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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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Linwood Elementary School 559-730-7776 Public KG-6
El Vista Elementary 209-574-1972 Public KG-6
Sutter Peak Charter Academy 866-992-9033 Public KG-12
Stockdale High School 661-665-2800 Public 9-12
Linwood Elementary School 559-730-7776 Public KG-6
Oraze Elementary School 559-327-1700 Public KG-6
Empire Oaks Elementary School 916-294-9130 Public KG-5
Three Rivers Union Elementary School 559-561-4466 Public KG-8
Miwok Village Elementary School Telephone N/A Public KG-6
Harvest Elementary School 661-720-2725 Public KG-5
Gettysburg Elementary School 559-327-6900 Public KG-6
Elliott Ranch Elementary School 916-683-3877 Public KG-6
Washington Elementary School 559-305-7270 Public KG-5
Sequoia Union Elementary School 559-564-2016 Public KG-8
Clay Elementary School 559-897-4185 Public KG-8
Julius Cordes Elementary School 209-836-7400 Public KG-8
Starr Elementary School 559-451-4560 Public KG-6
R. J. Neutra 559-998-6823 Public KG-5
Dry Creek Elementary School 559-327-6500 Public KG-6
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
Caleb Greenwood Elementary School 916-277-6266 Public KG-6
Crocker/Riverside Elementary School 916-395-4535 Public KG-6
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
Sutter Peak Charter Academy 866-992-9033 Public KG-12
El Vista Elementary 209-574-1972 Public KG-6
Great Western Elementary School 559-305-7220 Public KG-5
Island Elementary School 559-924-6424 Public KG-8
River Bluff Elementary School 559-276-6001 Public KG-6
Colony Oak Elementary School 209-599-7145 Public KG-8
Cottonwood Creek Charter 530-347-7200 Public KG-8
Jefferson Elementary School 559-327-7000 Public KG-6
Copper Hills Elementary School 559-327-6300 Public KG-6
Riverview STEM Elementary School 916-294-2435 Public KG-5
Liberty Elementary School 559-327-7100 Public KG-6
Encinal Elementary School 530-695-5458 Public KG-8
Twin Rivers Charter 530-755-2872 Public KG-8
Camellia Basic Elementary School 916-395-4520 Public KG-KG
Riverview K-8 School 559-305-7290 Public KG-8
Norris Elementary School 661-387-7020 Public KG-6
Hubert H. Bancroft Elementary School 916-395-4595 Public KG-6
Shiloh Charter 209-522-2261 Public KG-8
Robert J. McGarvey Elementary School 916-793-3400 Public KG-6
Dunlap K-8 School 559-305-7310 Public KG-8
Enterprise Alternative 559-327-1900 Public KG-12
Zehnder Ranch Elementary School 916-793-3300 Public KG-6
Sandra J. Gallardo Elementary School 916-294-9170 Public KG-5
Quailwood Elementary School 661-832-6415 Public KG-6
Mitchell K-6 School 209-357-6112 Public KG-6
El Vista Elementary 209-574-1972 Public KG-6
Island Elementary School 559-924-6424 Public KG-8
Bud Rank Elementary School 559-327-4900 Public KG-6
Washington Elementary School 559-305-7270 Public KG-5
Three Rivers Union Elementary School 559-561-4466 Public KG-8
Julius Cordes Elementary School 209-836-7400 Public KG-8
Jefferson Elementary School 559-327-7000 Public KG-6
Liberty Elementary School 559-327-7100 Public KG-6
Empire Oaks Elementary School 916-294-9130 Public KG-5
General Grant Middle School 559-305-7330 Public 6-8
Caleb Greenwood Elementary School 916-277-6266 Public KG-6
Sequoia Union Elementary School 559-564-2016 Public KG-8
Linwood Elementary School 559-730-7776 Public KG-6
University Preparatory 530-245-2790 Public 6-12
Elkhorn 209-953-8330 Public 4-8
Dry Creek Elementary School 559-327-6500 Public KG-6
