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What's the one class at Alvarado Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
667
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HAVEN UNIFIED·NCES 062691004065
Alvarado Elementary
31100 Fredi St., Union City, CA 94587 · (510) 471-1039 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL667 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
376 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 160 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (160) is 55% larger than its 5th grade class (103).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
49.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.8pp since 2014
Math
40.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 25.6% | 24.2% | 22.6% | 27.6% |
| Math | 13.8% | 26.6% | 27.9% | 31.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.8% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 43.7% | 34.4% |
| 2022-23 | 45.8% | 36.2% |
| 2021-22 | 53.3% | 39.5% |
| 2018-19 | 59.4% | 56.9% |
| 2017-18 | 54.5% | 52.0% |
| 2016-17 | 48.7% | 49.0% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alvarado Elementary
Alvarado Elementary's state test result (42.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarado Elementary this school | 667 | 56.4% | 42.1% |
| Tom Kitayama Elementary Union City | 653 | 53.3% | 59.3% |
| Brier Elementary Fremont | 585 | 53.8% | 41.9% |
| Butterfield Ranch Elementary Chino Hills | 607 | 49.4% | 75.5% |
| Charles G. Emery Elementary Buena Park | 646 | 55.3% | 65.0% |
| Rolling Ridge Elementary Chino Hills | 586 | 50.3% | 77.4% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alvarado Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #2,296 of 5,151 | #110 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #2,264 of 5,172 ▲ 387 | #117 of 192 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #2,043 of 5,172 ▲ 333 | #109 of 192 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.3pp | #1,409 of 5,116 | #84 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 667 | #915 of 5,915 | #28 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #4,835 of 5,352 | #176 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #1,119 of 5,354 | #82 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #3,631 of 5,625 | #93 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #2,295 of 3,837 | #88 of 138 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
667
+12 (+2%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 26.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 667 | 25.7 | 25.9:1 | 56% (376) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 25.2 | 25.9:1 | 57% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 24.2 | 27.3:1 | 46% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 25 | 26.2:1 | 39% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 32 | 24.0:1 | 51% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 839 | 33 | 25.4:1 | 49% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 847 | N/A | N/A | 49% (417) |
| 2000-01 | 918 | 50 | 18.4:1 | 31% (282) |
| 1990-91 | 785 | 35 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alvarado Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (767 to 667); teachers down 20% (32 to 25.7).
About Alvarado Elementary
Alvarado Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Union City, California. The latest federal count shows 667 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 43% higher.
New Haven Unified oversees Alvarado Elementary and 12 other schools, with 10,056 students in total.
Alvarado Elementary's enrollment is 51% Asian. Next come 24% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% White, and 4% Black. That compares with about 33% Asian among all Alameda County residents. By the diversity index, Alvarado Elementary comes in at 66%.
At Alvarado Elementary, 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 25.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Roughly 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Alvarado Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Alvarado Elementary is 4.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 42.1%. Predicted: 46.5%.
In Alameda County (population about 1,649,473), median household income is about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Alvarado Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County, which together enroll about 210,511 students.
The nearest other public school, Itliong-Vera Cruz, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Alvarado Elementary. On state test proficiency, Alvarado Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (655) and 2024-25 (667).
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Haven Unified
- James Logan HighHigh · 3,096 students
- Itliong-Vera CruzMiddle · 1,097 students
- Cesar Chavez MiddleMiddle · 990 students
- Guy Jr. Emanuele ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Searles ElementaryElementary · 712 students
- Delaine Eastin ElementaryElementary · 668 students
Other schools in Union City
- James Logan HighHigh · 3,096 students
- Itliong-Vera CruzMiddle · 1,097 students
- Cesar Chavez MiddleMiddle · 990 students
- Guy Jr. Emanuele ElementaryElementary · 746 students
- Searles ElementaryElementary · 712 students
- Delaine Eastin ElementaryElementary · 668 students
Other Alvarado Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Alvarado Elementary. Alvarado Elementary is the largest of the 4.
- Alvarado ElementarySan Francisco, CA · 538 students
- Alvarado ElementarySignal Hill, CA · 390 students
- ALVARADO ELEMENTARYALBUQUERQUE, NM · 258 students
Nearby schools
- Itliong-Vera Cruz0.1 mi · 1,097
- Tom Kitayama Elementary1.5 mi · 653
- Cesar Chavez Middle1.6 mi · 990
- Pioneer Elementary1.6 mi · 623
- Delaine Eastin Elementary1.9 mi · 668
- Leadership Public Schools - Hayward2.0 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Alvarado ElementaryHow many students attend Alvarado Elementary?
Alvarado Elementary enrolls approximately 667 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Alvarado Elementary serve?
Alvarado Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Alvarado Elementary have?
Alvarado Elementary employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.9:1.
How diverse is Alvarado Elementary?
Alvarado Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Black, 51% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Alvarado Elementary?
Alvarado Elementary is overseen by New Haven Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.