Fairview Elementary

As a reasonably sized primary school in Hayward, California, Fairview Elementary caters to 543 students from grades K through 6, one of the schools within Hayward Unified.

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

Demographically, Fairview Elementary records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 15% Asian, 13% Black, 9% multiracial, 6% White. By comparison, Alameda County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Fairview Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Alameda County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Fairview Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.1%.

Around the school, census data for Alameda County shows the typical household earns roughly $129,367 per year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), Fairview Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is East Avenue Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fairview Elementary at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 49.9%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fairview Elementary has declined 4%, going from 567 students in 2018 to 543 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 21% to 13%.

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