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Eldridge Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5046^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Eldridge Elementary is a K–6 school with 281 students in Hayward, within Hayward Unified. In 2025–2026, its students’ proficiency rates were below both district and statewide rates in English language arts (ELA), math and science. The most important finding is that all three subjects are below those benchmarks, with ELA a particularly pronounced concern.

Compared with 10 nearby schools, Eldridge’s ELA result was second-lowest, and its math and science results were also near the low end. ELA proficiency was 26%, compared with 34% in the district and 49% statewide; it was 11 points below the nearby-school average. Math was 18%—5 points below the district and 20 below the state—while science was 16%, 6 points below the district and 20 below the state. There are some grade-level bright spots: sixth-grade ELA was about level with the district, and fourth-grade math was 2 points above it. But fifth-grade math was only 9%, below the district’s 18%; among nearby schools, only Glassbrook Elementary and Park Elementary had lower results. Attendance is another concern: chronic absenteeism reached 38% in 2025–2026, versus 24% in the district and 18% statewide, the highest rate among nearby schools.

Results have shifted over time: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency fell 9 points and math fell 4, while science rose 5 points overall after peaking in 2023–2024. Chronic absenteeism improved from 65% in 2021–2022 to 29% in 2024–2025, then rose 9 points the next year. SchoolDigger placed Eldridge at the 13th statewide percentile with 1 star in 2025–2026, down 9 percentile points from 2023–2024; it was below the district’s 19th percentile and tied with Ruus Elementary. Context includes a student–teacher ratio of 19.3 in 2024–2025, the lowest reported among nearby schools, and 82% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch that year. SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well Eldridge serves English Language Learners dropped to the 6th percentile in 2021–2022, compared with the school’s overall 37th percentile, then rebounded to the 27th percentile the next year.

281

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,454

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

89%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

26825 Eldridge Ave.
Hayward, CA 94544-3729

(510) 723-3825

District: Hayward Unified

Students who attend Eldridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High:	Tennyson High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.7%

Asian:

20.3%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg27%

California avg42%

5,046^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Hayward Unified

1221^st of 1,530Hayward 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	17.2	5046 of 5817	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	4598 of 5857	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4577 of 5869	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	3935 of 5859	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3735 of 5883	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	3537 of 5789	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3598 of 5662	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.9	3684 of 5692	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.8	3867 of 5614	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.3	3910 of 5611	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.4	4320 of 5530	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.7	4031 of 5390	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.8	3636 of 5377	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.0	3850 of 5314	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.3	3486 of 5193	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.5	3362 of 5113	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.7	3184 of 5113	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.3	2709 of 4818	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.1	2043 of 4822	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.3	2677 of 4809	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	32.3	2377 of 3245	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	3117 of 3311	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	2016 of 3275	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	2662 of 3246	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	4689 of 5581	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	3961 of 5597	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3985 of 5612	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	3190 of 5609	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3417 of 5635	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	2930 of 5492	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	2784 of 5413	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	4832 of 5094	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.2	4802 of 5107	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	4868 of 5107	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3665 of 5087	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	3421 of 5084	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	2613 of 4963	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	2935 of 4830	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	4280 of 5423	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.5	4022 of 5460	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	4246 of 5517	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.9	3239 of 5363	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	2638 of 5264	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2802 of 5173	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	2673 of 5084	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	5050 of 5603	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	4906 of 5628	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4687 of 5643	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	4673 of 5638	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3734 of 5663	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.3	3993 of 5510	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4375 of 5431	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)27th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-24 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science16%-20 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, April 18, 2020

Excellent year round school! I know for a fact, that this school for the last five years have ranked top three school in Hayward. Teachers are amazing with an outstanding staff Close Quote

