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Coyote Hills Elementary

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Coyote Hills Elementary ranks 3422 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3422^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of California elementary schools

Summary

Coyote Hills Elementary is a K-5 public school serving about 440 students in the Newark Unified School District, performing in the lower-middle tier of California elementary schools with a 2-star rating.

The school faces significant challenges, particularly with chronic absenteeism, which at 40.1% is more than double the state average and a major increase from the previous year. Academically, proficiency rates in English (39%), Math (33%), and Science (24%) are below the district average and notably lower than nearby schools like Lincoln Elementary in the same district. A striking and unusual finding is a large gender performance gap, with the school's effectiveness for female students ranked significantly lower than for male students. Despite a per-student spending of nearly $18,000, which is higher than some higher-performing neighbors, outcomes have not kept pace, and the school has shown historical volatility in its rankings.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal dramatic differences in educational quality within a very small area. For instance, high-performing schools in the neighboring Fremont Unified district, such as John G. Mattos Elementary and Forest Park Elementary, are within two miles but show far higher achievement and much lower absenteeism. Within its own district, Coyote Hills sits between top performers like Birch Grove Intermediate and lower-performing schools like August Schilling Elementary, indicating that school-specific factors are critical. For improvement, priorities likely include addressing the attendance crisis, investigating the gender performance gap, and strengthening instruction in science and math.

440

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,060

Per pupil spending ?

51.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36270 Cherry St.
Newark, CA 94560-2318

(510) 818-3300

District: Newark Unified

Students who attend Coyote Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Newark Middle
High:	Newark Memorial High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.0%

Asian:

20.7%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2013 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

!Near the bottom of Newark Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg41%

California avg41%

3,422^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Newark Unified

795^th of 1,543Newark 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	36.8	3422 of 5857	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.7	3324 of 5869	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	3358 of 5859	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	3164 of 5883	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	3070 of 5789	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.2	4224 of 5662	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.2	3808 of 5692	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.3	2883 of 5614	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.1	2619 of 5611	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.0	3679 of 5530	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.5	3983 of 5390	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	4351 of 5377	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.9	4389 of 5314	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	3752 of 5193	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.2	3317 of 5113	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.7	3449 of 5113	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.6	2904 of 4818	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.2	3043 of 4822	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	30.4	3217 of 4809	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	867 of 1203	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.4	961 of 3162	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.4	1987 of 3245	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	1539 of 3311	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	1165 of 3275	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.1	1613 of 3246	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	4028 of 5597	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	4044 of 5612	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3804 of 5609	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	3455 of 5635	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	2841 of 5492	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.7	4255 of 5413	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	2983 of 5107	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	2637 of 5107	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	2668 of 5087	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	2856 of 5084	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	2255 of 4963	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.5	3937 of 4830	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	3471 of 5460	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	4118 of 5517	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3578 of 5363	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	2593 of 5264	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	2426 of 5173	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.3	3678 of 5084	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	2806 of 5628	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	2530 of 5643	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	2831 of 5638	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2783 of 5663	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	2989 of 5510	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3762 of 5431	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	1140 of 2847	60.0%	★★★☆☆

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)70th percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics33%-5 vs state

Science24%-9 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Coyote Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	36270 Cherry St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3300	440	17	25.8	51.8%	22 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	264 (60.0%)	91 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	41 (9.3%)	36.8	3422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		37.7	3324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	98	23.6	23.6	35.0	32.1	46.1	39.0	41.7	35.7	24.7	32.7						$24,060	$23,532	$528
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	36111 Bettencourt St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3500	286	12	23.8	37.8%	26 (9.1%)	6 (2.1%)	138 (48.3%)	78 (27.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	33 (11.5%)	69.4	1628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.2%		69.2	1629^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.2%	1	40.8	40.8	50.0	48.1	57.1	51.7	56.3	65.4	49.0	57.1						$24,915	$23,908	$1,007
August Schilling Elementary	Public	K-5	36901 Spruce St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3800	344	17	20.2	55.5%	16 (4.7%)	8 (2.3%)	239 (69.5%)	54 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	19 (5.5%)	9.9	5638^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%		14.7	5338^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.0%	300	12.5	12.5	8.0	20.9	14.3	14.1	7.8	22.7	7.1	11.9	97.3		97.3			$28,057	$26,928	$1,129
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	35430 Blackburn Dr.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3400	455	17	26.7	31.0%	68 (14.9%)	7 (1.5%)	190 (41.8%)	118 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	68 (14.9%)	68.6	1663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%		68.4	1668^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.6%	5	38.7	38.7	54.4	51.2	50.7	52.0	67.7	57.3	44.0	56.0						$20,818	$20,584	$234
Birch Grove Intermediate	Public	3-5	37490 Birch St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3600	289	10	28.9	35.6%	20 (6.9%)	11 (3.8%)	96 (33.2%)	121 (41.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	36 (12.5%)	77.2	1273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.3%		73.3	1439^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.5%	166	42.4	42.4	54.4	70.9	60.7	61.5	59.6	68.6	48.4	58.7						$16,463	$16,190	$273
Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-5	36700 San Pedro Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 792-3232	275	13	21.1	71.3%	23 (8.4%)	5 (1.8%)	143 (52.0%)	76 (27.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	24 (8.7%)	18.9	4924^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.9%		19.9	4872^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	52	18.8	18.8	3.6	28.3	27.1	22.5	28.6	19.3	20.8	21.8						$29,047	$28,032	$1,015
Birch Grove Primary	Public	K-2	6071 Smith Ave.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3100	409	16	25.5	30.8%	26 (6.4%)	17 (4.2%)	128 (31.3%)	184 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	47 (11.5%)								(n/a)																$21,451	$20,766	$685
John G. Mattos Elementary	Public	K-5	37944 Farwell Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-1359	486	20	24.3	20.4%	51 (10.5%)	7 (1.4%)	83 (17.1%)	304 (62.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	85.4	905^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.5%		90.5	672^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.6%	233	66.7	66.7	55.9	61.0	75.0	64.3	59.3	67.9	63.9	64.2	92.9	95.7	95.7	95.7	97.1	$20,449	$19,428	$1,021
Patterson Elementary	Public	K-5	35521 Cabrillo Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-0420	558	22	25.3	27.2%	37 (6.6%)	16 (2.9%)	66 (11.8%)	376 (67.4%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	54 (9.7%)	89.8	672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%		92.8	510^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.3%	162	60.0	60.0	57.4	77.3	71.1	67.8	79.6	76.7	63.3	73.6	95.6		97.4	98.2		$19,670	$18,624	$1,046
Forest Park Elementary	Public	K-5	34400 Maybird Cir.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 713-0141	725	27	26.8	18.8%	33 (4.6%)	14 (1.9%)	61 (8.4%)	584 (80.6%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	21 (2.9%)	90.7	617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.5%		95	346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	271	59.3	59.3	70.4	72.3	69.5	70.7	76.7	69.0	65.8	70.5						$18,250	$18,064	$186

Frequently Asked Questions about Coyote Hills Elementary

How many students attend Coyote Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Coyote Hills Elementary.

Is Coyote Hills Elementary a good school?

Coyote Hills Elementary ranks 3422^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Coyote Hills Elementary in?

Newark Unified

What schools do graduates of Coyote Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Coyote Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Newark Middle
High : Newark Memorial High

What is the racial makeup of Coyote Hills Elementary?

Students at Coyote Hills Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 5% White, 4% Pacific Islander.

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