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What tradition at Hayes Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY·NCES 062781004215
Hayes Elementary
5035 Poston Dr., San Jose, CA 95136 · (408) 227-0424 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% 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.
- 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
26.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
265 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 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (67).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
35.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.1pp since 2014
Math
36.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.8% | 19.1% | 28.6% | 35.5% |
| Math | 22.2% | 13.9% | 23.7% | 40.2% |
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 | 35.9% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 37.5% |
| 2022-23 | 40.3% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.3% | 35.7% |
| 2018-19 | 46.6% | 40.4% |
| 2017-18 | 55.2% | 47.3% |
| 2016-17 | 48.9% | 38.0% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% 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 Hayes Elementary
Hayes Elementary's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Elementary this school | 470 | 56.4% | 36.5% |
| Glenmeade Elementary Chino Hills | 449 | 54.1% | 56.1% |
| High Tech Elementary Chula Vista Chula Vista | 445 | 56.0% | N/A |
| Coyote Hills Elementary Newark | 440 | 51.8% | 35.4% |
| Los Molinos Elementary Hacienda Heights | 505 | 57.4% | 67.1% |
| John Blacow Elementary Fremont | 557 | 50.8% | 40.0% |
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 Hayes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #2,815 of 5,151 | #161 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #2,635 of 5,172 ▼ 246 | #158 of 226 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #3,342 of 5,172 ▼ 238 | #168 of 226 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.0pp | #3,335 of 5,116 | #96 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #2,800 of 5,915 | #95 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.1:1 | #4,887 of 5,352 | #228 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #2,556 of 5,354 | #140 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #3,629 of 5,625 | #80 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.2% | #304 of 1,139 | #9 of 36 |
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
470
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 669
Student : Teacher
26.1:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 470 | 18 | 26.1:1 | 56% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 18 | 25.6:1 | 56% (259) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 18 | 26.5:1 | 47% (223) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 20 | 25.4:1 | 33% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 18 | 22.3:1 | 52% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 474 | 21 | 22.6:1 | 47% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 544 | N/A | N/A | 45% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 545 | 27 | 20.2:1 | 24% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 669 | 25 | 26.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hayes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (401 to 470); teachers unchanged (18 to 18).
About Hayes Elementary
Hayes Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in San Jose, California. It had 470 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 6.
The 18 schools of Oak Grove Elementary, including Hayes Elementary, enroll 8,515 students.
More than half of the students at Hayes Elementary are Hispanic (66%). The remaining shares are 19% Asian, 6% multiracial, 6% White, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Santa Clara County's population at about 25%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hayes Elementary scores 53%.
Teacher count: 18 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 26.1:1. The gap from the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is 3.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 56%. Among public schools in Santa Clara County, the average eligibility rate is 37%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hayes Elementary lands at C, ahead of 27% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hayes Elementary's results are 10.0 points below predicted: 36.5% against 46.5%.
Santa Clara County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $164,281, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 412 public schools in the county, enrolling about 230,059, Hayes Elementary among them.
Del Roble Elementary is the nearest public school to Hayes Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Hayes Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Hayes Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 508 to 470, a 7% decrease.
The Hayes Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oak Grove Elementary
- Herman (Leonard) IntermediateMiddle · 723 students
- Bernal IntermediateMiddle · 675 students
- Sakamoto ElementaryElementary · 571 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 549 students
- Santa Teresa ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Davis (Caroline) IntermediateMiddle · 537 students
Other schools in San Jose
- Evergreen Valley HighHigh · 2,703 students
- Independence HighHigh · 2,289 students
- Silver Creek HighHigh · 2,139 students
- Santa Teresa HighHigh · 2,134 students
- Piedmont Hills HighHigh · 1,918 students
- Leigh HighHigh · 1,884 students
Other Hayes Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Hayes Elementary. Hayes Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 9.
- Hayes Elementary SchoolKennesaw, GA · 802 students
- Hayes ElementaryFRIDLEY, MN · 432 students
- Hayes Elementary SchoolWESTLAND, MI · 416 students
- Hayes Elementary SchoolAda, OK · 414 students
- Hayes Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Del Roble Elementary0.6 mi · 420
- Summit Public School: Tahoma0.7 mi · 383
- Oak Grove High0.7 mi · 1,374
- Davis (Caroline) Intermediate0.9 mi · 537
- Frost (Earl) Elementary1.2 mi · 313
- Parkview Elementary1.2 mi · 549
Frequently asked questions
About Hayes ElementaryHow large is Hayes Elementary?
Hayes Elementary enrolls approximately 470 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Hayes Elementary serve?
Hayes Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hayes Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hayes Elementary is approximately 26.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hayes Elementary?
Student demographics at Hayes Elementary are roughly 6% White, 66% Hispanic, 3% Black, 19% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hayes Elementary in?
Hayes Elementary is part of Oak Grove Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.