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Harder Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5609^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of California elementary schools

Summary

Harder Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hayward, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 666 students. It is part of the Hayward Unified School District, which is ranked 1268 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Harder Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools in statewide rankings, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics that are significantly lower than the Hayward Unified district and the state of California averages across all grade levels. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 37.1% over the past few school years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Harder Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 68.09% to 82.43% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few school years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the Hayward Unified district, such as Park Elementary, Burbank Elementary, and Cherryland Elementary, generally perform better academically than Harder Elementary, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. However, these nearby schools also have high percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. In contrast, the schools in the neighboring Castro Valley Unified district, such as Stanton Elementary and Castro Valley Elementary, significantly outperform Harder Elementary and the Hayward Unified district schools in academic achievement.

671

Students ?

22.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,327

Per pupil spending ?

80.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

585 Willow Ave.
Hayward, CA 94541-2424

(510) 723-3840

District: Hayward Unified

Students who attend Harder Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Winton Middle
High:	Hayward High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.8%

Asian:

11.8%

African American:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,609^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	10.4	5609 of 5857	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	5633 of 5869	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	5335 of 5859	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	5196 of 5883	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	5584 of 5789	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	5395 of 5662	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.4	4911 of 5692	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.7	4279 of 5614	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.6	3814 of 5611	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.5	4160 of 5530	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.4	3839 of 5390	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	4463 of 5377	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.3	4990 of 5314	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.1	5072 of 5193	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.2	4914 of 5113	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.8	4584 of 5113	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.8	3604 of 4818	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.9	3288 of 4822	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	21.6	3820 of 4809	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.8	1645 of 2227	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1952 of 2585	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1977 of 2128	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.5	3017 of 3162	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	2629 of 3245	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	2130 of 3311	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	2738 of 3275	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	2846 of 3246	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	5391 of 5597	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	5499 of 5612	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	5215 of 5609	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4744 of 5635	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.7	5374 of 5492	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	5151 of 5413	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	5004 of 5107	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	4933 of 5107	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	4651 of 5087	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4522 of 5084	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	4843 of 4963	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	4694 of 4830	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	5173 of 5460	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	5253 of 5517	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4789 of 5363	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	4544 of 5264	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	4981 of 5173	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	4701 of 5084	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	5349 of 5628	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5259 of 5643	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	5021 of 5638	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	5156 of 5663	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	5241 of 5510	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	5197 of 5431	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1681 of 2847	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	1655 of 2635	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1519 of 2420	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+37 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 vs state

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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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Harder Elementary	Public	K-6	585 Willow Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3840	671	30	22.6	80.3%	8 (1.2%)	49 (7.3%)	482 (71.8%)	79 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.5%)	21 (3.1%)	10.4	5609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%		10.9	5633^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.0%	24	12.6		12.6	21.4	13.0	16.2	19.8			17.8	18.4	7.5	7.9	11.0			11.4							$23,327	$21,060	$2,267
Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	585 Willow Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 397-2524	645	25	25.8	81.7%	93 (14.4%)	36 (5.6%)	427 (66.2%)	51 (7.9%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.3%)	19 (2.9%)	22.6	4625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%		16.9	5124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.7%	499	16.0	29.6	21.0	22.5	25.3	32.9	25.0	52.2	54.4	33.8	39.8	30.8	10.7	19.2	20.3	27.3	25.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4
Cherryland Elementary	Public	K-6	456 Laurel Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3810	855	36	24.0	83.2%	14 (1.6%)	33 (3.9%)	712 (83.3%)	49 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	25 (2.9%)	13.1	5413^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%		14.4	5361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	52	14.6		14.6	11.6	17.6	28.4	30.7			22.5	10.7	10.8	12.5	11.1			11.3							$24,064	$21,384	$2,680
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	353 B St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3805	800	32	24.8	74.0%	22 (2.8%)	63 (7.9%)	584 (73.0%)	75 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	40 (5.0%)	25	4390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		30.3	3902^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.5%	488	14.0		14.0	28.2	35.5	28.6	41.3			33.0	27.6	25.2	13.3	28.6			23.5							$24,701	$22,130	$2,571
Lorenzo Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	18250 Bengal St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5400	447	19	23.4	76.5%	10 (2.2%)	16 (3.6%)	344 (77.0%)	54 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	17 (3.8%)	19.4	4883^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.6%		21.3	4753^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.0%	130	19.3		19.3	18.6	25.7	24.6				22.8	24.7	30.4	17.9				24.8							$20,486	$18,374	$2,112
Colonial Acres Elementary	Public	K-5	17115 Meekland Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4500	458	20	22.9	86.0%	11 (2.4%)	27 (5.9%)	357 (77.9%)	46 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.8%)	7.9	5740^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.0%		8.6	5743^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	3	6.3		6.3	11.3	11.6	12.7				11.8	18.3	15.9	4.9				13.4	97.1	98.0			98.0		$18,093	$16,010	$2,083
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
Faith Ringgold School of Arts and Science	Public	K-8	1570 Ward St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 889-7399	111	5	21.5	92.8%	4 (3.6%)	15 (13.5%)	72 (64.9%)	12 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.3%)	13.3	5398^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%		6.1	5836^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.6%	438	23.1		23.1	10.5	25.0	28.6				20.4	5.6	12.5	14.3				9.6							$41,135	$36,724	$4,411
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
Stanton Elementary	Public	K-5	2644 Somerset Ave.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 727-9192	515	22	23.5	53.0%	83 (16.1%)	23 (4.5%)	157 (30.5%)	187 (36.3%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	58 (11.3%)	67.6	1709^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.8%		75.9	1340^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.2%	369	38.8		38.8	61.6	50.6	58.4				56.6	65.8	40.7	45.0				50.0							$19,348	$18,748	$600

Frequently Asked Questions about Harder Elementary

How many students attend Harder Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 671 students attended Harder Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Harder Elementary attend?

Students who attend Harder Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Winton Middle
High : Hayward High

Is Harder Elementary a good school?

Harder Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Harder Elementary?

Students at Harder Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 7% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

What district is Harder Elementary in?

Hayward Unified

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