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Independent Elementary

Regular School · Castro Valley, CA

Independent Elementary is a regular school school in Castro Valley, California, serving grades KG–05 with 662 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 25:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
662
Teachers (FTE)
26.5
Student–Teacher Ratio
25:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Asian 329 50%
Two or more races 106 16%
White 105 16%
Hispanic/Latino 103 16%
Black or African American 18 3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 662 336M / 326F

English Language Learners: 89 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 57.0% +23.1pp 33.9% 274
Reading Proficiency 66.0% +17.3pp 48.7% 276
Science Proficiency 45-49% 97

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.74 grade levels
Math
-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
1
0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
10
1.5% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 662 100%

Contact & Location

PO Box 2146

Castro Valley, CA 94546

Phone: (510)537-9558

District

Castro Valley Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,817

District enrollment: 9,191

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

060780009342

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD