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Enrollment
536
Elementary
DISTRICT 483 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CASTRO VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060780000752
Vannoy Elementary
5100 Vannoy, Castro Valley, CA 94546 · (510) 537-1832 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL536 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
24.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
158 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 139 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is 117% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
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
68.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
67.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 38.2% | 30.2% | 17.0% | 14.6% |
| Math | 38.0% | 29.1% | 22.1% | 10.8% |
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 | 68.4% | 67.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.6% | 69.6% |
| 2022-23 | 69.5% | 74.3% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 67.2% |
| 2020-21 | 61.6% | 60.3% |
| 2018-19 | 71.2% | 71.5% |
| 2017-18 | 70.6% | 66.4% |
| 2016-17 | 68.1% | 67.4% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 73.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Vannoy Elementary
Vannoy Elementary's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vannoy Elementary this school | 536 | 29.5% | 68.0% |
| Sakamoto Elementary San Jose | 571 | 26.6% | 53.3% |
| Genevieve Didion Sacramento | 609 | 29.2% | 72.2% |
| Nesbit Elementary Belmont | 566 | 27.0% | 55.6% |
| Mariposa Elementary Brea | 504 | 35.1% | 69.5% |
| Greentree Elementary Irvine | 434 | 29.7% | 55.1% |
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 Vannoy Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #740 of 5,151 | #61 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #722 of 5,172 ▼ 96 | #63 of 192 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #827 of 5,172 ▲ 102 | #58 of 192 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.3pp | #886 of 5,116 | #57 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 536 | #2,016 of 5,915 | #69 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #4,009 of 5,352 | #134 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.4% | #169 of 5,354 | #24 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.5% | #4,781 of 5,625 | #147 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.5% | #188 of 1,139 | #9 of 48 |
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
536
+125 (+30%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 536 | 22 | 24.4:1 | 29% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 21 | 23.9:1 | 27% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 18 | 24.5:1 | 26% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 16 | 25.7:1 | 15% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 434 | 18 | 24.1:1 | 12% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 19 | 23.3:1 | 14% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | N/A | N/A | 15% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 406 | 19 | 21.4:1 | 6% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 17 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vannoy Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (434 to 536); teachers up 22% (18 to 22).
About Vannoy Elementary
Vannoy Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Castro Valley, California. The school offers kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 536 students.
Vannoy Elementary is run by Castro Valley Unified, whose 15 schools enroll 9,548 students.
About 31% of students at Vannoy Elementary are Asian, the largest single group. It is also 30% Hispanic, 21% White, and 16% multiracial. Among Alameda County residents, the Asian share is about 33%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 74, compared with 70 nationally.
Vannoy Elementary reports a ratio of 24.4 students per teacher, from 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Lunch program data show 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 49% average for public schools in Alameda County is 20 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Vannoy Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 74% of California public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.3% for Vannoy Elementary. The school posts 68.0%, 5.8 points above the prediction.
In the wider Alameda County area, median household income comes to about $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Alameda County's 394 public schools enroll about 210,511 students and include Vannoy Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Canyon Middle, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Vannoy Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 536, up from 411 in 2020-21. The school's ratio dropped from 25.7:1 to 24.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Vannoy Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Marshall ElementaryElementary · 515 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
- Marshall ElementaryElementary · 515 students
Nearby schools
- Canyon Middle0.4 mi · 1,418
- Creekside Middle0.5 mi · 754
- Marshall Elementary0.7 mi · 515
- Independent Elementary0.7 mi · 662
- Proctor Elementary1.0 mi · 613
- Castro Valley High1.0 mi · 2,874
Frequently asked questions
About Vannoy ElementaryHow many students attend Vannoy Elementary?
Vannoy Elementary enrolls approximately 536 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Vannoy Elementary serve?
Vannoy Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vannoy Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vannoy Elementary is approximately 24.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Vannoy Elementary?
Student demographics at Vannoy Elementary are roughly 21% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Black, 31% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Vannoy Elementary in?
Vannoy Elementary is part of Castro Valley Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.