Castro Valley High School
Castro Valley High School is located in the unincorporated suburban community of Castro Valley, California, United States. It is a public high school for grades 9 to 12. Named a National Exemplary School in 1984–85 and 1988–89, it was a California Distinguished School in 1987–88, 2000–01, and 2009.
It is part of the Castro Valley Unified School District.Academics
As a comprehensive high school, Castro Valley High School provides a wide variety of course offerings, including advanced, honors, and Advanced Placement courses. Advanced, Honors, and AP courses include Advanced Sophomore English, AP Calculus AB and BC, Honors American Literature, AP Statistics, AP English Literature, AP Computer Science, AP United States History, AP Economics, AP 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, and AP Japanese.Demographics
Student enrollment in the 2017–2018 school year was approximately 2,934 students. Their ethnic makeup was:
- 27.9%% Caucasian
- 27.7% Asian
- 23.5% Hispanic/Latino
- 6.5% African American
- 8.4% Two or more races
- 4.3% Filipino
- 0.4% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
- 0.4% American Indian or Alaska Native
Notable alumni
- Christopher Andersen, journalist; former editor of Time and People magazines; No. 1 New York Times bestselling author; Class of 1967
- Jeff Beal, Emmy Award-winning composer
- Amy Berg, TV writer and producer
- Mike Bordin, drummer for Faith No More
- Brodie Brazil, Emmy Award-winning reporter for Comcast SportsNet Bay Area/Comcast SportsNet California; San Jose Sharks sideline reporter
- Darren Brazil, editor, brother of Brodie
- Cliff Burton, former bassist for Metallica
- Jason Castro, catcher for Minnesota Twins, selected tenth overall in 2008 MLB Draft by Houston Astros
- Randall William Cook, three-time Oscar winner for Best Visual Effects: Lord of the Rings Trilogy, 2001-2003; Class of 1969
- Val Diamond, stage performer; starred in Beach Blanket Babylon in San Francisco, 1979-2009; Class of 1969
- Ryan Fleck, movie director and screenwriter; Half Nelson, Sugar, It's Kind of a Funny Story, and Mississippi Grind; Class of 1994.
- Bob LaPoint, professional water skier; five world slalom titles; Class of 1973
- Kris LaPoint, professional water skier; nine-time National Slalom Champion; Class of 1971.
- Luenell, actress in
- Rachel Maddow, political commentator and television journalist; host of MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show
- Jim Martin, former guitarist for Faith No More
- Mark Mastrov, founder of 24 Hour Fitness; partial owner of NBA's Sacramento Kings; Class of c. 1980
- Lourdes Pangelinan, first female director-general of the Secretariat of the Pacific Community.
- Jonas Rivera, producer of Pixar's 2009 movie Up
- Rick Rodriguez, former professional baseball player
- Marty Schmidt, mountain climber and guide
- Brad Wellman, MLB player 1982–1989, Kansas City Royals and San Francisco Giants
