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Which teacher or staff member at Park Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYWARD UNIFIED·NCES 061674002127
Park Elementary
411 Larchmont St., Hayward, CA 94540 · (510) 723-3875 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
409 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 63 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 37% larger than its 6th grade class (63).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
24.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.4pp since 2014
Math
17.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.3% | 15.0% | 20.3% | 55.3% |
| Math | 6.0% | 10.9% | 20.0% | 63.0% |
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 | 24.4% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.9% | 11.6% |
| 2022-23 | 25.2% | 12.2% |
| 2021-22 | 28.1% | 13.6% |
| 2018-19 | 35.0% | 24.1% |
| 2017-18 | 32.0% | 19.4% |
| 2016-17 | 25.3% | 16.4% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 16.0% | 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
18.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Park Elementary
Park Elementary's state test result (18.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Elementary this school | 504 | 81.2% | 18.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary San Leandro | 551 | 84.9% | 27.0% |
| Hesperian Elementary San Lorenzo | 500 | 80.6% | 15.6% |
| Cleveland Elementary Stockton | 587 | 84.0% | 28.6% |
| Victoria Elementary San Bernardino | 474 | 84.8% | 34.7% |
| Montalvin Manor Elementary San Pablo | 474 | 82.9% | 30.5% |
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 Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #4,658 of 5,151 | #157 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #4,571 of 5,172 ▲ 370 | #160 of 192 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #4,540 of 5,172 ▼ 41 | #152 of 192 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #1,727 of 5,116 | #96 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #2,382 of 5,915 | #81 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #2,916 of 5,352 | #86 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #2,670 of 5,354 | #144 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #2,073 of 5,625 | #57 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #2,855 of 3,837 | #111 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
504
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 504 | 22 | 22.9:1 | 81% (409) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 24 | 21.4:1 | 87% (448) |
| 2022-23 | 494 | 24.5 | 20.2:1 | 80% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 22 | 23.3:1 | 65% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 23 | 24.0:1 | 77% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 22 | 26.4:1 | 83% (484) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | N/A | N/A | 66% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | 34 | 19.5:1 | 53% (349) |
| 1990-91 | 586 | 26 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (552 to 504); teachers down 4% (23 to 22).
About Park Elementary
Park Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Hayward, California. The school reports 504 students in kindergarten through 6.
The district for Park Elementary is Hayward Unified, with 28 schools and 17,273 students.
Hispanic students account for 68% of enrollment at Park Elementary. Other groups make up 14% Asian, 8% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% White. Alameda County as a whole is about 23% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Park Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
Its teaching staff equals 22 full-time positions, a ratio of 22.9:1. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. Around 81% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The 49% average for public schools in Alameda County is 32 points lower.
In California, Park Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 18.9% actual against a predicted 32.0%.
Park Elementary is located in Alameda County, where 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. Park Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County, which together enroll about 210,511 students.
The closest public school to Park Elementary is Opportunity Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Park Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Park Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 512 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 504.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Hayward Unified
- Mt. Eden HighHigh · 1,865 students
- Hayward HighHigh · 1,580 students
- Tennyson HighHigh · 1,511 students
- Cherryland ElementaryElementary · 855 students
- Burbank ElementaryElementary · 800 students
- Harder ElementaryElementary · 671 students
Other schools in Hayward
- Mt. Eden HighHigh · 1,865 students
- Hayward HighHigh · 1,580 students
- Tennyson HighHigh · 1,511 students
- Cherryland ElementaryElementary · 855 students
- Burbank ElementaryElementary · 800 students
- Impact Academy of Arts & TechnologyHigh · 716 students
Other Park Elementary schools
25 other US public schools in 19 states are named Park Elementary. Park Elementary is the 7th largest of the 26.
- Park ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 581 students
- Park ElementaryMill Valley, CA · 301 students
- Park Elementary SchoolNewark, NJ · 747 students
- Park Elementary SchoolHamilton, GA · 628 students
- PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLAVON PARK, FL · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Opportunity Academy0.4 mi · 175
- Alameda County Community0.4 mi · 73
- Winton Middle0.4 mi · 582
- Hayward Collegiate Charter0.7 mi · 231
- Burbank Elementary0.9 mi · 800
- Schafer Park Elementary0.9 mi · 606
Frequently asked questions
About Park ElementaryHow large is Park Elementary?
Park Elementary enrolls approximately 504 students in grades KG-06.
Is Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Park Elementary have?
Park Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
How diverse is Park Elementary?
Park Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 68% Hispanic, 8% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Park Elementary in?
Park Elementary is part of Hayward Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.