Eldridge Elementary

Eldridge Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in Hayward, California, run under Hayward Unified. Current enrollment sits at 281 students spanning grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Eldridge Elementary sits 40% below that benchmark.

Hayward Unified comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 17,273 students; Eldridge Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Eldridge Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 20% Asian, 6% Black, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 82% of students at Eldridge Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Eldridge Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.5%; this one delivers 23.7%.

Around the school, census data for Alameda County shows median household income runs about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which Eldridge Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Martin Luther King Jr. Middle, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Eldridge Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 29.9%.

Eldridge Elementary operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 34%: 423 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 14% to 20% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 26.4:1 in 2018 to 19.4:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.