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Hayes Elementary

Q: Is Hayes Elementary a good school?

Hayes Elementary ranks 3257 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Hayes Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 470 students in San Jose's Oak Grove Elementary district, serving a community where over half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, and its test scores in English, math, and science are below both district and state averages. A significant challenge is a high rate of chronic student absenteeism, at 24.5%, which is notably higher than at nearby schools like Indigo (7.8%) and Oak Ridge Elementary (11.4%). The school spends less per student than several neighboring schools, such as Christopher Elementary and Stipe (Samuel) Elementary, which have better academic outcomes.

Despite these overall challenges, Hayes has a clear strength: its program for English Language Learner students is exceptionally effective, ranking in the top tier of schools statewide. Performance varies widely by grade level, with sixth graders doing relatively well in English while fifth graders struggle in math. When compared to other schools in the area with similar student demographics, such as Parkview Elementary, Hayes's academic results are mixed, suggesting opportunities to learn from higher-performing schools within the same district.

470

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,619

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5035 Poston Dr.
San Jose, CA 95136-3348

(408) 227-0424

District: Oak Grove Elementary

Students who attend Hayes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Davis (Caroline) Intermediate
High:	Oak Grove High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.5%

Asian:

18.9%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 13 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg45%

California avg41%

3,257^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Oak Grove Elementary

636^th of 1,543Oak Grove Elementary 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	39.5	3257 of 5857	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	2924 of 5869	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	2854 of 5859	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.0	2960 of 5883	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	2912 of 5789	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.4	1893 of 5662	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.3	2368 of 5692	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.7	2408 of 5614	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.9	2505 of 5611	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.8	2943 of 5530	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.0	2050 of 5390	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.3	2882 of 5377	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.7	2639 of 5314	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.4	2006 of 5193	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.8	2274 of 5113	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.3	2417 of 5113	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.9	2198 of 4818	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.7	2498 of 4822	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.5	2036 of 4809	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	878 of 1203	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	906 of 1205	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1017 of 1190	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	834 of 1154	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	860 of 1149	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.7	721 of 1071	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	55.3	833 of 2585	67.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.2	536 of 3162	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	420 of 3245	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	519 of 3311	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	1354 of 3275	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.4	331 of 3246	89.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	3248 of 5597	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3507 of 5612	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	3400 of 5609	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	2882 of 5635	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	2874 of 5492	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.8	1939 of 5413	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.1	3455 of 5107	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	2992 of 5107	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	2615 of 5087	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3115 of 5084	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	3052 of 4963	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	2020 of 4830	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	3818 of 5460	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	3024 of 5517	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	2824 of 5363	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.6	3288 of 5264	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2800 of 5173	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.9	1304 of 5084	74.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	3028 of 5628	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	2328 of 5643	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	2163 of 5638	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	2762 of 5663	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	2734 of 5510	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	1751 of 5431	67.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	30.7	2128 of 2834	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	1703 of 2737	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)83rd percentile+33 vs school

Disabled (2019)68th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-17 vs school

