Creekside Middle

Creekside Middle is one of the medium-sized middle-grades schools in Castro Valley, California, part of Castro Valley Unified, with 754 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Across the 15 schools in Castro Valley Unified (9,548 students total), Creekside Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Creekside Middle records that the most-represented group is Asian (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 19% Hispanic, 18% White, 13% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 33% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Creekside Middle records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 39% of students at Creekside Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Creekside Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.2%; this one delivers 66.3%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Alameda County put the typical household earns roughly $129,367 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which Creekside Middle is one.

Marshall Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Creekside Middle ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 60.2%.

Creekside Middle operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Creekside Middle's enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 784 (now 754). Asian enrollment moved from 28% to 47% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 today.

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