Is Stanton Elementary a good school?

Stanton Elementary ranks 1337 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Stanton Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 492 students attended Stanton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Stanton Elementary?

Students at Stanton Elementary are 34% Asian, 31% Hispanic, 17% White, 13% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Stanton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stanton Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Canyon Middle Middle : Creekside Middle High : Castro Valley High

Stanton Elementary

Summary:

Stanton Elementary is a public elementary school located in Castro Valley, California, serving 492 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Castro Valley Unified School District, which is ranked 214 out of 1568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Stanton Elementary is part of a generally well-performing district, the school faces some challenges. Its test scores are notably lower than the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics around 5-10 percentage points behind. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.6% in 2020-2021 to 27.6% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district and state averages. Stanton's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with lower rankings for Asian, Hispanic, and Special Education students compared to other schools in the state.

When comparing Stanton Elementary to other nearby schools in the Castro Valley Unified School District, some interesting patterns emerge. Marshall Elementary and Proctor Elementary consistently outperform Stanton in test scores, while Chabot Elementary and Castro Valley Elementary have scores closer to Stanton's. Additionally, the high free and reduced lunch rates at Stanton, as well as nearby schools in less affluent districts like Hayward Unified and San Lorenzo Unified, suggest that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in the academic performance of these schools.

Detail:

Public K-5

2644 Somerset Ave.
Castro Valley, CA 94546-4016

(510) 727-9192

District: Castro Valley Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1337^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,516

Students who attend Stanton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Canyon Middle
	Creekside Middle
High:	Castro Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.4

Number of students: 492

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

34.3%

Hispanic:

30.9%

White:

17.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 49.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Stanton Elementary ranks better than 77.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Castro Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.92. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Stanton Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (34.3%), Hispanic (30.9%), White (17.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 49.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Castro Valley Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Stanton Elementary is 23.4, which is the lowest among 9 elementary schools in the Castro Valley Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stanton Elementary is $5,516, which is the 3^rd highest among 9 elementary schools in the Castro Valley Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Stanton Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Stanton Elementary 1337^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Stanton Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Castro Valley Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Castro Valley Unified 214^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Stanton Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Stanton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	75.32	1104^th	4809	77.0%
2005	72.99	1206^th	4822	75.0%
2006	51.28	2129^th	4818	55.8%
2007	72.01	1278^th	5113	75.0%
2008	71.06	1358^th	5113	73.4%
2009	71.26	1384^th	5193	73.3%
2010	83.67	793^rd	5314	85.1%
2011	78.85	1065^th	5377	80.2%
2012	73.19	1369^th	5390	74.6%
2013	73.95	1381^st	5530	75.0%
2015	75.50	1302^nd	5611	76.8%
2016	77.91	1201^st	5614	78.6%
2017	80.70	1101^st	5692	80.7%
2018	68.20	1663^rd	5662	70.6%
2019	63.33	1909^th	5789	67.0%
2021	66.87	424^th	1417	70.1%
2022	68.24	1681^st	5883	71.4%
2023	78.15	1236^th	5874	79.0%
2024	75.92	1337^th	5862	77.2%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Stanton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	38.44	313^th	445	29.7%
2022	37.45	415^th	610	32.0%
2023	30.74	506^th	669	24.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Stanton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	64.14	109^th	602	81.9%
2022	67.08	539^th	3311	83.7%
2023	81.51	249^th	3250	92.3%
2024	62.79	620^th	3160	80.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Stanton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	39.53	1353^rd	2634	48.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Stanton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.26	2870^th	5084	43.5%
2019	56.96	1953^rd	5173	62.2%
2021	67.42	274^th	1110	75.3%
2022	56.38	1899^th	5264	63.9%
2023	71.64	1138^th	5374	78.8%
2024	65.65	1463^rd	5511	73.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Stanton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.98	1597^th	5413	70.5%
2019	59.79	1977^th	5492	64.0%
2021	67.21	369^th	1267	70.9%
2022	72.63	1411^th	5635	75.0%
2023	84.19	928^th	5617	83.5%
2024	72.99	1359^th	5605	75.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Stanton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	87.61	24^th	293	91.8%
2022	59.31	611^th	2227	72.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Stanton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	65.88	1674^th	5431	69.2%
2019	64.67	1742^nd	5510	68.4%
2021	64.81	400^th	1272	68.6%
2022	63.12	1820^th	5663	67.9%
2023	67.14	1636^th	5650	71.0%
2024	74.73	1286^th	5636	77.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Stanton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	55.80	604^th	1071	43.6%
2019	45.47	757^th	1149	34.1%
2022	44.44	778^th	1154	32.6%
2023	52.05	721^st	1190	39.4%
2024	38.59	860^th	1203	28.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Stanton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.60	1996^th	4830	58.7%
2019	37.25	3147^th	4963	36.6%
2022	56.29	1823^rd	5084	64.1%
2023	62.53	1527^th	5098	70.0%
2024	61.09	1628^th	5102	68.1%

