Roughly 20 percent of the teens and tweens in Castro Valley aren't getting enough exercise, according to a state report released today.
The good news: CV's fifth-, seventh- and ninth-grade students are more fit on average than those in Alameda County and in the state overall.
In the three charts below, you'll find fitness divided into six categories, such as abdominal strength and aerobic capacity.
Setting aside just one anomaly, all of Castro Valley's ratings were 76 percent or higher, indicating 76 percent of the students were deemed physically fit.
A third of the 18 scores were 93 percent or better.
The raw data is below. The first chart is Castro Valley; the second, Alameda County; the third, California.
Source: California Department of Education
Castro Valley:
| Grade 5 | Grade 7 | Grade 9 | |||||||
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| Physical Fitness Area | Total1 Tested | % In HFZ | % Not in HFZ | Total1 Tested | % In HFZ | % Not in HFZ | Total1 Tested | % In HFZ | % Not in HFZ |
| Aerobic Capacity | 655 | 77.9 | 22.1 | 657 | 76.0 | 24.0 | 725 | 77.8 | 22.2 |
| Body Composition | 655 | 81.5 | 18.5 | 657 | 78.1 | 21.9 | 725 | 78.8 | 21.2 |
| Abdominal Strength | 655 | 97.7 | 2.3 | 657 | 92.7 | 7.3 | 725 | 93.4 | 6.6 |
| Trunk Extensor Strength | 655 | 94.5 | 5.5 | 657 | 93.9 | 6.1 | 725 | 90.6 | 9.4 |
| Upper Body Strength | 655 | 81.1 | 18.9 | 657 | 57.4 | 42.6 | 725 | 83.3 | 16.7 |
| Flexibility | 655 | 84.9 | 15.1 | 657 | 81.0 | 19.0 | 725 | 88.0 | 12.0 |
Alameda County:
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Grade 5 |
Grade 7 |
Grade 9 |
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Total1 |
% Not in HFZ |
Total1 |
% In HFZ |
% Not in HFZ |
Total1 |
% In HFZ |
% Not in HFZ |
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Aerobic Capacity |
14,962 |
68.9 |
31.1 |
14,717 |
69.8 |
30.2 |
13,725 |
64.6 |
35.4 |
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Body Composition |
14,962 |
71.1 |
28.9 |
14,717 |
70.7 |
29.3 |
13,725 |
73.9 |
26.1 |
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Abdominal Strength |
14,962 |
78.8 |
21.2 |
14,717 |
85.0 |
15.0 |
13,725 |
85.8 |
14.2 |
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Trunk Extensor Strength |
14,962 |
86.6 |
13.4 |
14,717 |
87.0 |
13.0 |
13,725 |
90.0 |
10.0 |
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Upper Body Strength |
14,962 |
71.8 |
28.2 |
14,717 |
74.1 |
25.9 |
13,725 |
78.2 |
21.8 |
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Flexibility |
14,962 |
73.9 |
26.1 |
14,717 |
78.7 |
21.3 |
13,725 |
81.7 |
18.3 |
State:
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Grade 5 |
Grade 7 |
Grade 9 |
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Total1 |
% Not in HFZ |
Total1 |
% In HFZ |
% Not in HFZ |
Total1 |
% In HFZ |
% Not in HFZ |
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Aerobic Capacity |
442,845 |
65.3 |
34.7 |
436,923 |
67.0 |
33.0 |
439,251 |
64.1 |
35.9 |
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Body Composition |
442,845 |
68.5 |
31.5 |
436,923 |
68.9 |
31.1 |
439,251 |
71.3 |
28.7 |
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Abdominal Strength |
442,845 |
79.4 |
20.6 |
436,923 |
85.3 |
14.7 |
439,251 |
87.0 |
13.0 |
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Trunk Extensor Strength |
442,845 |
88.2 |
11.8 |
436,923 |
90.3 |
9.7 |
439,251 |
91.7 |
8.3 |
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Upper Body Strength |
442,845 |
69.4 |
30.6 |
436,923 |
72.7 |
27.3 |
439,251 |
77.3 |
22.7 |
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Flexibility |
442,845 |
70.4 |
29.6 |
436,923 |
77.7 |
22.3 |
439,251 |
82.0 |
18.0 |
