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Palma Ceia Elementary

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Palma Ceia Elementary ranks 3429 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3429^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

Palma Ceia Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 484 students in the Hayward Unified district, operating as a mid-performing school within a district that faces significant academic challenges.

While the school's overall test scores in English, Math, and Science are below state averages, it stands out in several key areas compared to its neighbors. Palma Ceia performs better than most other Hayward Unified elementary schools, including Park Elementary and Ruus Elementary, despite serving a similar student population. Its greatest strengths are its highly effective programs for Special Education and English Language Learner students, where it ranks well above average. The school has also shown impressive success in rapidly reducing chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic.

An interesting finding is the wide variation in performance among nearby schools with similar resources, such as Southgate Elementary (a higher performer) and Glassbrook Elementary (a lower performer), suggesting school-level practices make a big difference. Notably, the nearby Hayward Collegiate Charter achieves higher proficiency with similar demographics, highlighting different educational approaches within the same community.

484

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,006

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27679 Melbourne Ave.
Hayward, CA 94545-4723

(510) 723-3870

District: Hayward Unified

Students who attend Palma Ceia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Anthony W. Ochoa Middle
High:	Mt. Eden High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.0%

Asian:

19.4%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2013 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hayward Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg25%

California avg41%

3,429^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	36.7	3429 of 5857	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3494 of 5869	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	3359 of 5859	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3641 of 5883	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	3911 of 5789	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.1	2508 of 5662	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.9	3250 of 5692	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.4	3380 of 5614	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.6	3661 of 5611	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.0	3380 of 5530	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.5	4130 of 5390	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.5	4506 of 5377	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.2	3683 of 5314	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.2	3166 of 5193	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.4	3940 of 5113	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.8	3953 of 5113	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.7	3944 of 4818	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.8	3842 of 4822	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	29.9	3249 of 4809	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	20.6	2323 of 2585	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.8	1306 of 3162	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	1597 of 3245	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.7	2477 of 3311	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	2551 of 3275	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	2230 of 3246	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	3675 of 5597	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	3129 of 5612	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	3039 of 5609	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3741 of 5635	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3622 of 5492	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	3110 of 5413	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	3308 of 5107	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3247 of 5107	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	2619 of 5087	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	2651 of 5084	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3651 of 4963	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.1	2110 of 4830	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	2822 of 5460	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	2992 of 5517	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	2584 of 5363	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	3345 of 5264	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3553 of 5173	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	1927 of 5084	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	2939 of 5628	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3567 of 5643	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	3291 of 5638	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	3263 of 5663	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	3801 of 5510	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.6	1896 of 5431	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1309 of 2847	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	563 of 2635	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	54.2	792 of 2420	67.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2019)10th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-8 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

Science28%-5 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)	% Hepatitis B (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 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
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				$29,006	$26,388	$2,618
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				$37,454	$34,580	$2,874
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				$35,080	$31,264	$3,816
Lorin A. Eden Elementary	Public	K-6	27790 Portsmouth Ave.	Hayward	94545	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%)	36.9	3419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		32	3788^th of 5869 public elementary schools	35.5%	369	9.3	9.3	51.0	27.8	34.0	45.3	39.3	44.0	27.3	16.7	44.4	32.9				$31,683	$28,520	$3,163
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				$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%)	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				$27,102	$24,276	$2,826
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		$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%)	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				$25,206	$22,126	$3,080
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			$29,132	$26,702	$2,430
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	$43,238	$42,312	$926

Frequently Asked Questions about Palma Ceia Elementary

Is Palma Ceia Elementary a good school?

Palma Ceia Elementary ranks 3429^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Palma Ceia Elementary?

Students at Palma Ceia Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Palma Ceia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Palma Ceia Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Anthony W. Ochoa Middle
High : Mt. Eden High

How many students attend Palma Ceia Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Palma Ceia Elementary.

What district is Palma Ceia Elementary in?

Hayward Unified

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