
Hayward	1.56 mi	48	715^th
Newark	2.92 mi	11	432^nd
Castro Valley	6.61 mi	17	147^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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