How does Creekside Middle compare to other middle schools in Castro Valley?

Creekside Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 62.5/100, placing it at the 91st percentile statewide. 40% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,462 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Creekside Middle?

40.4% of students at Creekside Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 70.8% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Creekside Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Creekside Middle's proficiency rate increases by 0.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Creekside Middle?

7.5% of students at Creekside Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Creekside Middle

Middle School

Castro Valley Unified Castro ValleyAlameda County94546

📍 19722 Center Street

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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Solid Base

A solid, reliable choice — most students meet proficiency standards consistently.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

749 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

36%

Teachers

35 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+15.5 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+11.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

23.7%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 38 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic19.4%

White20.0%

Asian37.0%

Black4.0%

Other19.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Creekside Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	40.4%
Met Standard	30.4%
Below Standard	29.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "71% proficient" for Creekside Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

40.4% of students exceeded standard while 30.4% met it. That exceeded rate is 23.0 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 4.8 points above the Castro Valley Unified district average of 35.5%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 13.4 points higher (vs 27.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 0.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased significantly and Math increased year-over-year. 23.7% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.5%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →