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Tennyson High

Public Grades 9-12

1734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 20% of California high schools

Summary

Tennyson High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,511 students in the Hayward Unified district, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academic performance at Tennyson High is significantly below both state averages and other comprehensive high schools in the same district. For example, only about 7% of students are proficient in math, compared to roughly 20% at Mt. Eden High and Hayward High, which serve similar student populations. Tennyson's graduation rate is about 68%, which is nearly 20 points lower than these peer schools, and it has a higher dropout rate. This is notable because Tennyson actually spends more per student and has a similar or better student-teacher ratio than these other district schools.

While the entire Hayward Unified district faces challenges, Tennyson's performance has declined over the past decade to rank in the bottom 20% of California high schools. Nearby charter schools like Impact Academy of Arts & Technology and Leadership Public Schools - Hayward show stronger results with similar student demographics, indicating that improvement within the community is possible. Tennyson performs better than local alternative schools but faces severe challenges in core academic areas, particularly mathematics.

1,511

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,388

Per pupil spending ?

83.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27035 Whitman Rd.
Hayward, CA 94544-4099

(510) 723-3190

District: Hayward Unified

Feeder schools for Tennyson High:

Elementary:	Eldridge Elementary
	Glassbrook Elementary
	Ruus Elementary
	Schafer Park Elementary
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	Treeview Elementary
	Tyrrell Elementary
Middle:	Cesar Chavez Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.0%

Asian:

11.2%

African American:

5.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2013 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (68% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,734^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High 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	17.4	1734 of 2162	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1647 of 2159	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1582 of 2170	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1621 of 2123	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	1536 of 2133	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1389 of 2017	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.3	1321 of 2021	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.0	1376 of 2039	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.6	1350 of 1994	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.8	1484 of 2426	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.5	1370 of 2354	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.6	1214 of 2367	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.5	1347 of 2281	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	26.8	1538 of 2238	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.4	1277 of 2117	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	22.6	1400 of 2063	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.9	1094 of 1968	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.0	920 of 1901	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	20.9	1231 of 1653	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.3	397 of 517	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	300 of 521	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	409 of 522	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	501 of 592	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	450 of 582	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.2	577 of 585	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	553 of 573	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	555 of 591	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.8	574 of 581	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	567 of 582	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	552 of 581	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.6	751 of 1161	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	914 of 1117	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	899 of 1052	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	40.4	570 of 1085	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	728 of 1064	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	775 of 1044	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	457 of 941	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.7	664 of 938	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1578 of 1906	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	1541 of 1915	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1441 of 1915	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1573 of 1858	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	1415 of 1833	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1322 of 1760	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	1542 of 1900	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1527 of 1902	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1433 of 1917	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1440 of 1861	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1361 of 1814	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1233 of 1742	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	378 of 410	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	313 of 328	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	240 of 299	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	253 of 290	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1599 of 2013	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1567 of 2026	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1451 of 2030	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1435 of 1943	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1377 of 1937	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1271 of 1862	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	1598 of 1942	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1494 of 1948	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1455 of 1963	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1437 of 1916	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1360 of 1880	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1275 of 1834	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.3	61 of 85	28.2%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	11 of 15	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	15 of 19	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	11 of 14	21.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.3	20 of 21	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	10 of 20	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	1080 of 1252	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.6	771 of 1216	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1040 of 1197	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)47th percentile+24 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile+12 vs school

Migrant (2024)28th percentile+5 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2024)23rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)8th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Science9%-23 vs state

