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Colonial Acres Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5740^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of California elementary schools

Summary

Colonial Acres Elementary is a public elementary school in Hayward, California, serving 449 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the San Lorenzo Unified School District, which is ranked 1237 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Colonial Acres Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 5% of California elementary schools, with very low proficiency rates on standardized tests. In 2024-2025, only 11.82% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 48.81% statewide and 30.73% in the district. The school's performance in Mathematics (13.43% proficient) and Science (6.25% proficient) is also significantly below state and district averages. The school has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 20.4% to 36.8% over the past few years.

While the nearby Del Rey Elementary and Lorenzo Manor Elementary schools in the San Lorenzo Unified district perform better academically than Colonial Acres Elementary, they still lag behind the state averages. In contrast, Stanton Elementary, a school in the neighboring Castro Valley Unified district, stands out as a high-performing school with proficiency rates well above the state averages.

458

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,093

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17115 Meekland Ave.
Hayward, CA 94541-1304

(510) 317-4500

District: San Lorenzo Unified

Students who attend Colonial Acres Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Edendale Middle
High:	Arroyo High
	East Bay Arts High
	Royal Sunset (Continuation)
	San Lorenzo High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.9%

Asian:

10.0%

African American:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2013 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg25%

California avg41%

5,740^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the San Lorenzo Unified