Mickey Cox Elementary School 559-327-6400 Public KG-6
Gettysburg Elementary School 559-327-6900 Public KG-6
Harvest Elementary School 661-720-2725 Public KG-5
Elliott Ranch Elementary School 916-683-3877 Public KG-6
Russell Ranch Elementary School 916-294-2430 Public KG-5
Kendrick Elementary 661-837-6190 Public KG-5
Cottonwood Creek Charter 530-347-7200 Public KG-8
Navelencia Middle School 559-305-7350 Public 6-8
Columbine Elementary School 661-725-8501 Public KG-8
Crocker/Riverside Elementary School 916-395-4535 Public KG-6
Clay Elementary School 559-897-4185 Public KG-8
R. J. Neutra 559-998-6823 Public KG-5
Harry M. Marsh Junior High School 530-895-4110 Public 6-8
Jefferson School 209-835-3053 Public 5-8
Nord Country 530-891-3138 Public KG-8
Sutter Peak Charter Academy 866-992-9033 Public KG-12
River Bluff Elementary School 559-276-6001 Public KG-6
Vina Elementary School 530-839-2182 Public 1-8
Riverview STEM Elementary School 916-294-2435 Public KG-5
Copper Hills Elementary School 559-327-6300 Public KG-6
Great Western Elementary School 559-305-7220 Public KG-5
Manchester Gate 559-248-7220 Public 2-6
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy 559-871-5490 Public 6-8
Oraze Elementary School 559-327-1700 Public KG-6
Franklin Elementary School 916-684-6518 Public KG-6
Miwok Village Elementary School Telephone N/A Public KG-6
Colony Oak Elementary School 209-599-7145 Public KG-8
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary School 559-584-4475 Public KG-8
Starr Elementary School 559-451-4560 Public KG-6
Bidwell Junior High School 530-891-3080 Public 6-8
Shiloh Charter 209-522-2261 Public KG-8
American River Collegiate Academy 916-672-3550 Public KG-1
Folsom Middle School 916-294-9040 Public 6-8
Morris E. Dailey Charter Elementary School 559-248-7060 Public KG-5
Sutter Peak Charter Academy 866-992-9033 Public KG-12
Island Elementary School 559-924-6424 Public KG-8
Nord Country 530-891-3138 Public KG-8
Three Rivers Union Elementary School 559-561-4466 Public KG-8
Clay Elementary School 559-897-4185 Public KG-8
Elkhorn 209-953-8330 Public 4-8
Sequoia Union Elementary School 559-564-2016 Public KG-8
Cottonwood Creek Charter 530-347-7200 Public KG-8
Navelencia Middle School 559-305-7350 Public 6-8
Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High School 530-757-5430 Public 7-9
University Preparatory 530-245-2790 Public 6-12
General Grant Middle School 559-305-7330 Public 6-8
Vina Elementary School 530-839-2182 Public 1-8
Columbine Elementary School 661-725-8501 Public KG-8
Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High School 530-757-5445 Public 7-9
Julius Cordes Elementary School 209-836-7400 Public KG-8
Kings River-Hardwick Elementary School 559-584-4475 Public KG-8
Jefferson School 209-835-3053 Public 5-8
Alta Sierra Intermediate School 559-327-3500 Public 7-8
Sherman Thomas STEM Academy 559-871-5490 Public 6-8
Harry M. Marsh Junior High School 530-895-4110 Public 6-8
Colony Oak Elementary School 209-599-7145 Public KG-8
Freedom Middle School 661-588-6044 Public 7-8
Cesar E. Chavez Middle School 209-382-0768 Public 6-8
Bethany Elementary School 209-836-7250 Public KG-8
Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School 916-683-7680 Public 7-8
Folsom Middle School 916-294-9040 Public 6-8
Shiloh Charter 209-522-2261 Public KG-8
Da Vinci Charter Academy 530-757-7154 Public 7-12
Genevieve F. Didion K-8 School 916-433-5039 Public KG-8
Katherine L. Albiani Middle School 916-686-5210 Public 7-8
