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What's something Coyote Hills Elementary does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK UNIFIED·NCES 062706004081
Coyote Hills Elementary
36270 Cherry St., Newark, CA 94560 · (510) 818-3300 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
228 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
58%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
39.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.0pp since 2014
Math
32.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.6% | 23.4% | 28.8% | 32.2% |
| Math | 16.6% | 16.1% | 31.7% | 35.6% |
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 | 39.0% | 32.7% |
| 2023-24 | 36.9% | 33.3% |
| 2022-23 | 33.2% | 34.5% |
| 2021-22 | 36.5% | 31.2% |
| 2018-19 | 43.9% | 37.3% |
| 2017-18 | 32.1% | 25.1% |
| 2016-17 | 33.3% | 24.6% |
| 2015-16 | 39.0% | 29.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Coyote Hills Elementary
Coyote Hills Elementary's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coyote Hills Elementary this school | 440 | 51.8% | 35.4% |
| Glenmeade Elementary Chino Hills | 449 | 54.1% | 56.1% |
| Hayes Elementary San Jose | 470 | 56.4% | 36.5% |
| John Blacow Elementary Fremont | 557 | 50.8% | 40.0% |
| Los Molinos Elementary Hacienda Heights | 505 | 57.4% | 67.1% |
| Lynhaven Elementary San Jose | 463 | 48.4% | 37.5% |
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 Coyote Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #2,921 of 5,151 | #121 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #2,952 of 5,172 ▼ 198 | #126 of 192 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,031 of 5,172 ▲ 8 | #125 of 192 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,648 of 5,116 | #68 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #3,160 of 5,915 | #119 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #4,806 of 5,352 | #174 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #2,019 of 5,354 | #112 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.8% | #3,836 of 5,625 | #104 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.8% | #665 of 1,139 | #27 of 48 |
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
440
+75 (+21%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 26.1:1
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 | 440 | 17 | 25.9:1 | 52% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 17 | 25.9:1 | 57% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 18 | 25.1:1 | 51% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 14 | 26.1:1 | 70% (256) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 15 | 27.5:1 | 67% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 15 | 26.9:1 | 68% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | N/A | N/A | 61% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 30 | 19.6:1 | 39% (231) |
| 1990-91 | 617 | 25 | 24.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coyote Hills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (412 to 440); teachers up 13% (15 to 17).
About Coyote Hills Elementary
Coyote Hills Elementary, located in Newark, California, is a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 440 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Newark Unified enrolls 4,661 students in 10 schools, including Coyote Hills Elementary.
Roughly 60% of students at Coyote Hills Elementary are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Asian, 9% multiracial, 5% White, and 4% Pacific Islander. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 23%. Coyote Hills Elementary's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers at Coyote Hills Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 25.9:1. That is 3.6 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 52%.
allk12 grades Coyote Hills Elementary a C. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Coyote Hills Elementary is 13.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 35.4% actual, 49.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
In the county around the school, Alameda County, the median household income is $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 394 public schools in Alameda County, enrolling about 210,511 students in all.
Nearby, Newark Middle is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Coyote Hills Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 40.2%; Coyote Hills Elementary's is 35.4%, ranking 5th of 7.
In the federal locale system, Coyote Hills Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 21% from 2020-21, when Coyote Hills Elementary had 365 students, to 2024-25, when it had 440.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Coyote Hills Elementary covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Newark Unified
- Newark Memorial HighHigh · 1,367 students
- Newark MiddleMiddle · 980 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 455 students
- Birch Grove PrimaryElementary · 409 students
- August Schilling ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Birch Grove IntermediateElementary · 289 students
Other schools in Newark
- Newark Memorial HighHigh · 1,367 students
- Newark MiddleMiddle · 980 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 455 students
- Birch Grove PrimaryElementary · 409 students
- August Schilling ElementaryElementary · 344 students
- Birch Grove IntermediateElementary · 289 students
Other Coyote Hills Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Coyote Hills Elementary. Coyote Hills Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Coyote Hills Elementary SchoolPEORIA, AZ · 695 students
- Coyote Hills Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Newark Middle0.3 mi · 980
- Lincoln Elementary0.6 mi · 286
- August Schilling Elementary0.8 mi · 344
- Bridgepoint High0.8 mi · 60
- Crossroads High (Alternative)0.8 mi · 31
- John F. Kennedy Elementary0.9 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About Coyote Hills ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Coyote Hills Elementary?
Coyote Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 440 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Coyote Hills Elementary serve?
Coyote Hills Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Coyote Hills Elementary?
Approximately 25.9:1 students per teacher at Coyote Hills Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Coyote Hills Elementary?
Student demographics at Coyote Hills Elementary are roughly 5% White, 60% Hispanic, 1% Black, 21% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Coyote Hills Elementary in?
Coyote Hills Elementary is part of Newark Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.