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Tom Kitayama Elementary

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Tom Kitayama Elementary ranks 1153 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of California elementary schools

Summary

Tom Kitayama Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 650 students in the New Haven Unified School District in Union City, consistently ranking in the top 20% of all California elementary schools.

The school is a standout performer within its own district, achieving higher test scores in English and math than other New Haven Unified schools like Pioneer Elementary and Alvarado Elementary. It shows particular strength in supporting English Language Learners and students from lower-income families, often outperforming schools with similar student demographics. This effective support has helped the school maintain a 4-star rating for five years in a row.

When compared to high-performing schools in neighboring districts, such as Ardenwood Elementary in Fremont Unified, Tom Kitayama's overall state ranking is lower, highlighting a performance gap that exists across district boundaries. The school has areas for growth, particularly in supporting its special education students, but demonstrates a strong recovery from the pandemic with improved attendance and steady academic results.

653

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,254

Per pupil spending ?

53.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1959 Sunsprite Dr.
Union City, CA 94587-1995

(510) 475-3982

District: New Haven Unified

Students who attend Tom Kitayama Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar Chavez Middle
High:	James Logan High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

49.8%

Hispanic:

30.9%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2013 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (59% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg43%

California avg41%

1,153^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the New Haven Unified

596^th of 1,543New 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	1153 of 5857	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	1234 of 5869	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	1122 of 5859	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	1274 of 5883	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	1457 of 5789	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	1751 of 5662	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.5	1858 of 5692	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.8	1531 of 5614	72.7%	★★★★☆
2015	59.9	1950 of 5611	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.6	2421 of 5530	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.5	2361 of 5390	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.4	1880 of 5377	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.1	1716 of 5314	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.0	1588 of 5193	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.4	1874 of 5113	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.2	1816 of 5113	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.3	1324 of 4818	72.5%	★★★★☆
2005	63.2	1606 of 4822	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.5	1462 of 4809	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	653 of 1203	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	651 of 1205	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	694 of 1190	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.5	729 of 1154	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	658 of 1149	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	563 of 1071	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	36.9	1435 of 2585	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.9	441 of 3162	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	91.8	114 of 3245	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	264 of 3311	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	70.5	521 of 3275	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	53.0	1124 of 3246	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	896 of 5597	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	1139 of 5612	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	1137 of 5609	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	1062 of 5635	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	1554 of 5492	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	1884 of 5413	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	1717 of 5107	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	1612 of 5107	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	1254 of 5087	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	850 of 5084	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	1641 of 4963	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	1795 of 4830	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	646 of 5460	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	1219 of 5517	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	606 of 5363	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	974 of 5264	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.3	1814 of 5173	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	2123 of 5084	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	1414 of 5628	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	1311 of 5643	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	1090 of 5638	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	1393 of 5663	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	1304 of 5510	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	1567 of 5431	71.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	2008 of 2847	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	32.9	2074 of 2834	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)86th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-35 vs school

Disabled (2019)44th percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2025)29th percentile-51 vs school

White (2019)27th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy63%+14 vs state