Citrus Middle School 559-305-7370 Public 6-8
Christa McAuliffe Middle School 209-953-9432 Public 7-8
Bidwell Junior High School 530-891-3080 Public 6-8
Escalon Charter Academy 209-838-3591 Public KG-12
Natomas Pacific Pathways Preparatory Middle School 916-567-5740 Public 6-8
Enterprise Alternative 559-327-1900 Public KG-12
Encinal Elementary School 530-695-5458 Public KG-8
Hansen Elementary School 209-836-7260 Public KG-8
Blaker Kinser Junior High 209-556-1810 Public 7-8
Quail Lake Environmental Charter 559-524-6720 Public KG-8
Westside Preparatory Charter 916-566-1990 Public 7-8
Edison Computech 559-457-2640 Public 7-8
Riverview K-8 School 559-305-7290 Public KG-8
Twin Rivers Charter 530-755-2872 Public KG-8
Hope Elementary School 559-784-1064 Public KG-8
Baird Middle School 559-451-4310 Public 5-8
Granite Ridge Intermediate School 559-327-5300 Public 7-8
Oak View Elementary School 209-368-0636 Public KG-8
Dunlap K-8 School 559-305-7310 Public KG-8
Stockdale High School 661-665-2800 Public 9-12
Frontier High School 661-829-1107 Public 9-12
Meraki High School 916-971-5001 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
Reedley Middle College High School 559-305-7050 Public 9-12
Whitmore Charter High School 209-556-1617 Public 9-12
Robert F. Kennedy High School 661-720-5117 Public 9-12
Sutter Peak Charter Academy 866-992-9033 Public KG-12
Franklin High School 916-714-8150 Public 9-12
Natomas Pacific Pathways Preparatory 916-567-5740 Public 9-12
Clovis High School 559-327-1000 Public 9-12
Foothill High School 530-547-1700 Public 9-12
Clovis West High School 559-327-2000 Public 9-12
Millennium Charter 209-290-0511 Public 9-12
Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High School 530-757-5445 Public 7-9
Ripon High School 209-599-4287 Public 9-12
Central Valley High School 530-275-7075 Public 9-12
Mira Loma High School 916-971-7465 Public 9-12
Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy 209-955-1477 Public 9-12
Pleasant Grove High School 916-686-0230 Public 9-12
Shasta High School 530-241-4161 Public 9-12
Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High School 530-757-5430 Public 7-9
Durham High School 530-895-4685 Public 9-12
Da Vinci Charter Academy 530-757-7154 Public 7-12
Maxwell Sr High School 530-438-2291 Public 9-12
Sierra High School 559-855-8311 Public 9-12
Exeter Union High School 559-592-2127 Public 9-12
Liberty High School 661-587-0925 Public 9-12
Cesar E. Chavez High School 661-720-4501 Public 9-12
Antelope High School 916-726-1400 Public 9-12
Escalon Charter Academy 209-838-3591 Public KG-12
Bella Vista High School 916-971-5052 Public 9-12
Kimball High School 209-832-6600 Public 9-12
Lincoln High School 209-953-8920 Public 9-12
Enterprise Alternative 559-327-1900 Public KG-12
Phillip J Patino School of Entrepreneurship 559-248-7360 Public 9-12
Sheldon High School 916-681-7500 Public 9-12
Rio Americano High School 916-971-7494 Public 9-12
Gridley High School 530-846-4791 Public 9-12
El Diamane High School 559-735-3501 Public 9-12
Liberty Ranch High School 209-744-4250 Public 9-12
Redwood High School 559-730-7367 Public 9-12
Edison High School 559-457-2650 Public 9-12
Centennial High School 661-588-8601 Public 9-12
Stockton Early College Academy 209-933-7370 Public 9-12
Inspire School of Arts and Sciences 530-891-3090 Public 9-12
Davis Senior High School 530-757-5400 Public 10-12
Middle College High School 209-954-5790 Public 9-12

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