Enrollment
347
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN LORENZO UNIFIED·NCES 063471005853
Hillside Elementary
15980 Marcella St., San Leandro, CA 94578 · (510) 317-5300 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
302 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
17.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.5pp since 2014
Math
16.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.0% | 10.5% | 19.9% | 62.6% |
| Math | 3.5% | 12.6% | 20.7% | 63.2% |
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 | 17.5% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 12.9% |
| 2022-23 | 16.8% | 11.4% |
| 2021-22 | 11.5% | 8.5% |
| 2018-19 | 20.2% | 11.6% |
| 2017-18 | 25.2% | 20.9% |
| 2016-17 | 16.1% | 13.0% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
16.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 →
Where Hillside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #4,888 of 5,151 | #164 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #4,650 of 5,172 | #162 of 192 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #4,967 of 5,172 | #168 of 192 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #1,186 of 5,116 | #23 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #4,311 of 5,915 | #163 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.8:1 | #4,312 of 5,352 | #148 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #2,438 of 5,354 | #132 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.0% | #1,468 of 5,625 | #38 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #1,068 of 3,837 | #41 of 138 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
347
-76 (-18%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 26.4:1
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 | 347 | 14 | 24.8:1 | 87% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 14 | 26.9:1 | 90% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 371 | 14.3 | 26.0:1 | 86% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 423 | 16 | 26.4:1 | 83% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 19 | 23.8:1 | 86% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 21 | 24.4:1 | 90% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | N/A | N/A | 70% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 431 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 60% (258) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 18 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillside Elementary.
About Hillside Elementary
Families in San Leandro, California, are served by Hillside Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. It reported 347 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
San Lorenzo Unified serves 7,936 students across 16 schools.
At Hillside Elementary, 64% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 20% Black, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Alameda County is roughly 23% Hispanic. The diversity index for Hillside Elementary is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 24.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Hillside Elementary, which has 14. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Hillside Elementary is about 87%. The rate at public schools in Alameda County averages 49%, lower than here.
Hillside Elementary scores 16.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 28.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Alameda County show that the median household earns about $129,367 a year, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Alameda County, 394 public schools serve about 210,511 students.
Edendale Middle is the nearest public school to Hillside Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Hillside Elementary ranks 4th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment decreased 18% over 4 years, reaching 347 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 26.4:1 in 2020-21 to 24.8:1 in 2024-25.
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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 San Lorenzo Unified
- Arroyo HighHigh · 1,499 students
- San Lorenzo HighHigh · 1,029 students
- Bohannon MiddleMiddle · 606 students
- Hesperian ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Washington Manor MiddleMiddle · 500 students
- Edendale MiddleMiddle · 483 students
Other schools in San Leandro
- San Leandro HighHigh · 2,510 students
- John Muir MiddleMiddle · 969 students
- Bancroft MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Halkin ElementaryElementary · 724 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 694 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 551 students
Nearby schools
- Edendale Middle0.4 mi · 483
- Hesperian Elementary0.7 mi · 500
- San Lorenzo High1.0 mi · 1,029
- East Bay Arts High1.0 mi · 154
- Alameda County Juvenile Hall/Court1.0 mi · 56
- Stanton Elementary1.2 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Hillside ElementaryHow large is Hillside Elementary?
Hillside Elementary enrolls approximately 347 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Hillside Elementary serve?
Hillside Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Hillside Elementary have?
Hillside Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Hillside Elementary?
Student demographics at Hillside Elementary are roughly 2% White, 64% Hispanic, 20% Black, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Hillside Elementary in?
Hillside Elementary is part of San Lorenzo Unified.
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