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Eldridge Elementary	Public	K-6	26825 Eldridge Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3825	281	15	19.3	82.2%	7 (2.5%)	16 (5.7%)	179 (63.7%)	57 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	10 (3.6%)	17.2	5046^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.3%		22.9	4598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%	448	16.3	16.3	19.4	28.0	20.9	34.2	25.7	19.4	24.0	9.3	22.0	17.9	89%	0%	$37,454	$34,580	$2,874
Schafer Park Elementary	Public	K-6	26268 Flamingo Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3895	606	28	21.6	77.4%	9 (1.5%)	15 (2.5%)	488 (80.5%)	58 (9.6%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (2.0%)	22 (3.6%)	46.7	2805^th of 5817 public elementary schools	51.8%		34.9	3596^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.6%	791	31.8	31.8	44.4	34.1	48.3	59.8	46.5	59.5	22.7	18.0	38.6	33.9	97%	0%	$30,766	$28,340	$2,426
Glassbrook Elementary	Public	K-6	975 Schafer Rd.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3835	455	19	24.5	82.6%	25 (5.5%)	22 (4.8%)	343 (75.4%)	36 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	9 (2.0%)	6.4	5750^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.2%		5.8	5811^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.8%	61	8.5	8.5	7.4	15.2	13.6	18.6	13.9	5.6	7.3	1.7	8.3	5.8	88%	0%	$25,206	$22,126	$3,080
Southgate Elementary	Public	K-6	26601 Calaroga Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3905	581	27	21.9	63.9%	16 (2.8%)	22 (3.8%)	241 (41.5%)	216 (37.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	56 (9.6%)	69	1631^st of 5817 public elementary schools	72.0%		62.7	1930^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.0%	299	37.0	37.0	56.3	56.3	61.3	72.3	61.9	57.8	43.2	37.0	49.4	46.3	94%	0%	$29,754	$27,580	$2,174
Tyrrell Elementary	Public	K-6	27000 Tyrrell Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3935	597	25	23.8	82.1%	7 (1.2%)	20 (3.4%)	491 (82.2%)	56 (9.4%)	3 (0.5%)	14 (2.3%)	6 (1.0%)	17.8	4996^th of 5817 public elementary schools	14.1%		16.5	5146^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.1%	150	19.1	19.1	13.8	20.7	33.7	36.5	25.8	13.6	13.3	21.4	21.3	17.3	90%	0%	$27,102	$24,276	$2,826
Palma Ceia Elementary	Public	K-6	27679 Melbourne Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3870	484	21	22.8	76.2%	9 (1.9%)	14 (2.9%)	334 (69.0%)	94 (19.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	20 (4.1%)	33.2	3722^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	36.0%		36.7	3429^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.5%	293	21.1	21.1	25.8	43.7	46.4	41.4	39.5	33.3	34.3	23.9	19.4	27.7	≥ 98%		$29,006	$26,388	$2,618
Ruus Elementary	Public	K-6	28027 Dickens Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3885	361	16	23.2	78.1%	9 (2.5%)	13 (3.6%)	230 (63.7%)	72 (19.9%)	3 (0.8%)	21 (5.8%)	13 (3.6%)	17	5065^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.9%		18	5009^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.5%	56	22.7	22.7	24.4	24.0	34.1	23.4	26.3	22.2	20.0	11.4	12.8	16.7	≥ 98%		$35,080	$31,264	$3,816
Hayward Collegiate Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	166 West Harder Rd.	Hayward	95023	Alameda 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	2098^th of 5817 public elementary schools	63.9%		61.4	1993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.0%	105	34.4	34.4	43.3	58.1	46.9	53.9	50.4	53.3	58.1	37.5	34.6	46.2	≥ 95%		$43,238	$42,312	$926
Lorin A. Eden Elementary	Public	K-6	27790 Portsmouth Ave.	Hayward	94540	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3855	386	16	24.6	68.4%	11 (2.8%)	32 (8.3%)	172 (44.6%)	137 (35.5%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	23 (6.0%)	36.6	3464^th of 5817 public elementary schools	40.5%		36.9	3419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%	45	25.0	25.0	35.7	52.1	32.8	22.6	35.3	48.8	45.8	22.8	25.5	34.7	95%	0%	$31,683	$28,520	$3,163
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	5790^th of 5817 public elementary schools	0.5%		13.3	5398^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.8%	392	0.0	0.0	10.5	10.0	5.9		12.5	21.1	5.0	0.0		9.4	70%	0%	$41,135	$36,724	$4,411

Frequently Asked Questions about Eldridge Elementary

Is Eldridge Elementary a good school?

Eldridge Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.3% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Eldridge Elementary?

Students at Eldridge Elementary are 64% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Eldridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 281 students attended Eldridge Elementary.

What district is Eldridge Elementary in?

Hayward Unified

What schools do graduates of Eldridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Eldridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High : Tennyson High

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