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Tucked gracefully into the rolling hills of the East Bay, Castro Valley offers a rare blend of small-town charm and big-city access. This thriving yet peaceful community strikes the perfect balance between nature and neighborhood, making it one of the Bay Area’s most desirable places to call home.

Known for its top-rated schools, family-friendly atmosphere, and vibrant local culture, Castro Valley is ideal for those seeking a quieter pace without giving up connectivity. Enjoy weekends exploring scenic trails in Lake Chabot Regional Park, dining at locally loved eateries, or catching a show at the historic Castro Valley Arts Foundation.

With its strategic location, residents benefit from seamless access to major employment centers in San Francisco, Oakland, and Silicon Valley - all while returning home to tree-lined streets, spacious homes, and a strong sense of community.

Whether you're a first-time buyer, growing family, or looking to invest in a neighborhood with lasting value, Castro Valley welcomes you with open arms and endless potential.

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Jefferson Elementary School 559-327-7000 Public KG-6
El Vista Elementary 209-574-1972 Public KG-6
Harry M. Marsh Junior High School 530-895-4110 Public 6-8
Millennium Charter 209-290-0511 Public 9-12
Jefferson Elementary School 559-327-7000 Public KG-6
Colony Oak Elementary School 209-599-7145 Public KG-8
Russell Ranch Elementary School 916-294-2430 Public KG-5
Island Elementary School 559-924-6424 Public KG-8
R. J. Neutra 559-998-6823 Public KG-5
Franklin Elementary School 916-684-6518 Public KG-6
Bud Rank Elementary School 559-327-4900 Public KG-6
Empire Oaks Elementary School 916-294-9130 Public KG-5
Caleb Greenwood Elementary School 916-395-4515 Public KG-6
Linwood Elementary School 559-730-7776 Public KG-6
Sutter Peak Charter Academy 916-468-4044 Public KG-12
River Bluff Elementary School 559-276-6001 Public KG-6
Washington Elementary School 559-305-7270 Public KG-5
Miwok Village Elementary School 916-831-2098 Public KG-6
Mickey Cox Elementary School 559-327-6400 Public KG-6
Liberty Elementary School 559-327-7100 Public KG-6
Harvest Elementary School 661-720-2725 Public KG-5
Elliott Ranch Elementary School 916-683-3877 Public KG-6
Kendrick Elementary 661-837-6190 Public KG-5
El Vista Elementary 209-574-1972 Public KG-6
Sequoia Union Elementary School 559-564-2016 Public KG-8
Three Rivers Union Elementary School 559-561-4466 Public KG-8
Columbine Elementary School 661-725-8501 Public KG-8
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary School 559-584-4475 Public KG-8
Nord Country 530-891-3138 Public KG-8
Clay Elementary School 559-897-4185 Public KG-8
Crocker/Riverside Elementary School 916-395-4535 Public KG-6
Julius Cordes Elementary School 209-836-7400 Public KG-8
Great Western Elementary School 559-305-7220 Public KG-5
Starr Elementary School 559-451-4560 Public KG-6
Dry Creek Elementary School 559-327-6500 Public KG-6
Copper Hills Elementary School 559-327-6300 Public KG-6
Riverview STEM Elementary School 916-294-2435 Public KG-5
Gettysburg Elementary School 559-327-6900 Public KG-6
Cottonwood Creek Charter 530-347-7200 Public KG-8
Oraze Elementary School 559-327-1700 Public KG-6
Robert J. McGarvey Elementary School 916-793-3400 Public KG-6
Enterprise Alternative 559-327-1900 Public KG-12
Natoma Station Elementary School 916-294-9145 Public KG-5
Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary School 916-294-9170 Public KG-5
Zehnder Ranch Elementary School 916-793-3300 Public KG-6
Cinnamon Elementary School 559-924-6870 Public KG-6
Del Vista Math and Science Academy 661-721-5040 Public KG-5
Sun Empire Elementary School 559-843-9200 Public KG-6
Encinal Elementary School 530-695-5458 Public KG-8
Thomas Olaeta Elementary School 209-357-6148 Public KG-6
Quailwood Elementary School 661-832-6415 Public KG-6
Mangini Ranch Elementary School 916-294-2460 Public KG-5
Sunset Elementary School 559-457-3310 Public KG-6
