Castro Valley High School - Castro Valley, California/CA

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Castro Valley High School

Po Box 2146, Castro Valley, CA, 94546-3400 -

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Castro Valley High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Alameda County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2770 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

116 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 780 students

Grade 10 - 707 students

Grade 11 - 625 students

Grade 12 - 658 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:24

1:23

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	1%	3%
% Asian	26%	8%
% Hispanic	13%	39%
% Black	5%	9%
% White	52%	36%
% Unknown	3 %	5%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

30%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Castro Valley Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	15	7
Number of Students Managed	8,629 students	3,960 students
District Total Revenue	$93,203,000	$37,604,000
District Expenditure	$107,056,000	$39,520,000
District Revenue / Student	$10,801	$9,496
District Expenditure / Student	$12,407	$9,980
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

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Castro Valley High School is a comprehensive, 9-12 public high school located in an unincorporated suburban community Castro Valley, California, U.S. Named a National Exemplary School in 1984-85 and 1988-89,a California Distinguished School in 1987-88 and 2000-01.
The current student enrollment is approximately 3,040 students.
Ethnic Makeup:
46% Caucasian
25% Asian
16% Hispanic
07% African American
03% Filipino
02% Multi/No Response
01% Native American
01% Pacific Islander
Castro Valley High School has been named a 2009 California Distinguished School.
Academics
As a comprehensive high school, Castro Valley High School provides a wide variety of course offerings, including Advanced, Honors, and Advanced Placement courses. These courses are: Advanced Sophomore English, AP Calculus, Honors American Literature, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, AP Computer Science, Advanced Freshman Science, AP United States History, Honors Biology, AP European History, Honors Chemistry, AP Studio Art, AP Chemistry, AP Art History, Honors Physics, Honors Chamber Orchestra,AP Environmental Science, Honors American Sign Language, AP Spanish, AP French, AP German, AP Japanese.
In 2008, CVHS opened a new, state-of-the-art library that includes computer labs, teaching spaces, study areas, periodicals and an updated book collection.
Students receive a variety of awards for their achievementsincluding: Academic Blocks, Renaissance Program, California Scholarship Federation and Departmental Awards from individual faculty members. At graduation students are ranked for Honors (3.5 - 3.74), High Honors (3.75 - 3.99) and Highest Honors (4.0 and above).
During the 2007-08 school year 391 seniors took the SAT with a mean Critical Reading score of 516, a mean Math score of 544 and a mean Writing score of 520. In addition, during the 2007-08 school year, the ACT was taken by 115 students with a mean score of 23.1 on the composite.
Visual and Performing Arts
Castro Valley High School offers an array of visual art courses that allow students to explore interests, improve skills and learn about career options in arts-related fields. Current course offerings feature a variety of hands-on art experiences and include traditional and digital art options.
During the 2005–2006 school year, the Center for the Arts, a state-of-the-art facility that includes a theater, classrooms and an art gallery, was built on the eastern edge of the campus. The theater hosts productions from CVHS' drama classes starring as well as professional and amateur performances of music and theater. The art gallery exhibits student artwork along with work from professional artists from Castro Valley and the East Bay.CVHS also has a music department, offering vocal classes(such as the Madrigal Chamber Choir), orchestra, band and jazz band courses.
Notable alumni
Jeff Beal, Emmy award winning composer
Cliff Burton, former bassist for Metallica
Luenell, actress in Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Rachel Maddow, TV, radio host
Tracy W. Bush, composer and sound designer for World of Warcraft, StarCraft, WarCraft III, and Tabula Rasa
Jason Castro , Selected 10th overall in the 2008 MLB Draft by the Houston Astros
External links
Official Castro Valley High School site

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