Anthony Ochoa Middle School

Initial Designation: 2026

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School Details

  • Principal: Makilia Rowe-Andrews
  • District: Hayward Unified School District
  • County: Alameda
  • Community: Urban

Characteristics

  • Academic Excellence - Instructional strategies include a variety of challenging and engaging activities
  • Developmental Responsiveness - Meaningful parent involvement
  • Organizational Structures and Processes - Plan for school improvement that is organized, communicated, and acted upon
  • Social Equity - Fluid approach to addressing student needs with short and longer-term intervention support

Description

Anthony Ochoa Middle School is a community school where collaboration, inclusion, and student growth guide daily decisions. Teachers work in professional learning communities and stakeholder groups to study data, align instruction, and strengthen best first instruction for every learner. The campus emphasizes anti bias and anti racist instructional practices, helping students experience classrooms that are thoughtful, responsive, and academically focused. College and career readiness comes to life through AVID and Puente, where students build organization, study skills, confidence, and a clear sense of purpose. An expanding CTE pathway, including a MAC lab for digital music production, coding, and financial literacy, connects learning to real world skills. Family Literacy Nights, Parent Days, and Million Fathers March deepen the school community. Anthony Ochoa Middle School is a welcoming place where students, families, and staff grow together.
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