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Eden Gardens Elementary

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Eden Gardens Elementary ranks 4178 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of California elementary schools

Summary

Eden Gardens Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 477 students in the Hayward Unified school district, consistently ranking in the lower third of California elementary schools.

Academically, the school performs below state averages, with science being a particular challenge area where only about 12% of students are proficient. The school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 29%, which is higher than both the district and state averages and is correlated with weaker academic outcomes. Interestingly, the school shows a significant performance gap between female students, who rank near the state average, and male students, who rank significantly lower. While the school spends over $23,000 per student, this spending level does not directly correlate with performance, as some nearby schools with lower spending achieve better results.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal important context. For instance, Southgate Elementary, located less than a mile away in the same district and serving a similar student population, dramatically outperforms Eden Gardens across all subjects. Similarly, Hayward Collegiate Charter achieves much stronger academic results with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-pupil spending. This suggests that school-level practices, such as those potentially impacting attendance and science instruction, may be key areas for improvement at Eden Gardens.

477

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,132

Per pupil spending ?

69.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2184 Thayer Ave.
Hayward, CA 94545-2925

(510) 723-3820

District: Hayward Unified

Students who attend Eden Gardens Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Anthony W. Ochoa Middle
High:	Mt. Eden High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.1%

Asian:

23.5%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2013 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg25%

California avg41%

4,178^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Hayward Unified

1268^th of 1,543Hayward Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	4178 of 5857	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4262 of 5869	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	4114 of 5859	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	4165 of 5883	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	4302 of 5789	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3707 of 5662	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.0	4001 of 5692	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.8	3348 of 5614	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.3	3379 of 5611	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	35.6	3628 of 5530	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.1	3864 of 5390	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.1	4327 of 5377	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.3	4441 of 5314	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.0	4218 of 5193	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.3	3944 of 5113	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.6	3668 of 5113	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.3	3220 of 4818	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.0	2394 of 4822	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.1	2497 of 4809	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	2353 of 3162	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	1954 of 3245	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.9	1259 of 3311	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.1	2701 of 3275	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	3043 of 3246	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	3333 of 5597	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3756 of 5612	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	4251 of 5609	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	4007 of 5635	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3755 of 5492	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	3850 of 5413	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	4250 of 5107	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	4102 of 5107	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	3900 of 5087	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3783 of 5084	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	3988 of 4963	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	3787 of 4830	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	4115 of 5460	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	4480 of 5517	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3577 of 5363	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	4195 of 5264	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3680 of 5173	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3490 of 5084	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	4694 of 5628	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	4424 of 5643	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3706 of 5638	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3977 of 5663	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	4487 of 5510	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	3394 of 5431	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 2, 2017