White (2019)25th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics36%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science29%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Hayes Elementary	Public	K-6	5035 Poston Dr.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-0424	470	18	26.1	56.4%	27 (5.7%)	14 (3.0%)	308 (65.5%)	89 (18.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.2%)	39.5	3257^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		44	2924^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.2%	333																					29.0		29.0	25.3	39.0	31.2	52.5			35.9	41.2	33.3	21.7	45.9			36.1	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	94.2	$16,619	$1,677	$14,942
Del Roble Elementary	Public	K-6	5345 Avenida Almendros	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-5675	420	18	23.3	41.9%	30 (7.1%)	8 (1.9%)	339 (80.7%)	16 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	51	2548^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.5%		54.7	2298^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.8%	250	17.5	10.2	10.9	15.9	13.7	54.4	14.3	36.4	22.7	33.2	21.1	26.5	13.0	43.2	25.0	12.3	14.3	5.6	20.5	12.8	30.9		30.9	41.8	44.9	41.8	56.1			46.7	40.4	42.6	30.9	41.5			38.8	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$17,170	$910	$16,260
Indigo	Public	K-8	530 Gettysburg Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-1881	267	11	24.2	18.0%	84 (31.5%)	6 (2.2%)	83 (31.1%)	64 (24.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (10.1%)	73.8	1427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.6%		76.3	1326^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.4%	101																					48.4	54.2	50.9	53.9	64.9	50.0	73.1	60.0	62.5	60.6	66.7	62.2	42.4	34.6	55.0	50.0	52.1							$16,556	$1,094	$15,462
Frost (Earl) Elementary	Public	K-6	530 Gettysburg Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-1881	313	12	26.0	33.2%	51 (16.3%)	12 (3.8%)	133 (42.5%)	81 (25.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (10.9%)	60.9	2017^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.6%		60.1	2060^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.9%	43																					24.4		24.4	70.4	43.8	35.0	50.0			51.1	63.6	50.0	37.5	47.1			50.9							$17,319	$856	$16,463
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-6	330 Bluefield Dr.	San Jose	95136	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 226-4655	549	21	26.1	64.5%	25 (4.6%)	15 (2.7%)	391 (71.2%)	96 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	36	3490^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.4%		33.6	3631^st of 5869 public elementary schools	38.1%	141																					25.0		25.0	31.8	36.9	37.2	31.2			34.4	34.8	47.0	28.8	27.2			34.5							$15,532	$1,098	$14,434
Edenvale Elementary	Public	K-6	285 Azucar Ave.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-7060	357	14	25.5	68.1%	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.2%)	310 (86.8%)	33 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	19.6	4867^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.9%		15.1	5295^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.8%	428	23.8	19.1	9.1	0.0	13.4	66.7	28.6	40.9	11.1	37.8	19.1	19.1	4.6	16.7	14.6	14.3	23.8	4.6	0.0	11.0	7.4		7.4	27.5	8.3	25.5	24.6			21.5	48.8	10.4	20.0	22.8			24.4							$17,388	$1,520	$15,868
Anderson (Alex) Elementary	Public	K-6	5800 Calpine Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 225-6556	492	22	22.3	55.9%	49 (10.0%)	16 (3.3%)	262 (53.3%)	137 (27.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	26.4	4286^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.8%		22.6	4612^th of 5869 public elementary schools	21.4%	326																					23.1		23.1	23.0	30.4	23.1	29.7			26.4	36.5	26.3	21.5	32.3			29.2							$18,042	$1,502	$16,540
Christopher Elementary	Public	K-8	565 Coyote Rd.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-8550	446	21	21.4	63.9%	21 (4.7%)	4 (0.9%)	341 (76.5%)	65 (14.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.5%)	16.9	5112^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		11	5624^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.2%	512	26.3	17.4	5.3	5.0	13.6	57.9	39.1	31.6	10.0	34.6	21.1	34.8	5.3	20.0	21.0	21.1	13.0	0.0	0.0	8.6	8.7	20.0	13.2	20.5	24.4	16.3	20.8	45.5	43.3	26.8	37.5	31.3	9.5	13.7	27.3	23.3	23.4							$22,255	$1,283	$20,972
Stipe (Samuel) Elementary	Public	K-6	5000 Lyng Dr.	San Jose	95111	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 227-7332	310	14	22.1	60.6%	15 (4.8%)	10 (3.2%)	213 (68.7%)	56 (18.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.5%)	29.4	4011^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.5%		28.9	4033^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.3%	22																					15.3		15.3	25.6	35.6	26.3	36.7			31.1	44.7	33.3	18.6	32.7			30.9	94.1	94.1			94.1		$20,707	$1,499	$19,208
Oak Ridge Elementary	Public	K-6	5920 Bufkin Dr.	San Jose	95123	Santa Clara County	Oak Grove Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 578-5900	495	23	21.5	34.5%	85 (17.2%)	23 (4.6%)	203 (41.0%)	130 (26.3%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	46 (9.3%)	67.6	1710^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.8%		72.5	1476^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.9%	234																					37.7		37.7	44.1	57.1	51.7	62.7			54.0	52.1	53.5	45.9	51.5			50.9	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	97.5	$17,563	$907	$16,656

Frequently Asked Questions about Hayes Elementary

How many students attend Hayes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Hayes Elementary.

Is Hayes Elementary a good school?

Hayes Elementary ranks 3257^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hayes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hayes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Davis (Caroline) Intermediate
High : Oak Grove High

What district is Hayes Elementary in?

Oak Grove Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hayes Elementary?

Students at Hayes Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 6% White, 3% African American.

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