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East Avenue Elementary

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East Avenue Elementary ranks 4030 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4030^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Located in Hayward, California, East Avenue Elementary serves 407 students in grades K–6 and is part of Hayward Unified. Its 2025–2026 results vary sharply by subject: science proficiency was above state and district levels, while English language arts (ELA) and math were below the state. The clearest takeaway is that science is a real strength, but ELA and math remain important concerns.

Science is where East Avenue stands out locally: 42% of students were proficient, compared with 36% statewide, 23% districtwide, and a 34% average at the 10 nearby schools; it had the highest science result among nearby Hayward Unified schools. ELA was weaker: 31% were proficient, 19 points below the state, 3 below the district, and 14 below the nearby-school average. Math proficiency was 23%—about level with the district, but 15 points below the state and 17 below the nearby-school average. The school exceeded only two of the 10 nearby schools in ELA and had a higher math result than four.

Over time, the subjects have moved in different directions. From 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA fell by 3 points and math by 2, while science rose by 17 points and moved from below the state to above it. SchoolDigger placed East Avenue at the 31st statewide percentile (2 stars) in 2025–2026, down 17 percentile points from 2021–2022; Hayward Unified was at the 19th percentile (1 star). SchoolDigger’s group rankings show a notable contrast: special education students were at the 77th percentile (4 stars), while White students were at the 8th percentile (0 stars), compared with the school’s overall 31st percentile. The school had the smallest nearby student–teacher ratio, 20.8 students per teacher in 2024–2025, versus a nearby average of about 24. Its reported free/reduced lunch eligible share was 67% that year, compared with a nearby average of 60%; these figures are context, not explanations for test results.

407

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,494

Per pupil spending ?

66.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

2424 East Ave.
Hayward, CA 94541-5634

(510) 723-3815

District: Hayward Unified

Students who attend East Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bret Harte Middle
High:	Hayward High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.1%

African American:

14.3%

Asian:

13.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 18% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg27%

California avg42%

4,030^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Hayward Unified

783^rd of 968Hayward 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
2026	29.4	4030 of 5804	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.2	3947 of 5857	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	4012 of 5869	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3751 of 5859	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	3042 of 5883	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3652 of 5789	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	4658 of 5662	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	5032 of 5692	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.3	4324 of 5614	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.1	3694 of 5611	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	23.5	4495 of 5530	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	4797 of 5390	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	4286 of 5377	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.9	3305 of 5314	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.5	3146 of 5193	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.2	2212 of 5113	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.5	1901 of 5113	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.2	1326 of 4818	72.5%	★★★★☆
2005	69.7	1357 of 4822	71.9%	★★★★☆
2004	62.2	1613 of 4809	66.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	79.2	82 of 593	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	177 of 661	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	114 of 663	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	268 of 747	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	318 of 700	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	958 of 1207	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	2787 of 3162	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	3205 of 3311	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	1552 of 3275	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.5	2561 of 3246	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	4163 of 5569	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	3921 of 5597	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	4273 of 5612	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	4045 of 5609	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	3120 of 5635	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	3435 of 5492	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	4326 of 5413	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	4110 of 5085	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	3985 of 5107	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	4163 of 5107	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	3327 of 5087	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.1	1775 of 5084	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.6	3654 of 4963	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	3818 of 4830	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	3646 of 5412	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.7	4081 of 5460	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	4024 of 5517	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3702 of 5363	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	3490 of 5264	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	3354 of 5173	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	4423 of 5084	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	3415 of 5590	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.5	3659 of 5628	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	3436 of 5643	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	3208 of 5638	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2789 of 5663	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.0	3545 of 5510	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.9	4673 of 5431	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	669 of 2920	77.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	11.0	2325 of 2532	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)86th percentile+55 vs school

Special Education (2026)77th percentile+47 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)21st percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-20 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Science42%+6 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-19 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, July 30, 2018

