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If you could change one rule at Canyon Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,418
Middle
DISTRICT 1,086 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASTRO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060780000740
Canyon Middle
19600 Cull Canyon Rd., Castro Valley, CA 94552 · (510) 538-8833 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,418 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of California public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
577 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 444 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 467 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 507 | 36% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
62.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.4pp since 2014
Math
48.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.6% | 36.8% | 20.5% | 17.1% |
| Math | 28.4% | 20.1% | 23.6% | 27.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.4% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.4% | 45.9% |
| 2021-22 | 63.6% | 46.6% |
| 2020-21 | 66.3% | N/A |
| 2018-19 | 66.2% | 57.0% |
| 2017-18 | 66.5% | 55.9% |
| 2016-17 | 64.7% | 55.0% |
| 2015-16 | 68.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 47.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Canyon Middle
Canyon Middle's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Middle this school | 1,418 | 40.7% | 54.6% |
| Katherine L. Albiani Middle Elk Grove | 1,447 | 38.3% | 62.0% |
| Pioneer Middle Tustin | 971 | 39.4% | 67.1% |
| Presidio Middle San Francisco | 992 | 40.1% | 61.4% |
| Toby Johnson Middle Elk Grove | 1,317 | 45.0% | 57.7% |
| Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle Elk Grove | 1,136 | 43.9% | 68.0% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Canyon Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #283 of 1,224 | #20 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #284 of 1,227 ▲ 9 | #20 of 46 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #296 of 1,227 ▼ 9 | #19 of 46 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #807 of 1,214 | #26 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,418 | #31 of 1,377 | #6 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #971 of 1,279 | #36 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.7% | #24 of 1,278 | #7 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #1,041 of 1,329 | #31 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #202 of 257 | #16 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,418
+59 (+4%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 1,359
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 23.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,418 | 61.6 | 23.0:1 | 41% (577) |
| 2023-24 | 1,432 | 61.3 | 23.4:1 | 43% (610) |
| 2022-23 | 1,332 | 61 | 21.8:1 | 40% (527) |
| 2020-21 | 1,359 | 59 | 23.0:1 | 23% (309) |
| 2017-18 | 1,388 | 58.4 | 23.8:1 | 24% (338) |
| 2015-16 | 1,412 | 58 | 24.3:1 | 23% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 1,330 | N/A | N/A | 28% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 1,184 | 49 | 24.2:1 | 13% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 1,359 | 61 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canyon Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,388 to 1,418); teachers up 6% (58.4 to 61.6).
About Canyon Middle
Canyon Middle is one of the public schools in Castro Valley, California. It is a high-enrollment middle school. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 1,418 students in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in California enroll around 659, and this school is 115% larger than that mark.
Castro Valley Unified runs Canyon Middle along with 14 other schools, enrolling 9,548 students in total.
The student body at Canyon Middle has no majority group. Asian students lead at 35%. The next largest groups are 28% Hispanic, 17% White, 14% multiracial, and 5% Black. In Alameda County overall, the Asian share is about 33%. A diversity index of 75% means there is a 75% chance two randomly chosen students at Canyon Middle are from different groups.
Canyon Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.0:1, with 61.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The school has 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Canyon Middle lands at B+, ahead of 68% of California public middle schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Canyon Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.6%; the prediction is 55.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Alameda County show that the median household earns about $129,367 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Alameda County has 394 public schools with about 210,511 students, including Canyon Middle.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Vannoy Elementary, is about 0.4 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Canyon Middle ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 1,359 to 1,418, a 4% rise.
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Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Castro Valley Unified
- Castro Valley HighHigh · 2,874 students
- Creekside MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Independent ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Proctor ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Vannoy ElementaryElementary · 536 students
- Marshall ElementaryElementary · 515 students
Other schools in Castro Valley
- Castro Valley HighHigh · 2,874 students
- Creekside MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Independent ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Proctor ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Vannoy ElementaryElementary · 536 students
- Marshall ElementaryElementary · 515 students
Other Canyon Middle schools
One other US public school is named Canyon Middle. Canyon Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Canyon Middle SchoolNEW BRAUNFELS, TX · 1,251 students
Nearby schools
- Vannoy Elementary0.4 mi · 536
- Independent Elementary0.5 mi · 662
- Creekside Middle0.6 mi · 754
- Marshall Elementary0.9 mi · 515
- Jensen Ranch Elementary1.3 mi · 373
- Proctor Elementary1.3 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About Canyon MiddleHow large is Canyon Middle?
Canyon Middle enrolls approximately 1,418 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Canyon Middle serve?
Canyon Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Canyon Middle have?
Canyon Middle employs 62 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Canyon Middle?
At Canyon Middle, the student body is approximately 17% White, 28% Hispanic, 5% Black, 35% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Canyon Middle?
Canyon Middle is overseen by Castro Valley Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.