1236^th of 1,543San Lorenzo 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	7.9	5740 of 5857	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	5743 of 5869	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5626 of 5859	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	5783 of 5883	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	5366 of 5789	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	5471 of 5662	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	5468 of 5692	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	5282 of 5614	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.2	5263 of 5611	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.9	4933 of 5530	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.9	5025 of 5390	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.2	4939 of 5377	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	5136 of 5314	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.8	4967 of 5193	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	4333 of 5113	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.3	4273 of 5113	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.6	4242 of 4818	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.1	4515 of 4822	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.5	4586 of 4809	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.4	2877 of 3162	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	2556 of 3245	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	2476 of 3311	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	2687 of 3275	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	2368 of 3246	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.2	5471 of 5597	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.4	5530 of 5612	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	5428 of 5609	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	5545 of 5635	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	5093 of 5492	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.4	5302 of 5413	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	5072 of 5107	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	5038 of 5107	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	4885 of 5087	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	5019 of 5084	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4483 of 4963	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	4584 of 4830	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	5424 of 5460	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	5415 of 5517	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	5108 of 5363	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	5127 of 5264	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	4967 of 5173	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	4922 of 5084	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	5535 of 5628	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	5472 of 5643	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	5352 of 5638	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	5549 of 5663	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	5128 of 5510	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	5172 of 5431	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	2260 of 2847	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)21st percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Science6%-26 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 (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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
Colonial Acres Elementary	Public	K-5	17115 Meekland Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4500	458	20	22.9	86.0%	11 (2.4%)	27 (5.9%)	357 (77.9%)	46 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	13 (2.8%)	7.9	5740^th of 5857 public elementary schools	2.0%		8.6	5743^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	2.1%	3																	6.3		6.3	11.3	11.6	12.7				11.8	18.3	15.9	4.9				13.4	97.1	98.0			98.0		$18,093	$16,010	$2,083
Lorenzo Manor Elementary	Public	K-5	18250 Bengal St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5400	447	19	23.4	76.5%	10 (2.2%)	16 (3.6%)	344 (77.0%)	54 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	17 (3.8%)	19.4	4883^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.6%		21.3	4753^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	19.0%	130																	19.3		19.3	18.6	25.7	24.6				22.8	24.7	30.4	17.9				24.8							$20,486	$18,374	$2,112
Hesperian Elementary	Public	K-5	620 Drew St.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5200	500	22	22.7	80.6%	14 (2.8%)	53 (10.6%)	335 (67.0%)	62 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	23 (4.6%)	7.7	5747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.9%		16.9	5125^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.7%	622	0.0	15.4	7.4	6.7	27.8	23.1	37.0	29.2	0.0	30.8	11.1	12.4	0.0	19.2	3.7	6.7	8.6		8.6	5.6	14.9	16.4				12.2	11.0	14.3	7.1				10.9	92.7	95.1		95.1	93.9		$18,535	$16,444	$2,091
Grant Elementary	Public	K-5	879 Grant Ave.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-3700	322	16	20.6	68.9%	39 (12.1%)	23 (7.1%)	168 (52.2%)	76 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.7%)	35.5	3541^st of 5857 public elementary schools	39.5%		40	3172^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.0%	369																	24.0		24.0	32.8	38.6	32.0				34.5	35.4	43.9	27.1				35.9							$20,706	$18,582	$2,124
Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	585 Willow Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 397-2524	645	25	25.8	81.7%	93 (14.4%)	36 (5.6%)	427 (66.2%)	51 (7.9%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.3%)	19 (2.9%)	22.6	4625^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%		16.9	5124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.7%	499																	16.0	29.6	21.0	22.5	25.3	32.9	25.0	52.2	54.4	33.8	39.8	30.8	10.7	19.2	20.3	27.3	25.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4
Harder Elementary	Public	K-6	585 Willow Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3840	671	30	22.6	80.3%	8 (1.2%)	49 (7.3%)	482 (71.8%)	79 (11.8%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.5%)	21 (3.1%)	10.4	5609^th of 5857 public elementary schools	4.2%		10.9	5633^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.0%	24																	12.6		12.6	21.4	13.0	16.2	19.8			17.8	18.4	7.5	7.9	11.0			11.4							$23,327	$21,060	$2,267
Hillside Elementary	Public	K-5	15980 Marcella St.	San Leandro	94578	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5300	347	14	24.7	87.0%	7 (2.0%)	69 (19.9%)	223 (64.3%)	27 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	14 (4.0%)	11.7	5529^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.6%		11	5621^st of 5869 public elementary schools	4.2%	92																	8.5		8.5	22.0	10.9	19.3				17.5	30.0	12.5	5.2				16.1							$21,967	$19,864	$2,103
Cherryland Elementary	Public	K-6	456 Laurel Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3810	855	36	24.0	83.2%	14 (1.6%)	33 (3.9%)	712 (83.3%)	49 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	25 (2.9%)	13.1	5413^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%		14.4	5361^st of 5869 public elementary schools	8.7%	52																	14.6		14.6	11.6	17.6	28.4	30.7			22.5	10.7	10.8	12.5	11.1			11.3							$24,064	$21,384	$2,680
Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	1510 Via Sonya	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-5000	373	16	23.3	69.2%	30 (8.0%)	8 (2.1%)	231 (61.9%)	69 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	24 (6.4%)	31.1	3865^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.0%		35.7	3465^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.0%	400																	24.6		24.6	32.7	23.8	37.7				31.3	30.8	37.1	28.3				32.2							$18,118	$16,000	$2,118
Burbank Elementary	Public	K-6	353 B St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3805	800	32	24.8	74.0%	22 (2.8%)	63 (7.9%)	584 (73.0%)	75 (9.4%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	40 (5.0%)	25	4390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		30.3	3902^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.5%	488																	14.0		14.0	28.2	35.5	28.6	41.3			33.0	27.6	25.2	13.3	28.6			23.5							$24,701	$22,130	$2,571

Frequently Asked Questions about Colonial Acres Elementary

What schools do graduates of Colonial Acres Elementary attend?

Students who attend Colonial Acres Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edendale Middle
High : Arroyo High
High : East Bay Arts High
High : Royal Sunset (Continuation)
High : San Lorenzo High

Is Colonial Acres Elementary a good school?

Colonial Acres Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.0% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Colonial Acres Elementary?

Students at Colonial Acres Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Colonial Acres Elementary in?

San Lorenzo Unified

How many students attend Colonial Acres Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 458 students attended Colonial Acres Elementary.

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