How does Palomares Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Castro Valley?

Palomares Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 62.3/100, placing it at the 86th percentile statewide. 26% of students exceed standard, with a total of 310 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Palomares Elementary?

25.6% of students at Palomares Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 54.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Palomares Elementary improving or declining?

Palomares Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 32.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Palomares Elementary?

7.6% of students at Palomares Elementary 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.

Palomares Elementary

Castro Valley Unified Castro Valley Alameda County 94552

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

310 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

144 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

24:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

41%

Teachers

6 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 34.0%

White 20.8%

Asian 18.1%

Black 1.4%

Other 25.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Palomares Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	25.6%
Met Standard	28.9%
Below Standard	45.4%

Exceeded

25.6%

Met

28.9%

Below

45.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "55% proficient" for Palomares Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

25.6% of students exceeded standard while 28.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 14.7 points below the Castro Valley Unified district average of 40.3%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 31.4% exceeded — 5.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 32.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 7.6%, better than the state average of 18.7%.