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Enrollment
746
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HAVEN UNIFIED·NCES 062691007481
Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary
100 Decoto Rd., Union City, CA 94587 · (510) 471-2461 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL746 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of California public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
29.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
469 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 | 171 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (171) is 92% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
63%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
46.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.5pp since 2014
Math
42.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 14 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.1% | 25.5% | 20.1% | 33.3% |
| Math | 22.5% | 19.7% | 23.7% | 34.1% |
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 | 46.5% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 33.3% |
| 2022-23 | 37.8% | 30.3% |
| 2021-22 | 37.6% | 28.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.1% | 43.5% |
| 2017-18 | 46.0% | 44.2% |
| 2016-17 | 41.2% | 42.0% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
39.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary
Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary's state test result (39.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary this school | 746 | 62.9% | 39.6% |
| Sequoia Elementary Fresno | 696 | 63.5% | 54.9% |
| Eagle Canyon Elementary Chino Hills | 631 | 61.3% | 72.3% |
| Ramona Elementary Alhambra | 650 | 60.0% | 56.8% |
| Alvarado Elementary Union City | 667 | 56.4% | 42.1% |
| Valentine Peyton Elementary Stockton | 787 | 64.8% | 48.9% |
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 Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #2,530 of 5,151 | #116 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #2,135 of 5,172 ▲ 617 | #113 of 192 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #2,318 of 5,172 ▲ 702 | #113 of 192 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #440 of 5,116 | #7 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 746 | #550 of 5,915 | #12 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 29.3:1 | #5,297 of 5,352 | #200 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #1,541 of 5,354 | #100 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #3,336 of 5,625 | #91 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +27.3% | #153 of 1,139 | #6 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
746
+187 (+33%) vs 2020
-2% since 2000-01, when it was 765
Student : Teacher
29.3:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 746 | 25.5 | 29.3:1 | 63% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 25 | 27.4:1 | 67% (458) |
| 2022-23 | 666 | 26 | 25.6:1 | 46% (307) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 23 | 24.3:1 | 50% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 23.5 | 24.9:1 | 61% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 25 | 25.8:1 | 59% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 804 | N/A | N/A | 51% (412) |
| 2000-01 | 765 | 42 | 18.2:1 | 47% (360) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (586 to 746); teachers up 9% (23.5 to 25.5).
About Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary
Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary runs as a large elementary school in Union City, California. Enrollment is 746 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 60% higher.
Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary is one school in a 13-school district, New Haven Unified, which enrolls 10,056 students.
Asian students form the largest group at Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary, 48% of enrollment. Next come 36% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. That compares with about 33% Asian among all Alameda County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
The school employs the equivalent of 25.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 29.3:1. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 63%. That rate is above the 49% average among public schools in Alameda County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary is 3.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 39.6% actual, 42.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Census Bureau estimates for Alameda County show that median household income is about $129,367, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 394 public schools operate in Alameda County, serving about 210,511 students.
The closest public school, Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay, is about 0.5 miles from Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary is 3rd among 5 schools close by.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Federal counts put enrollment at 559 in 2020-21 and 746 in 2024-25, a 33% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 24.3:1 to 29.3:1.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Guy Jr. Emanuele ElementaryHow large is Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary?
Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary enrolls approximately 746 students in grades KG-05.
Is Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary is approximately 29.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary?
Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 36% Hispanic, 3% Black, 48% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary in?
Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary is part of New Haven Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.