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Top 9 Elementary Schools in Castro Valley, California

The highest-scoring elementary schools in Castro Valley based on our 6-dimension composite analysis of 2025 CAASPP data (state average: 45.5).

What separates the top from the rest: The top 3 schools average 51.9% Exceeded Standard, compared to 34.2% for the bottom 3 on this list. The exceeded rate — not just the met rate — is the clearest differentiator between good and great schools.

# School County Score Exceeded Met+ Absent Susp.
1 Jensen Ranch Elementary
Castro Valley Unified
Alameda 74.1 59.6% 85.5% 5.3% 0.0%
2 Proctor Elementary
Castro Valley Unified
Alameda 67.8 53.8% 77.0% 7.1% 0.2%
3 Chabot Elementary
Castro Valley Unified
Alameda 66.9 42.4% 70.9% 7.5% 0.0%
4 Independent Elementary
Castro Valley Unified
Alameda 65.0 41.3% 67.5% 6.2% 0.9%
5 Palomares Elementary
Castro Valley Unified
Alameda 62.3 25.6% 54.6% 7.6% 0.0%
6 Vannoy Elementary
Castro Valley Unified
Alameda 61.3 37.8% 67.8% 8.7% 0.5%
7 Marshall Elementary
Castro Valley Unified
Alameda 60.6 41.9% 66.3% 11.1% 0.2%
8 Castro Valley Elementary
Castro Valley Unified
Alameda 55.2 30.7% 57.4% 16.1% 0.6%
9 Stanton Elementary
Castro Valley Unified
Alameda 51.1 29.9% 53.6% 14.3% 0.4%