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What's something Hillview Crest Elementary does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 641 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HAVEN UNIFIED·NCES 062691004071
Hillview Crest Elementary
31410 Wheelon Ave., Hayward, CA 94544 · (510) 471-5720 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
28.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
305 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 | 100 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (100) is 43% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
56%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
33.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.3pp since 2014
Math
31.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 10 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 | 14.9% | 18.4% | 26.9% | 39.8% |
| Math | 8.4% | 22.7% | 26.6% | 42.4% |
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 | 33.3% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 24.2% |
| 2022-23 | 31.1% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.9% | 18.9% |
| 2018-19 | 37.5% | 24.1% |
| 2017-18 | 35.8% | 20.4% |
| 2016-17 | 26.4% | 17.9% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
30.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Hillview Crest Elementary
Hillview Crest Elementary's state test result (30.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillview Crest Elementary this school | 420 | 72.6% | 30.7% |
| Golden Springs Elementary Diamond Bar | 388 | 72.2% | 47.5% |
| Hollingworth Elementary West Covina | 382 | 73.0% | 35.1% |
| Del Rey Elementary San Lorenzo | 373 | 69.2% | 33.0% |
| Palma Ceia Elementary Hayward | 484 | 76.2% | 33.8% |
| Raymond Temple Elementary Buena Park | 431 | 78.2% | 50.0% |
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 Hillview Crest Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #3,421 of 5,151 | #130 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,126 of 5,172 ▲ 588 | #129 of 192 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,630 of 5,172 ▼ 267 | #133 of 192 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.8pp | #1,182 of 5,116 | #22 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #3,429 of 5,915 | #129 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.0:1 | #5,233 of 5,352 | #198 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #2,219 of 5,354 | #124 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #2,803 of 5,625 | #72 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #1,178 of 3,837 | #46 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. 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
420
-57 (-12%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 857
Student : Teacher
28.0:1
was 25.1:1
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 | 420 | 15 | 28.0:1 | 73% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 16 | 26.4:1 | 76% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 18 | 24.1:1 | 51% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 19 | 25.1:1 | 57% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 540 | 23.2 | 23.3:1 | 72% (387) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 25 | 24.2:1 | 71% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | N/A | N/A | 64% (455) |
| 2000-01 | 829 | 41 | 20.2:1 | 32% (264) |
| 1990-91 | 857 | 38 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillview Crest Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (540 to 420); teachers down 35% (23.2 to 15).
About Hillview Crest Elementary
Hillview Crest Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Hayward, California. The school had 420 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Hillview Crest Elementary is one school in New Haven Unified, a system of 13 schools with 10,056 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Hillview Crest Elementary, with 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Asian, 7% multiracial, 5% White, and 4% Black. The county population is about 23% Hispanic. Hillview Crest Elementary's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 28.0:1 at Hillview Crest Elementary, with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in California have 22.3:1, compared with 28.0:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 73% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Alameda County average 49%.
The allk12 Grade for Hillview Crest Elementary is C. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Hillview Crest Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 37.0%. Hillview Crest Elementary scores 30.7%, 6.3 points below that line.
Within Alameda County, the median household income is $129,367, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Hillview Crest Elementary, Alameda County has 393 other public schools.
Alternative Learning Academy at Conley-Caraballo High is the public school closest to Hillview Crest Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Hillview Crest Elementary ranks 3rd of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 30.7% against a local average of 36.0%.
Under the NCES locale system, Hillview Crest Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Hillview Crest Elementary dropped 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 477 to 420 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (28.0:1) than in 2020-21 (25.1:1).
Community posts for Hillview Crest Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Hillview Crest ElementaryHow many students attend Hillview Crest Elementary?
Hillview Crest Elementary enrolls approximately 420 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Hillview Crest Elementary serve?
Hillview Crest Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillview Crest Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hillview Crest Elementary is approximately 28.0:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hillview Crest Elementary?
Student demographics at Hillview Crest Elementary are roughly 5% White, 63% Hispanic, 4% Black, 16% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Hillview Crest Elementary public or private?
Hillview Crest Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Haven Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.