School district · California

Castro Valley Unified

Castro Valley Unified in California: 16 public schools with 9,548 students and 23.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,814 per student in FY2024.

Schools
16
Students
9,548
Students per teacher
23.0
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,814
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
414
Counselors (FTE)
14.4
Students per counselor
663
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
13.9
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

67%proficient

+0.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

4,162 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

61%proficient

+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

4,178 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.9K15
$10.1K16
$10.6K17
$10.5K18
$11.9K19
$11.8K20
$11.9K21
$13.2K22
$14.6K23
$15.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.0% · $14.8M
State
65% · $137.9M
Local
28% · $59.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,362
Support services
$5,940
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$8.5M
Long-term debt
$158.2M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 2High schools: 3Other schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–550223.962%53%
K–549623.668%74%
K–566225.067%68%
K–537323.387%84%
K–551524.568%65%
K–513522.557%53%
K–561324.576%78%
K–551523.657%50%
K–553624.468%67%
6–81,41823.062%48%
6–875420.173%68%
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Roy A. Johnson HighSpecial education
9–12189.0——
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K–124512.4——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
4400 Alma Ave., Castro Valley, CA 94546
Phone
(510)537-3000
Website