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Glassbrook Elementary

Q: Is Glassbrook Elementary a good school?

Glassbrook Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.8% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Glassbrook Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Glassbrook Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Glassbrook Elementary?

Students at Glassbrook Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% White, 5% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Glassbrook Elementary attend?

Students who attend Glassbrook Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Middle High : Tennyson High

Public Grades K-6

5811^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

Glassbrook Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 455 students in the Hayward Unified district, located in a high-need community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Glassbrook faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 1% of all California elementary schools, with proficiency rates far below district and state averages. For example, only about 12% of students are proficient in English Language Arts and less than 6% in math. This performance is notably lower than nearby schools; Southgate Elementary, less than a mile away, has proficiency rates five to eight times higher, and even other lower-performing district schools like Park and Tyrrell Elementary rank significantly higher. The school's academic standing has declined over the past decade, and students show little progress in core subjects as they advance in grade level.

While chronic absenteeism has improved from pandemic highs, it remains above average. The school's per-student spending and class size are comparable to other schools in the area, yet outcomes are dramatically different, suggesting factors beyond basic resources are at play. The stark contrast with a nearby charter school, Hayward Collegiate Charter, which serves a similar community but achieves much higher results, indicates that different educational approaches can yield different outcomes in comparable settings.

455

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,636

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

975 Schafer Rd.
Hayward, CA 94544-3614

(510) 723-3835

District: Hayward Unified

Students who attend Glassbrook Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High:	Tennyson High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.4%

Asian:

7.9%

White:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,811^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	5.8	5811 of 5857	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	5807 of 5869	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	5803 of 5859	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	5681 of 5883	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	5549 of 5789	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	5301 of 5662	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	5370 of 5692	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.5	5411 of 5614	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.8	5359 of 5611	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.3	5398 of 5530	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.0	5364 of 5390	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.3	5350 of 5377	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	5160 of 5314	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.3	5162 of 5193	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	18.9	2017 of 2128	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.5	2867 of 3162	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	3153 of 3245	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	3001 of 3311	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	2898 of 3275	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	2729 of 3246	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	5578 of 5597	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	5540 of 5612	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	5505 of 5609	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	5158 of 5635	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.6	5419 of 5492	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	5241 of 5413	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	5098 of 5107	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	5094 of 5107	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	5059 of 5087	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	4862 of 5084	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	4848 of 4963	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	4525 of 4830	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	5400 of 5460	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	5456 of 5517	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	5321 of 5363	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	4979 of 5264	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4809 of 5173	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	4548 of 5084	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	5569 of 5628	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	5587 of 5643	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	5627 of 5638	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	5578 of 5663	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	5050 of 5510	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	4781 of 5431	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)9th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2018)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Mathematics6%-32 vs state

Science5%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Glassbrook Elementary

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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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 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	% Hepatitis B KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	5.8	5811^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.8%		7.2	5807^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.1%	4	4.7	4.7	9.4	11.1	12.5	13.6	11.7	7.5	6.4	6.3	3.0	5.8				$22,636	$3,496	$19,140
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%)	16.5	5146^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.1%		15	5301^st of 5869 public elementary schools	9.7%	155	11.1	11.1	21.8	17.8	34.2	23.7	24.1	19.1	12.9	27.2	15.0	18.4				$22,311	$3,133	$19,178
Schafer Park Elementary	Public	K-6	26268 Flamingo Ave.	Hayward	94544	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%)	34.9	3596^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.6%		36.2	3424^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.7%	172	25.6	25.6	25.0	43.2	43.0	56.4	41.1	30.2	21.6	23.3	25.9	25.4	97.2	98.1		$24,055	$3,087	$20,968
Hayward Collegiate Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	166 West Harder Rd.	Hayward	94544	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%)	61.4	1993^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.0%		81	1115^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.0%	878	25.5	25.5	45.2	40.6	56.9	60.0	50.8	51.6	53.1	47.1	70.0	53.0	90.3		93.6	$20,684	$1,439	$19,245
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%)	22.9	4598^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%		23	4577^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	21	20.5	20.5	31.4	23.8	27.3	44.8	30.7	22.9	23.8	11.9	24.1	20.3				$28,360	$3,399	$24,961
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%)	62.7	1930^th of 5857 public elementary schools	67.0%		64.6	1842^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	68.6%	88	36.8	36.8	38.0	59.0	63.2	64.9	56.4	41.8	48.3	41.4	39.5	42.9				$22,689	$2,434	$20,255
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%)	36.7	3429^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.5%		35.3	3494^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.5%	65	27.6	27.6	43.7	37.1	42.5	38.1	40.4	27.0	31.9	29.7	25.4	28.6				$24,211	$3,413	$20,798
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%)	18	5009^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.5%		24.5	4414^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.8%	595	6.7	6.7	29.6	32.5	29.6	16.3	26.6	17.4	22.5	15.2	22.5	19.3				$24,587	$3,279	$21,308
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				$24,302	$3,502	$20,800
Eden Gardens Elementary	Public	K-6	2184 Thayer Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3820	477	21	22.9	69.4%	27 (5.7%)	25 (5.2%)	263 (55.1%)	112 (23.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.4%)	34 (7.1%)	27.4	4178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		26.3	4262^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	27.4%	84	11.9	11.9	17.9	35.8	40.0	43.6	34.0	23.5	28.8	17.7	30.7	25.2	96.9			$23,023	$2,818	$20,205

Frequently Asked Questions about Glassbrook Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Glassbrook Elementary?

Students at Glassbrook Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% White, 5% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Glassbrook Elementary in?

Hayward Unified

What schools do graduates of Glassbrook Elementary attend?

Students who attend Glassbrook Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Luther King Junior Middle
High : Tennyson High

Is Glassbrook Elementary a good school?

Glassbrook Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Glassbrook Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Glassbrook Elementary.

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