Chabot Elementary

Chabot Elementary is an elementary-level community of mid-sized scale in Castro Valley, California, one of the schools within Castro Valley Unified, serveing 496 students in grades K through 5.

Within Castro Valley Unified, which oversees 15 schools and 9,548 students, Chabot Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Chabot Elementary lists that the largest single group is Asian at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 20% White, 19% multiracial, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 33% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Alameda County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Chabot Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.7%; this one delivers 72.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Alameda County shows median household income runs about $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Chabot Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

Nearest neighbor: Castro Valley Virtual Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Chabot Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 63.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chabot Elementary has expanded 6%, going from 468 students in 2018 to 496 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 31% to 20%. Class-load math has fell: from 28.4:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.