Lorin A. Eden Elementary

Lorin A. Eden Elementary operates as a cozy elementary-level community in Hayward, California, part of Hayward Unified. Current enrollment sits at 386 students spanning grades K through 6.

Within Hayward Unified, which oversees 28 schools and 17,273 students, Lorin A. Eden Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Lorin A. Eden Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 35% Asian, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Alameda County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lorin A. Eden Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.8%, the actual is 28.8%, a residual of -10.0 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Alameda County put the typical household earns roughly $129,367 per year, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), Lorin A. Eden Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Impact Academy of Arts & Technology, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lorin A. Eden Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lorin A. Eden Elementary at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 33.8%.

Lorin A. Eden Elementary operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 8%: 421 students in 2018 compared to 386 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 40% to 45% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 26.3:1 in 2018 to 24.6:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Lorin A. Eden Elementary typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.