I am very disappointed in the lack of communication between the Principal and staff. The teachers so far are great and my kids love their teachers however, when it comes to communication with the principal is where I am more than upset. I contacted the principal of Eden Gardens via email letting him know that my daughter had lice. My point in contacting the principal was so that he could communicate this with staff so that they can pass the message along to all parents letting them know to check for lice on their children's heads. Well apparently this message never got to the staff and so yesterday my daughter lets me know that her teacher found lice on another students' head. My daughter told her teacher she had lice but it was treated and she no longer has it and she questioned my daughter as to why they were not notified. When my daughter told me this news I was furious because I sent the principal an email literally the day I found lice in my hair so apparently he never discussed this issue with staff. I decided to directly send my daughter's teacher an email letting her know that we did in fact notify the principal and forwarded that email as proof. I'm not sure why the principal wouldn't communicate such important information to his staff. Additionally, I sent an email in the beginning of the school year asking why they always block off one side of the parking structure. I advised him the the parking lot gets filled when parents pick their kids up from the after school program. He stated that the cones are normally removed by 4pm and I told him NO they are not! He said he would make sure they are but till this day everything remains the same so parents end up having to park in the red zone and parking gets so tight that you can practically hit other cars. This is so upsetting that none of my concerns have been addressed and let me say these are not super big requests!! These are issues that affect EVERYONE! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Eden Gardens Elementary	Public	K-6	2184 Thayer Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3820	477	21	22.9	69.4%	27 (5.7%)	25 (5.2%)	263 (55.1%)	112 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	34 (7.1%)	27.4	4178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		26.3	4262^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.4%	84	11.9	11.9	17.9	35.8	40.0	43.6	34.0	23.5	28.8	17.7	30.7	25.2	96.9				$29,132	$26,702	$2,430
Southgate Elementary	Public	K-6	26601 Calaroga Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3905	581	27	21.9	63.9%	16 (2.8%)	22 (3.8%)	241 (41.5%)	216 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	56 (9.6%)	62.7	1930^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.0%		64.6	1842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.6%	88	36.8	36.8	38.0	59.0	63.2	64.9	56.4	41.8	48.3	41.4	39.5	42.9					$29,754	$27,580	$2,174
Lorin A. Eden Elementary	Public	K-6	27790 Portsmouth Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3855	386	16	24.6	68.4%	11 (2.8%)	32 (8.3%)	172 (44.6%)	137 (35.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	23 (6.0%)	36.9	3419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		32	3788^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.5%	369	9.3	9.3	51.0	27.8	34.0	45.3	39.3	44.0	27.3	16.7	44.4	32.9					$31,683	$28,520	$3,163
Eldridge Elementary	Public	K-6	26825 Eldridge Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3825	281	15	19.3	82.2%	7 (2.5%)	16 (5.7%)	179 (63.7%)	57 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	10 (3.6%)	22.9	4598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%		23	4577^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	21	20.5	20.5	31.4	23.8	27.3	44.8	30.7	22.9	23.8	11.9	24.1	20.3					$37,454	$34,580	$2,874
Schafer Park Elementary	Public	K-6	26268 Flamingo Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3895	606	28	21.6	77.4%	9 (1.5%)	15 (2.5%)	488 (80.5%)	58 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	22 (3.6%)	34.9	3596^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.6%		36.2	3424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	172	25.6	25.6	25.0	43.2	43.0	56.4	41.1	30.2	21.6	23.3	25.9	25.4	97.2	98.1			$30,766	$28,340	$2,426
Palma Ceia Elementary	Public	K-6	27679 Melbourne Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3870	484	21	22.8	76.2%	9 (1.9%)	14 (2.9%)	334 (69.0%)	94 (19.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	20 (4.1%)	36.7	3429^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.5%		35.3	3494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.5%	65	27.6	27.6	43.7	37.1	42.5	38.1	40.4	27.0	31.9	29.7	25.4	28.6					$29,006	$26,388	$2,618
Park Elementary	Public	K-6	411 Larchmont St.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3875	504	22	22.9	81.2%	13 (2.6%)	38 (7.5%)	341 (67.7%)	69 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	30 (6.0%)	15.6	5219^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.9%		13.7	5418^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.7%	199	11.1	11.1	26.2	15.6	28.6	27.9	24.4	27.9	13.2	9.5	16.7	17.0					$30,546	$27,384	$3,162
Longwood Elementary	Public	K-6	850 Longwood Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3850	517	23	22.4	82.2%	12 (2.3%)	13 (2.5%)	405 (78.3%)	53 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	12 (2.3%)	13.9	5356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.6%		11.8	5566^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.2%	210	15.1	15.1	16.4	15.3	32.0	24.7	22.4	15.9	10.0	12.3	16.4	13.6	93.6	96.8	96.8		$29,537	$27,326	$2,211
Glassbrook Elementary	Public	K-6	975 Schafer Rd.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3835	455	19	24.5	82.6%	25 (5.5%)	22 (4.8%)	343 (75.4%)	36 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	9 (2.0%)	5.8	5811^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.8%		7.2	5807^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.1%	4	4.7	4.7	9.4	11.1	12.5	13.6	11.7	7.5	6.4	6.3	3.0	5.8					$25,206	$22,126	$3,080
Hayward Collegiate Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	166 West Harder Rd.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Collegiate Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 520-3915	231	9	25.8	55.4%	3 (1.3%)	15 (6.5%)	149 (64.5%)	36 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	21 (9.1%)	61.4	1993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.0%		81	1115^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.0%	878	25.5	25.5	45.2	40.6	56.9	60.0	50.8	51.6	53.1	47.1	70.0	53.0	90.3			93.6	$43,238	$42,312	$926

Frequently Asked Questions about Eden Gardens Elementary

How many students attend Eden Gardens Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Eden Gardens Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Eden Gardens Elementary?

Students at Eden Gardens Elementary are 55% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% White, 5% African American, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is Eden Gardens Elementary a good school?

Eden Gardens Elementary ranks 4178^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Eden Gardens Elementary in?

Hayward Unified

What schools do graduates of Eden Gardens Elementary attend?

Students who attend Eden Gardens Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Anthony W. Ochoa Middle
High : Mt. Eden High

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