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Hillview Crest Elementary

Public Grades K-5
3335th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 43% of California elementary schools
Summary

Hillview Crest Elementary is a K–5 school in Hayward serving 420 students in New Haven Unified. Its all-grade 2025–26 results were below state and district rates in English language arts (ELA), math, and science. The clearest concern is fourth-grade math: 24% of students were proficient, compared with 40% in third grade and 30% in fifth grade.

Science is Hillview’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools, while math is its weakest. Science proficiency was 34%, slightly above the nearby-school average of 33.5%, and ranked fourth among 11 schools; it was still below the state’s 36% and the district’s 41%. ELA proficiency was 40%, below the nearby average of 43%, the state’s 49%, and the district’s 50%. Math proficiency was 31%, below the nearby average of 36%, the state’s 38%, and the district’s 40%. Fourth-grade math was also well below state and district results: 24% at Hillview versus 42% statewide and 45% in the district.

Results have improved since 2022–23: proficiency rose by 9 percentage points in ELA, 9 in math, and 16 in science, and the gaps with the state narrowed in all three subjects. However, Hillview still trails the state overall. SchoolDigger ranked it 3,328th of 5,804 schools in 2025–26, at the 43rd percentile with 2 stars; its percentile rank has risen 27 points since 2016–17. One notable difference in SchoolDigger’s group rankings is Special Education Students: Hillview ranked at the 1st percentile in 2025–26, down from the 31st percentile the year before, compared with 43rd overall. The 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 27.9, and 73% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 54% in 2021–22 to 25% in 2025–26, but remains above the district’s 20% and the state’s 18%.

420
Students ?
27.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$27,611
Per pupil spending ?
72.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
96%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 31410 Wheelon Ave.
       Hayward, CA  94544-7662

(510) 471-5720

District: New Haven Unified


Students who attend Hillview Crest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Cesar Chavez Middle
High:    James Logan High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
63.3%
Asian:
16.4%
Two or more races:
7.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Near the bottom of New Haven Unified's ranking
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school35%
District avg44%
California avg42%
3,335th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 43%▲ up 32 pts since 2016
From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
6th of 7Elementary Schools in the New Haven Unified
579th of 1,530New Haven 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202638.43335 of 581742.7%★★☆☆☆
202533.23705 of 585736.7%★★☆☆☆
202428.04115 of 586929.9%★☆☆☆☆
202326.24241 of 585927.6%★☆☆☆☆
202225.14328 of 588326.4%★☆☆☆☆
201923.84459 of 578923.0%★☆☆☆☆
201822.84450 of 566221.4%★☆☆☆☆
201719.14784 of 569216.0%★☆☆☆☆
201615.64994 of 561411.0%★☆☆☆☆
201520.34596 of 561118.1%★☆☆☆☆
201329.14119 of 553025.5%★☆☆☆☆
201231.43842 of 539028.7%★☆☆☆☆
201130.93917 of 537727.2%★☆☆☆☆
201048.62643 of 531450.3%★★★☆☆
200925.74006 of 519322.9%★☆☆☆☆
200846.52580 of 511349.5%★★☆☆☆
200720.54256 of 511316.8%★☆☆☆☆
200632.13164 of 481834.3%★★☆☆☆
200531.83173 of 482234.2%★★☆☆☆
200439.72653 of 480944.8%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202613.81060 of 121012.4%★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202230.01485 of 222733.3%★★☆☆☆
201921.42275 of 258512.0%★☆☆☆☆
201819.61984 of 21286.8%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202448.61268 of 316259.9%★★★☆☆
202340.31792 of 324544.8%★★☆☆☆
202240.01804 of 331145.5%★★☆☆☆
201935.22109 of 327535.6%★★☆☆☆
201838.41846 of 324643.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202644.82839 of 558149.1%★★☆☆☆
202536.43351 of 559740.1%★★☆☆☆
202429.13877 of 561230.9%★★☆☆☆
202332.73524 of 560937.2%★★☆☆☆
202231.73602 of 563536.1%★★☆☆☆
201927.24058 of 549226.1%★☆☆☆☆
201823.74266 of 541321.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202646.02612 of 509448.7%★★☆☆☆
202527.33950 of 510722.7%★☆☆☆☆
202428.23865 of 510724.3%★☆☆☆☆
202328.13852 of 508724.3%★☆☆☆☆
202230.33677 of 508427.7%★☆☆☆☆
201930.53664 of 496326.2%★☆☆☆☆
201831.83437 of 483028.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202647.92586 of 542352.3%★★★☆☆
202538.53305 of 546039.5%★★☆☆☆
202432.03778 of 551731.5%★★☆☆☆
202330.13888 of 536327.5%★☆☆☆☆
202230.63789 of 526428.0%★☆☆☆☆
201928.04030 of 517322.1%★☆☆☆☆
201830.43742 of 508426.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202631.83716 of 560333.7%★★☆☆☆
202531.03766 of 562833.1%★★☆☆☆
202428.23983 of 564329.4%★☆☆☆☆
202322.44503 of 563820.1%★☆☆☆☆
202221.04623 of 566318.4%★☆☆☆☆
201920.94581 of 551016.9%★☆☆☆☆
201822.84306 of 543120.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202615.52889 of 29271.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202530.31974 of 284730.7%★★☆☆☆
202327.01800 of 242025.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)60th percentile+30 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+10 vs school
Female (2026)49th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)34th percentile-9 vs school
Disabled (2022)33rd percentile+7 vs school
Asian (2026)12th percentile-30 vs school
Special Education (2026)1st percentile-41 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state
Science34%~ state avg
Mathematics31%-7 vs state

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Hillview Crest Elementary ranks 3335th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Hillview Crest Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cesar Chavez Middle
High : James Logan High

Students at Hillview Crest Elementary are 63% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 5% White, 4% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

In the 2024-25 school year, 420 students attended Hillview Crest Elementary.

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Latest California data All new data »
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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