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Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

4625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy is a K-8 public school serving 645 students in Hayward, California, operating within its own KEY Academy District and performing in the middle tier compared to its immediate neighbors.

Academically, KEY Academy's overall test scores are below state averages, but it outperforms several nearby schools with similar student demographics, such as Park Elementary, Colonial Acres Elementary, and Faith Ringgold School of Arts and Science. A notable strength is its upper-grade English Language Arts program, where 7th and 8th graders score above the state average. However, math proficiency is a consistent challenge across all grades. The school operates with a higher student-teacher ratio and spends significantly less per student than most comparison schools while achieving comparable results, suggesting efficient use of resources.

The school's performance is notably lower than higher-performing schools in the nearby Castro Valley Unified district, like Stanton Elementary and Castro Valley Elementary, highlighting how broader district context can influence outcomes. KEY Academy's chronic absenteeism rate, while a concern, is lower than many peer schools in Hayward Unified and San Lorenzo Unified. The school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, a trend seen across many schools serving a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

645

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,409

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

585 Willow Ave.
Hayward, CA 94541-2424

(510) 397-2524

District: Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.2%

White:

14.4%

Asian:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2019 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,625^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,498^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 18 pts since 2019

From bottom 27% (2019) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1109^th of 1,543Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy District 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	4625 of 5857	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	5124 of 5869	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	4395 of 5859	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.2	3212 of 5883	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1034 of 1417	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	4735 of 5789	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.4	2935 of 3162	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	2449 of 3245	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	2202 of 3311	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.1	379 of 602	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	2332 of 3275	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	4383 of 5597	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	4771 of 5612	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	4367 of 5609	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	3101 of 5635	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	902 of 1267	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4899 of 5492	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	4076 of 5107	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	4264 of 5107	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3566 of 5087	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.8	2474 of 5084	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	3297 of 4963	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	3969 of 5460	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4668 of 5517	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3894 of 5363	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	2600 of 5264	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.8	840 of 1110	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	4142 of 5173	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4439 of 5628	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	5012 of 5643	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	4090 of 5638	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	3146 of 5663	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	920 of 1272	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	3954 of 5510	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	2252 of 2598	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	2594 of 2661	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	2519 of 2726	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	2814 of 2834	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	1498 of 2761	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	1355 of 2783	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	1370 of 2781	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	1336 of 2740	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.3	615 of 894	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1971 of 2715	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.4	927 of 1478	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	450 of 1521	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	40.7	735 of 1540	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	143 of 363	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.9	1241 of 1442	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	1381 of 2533	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	1275 of 2551	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	1199 of 2531	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	1410 of 2509	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	471 of 738	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1648 of 2380	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	1191 of 2395	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.2	875 of 2388	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	1016 of 2374	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	813 of 2359	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	1524 of 2213	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	1088 of 2542	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	837 of 2579	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.4	807 of 2531	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	694 of 2458	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	38.3	438 of 721	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1668 of 2369	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1425 of 2534	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1229 of 2552	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	1334 of 2538	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	1052 of 2527	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	28.5	528 of 763	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1863 of 2407	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	10.2	1417 of 1537	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	1546 of 1602	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile~ school

White (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile~ school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile-14 vs school

White (2024)8th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 vs state

Science21%-12 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 (2024)
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
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	$16,409	$1,208	$15,201
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							$20,551	$2,871	$17,680
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							$21,523	$2,871	$18,652
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							$22,058	$3,840	$18,218
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							$21,542	$1,279	$20,263
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		$21,812	$1,402	$20,410
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			$22,938	$2,538	$20,400
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							$30,859	$3,673	$27,186
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							$24,302	$3,502	$20,800
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							$14,471	$596	$13,875

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In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy.

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Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy ranks in the bottom 21.0% of California elementary schools.

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Students at Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy are 66% Hispanic, 14% White, 8% Asian, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

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