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Cherryland Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5413^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Cherryland Elementary is a large public elementary school serving 855 students in grades K-6 within the Hayward Unified school district, consistently ranking in the lower percentiles statewide with significant challenges in academic proficiency.

The school's academic performance is below the district average, with only about 22.5% of students proficient in English and 11.3% in math, placing it near the bottom among local schools like Harder Elementary. However, it shows a relative strength in supporting Special Education students and has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absences, which have dropped dramatically from pandemic highs. Notably, the school's outcomes are not solely determined by demographics, as seen with nearby Burbank Elementary, which serves a similar community but achieves significantly higher proficiency rates.

When compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as Castro Valley Elementary or Hayward Collegiate Charter, the performance gap is stark, highlighting different outcomes possible in the same geographic area. For improvement, Cherryland could build on its strengths in special education and upper-grade literacy while addressing systemic challenges in mathematics instruction and support for English Language Learners.

855

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,064

Per pupil spending ?

83.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

456 Laurel Ave.
Hayward, CA 94541-3831

(510) 723-3810

District: Hayward Unified

Students who attend Cherryland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Winton Middle
High:	Hayward High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.3%

Asian:

5.7%

African American:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,413^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	13.1	5413 of 5857	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	5361 of 5869	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	5173 of 5859	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	5052 of 5883	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	5264 of 5789	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	4975 of 5662	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	5403 of 5692	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.0	4955 of 5614	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.2	4308 of 5611	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.3	4908 of 5530	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.0	5159 of 5390	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	5206 of 5377	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.4	4827 of 5314	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.7	4451 of 5193	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.2	4651 of 5113	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.7	4152 of 5113	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.9	3798 of 4818	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.9	3840 of 4822	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.1	3769 of 4809	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.7	1318 of 2227	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.4	614 of 2128	71.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	2894 of 3162	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	2454 of 3245	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	2593 of 3311	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	2411 of 3275	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	2817 of 3246	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	5241 of 5597	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	5231 of 5612	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	5062 of 5609	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4657 of 5635	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	4996 of 5492	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	4648 of 5413	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	4713 of 5107	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4513 of 5107	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	4316 of 5087	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4240 of 5084	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	4476 of 4963	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	4151 of 4830	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	5059 of 5460	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	5000 of 5517	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	4517 of 5363	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	4513 of 5264	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4549 of 5173	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	4426 of 5084	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	5180 of 5628	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	5038 of 5643	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4816 of 5638	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	5012 of 5663	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	5018 of 5510	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4932 of 5431	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	2339 of 2847	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1729 of 2635	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	1250 of 2420	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2022)41st percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Science15%-18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Castro Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	20185 San Miguel Ave.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-1919	502	21	23.9	55.0%	75 (14.9%)	30 (6.0%)	163 (32.5%)	160 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	71 (14.1%)	74.8	1376^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.5%		75.3	1356^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.9%	20	43.2		43.2	54.1	64.1	67.6				62.0	59.5	51.9	47.3				52.9	97.5			98.3			$17,935	$17,416	$519

Frequently Asked Questions about Cherryland Elementary

What schools do graduates of Cherryland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cherryland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Winton Middle
High : Hayward High

Is Cherryland Elementary a good school?

Cherryland Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cherryland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 855 students attended Cherryland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cherryland Elementary?

Students at Cherryland Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% White.

What district is Cherryland Elementary in?

Hayward Unified

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