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Bret Harte Middle

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Bret Harte Middle ranks 1811 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1811^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 34% of California middle schools

Summary

Bret Harte Middle is a public school serving about 465 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Hayward Unified district, operating in a high-need community where over three-quarters of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school performs below California state averages but is generally in the middle compared to other Hayward Unified middle schools, with science being a particular relative strength. The school shows a notable strength in supporting its African American students, who perform significantly higher than the school's overall average. However, performance can vary considerably from year to year, and there is an unusual pattern where male students consistently outperform female students, which the school may want to examine. Chronic student absenteeism, while improved from pandemic highs, remains a challenge at 22.7%.

When looking at nearby schools, a key finding is that the school district a child attends matters greatly. Schools in neighboring districts like Castro Valley Unified (such as Creekside Middle and Canyon Middle) perform dramatically higher despite geographic proximity. Within Hayward, Martin Luther King Junior Middle achieves better results with similar demographics, while Cesar Chavez Middle performs worse despite higher per-student spending. This highlights that how resources are used can be more important than how much is spent.

465

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,449

Per pupil spending ?

76.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1047 E St.
Hayward, CA 94540-5000

(510) 723-3100

District: Hayward Unified

Students who attend Bret Harte Middle usually attend:

High:

Hayward High

Feeder schools for Bret Harte Middle:

Elementary:	East Avenue Elementary
	Fairview Elementary
	Stonebrae Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.7%

African American:

17.0%

Asian:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2022 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2025) from a 25th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,811^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle 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	30.5	1811 of 2761	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1624 of 2783	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1891 of 2781	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	2059 of 2740	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	1943 of 2715	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1672 of 2480	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.5	1747 of 2508	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.9	1688 of 2497	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.2	1564 of 2477	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.8	1298 of 2379	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.2	1804 of 2259	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.6	1487 of 2236	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.9	1258 of 2179	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.4	1565 of 2063	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.1	1343 of 2005	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.9	1424 of 1999	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.8	1069 of 1804	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	31.9	1178 of 1777	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	40.8	967 of 1769	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	249 of 609	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	198 of 627	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	296 of 613	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	351 of 637	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	357 of 643	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.1	252 of 600	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	521 of 739	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	529 of 743	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	610 of 715	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	570 of 733	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	556 of 745	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	537 of 700	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	1465 of 1531	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1454 of 1491	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1020 of 1369	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	49.4	452 of 1478	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.4	1199 of 1521	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1039 of 1540	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1129 of 1442	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	637 of 1364	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1873 of 2533	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1549 of 2551	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1888 of 2531	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1901 of 2509	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1505 of 2380	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1525 of 2262	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1747 of 2395	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1513 of 2388	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1616 of 2374	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1893 of 2359	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1594 of 2213	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1501 of 2072	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1672 of 2542	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	1516 of 2579	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1815 of 2531	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	2023 of 2458	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1806 of 2369	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1660 of 2230	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1521 of 2534	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	1490 of 2552	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1614 of 2538	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1898 of 2527	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1991 of 2407	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1623 of 2273	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	561 of 726	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	433 of 701	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.9	535 of 677	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	511 of 665	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	462 of 554	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	416 of 462	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.5	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	946 of 1566	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.1	701 of 1552	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	737 of 1531	51.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	64.7	506 of 1537	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	647 of 1543	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	837 of 1555	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	991 of 1602	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	929 of 1496	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+28 vs school

White (2024)67th percentile+25 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-12 vs school

Pacific Islander (2024)17th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-13 vs state