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

Science52%+19 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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tom Kitayama Elementary	Public	K-5	1959 Sunsprite Dr.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 475-3982	653	25	26.1	53.3%	38 (5.8%)	20 (3.1%)	202 (30.9%)	325 (49.8%)	6 (0.9%)	9 (1.4%)	53 (8.1%)	80	1153^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	80.3%		78.2	1234^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	81	51.7	51.7	65.6	62.0	61.5		63.0	61.5	57.4	52.8		57.3							$17,254	$1,030	$16,224
Searles Elementary	Public	K-5	33629 15th St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-2772	712	27	26.3	71.2%	36 (5.1%)	15 (2.1%)	497 (69.8%)	117 (16.4%)	7 (1.0%)	8 (1.1%)	32 (4.5%)	28.9	4058^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.7%		30.5	3891^st of 5869 public elementary schools	33.7%	167	28.4	28.4	22.8	36.7	44.4		34.0	26.2	19.1	27.5		24.3	96.8			97.5	97.5		$15,126	$905	$14,221
Hillview Crest Elementary	Public	K-5	31410 Wheelon Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-5720	420	15	27.9	72.6%	19 (4.5%)	15 (3.6%)	266 (63.3%)	69 (16.4%)	10 (2.4%)	10 (2.4%)	31 (7.4%)	33.2	3705^th of 5857 public elementary schools	36.7%		28	4115^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.9%	410	28.2	28.2	38.3	28.2	34.3		33.3	40.0	20.8	33.8		31.0	94.1						$22,157	$1,743	$20,414
Alvarado Elementary	Public	K-5	31100 Fredi St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-1039	667	26	25.9	56.4%	43 (6.4%)	27 (4.0%)	160 (24.0%)	342 (51.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.8%)	75 (11.2%)	55	2309^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.6%		46.5	2761^st of 5869 public elementary schools	53.0%	452	36.3	36.3	47.3	54.9	47.1		49.8	47.9	47.1	26.7		40.4	94.4	98.4	98.4	97.6	95.2	97.6	$18,148	$969	$17,179
Ardenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	33955 Emilia Ln.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 794-0392	637	25	25.4	18.8%	29 (4.6%)	10 (1.6%)	50 (7.8%)	500 (78.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.9%)	96.8	166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.2%		96.9	177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.0%	11	74.5	74.5	76.5	85.7	80.6		81.4	80.8	83.3	81.6		82.0							$15,123	$477	$14,646
Warwick Elementary	Public	K-5	3375 Warwick Rd.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-8660	700	26	26.9	27.1%	54 (7.7%)	11 (1.6%)	84 (12.0%)	503 (71.9%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	36 (5.1%)	95.6	270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.4%		96	266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.5%	4	75.2	75.2	75.2	77.7	85.2		79.7	82.1	71.4	72.9		75.4	97.3		98.2	97.3	98.2		$14,459	$255	$14,204
Guy Junior Emanuele Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Decoto Rd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-2461	746	26	29.2	62.9%	44 (5.9%)	24 (3.2%)	272 (36.5%)	361 (48.4%)	8 (1.1%)	7 (0.9%)	30 (4.0%)	52.2	2484^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.6%		40.2	3163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.1%	679	31.8	31.8	43.9	54.1	40.5		46.5	48.8	45.2	28.2		42.2							$16,264	$1,001	$15,263
Treeview Elementary	Public	K-6	30565 Treeview St.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3925	426	19	22.4	75.8%	33 (7.7%)	36 (8.5%)	249 (58.5%)	73 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (2.1%)	25 (5.9%)	10.6	5597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.4%		13.4	5440^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.3%	157	8.3	8.3	18.6	23.4	12.5	16.4	18.1	13.9	9.4	10.4	16.1	12.6	97.0						$20,706	$2,343	$18,363
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	32737 Bel Aire St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 487-4530	623	23	27.0	49.1%	33 (5.3%)	26 (4.2%)	108 (17.3%)	391 (62.8%)	10 (1.6%)	7 (1.1%)	48 (7.7%)	62.2	1953^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.7%		74.5	1384^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.4%	569	30.5	30.5	51.9	58.2	55.2		55.1	45.2	54.5	41.0		46.8							$17,459	$934	$16,525
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Kitayama Elementary

What schools do graduates of Tom Kitayama Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tom Kitayama Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cesar Chavez Middle
High : James Logan High

How many students attend Tom Kitayama Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended Tom Kitayama Elementary.

What district is Tom Kitayama Elementary in?

New Haven Unified

What is the racial makeup of Tom Kitayama Elementary?

Students at Tom Kitayama Elementary are 50% Asian, 31% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% White, 3% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Tom Kitayama Elementary a good school?

Tom Kitayama Elementary ranks 1153^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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