I was hesitant about having my children in this district but East Avenue Elementary is exceptional. My kids have thrived there. They have a very active PTA, school basketball and football teams, a cheerleading squad, an art and music program and a beautiful library. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Varicella (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	2424 East Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3815	407	20	20.8	66.8%	39 (9.6%)	58 (14.3%)	204 (50.1%)	55 (13.5%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (3.4%)	36 (8.8%)	29.4	4030^th of 5804 public elementary schools	30.6%		30.2	3947^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.6%	83	42.1	42.1	18.2	29.6	44.8	26.3	30.5	16.3	31.8	28.1	15.8	22.9				$37,494	$34,426	$3,068
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-6	23515 Maud Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3830	543	22	25.2	73.1%	30 (5.5%)	72 (13.3%)	304 (56.0%)	83 (15.3%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.7%)	48 (8.8%)	25	4370^th of 5804 public elementary schools	24.7%		17.4	5058^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.6%	688	26.1	26.1	33.3	38.1	37.5	29.4	34.7	27.9	20.0	14.8	17.7	19.6				$28,292	$25,258	$3,034
Faith Ringgold School of Arts and Science	Public	K-6	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%)	5.3	5777^th of 5804 public elementary schools	0.5%		13.3	5398^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%	379	0.0	0.0	10.5	10.0	5.9		12.5	21.1	5.0	0.0		9.4				$41,135	$36,724	$4,411
Independent Elementary	Public	K-5	21201 Independent School Rd.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-9558	662	27	24.9	28.2%	105 (15.9%)	18 (2.7%)	103 (15.6%)	329 (49.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (16.0%)	89.8	658^th of 5804 public elementary schools	88.7%		87.7	792^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	86.5%	134	68.3	68.3	71.7	60.0	84.0		71.9	73.5	60.0	69.3		67.8				$17,995	$17,894	$101
Marshall Elementary	Public	K-5	20111 Marshall St.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-2431	515	21	24.5	44.5%	71 (13.8%)	20 (3.9%)	142 (27.6%)	213 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	64 (12.4%)	78.6	1186^th of 5804 public elementary schools	79.6%		86.2	870^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.1%	316	42.4	42.4	49.4	71.9	57.6		60.3	70.9	71.6	53.3		65.0				$18,231	$17,762	$469
Hayward Collegiate Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	166 West Harder Rd.	Hayward	95023	San Benito 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%)	59.4	2094^th of 5804 public elementary schools	63.9%		61.4	1993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.0%	101	34.4	34.4	43.3	58.1	46.9	53.9	50.4	53.3	58.1	37.5	34.6	46.2	90.3		93.6	$43,238	$42,312	$926
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	222 Burbank 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%)	22.1	4615^th of 5804 public elementary schools	20.5%		25	4390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%	225	21.1	21.1	26.4	33.0	37.0	26.9	30.8	27.9	18.7	18.2	20.4	21.3				$24,701	$22,130	$2,571
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%)	11.4	5503^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	5.2%		13.1	5413^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%	90	4.6	4.6	21.9	10.6	18.7	25.4	19.7	26.7	9.5	3.7	16.7	14.7				$24,064	$21,384	$2,680
Palomares Elementary	Public	K-5	6395 Palo Verde Rd.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 582-4207	135	6	22.5	36.3%	29 (21.5%)	3 (2.2%)	47 (34.8%)	22 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (25.2%)	66.5	1754^th of 5804 public elementary schools	69.8%		68.5	1667^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.5%	87	69.0	69.0	57.1	26.7	55.2		48.3	71.4	35.7	72.4		57.8				$19,565	$19,464	$101
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%)	73.8	1411^th of 5804 public elementary schools	75.7%		74.8	1376^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.5%	35	41.3	41.3	67.6	56.2	72.5		65.6	62.5	46.6	43.8		50.7	97.5	98.3		$17,935	$17,416	$519

Frequently Asked Questions about East Avenue Elementary

What district is East Avenue Elementary in?

Hayward Unified

What schools do graduates of East Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend East Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bret Harte Middle
High : Hayward High

How many students attend East Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 407 students attended East Avenue Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of East Avenue Elementary?

Students at East Avenue Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 14% African American, 14% Asian, 10% White, 9% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is East Avenue Elementary a good school?

East Avenue Elementary ranks 4030^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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