Summary
Hayward Collegiate Charter in Hayward, California, serves 231 students in grades K–6 and has the smallest enrollment among the 10 nearby schools compared. In 2025–26, it ranked second among those schools in ELA, math and science, with results of 50%, 46% and 34%, respectively. Its strongest overall distinction is its high local academic standing across all three subjects.
Its scores were well above nearby-school averages: by 17 percentage points in ELA, 23 in math and 13 in science. Compared with the state, it was 1 point higher in ELA and 8 points higher in math, but 2 points lower in science; it also exceeded the Hayward Unified district reference in all three subjects. Fourth grade stands out: ELA and math were both 58%, the school’s highest grade-level results. Some areas were weaker: third- and fifth-grade ELA and sixth-grade math fell below state results. Chronic absenteeism was 17%, the lowest among nearby schools, though it has risen over time.
Results have declined from earlier highs: ELA fell 17 percentage points from 2022–23 to 2025–26, and math fell 19; science was down 18 points from 2023–24, despite a 9-point rebound in the latest year. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking moved from the 85th percentile in 2022–23 to the 64th percentile in 2025–26, when the school ranked 2,094 of 5,804 and received 3 stars. Its latest student-teacher ratio was 25.8, higher than nearby schools’ 19.3–24.8. In 2024–25, 55% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest nearby share; California provides free school meals statewide, so this eligibility measure does not indicate who receives meals. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves English Language Learner Students ranked it at the 98th percentile in 2023–24, versus the school’s overall 81st percentile; only one year of this group’s ranking is provided. Its measure for how well it serves Hispanic Students fell from the 92nd percentile in 2023–24 to the 62nd in 2025–26.
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