Enrollment
135
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASTRO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060780000747
Palomares Elementary
6395 Palo Verde Rd., Castro Valley, CA 94552 · (510) 582-4207 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL135 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
49 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 44% larger than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
74%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
57.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.9pp since 2014
Math
52.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.3% | 29.9% | 15.6% | 27.3% |
| Math | 24.4% | 28.2% | 29.5% | 17.9% |
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 | 57.1% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.9% | 60.8% |
| 2022-23 | 50.9% | 54.5% |
| 2021-22 | 62.9% | 58.1% |
| 2020-21 | 66.7% | 50.8% |
| 2018-19 | 68.5% | 69.9% |
| 2017-18 | 63.3% | 65.8% |
| 2016-17 | 63.6% | 70.1% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 62.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
56.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Palomares Elementary
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palomares Elementary this school | 135 | 36.3% | 56.7% |
| International School for Science and Culture Costa Mesa | 97 | 41.2% | N/A |
| Sycamore Creek Community Charter Huntington Beach | 158 | 35.4% | N/A |
| Lammersville Elementary Tracy | 203 | 36.5% | 43.1% |
| Justin Elementary Simi Valley | 103 | 44.7% | N/A |
| Panorama Elementary Daly City | 116 | 35.3% | 58.7% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Palomares Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #1,294 of 5,151 | #94 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #1,433 of 5,172 ▼ 449 | #102 of 192 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #1,527 of 5,172 ▼ 94 | #96 of 192 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.6pp | #470 of 5,116 | #35 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 135 | #5,551 of 5,915 | #207 of 216 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.3% | #4,495 of 5,625 | #126 of 211 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
135
-4 (-3%) vs 2020
+99% since 1990-91, when it was 68
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 135 | 6 | 22.5:1 | 36% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 144 | 6 | 24.0:1 | 41% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 121 | 5 | 24.2:1 | 35% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 7 | 19.9:1 | 19% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 145 | 6.4 | 22.7:1 | 16% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 140 | 6 | 23.3:1 | 13% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 150 | N/A | N/A | 12% (18) |
| 2000-01 | 88 | 4 | 22.0:1 | 8% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 68 | 6 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palomares Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (145 to 135); teachers down 6% (6.4 to 6).
About Palomares Elementary
Palomares Elementary is a small elementary school with its address in Castro Valley, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 135 students. The school's enrollment is 71% smaller than the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
Palomares Elementary is part of Castro Valley Unified, where 15 schools serve 9,548 students.
The most common group at Palomares Elementary is Hispanic students, at 35%. Other groups make up 25% multiracial, 21% White, 16% Asian, and 2% Black. Alameda County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 74%, meaning two students picked at random have a 74% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Palomares Elementary, 6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 22.5:1. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Roughly 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County is 13 points.
Palomares Elementary is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 58.3%. Palomares Elementary scores 56.7%.
Among Alameda County residents, the median household income is $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Palomares Elementary is one of 394 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is Jensen Ranch Elementary, about 1.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Palomares Elementary is behind the 57.8% nearby average, ranking 6th of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 135, a 3% decrease from 139 in 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 19.9:1 in 2020-21, and 22.5:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Palomares Elementary can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Canyon MiddleMiddle · 1,418 students
- Creekside MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Independent ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Proctor ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Vannoy ElementaryElementary · 536 students
Other schools in Castro Valley
- Castro Valley HighHigh · 2,874 students
- Canyon MiddleMiddle · 1,418 students
- Creekside MiddleMiddle · 754 students
- Independent ElementaryElementary · 662 students
- Proctor ElementaryElementary · 613 students
- Vannoy ElementaryElementary · 536 students
Nearby schools
- Jensen Ranch Elementary1.3 mi · 373
- Independent Elementary1.4 mi · 662
- Canyon Middle1.7 mi · 1,418
- Fairview Elementary1.8 mi · 543
- Creekside Middle2.0 mi · 754
- Vannoy Elementary2.0 mi · 536
Frequently asked questions
About Palomares ElementaryHow many students attend Palomares Elementary?
Palomares Elementary enrolls approximately 135 students in grades KG-05.
Is Palomares Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Palomares Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Palomares Elementary have?
Palomares Elementary employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Palomares Elementary?
Student demographics at Palomares Elementary are roughly 21% White, 35% Hispanic, 2% Black, 16% Asian, 25% Two or more.
Who oversees Palomares Elementary?
Palomares Elementary 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.