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Rank History for White students at Stanton Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.60	1184^th	2737	56.7%
2019	48.69	1594^th	2834	43.8%
2022	74.21	653^rd	2726	76.0%
2023	76.14	578^th	2662	78.3%
2024	67.78	883^rd	2647	66.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Stanton Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1990	269	23	30	20	2	n/a	n/a	0	344
1991	291	27	30	35	5	n/a	n/a	0	388
1992	327	26	38	38	4	n/a	n/a	0	433
1993	312	21	35	41	3	n/a	n/a	0	412
1994	299	20	54	55	8	n/a	n/a	0	436
1995	290	27	63	54	2	n/a	n/a	0	436
1996	290	27	63	54	2	n/a	n/a	0	436
1997	288	27	64	53	3	n/a	n/a	0	435
1998	307	39	61	68	9	n/a	n/a	0	484
1999	276	33	80	76	15	n/a	n/a	4	484
2000	245	25	76	78	16	n/a	n/a	8	448
2001	239	25	86	83	11	n/a	n/a	3	447
2002	211	37	100	89	9	n/a	n/a	1	447
2003	211	37	100	89	9	n/a	n/a	1	447
2004	188	43	106	97	13	n/a	n/a	1	448
2005	196	48	115	83	7	n/a	n/a	7	456
2006	180	49	123	88	7	n/a	n/a	8	455
2007	163	47	112	79	7	n/a	n/a	16	424
2008	158	43	108	81	4	n/a	n/a	0	394
2009	163	46	98	79	2	3	15	0	406
2010	137	32	108	105	1	2	49	0	434
2011	134	31	100	122	1	2	40	0	430
2012	134	29	99	137	4	3	31	0	437
2013	128	37	106	134	2	2	36	0	445
2014	124	29	113	136	1	3	39	0	445
2015	120	34	129	131	1	2	44	0	461
2016	121	34	138	131	1	3	51	0	479
2017	113	38	125	130	1	3	47	0	457
2018	113	41	127	125	0	2	59	0	467
2019	99	45	156	126	0	2	65	0	493
2020	110	42	154	129	0	3	54	0	492
2021	94	33	159	137	0	1	65	0	489
2022	93	28	137	149	0	2	66	0	475
2023	85	20	169	152	0	3	63	0	492

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Stanton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	344	12.0	28.6	n/a
1991	388	14.0	27.7	n/a
1992	433	14.2	30.4	17.3
1993	412	16.0	25.8	20.9
1994	436	16.0	27.3	19.7
1995	436	16.0	27.3	17.9
1996	436	16.0	27.3	17.9
1997	435	21.6	20.1	20.5
1998	484	22.0	22.0	19
1999	484	25.0	19.4	20.8
2000	448	24.0	18.7	25.5
2001	447	22.6	19.8	21.2
2002	447	23.0	19.4	24.4
2003	447	23.0	19.4	24.4
2004	448	23.0	19.5	34.7
2005	456	23.8	19.2	26.5
2006	455	23.8	19.1	30.2
2007	424	21.8	19.4	29.2
2008	394	21.3	18.5	30.2
2009	406	19.5	19.1	31.8
2010	434	21.8	19.9	33.2
2011	430	n/a	n/a	34.7
2012	437	19.5	22.3	n/a
2013	445	19.7	22.5	30.3
2014	445	18.0	24.7	33.5
2015	461	18.0	25.6	25.4
2016	479	19.0	25.2	30.3
2017	457	17.9	25.5	31.5
2018	467	18.4	25.3	31.7
2019	493	19.8	24.8	36.1
2020	492	n/a	n/a	32.5
2021	489	20.0	24.4	30.9
2022	475	20.0	23.7	31.8
2023	492	21.0	23.4	49.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Stanton Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1990	344	12.0	28.6	n/a
1991	388	14.0	27.7	n/a
1992	433	14.2	30.4	17.3
1993	412	16.0	25.8	20.9
1994	436	16.0	27.3	19.7
1995	436	16.0	27.3	17.9
1996	436	16.0	27.3	17.9
1997	435	21.6	20.1	20.5
1998	484	22.0	22.0	19
1999	484	25.0	19.4	20.8
2000	448	24.0	18.7	25.5
2001	447	22.6	19.8	21.2
2002	447	23.0	19.4	24.4
2003	447	23.0	19.4	24.4
2004	448	23.0	19.5	34.7
2005	456	23.8	19.2	26.5
2006	455	23.8	19.1	30.2
2007	424	21.8	19.4	29.2
2008	394	21.3	18.5	30.2
2009	406	19.5	19.1	31.8
2010	434	21.8	19.9	33.2
2011	430	n/a	n/a	34.7
2012	437	19.5	22.3	n/a
2013	445	19.7	22.5	30.3
2014	445	18.0	24.7	33.5
2015	461	18.0	25.6	25.4
2016	479	19.0	25.2	30.3
2017	457	17.9	25.5	31.5
2018	467	18.4	25.3	31.7
2019	493	19.8	24.8	36.1
2020	492	n/a	n/a	32.5
2021	489	20.0	24.4	30.9
2022	475	20.0	23.7	31.8
2023	492	21.0	23.4	49.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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