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Ruus Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5009^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ruus Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 361 students in the Hayward Unified district, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools with proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science significantly below state averages.

The school faces significant challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate higher than the district and state, and its academic performance lags behind many nearby schools with similar student demographics. For instance, while Ruus has 26.55% proficiency in English Language Arts, Southgate Elementary (1.31 miles away) achieves 56.35%, and Palma Ceia Elementary (0.61 miles away) achieves 40.43%. Similarly, the nearby Hayward Collegiate Charter shows much higher proficiency in math and English.

An interesting finding is that Ruus receives higher per-student funding than several of these higher-performing neighboring schools, raising questions about how resources are utilized. The school's science scores are notably low at 6.67% proficiency, and performance drops sharply in the 6th grade. While the school has shown some improvement in attendance since the pandemic, its academic ranking has seen little sustained progress over the past decade, indicating a need for targeted interventions and strategic changes.

361

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,080

Per pupil spending ?

78.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28027 Dickens Ave.
Hayward, CA 94540-5639

(510) 723-3885

District: Hayward Unified

Students who attend Ruus Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar Chavez Middle
High:	Tennyson High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.7%

Asian:

19.9%

Pacific Islander:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 28th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,009^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	18.0	5009 of 5857	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	4414 of 5869	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	4982 of 5859	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4493 of 5883	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4467 of 5789	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	4266 of 5662	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.0	4259 of 5692	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.5	4055 of 5614	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	4600 of 5611	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	5419 of 5530	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.4	5251 of 5390	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.6	5146 of 5377	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	4595 of 5314	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.9	4503 of 5193	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	4719 of 5113	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	15.1	4636 of 5113	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.7	3808 of 4818	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.8	3981 of 4822	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.9	3715 of 4809	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.6	2860 of 3162	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	3207 of 3245	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	2233 of 3311	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	2182 of 3275	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	1912 of 3246	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	4887 of 5597	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4593 of 5612	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4727 of 5609	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	3422 of 5635	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	4742 of 5492	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	4306 of 5413	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	4933 of 5107	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.2	4652 of 5107	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	4891 of 5087	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	4894 of 5084	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4192 of 4963	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	4012 of 4830	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	4459 of 5460	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	4155 of 5517	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4642 of 5363	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	4732 of 5264	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4370 of 5173	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4038 of 5084	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	4664 of 5628	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3809 of 5643	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4737 of 5638	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	5057 of 5663	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	3696 of 5510	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3903 of 5431	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)10th percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

Science7%-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)	% 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	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
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
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%)	36.9	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
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%)	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
Eden Gardens Elementary	Public	K-6	2184 Thayer Ave.	Hayward	94540	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruus Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Ruus Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Ruus Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ruus Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cesar Chavez Middle
High : Tennyson High

How many students attend Ruus Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Ruus Elementary.

What district is Ruus Elementary in?

Hayward Unified

Is Ruus Elementary a good school?

Ruus Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.5% of California elementary schools.

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