11 Castro Valley Schools Among Best For Grades K-8: U.S. News

CASTRO VALLEY, CA — 11 elementary and middle schools in Castro Valley have been ranked among the best in California, according to a brand-new ranking released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

More than 7,850 elementary and middle schools in the Golden State have been ranked among the best in California.

California has 5,534 ranked elementary schools — the most of any state — followed by Texas at 4,446; New York at 2,211; Florida at 2,128; and Illinois at 2,038 schools.

California also has the most ranked middle schools with 2,319, followed by Texas at 1,942; Illinois at 1,243; New York at 1,219; and Florida at 997.

Here are the Castro Valley schools and their California rankings:

Elementary

• No. 295: Jensen Ranch Elementary
• No. 482: Independent Elementary
• No. 591: Proctor Elementary
• No. 724: Marshall Elementary
• No. 830: Castro Valley Elementary
• No. 846: Chabot Elementary
• No. 983: Palomares Elementary
• No. 1358: Vannoy Elementary
• No. 2599: Stanton Elementary

Middle

• No. 323: Creekside Middle
• No. 630: Canyon Middle

For the inaugural list, U.S. News published rankings and data on more than 80,000 public elementary and middle schools across the United States.

Schools are ranked at the state and district levels. The best charter schools and best magnet schools ranked as stand-alone categories.

To determine the rankings, U.S. News used data from the U.S. Department of Education to analyze two areas at each school:

• Math and reading proficiency — or how well students perform on state assessments.
• Math and reading performance — or how well they perform compared with expectations.

See the complete list of 2021’s Best K-8 Schools.