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Longwood Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5356^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Longwood Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 517 students in the Hayward Unified district, located in a community where a high percentage of families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school faces significant hurdles, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of California elementary schools with very low proficiency rates in English, math, and science. Chronic student absenteeism, while improved from pandemic highs, remains above the state average. Notably, the school spends more per student than some higher-performing neighbors like Harder Elementary, yet achieves weaker results, raising questions about how resources are used. Performance has declined over the last decade despite increased funding.

The most telling comparison is with nearby Southgate Elementary, which serves a similar community and has comparable resources but ranks in the top third of state schools. This "Southgate Anomaly" suggests that factors like teaching quality, leadership, or school culture can make a major difference. While Longwood shows a promising spike in 5th-grade English scores, its overall trajectory within the struggling Hayward Unified district indicates a need for targeted improvements and potentially adopting strategies from more successful local schools.

517

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,537

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

850 Longwood Ave.
Hayward, CA 94541-7151

(510) 723-3850

District: Hayward Unified

Students who attend Longwood Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.3%

Asian:

10.3%

Pacific Islander:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,356^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	13.9	5356 of 5857	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	5566 of 5869	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	5404 of 5859	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	5034 of 5883	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5237 of 5789	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	4953 of 5662	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.6	4898 of 5692	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.8	4983 of 5614	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	4301 of 5611	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.3	5087 of 5530	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.4	4993 of 5390	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.0	5072 of 5377	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.2	5299 of 5314	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.8	5114 of 5193	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.7	4934 of 5113	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.8	4834 of 5113	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.8	4079 of 4818	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.9	3772 of 4822	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.0	4266 of 4809	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	31.9	1346 of 2128	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.4	2731 of 3162	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	2630 of 3245	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	2781 of 3311	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	2537 of 3275	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	2767 of 3246	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	5055 of 5597	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	5235 of 5612	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	5241 of 5609	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	4576 of 5635	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	4991 of 5492	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	4515 of 5413	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	4741 of 5107	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	4830 of 5107	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	4724 of 5087	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	4314 of 5084	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	4275 of 4963	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	4045 of 4830	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	5051 of 5460	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5215 of 5517	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4922 of 5363	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4471 of 5264	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4542 of 5173	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4378 of 5084	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	5158 of 5628	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	5407 of 5643	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	5017 of 5638	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	5032 of 5663	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	4958 of 5510	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	4895 of 5431	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.3	2432 of 2635	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)37th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)14th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-26 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics14%-24 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Longwood Elementary

How many students attend Longwood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended Longwood Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Longwood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Longwood Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Longwood Elementary?

Students at Longwood Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% African American, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Longwood Elementary a good school?

Longwood Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.6% of California elementary schools.

What district is Longwood Elementary in?

Hayward Unified

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