Leavenworth Elementary School 559-253-6490 Public PK-6
El Vista Elementary 209-574-1972 Public KG-6
Colony Oak Elementary School 209-599-7145 Public KG-8
Liberty Elementary School 559-327-7100 Public KG-6
Washington Elementary School 559-305-7270 Public KG-5
Three Rivers Union Elementary School 559-561-4466 Public KG-8
Navelencia Middle School 559-305-7350 Public 6-8
Copper Hills Elementary School 559-327-6300 Public KG-6
Gettysburg Elementary School 559-327-6900 Public KG-6
Elliott Ranch Elementary School 916-683-3877 Public KG-6
General Grant Middle School 559-305-7330 Public 6-8
Jefferson Elementary School 559-327-7000 Public KG-6
Sequoia Union Elementary School 559-564-2016 Public KG-8
Clay Elementary School 559-897-4185 Public KG-8
Sutter Peak Charter Academy 916-468-4044 Public KG-12
Crocker/Riverside Elementary School 916-395-4535 Public KG-6
Dry Creek Elementary School 559-327-6500 Public KG-6
Nord Country 530-891-3138 Public KG-8
Mickey Cox Elementary School 559-327-6400 Public KG-6
Bud Rank Elementary School 559-327-4900 Public KG-6
Franklin Elementary School 916-684-6518 Public KG-6
Russell Ranch Elementary School 916-294-2430 Public KG-5
Kendrick Elementary 661-837-6190 Public KG-5
Miwok Village Elementary School 916-831-2098 Public KG-6
Julius Cordes Elementary School 209-836-7400 Public KG-8
Caleb Greenwood Elementary School 916-395-4515 Public KG-6
Cottonwood Creek Charter 530-347-7200 Public KG-8
Columbine Elementary School 661-725-8501 Public KG-8
Linwood Elementary School 559-730-7776 Public KG-6
Harry M. Marsh Junior High School 530-895-4110 Public 6-8
R. J. Neutra 559-998-6823 Public KG-5
River Bluff Elementary School 559-276-6001 Public KG-6
Vina Elementary School 530-839-2182 Public 1-8
Jefferson School 209-835-3053 Public 5-8
Great Western Elementary School 559-305-7220 Public KG-5
Island Elementary School 559-924-6424 Public KG-8
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary School 559-584-4475 Public KG-8
Manchester Gate 559-248-7220 Public 2-6
University Preparatory 530-245-2790 Public 6-12
Riverview STEM Elementary School 916-294-2435 Public KG-5
Elkhorn 209-953-8312 Public 4-8
Oraze Elementary School 559-327-1700 Public KG-6
Harvest Elementary School 661-720-2725 Public KG-5
Empire Oaks Elementary School 916-294-9130 Public KG-5
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy 559-871-5490 Public 6-8
Starr Elementary School 559-451-4560 Public KG-6
Sunset Elementary School 559-457-3310 Public KG-6
Mangini Ranch Elementary School 916-294-2460 Public KG-5
Hooker Oak Elementary School 530-891-3119 Public KG-5
Leavenworth Elementary School 559-253-6490 Public PK-6
Twin Rivers Charter 530-755-2872 Public KG-8
Harry M. Marsh Junior High School 530-895-4110 Public 6-8
Alta Sierra Intermediate School 559-327-3500 Public 7-8
Cottonwood Creek Charter 530-347-7200 Public KG-8
Elkhorn 209-953-8312 Public 4-8
Island Elementary School 559-924-6424 Public KG-8
University Preparatory 530-245-2790 Public 6-12
Sequoia Union Elementary School 559-564-2016 Public KG-8
Jefferson School 209-835-3053 Public 5-8
Navelencia Middle School 559-305-7350 Public 6-8
Clay Elementary School 559-897-4185 Public KG-8
Julius Cordes Elementary School 209-836-7400 Public KG-8
Sutter Peak Charter Academy 916-468-4044 Public KG-12
Vina Elementary School 530-839-2182 Public 1-8
Nord Country 530-891-3138 Public KG-8
Colony Oak Elementary School 209-599-7145 Public KG-8
Meraki High School 916-971-5001 Public 8-12
Three Rivers Union Elementary School 559-561-4466 Public KG-8
General Grant Middle School 559-305-7330 Public 6-8
Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High School 530-757-5445 Public 7-9
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy 559-871-5490 Public 6-8
Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High School 530-757-5430 Public 7-9
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary School 559-584-4475 Public KG-8
Columbine Elementary School 661-725-8501 Public KG-8