Science25%-7 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 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)					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 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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bret Harte Middle	Public	7-8	1047 E St.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3100	465	21	21.9	76.6%	27 (5.8%)	79 (17.0%)	259 (55.7%)	43 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	41 (8.8%)	30.5	1811^th of 2761 public middle schools	34.4%		35	1624^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.6%	187		25.3	25.3			39.2	31.7	35.5			20.3	20.1	20.2	$34,449	$31,668	$2,781
Winton Middle	Public	7-8	119 Winton Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3140	582	25	23.6	86.4%	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.5%)	448 (77.0%)	50 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	28 (4.8%)	23.6	2071^st of 2761 public middle schools	25.0%		20.8	2227^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.0%	156		19.5	19.5			29.1	32.7	30.7			16.9	19.0	17.9	$28,124	$25,924	$2,200
Creekside Middle	Public	6-8	19722 Center St.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 247-0665	754	38	20.0	39.1%	138 (18.3%)	25 (3.3%)	140 (18.6%)	352 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	97 (12.9%)	93.8	185^th of 2761 public middle schools	93.3%		91.5	242^nd of 2783 public middle schools	91.3%	57		64.7	64.7		73.0	74.1	72.2	73.1		70.1	64.0	71.3	68.5	$22,513	$22,218	$295
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	7-8	27845 Whitman Rd.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3110	453	25	18.0	84.1%	11 (2.4%)	17 (3.8%)	333 (73.5%)	73 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	12 (2.6%)	12.7	2528^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%		9.4	2684^th of 2783 public middle schools	3.6%	156		10.8	10.8			20.3	21.8	21.0			7.4	13.0	10.1	$37,690	$34,486	$3,204
Martin Luther King Junior Middle	Public	7-8	26890 Holly Hill Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3120	669	30	22.4	82.8%	12 (1.8%)	35 (5.2%)	458 (68.5%)	112 (16.7%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.9%)	23 (3.4%)	39.1	1516^th of 2761 public middle schools	45.1%		40.3	1449^th of 2783 public middle schools	47.9%	67		27.0	27.0			40.3	41.3	40.8			25.3	26.8	26.1	$31,963	$29,916	$2,047
Anthony W. Ochoa Middle	Public	7-8	2121 Depot Rd.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3130	405	20	19.8	76.0%	12 (3.0%)	20 (4.9%)	245 (60.5%)	88 (21.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	24 (5.9%)	31.2	1790^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.2%		30.3	1799^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.4%	9		20.3	20.3			35.0	31.8	33.3			25.1	26.9	26.1	$34,314	$32,508	$1,806
Bohannon Middle	Public	6-8	800 Bockman Rd.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-3800	606	25	24.1	73.6%	37 (6.1%)	32 (5.3%)	416 (68.6%)	92 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	17 (2.8%)	27.4	1913^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.7%		30	1816^th of 2783 public middle schools	34.7%	97		13.2	13.2		37.6	40.9	34.4	37.6		25.0	19.6	12.0	18.8	$20,828	$18,432	$2,396
Edendale Middle	Public	6-8	16160 Ashland Ave.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5100	483	25	19.6	85.1%	11 (2.3%)	76 (15.7%)	308 (63.8%)	57 (11.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	22 (4.6%)	8.3	2661^st of 2761 public middle schools	3.6%		8.9	2700^th of 2783 public middle schools	3.0%	39		6.9	6.9		18.5	6.3	13.5	12.7		14.0	3.4	4.0	6.8	$22,740	$20,314	$2,426
Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	19600 Cull Canyon Rd.	Castro Valley	94552	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 538-8833	1,418	62	23.0	40.7%	248 (17.5%)	68 (4.8%)	399 (28.1%)	493 (34.8%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	197 (13.9%)	77.4	532^nd of 2761 public middle schools	80.7%		77.2	548^th of 2783 public middle schools	80.3%	16		41.6	41.6		66.0	61.1	60.6	62.4		48.3	48.3	48.9	48.5	$18,925	$18,756	$169
KIPP Summit Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	2005 Via Barrett	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	KIPP Summit Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 258-0106	427	21	20.6	75.6%	9 (2.1%)	13 (3.0%)	159 (37.2%)	240 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	94.7	162^nd of 2761 public middle schools	94.1%		93.2	206^th of 2783 public middle schools	92.6%	44	68.5	66.7	67.6	83.3	75.7	92.1	81.9	83.1	73.2	68.2	61.8	58.1	65.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Bret Harte Middle

What is the racial makeup of Bret Harte Middle?

Students at Bret Harte Middle are 56% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 6% White, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is Bret Harte Middle a good school?

Bret Harte Middle ranks 1811^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Bret Harte Middle attend?

Students who attend Bret Harte Middle usually go on to attend Hayward High

How many students attend Bret Harte Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Bret Harte Middle.

What district is Bret Harte Middle in?

Hayward Unified

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