Schools in Zip Code 94544

ZIP code 94544 has 11 schools across three districts: five elementary schools, one middle school, four high schools and one alternative school, with enrollments ranging from 11 students to 1,511. The clearest academic standout is Hillview Crest Elementary, which led the reported 2025–2026 All Grades results in ELA, math and science.

Hillview Crest scored 40% in ELA, 31% in math and 34% in science—about 20, 18 and 20 points above the respective school averages of 20%, 13% and 14%. It was also closest to state results: 49% in ELA, 38% in math and 36% in science. At the other end, Alameda County Community reported 0% in ELA and math; its science result was suppressed. Core Learning Academy at Conley-Caraballo High had the lowest reported science score, 8%. Attendance is also a concern at some schools: chronic absenteeism was 91% at Alameda County Community and 69% at Core Learning, compared with 18% statewide. At the high schools, Core Learning’s 93% graduation rate and 2% dropout rate contrast with its low test scores and high absenteeism.

School averages rose from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026 by 1 percentage point in ELA, 3 points in math and 2 points in science; in science, the state gained 3 points, so the gap widened by about 1 point. SchoolDigger’s rank percentile improved from 30 to 43 for Hillview and from 4 to 9 for Cesar Chavez Middle, while Eldridge Elementary fell from 22 to 13. Hillview’s student–teacher ratio is 27.9, compared with 19.3 at Eldridge, showing that the smaller ratio does not automatically accompany higher scores here. The schools’ 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible figures ranged from 36% at Alternative Learning Academy at Conley-Caraballo High to 84% at Cesar Chavez; these are context, not explanations for results. All Grades scores are not fully like-for-like across schools, and suppressed scores are unknown rather than zero.