Bethany Elementary School 209-836-7250 Public KG-8
Genevieve F. Didion K-8 School 916-395-4575 Public KG-8
Sebastian Questa Elementary School 209-836-7230 Public KG-8
Citrus Middle School 559-305-7370 Public 6-8
Freedom Middle School 661-588-6044 Public 7-8
Katherine L. Albiani Middle School 916-686-5210 Public 7-8
Cesar E. Chavez Middle School 209-382-0768 Public 6-8
Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School 916-683-7680 Public 7-8
Encinal Elementary School 530-695-5458 Public KG-8
Baird Middle School 559-451-4310 Public 5-8
Granite Ridge Intermediate School 559-327-5300 Public 7-8
Hansen Elementary School 209-836-7260 Public KG-8
Twin Rivers Charter 530-755-2872 Public KG-8
Da Vinci Charter Academy 530-757-7154 Public 7-12
Escalon Charter Academy 209-838-3591 Public KG-12
Enterprise Alternative 559-327-1900 Public KG-12
Bidwell Junior High School 530-891-3080 Public 6-8
Riverview K-8 School 559-305-7290 Public KG-8
Natomas Pacific Pathways Preparatory Middle School 916-567-5740 Public 6-8
Westside Preparatory Charter 916-566-1990 Public 7-8
Dunlap K-8 School 559-305-7310 Public KG-8
Quail Lake Environmental Charter 559-524-6720 Public KG-8
Shiloh Charter 209-522-2261 Public KG-8
Edison Computech 559-457-2640 Public 7-8
Oak View Elementary School 209-368-0636 Public KG-8
Hope Elementary School 559-784-1064 Public KG-8
Blaker Kinser Junior High 209-556-1810 Public 7-8
Millennium Charter 209-290-0511 Public 9-12
Shasta High School 530-241-4161 Public 9-12
Reedley Middle College High School 559-305-7050 Public 9-12
Harmony Magnet Academy 559-568-0347 Public 9-12
Weber Institute 209-933-7330 Public 9-12
University Preparatory 530-245-2790 Public 6-12
Robert F. Kennedy High School 661-720-5117 Public 9-12
Franklin High School 916-714-8150 Public 9-12
Whitmore Charter High School 209-556-1617 Public 9-12
Natomas Pacific Pathways Preparatory 916-567-5740 Public 9-12
Stockdale High School 661-665-2800 Public 9-12
Ripon High School 209-599-4287 Public 9-12
Meraki High School 916-971-5001 Public 8-12
Clovis High School 559-327-1000 Public 9-12
Clovis West High School 559-327-2000 Public 9-12
Sutter Peak Charter Academy 916-468-4044 Public KG-12
Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High School 530-757-5445 Public 7-9
Frontier High School 661-829-1107 Public 9-12
Central Valley High School 530-275-7075 Public 9-12
Pleasant Grove High School 916-686-0230 Public 9-12
Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy 209-955-1477 Public 9-12
Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High School 530-757-5430 Public 7-9
Durham High School 530-895-4685 Public 9-12
Mira Loma High School 916-971-7465 Public 9-12
Foothill High School 530-547-1700 Public 9-12
Exeter Union High School 559-592-2127 Public 9-12
Gridley High School 530-846-4791 Public 9-12
Liberty High School 661-587-0925 Public 9-12
Da Vinci Charter Academy 530-757-7154 Public 7-12
El Diamane High School 559-735-3500 Public 9-12
Rio Americano High School 916-971-7494 Public 9-12
Sierra High School 559-855-8311 Public 9-12
Escalon Charter Academy 209-838-3591 Public KG-12
Centennial High School 661-588-8601 Public 9-12
Edison High School 559-457-2650 Public 9-12
Redwood High School 559-730-7367 Public 9-12
Liberty Ranch High School 209-744-4250 Public 9-12
Lincoln High School 209-953-8920 Public 9-12
Kimball High School 209-832-6600 Public 9-12
Cesar E. Chavez High School 661-720-4501 Public 9-12
Antelope High School 916-726-1400 Public 9-12
Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship 559-248-7360 Public 9-12
Maxwell Sr High School 530-438-2291 Public 9-12
Enterprise Alternative 559-327-1900 Public KG-12
Sheldon High School 916-681-7500 Public 9-12
Bella Vista High School 916-971-5052 Public 9-12
Design Science Middle College High School 559-489-2270 Public 9-12
Mountain House High School 209-836-7460 Public 9-12
Stockton Early College Academy 209-933-7370 Public 9-12
Davis Senior High School 530-757-5400 Public 10-12

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