Anthony W. Ochoa Middle

Anthony W. Ochoa Middle is a middle school of tight-knit scale in Hayward, California, operated by Hayward Unified, works with 405 students in grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 39% smaller than the state mean of about 659.

Within Hayward Unified, which oversees 28 schools and 17,273 students, Anthony W. Ochoa Middle is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Anthony W. Ochoa Middle logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 22% Asian, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Pacific Islander. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Anthony W. Ochoa Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.8%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Alameda County put median household earnings sit near $129,367, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which Anthony W. Ochoa Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Eden Gardens Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Anthony W. Ochoa Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Anthony W. Ochoa Middle at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 29.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Anthony W. Ochoa Middle's enrollment has decreased 29% since 2018, when it stood at 571 (now 405). Class-load math has tightened: from 22.0:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 in 2025.

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