Mathematics7%-30 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)					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 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tennyson High	Public	9-12	27035 Whitman Rd.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3190	1,511	85	17.8	83.9%	30 (2.0%)	88 (5.8%)	1,149 (76.0%)	169 (11.2%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (2.9%)	29 (1.9%)	17.4	1734^th of 2162 public high schools	19.8%		22.1	1647^th of 2159 public high schools	23.7%	87		9.3	7.7	9.2				22.2	22.2				7.2	7.2	$37,388	$34,696	$2,692
Leadership Public Schools - Hayward	Public, Charter	9-12	28000 Calaroga Ave.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Leadership Public Schools - Hayward District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 300-1340	573	23	25.2	52.4%	18 (3.1%)	24 (4.2%)	382 (66.7%)	106 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	26 (4.5%)	62.1	761^st of 2162 public high schools	64.8%		64.7	658^th of 2159 public high schools	69.5%	103		29.8		29.9				64.5	64.5				27.0	27.0
Mt. Eden High	Public	9-12	2300 Panama St.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3180	1,865	85	21.8	75.0%	47 (2.5%)	119 (6.4%)	1,145 (61.4%)	403 (21.6%)	3 (0.2%)	79 (4.2%)	69 (3.7%)	50.9	1021^st of 2162 public high schools	52.8%		53.7	915^th of 2159 public high schools	57.6%	106		21.8		21.6				61.6	61.6				19.9	19.9	$33,537	$31,596	$1,941
Eden Area Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	26316 Hesperian Blvd.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Eden Area Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 293-2900	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hayward High	Public	9-12	1633 East Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3170	1,580	83	19.1	75.1%	60 (3.8%)	191 (12.1%)	1,074 (68.0%)	133 (8.4%)	8 (0.5%)	38 (2.4%)	75 (4.7%)	51.3	1011^th of 2162 public high schools	53.2%		44.6	1133^rd of 2159 public high schools	47.5%	122		30.1	6.7	29.1				51.7	51.7				20.9	20.9	$36,162	$34,108	$2,054
Opportunity Academy	Public, Charter	10-12	313 West Winton Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Alameda County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 670-7602	175	8	20.6	37.7%	8 (4.6%)	62 (35.4%)	92 (52.6%)	6 (3.4%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.3%)	16.1	1768^th of 2162 public high schools	18.2%		16.2	1782^nd of 2159 public high schools	17.5%	14			6.4	6.4				13.0	13.0				0.0	0.0	$35,244	$31,410	$3,834
Impact Academy of Arts & Technology	Public, Charter	6-12	2560 Darwin St.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Impact Academy of Arts & Technology District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 300-1560	716	36	19.8	52.8%	24 (3.4%)	18 (2.5%)	450 (62.8%)	90 (12.6%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (4.2%)	103 (14.4%)	68.1	635^th of 2162 public high schools	70.6%		78.6	428^th of 2159 public high schools	80.2%	207	24.0		40.2	30.7	42.6	33.6	33.1	64.1	40.1	28.7	27.1	22.6	15.2	24.4	$24,255	$23,496	$759
Brenkwitz High	Public	9-12	22100 Princeton St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3160	76	16	4.6	88.2%	2 (2.6%)	8 (10.5%)	56 (73.7%)	4 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)	3 (3.9%)	9	2067^th of 2162 public high schools	4.4%		10.7	2025^th of 2159 public high schools	6.2%	42		2.2	0.0	1.8				4.4	4.4				2.3	2.3
Core Learning Academy at Conley-Caraballo High	Public	9-12	541 Blanche St.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-5126	140	8	16.6	78.6%	4 (2.9%)	12 (8.6%)	88 (62.9%)	22 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	7 (5.0%)	9.8	2027^th of 2162 public high schools	6.2%		12.1	1949^th of 2159 public high schools	9.7%	78		3.6		3.4				10.2	10.2				1.8	1.8	$39,934	$35,880	$4,054
Alternative Learning Academy at Conley-Caraballo High	Public	9-12	541 Blanche St.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-5126	11	0	24.4	36.4%	3 (27.3%)	1 (9.1%)	5 (45.5%)	1 (9.1%)	1 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Tennyson High

How many students attend Tennyson High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,511 students attended Tennyson High.

What schools feed into Tennyson High?

Tennyson High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Eldridge Elementary
Elementary : Glassbrook Elementary
Elementary : Ruus Elementary
Elementary : Schafer Park Elementary
Elementary : Treeview Elementary
Elementary : Tyrrell Elementary
Middle : Cesar Chavez Middle

What is the racial makeup of Tennyson High?

Students at Tennyson High are 76% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% African American, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Tennyson High in?

Hayward Unified

Is Tennyson High a good school?

Tennyson High ranks in the bottom 19.8% of California high schools.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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