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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Schafer Park Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYWARD UNIFIED·NCES 061674002130
Schafer Park Elementary
26268 Flamingo Ave., Hayward, CA 94544 · (510) 723-3895 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
469 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 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (83).
Student demographics
34%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
41.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.1pp since 2014
Math
25.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 22 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 | 18.1% | 23.0% | 23.9% | 35.1% |
| Math | 10.0% | 15.4% | 30.8% | 43.9% |
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 | 41.1% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 25.5% |
| 2022-23 | 35.5% | 23.4% |
| 2021-22 | 35.3% | 22.2% |
| 2018-19 | 46.4% | 34.7% |
| 2017-18 | 40.8% | 31.3% |
| 2016-17 | 28.0% | 21.2% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 21.0% |
| 2014-15 | 19.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Schafer Park Elementary
Schafer Park Elementary's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schafer Park Elementary this school | 606 | 77.4% | 33.0% |
| Niemes (John H.) Elementary Artesia | 631 | 76.2% | 42.9% |
| Rio Rosales Oxnard | 557 | 77.0% | 29.7% |
| Cypress Elementary Covina | 558 | 79.0% | 39.8% |
| Norman R. Brekke Elementary Oxnard | 585 | 73.8% | 48.5% |
| Tyrrell Elementary Hayward | 597 | 82.1% | 19.1% |
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 Schafer Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,168 of 5,151 | #125 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #3,728 of 5,172 ▼ 160 | #140 of 192 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #2,818 of 5,172 ▼ 45 | #119 of 192 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #1,801 of 5,116 | #38 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #1,345 of 5,915 | #45 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #1,919 of 5,352 | #54 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.0% | #3,745 of 5,354 | #179 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #2,419 of 5,625 | #63 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #1,300 of 3,837 | #53 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
606
-136 (-18%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 451
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 606 | 28 | 21.6:1 | 77% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 30.2 | 20.6:1 | 79% (495) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 30.1 | 21.3:1 | 77% (495) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | 31 | 23.9:1 | 65% (484) |
| 2017-18 | 768 | 30.9 | 24.9:1 | 68% (519) |
| 2015-16 | 735 | 28 | 26.3:1 | 84% (620) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | N/A | N/A | 71% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 32 | 18.7:1 | 43% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 20 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schafer Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (768 to 606); teachers down 9% (30.9 to 28).
About Schafer Park Elementary
Schafer Park Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Hayward, California. The school counts 606 students across kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
The district for Schafer Park Elementary is Hayward Unified, with 28 schools and 17,273 students.
Federal enrollment data show Schafer Park Elementary is 81% Hispanic. It is also 10% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Alameda County's residents are about 23% Hispanic, 57 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 34% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 28 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.6:1. That matches the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 77% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Alameda County average 49%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Schafer Park Elementary is 1.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 33.0%. Predicted: 34.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Alameda County, the median household income is $129,367, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Alameda County has 394 public schools and roughly 210,511 students.
Nearest public school: Glassbrook Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Schafer Park Elementary at 3rd of 8.
Locale data from NCES put Schafer Park Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment at Schafer Park Elementary dropped 18% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 742 to 606 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.6:1) than in 2020-21 (23.9:1).
Discussions about Schafer Park Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Glassbrook Elementary0.4 mi · 455
- Eldridge Elementary0.4 mi · 281
- Hayward Collegiate Charter0.5 mi · 231
- Southgate Elementary0.5 mi · 581
- Martin Luther King Jr. Middle0.6 mi · 669
- Tyrrell Elementary0.6 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About Schafer Park ElementaryHow large is Schafer Park Elementary?
Schafer Park Elementary enrolls approximately 606 students in grades KG-06.
Is Schafer Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Schafer Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Schafer Park Elementary have?
Schafer Park Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Schafer Park Elementary?
At Schafer Park Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 81% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Schafer Park Elementary public or private?
Schafer Park Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hayward Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.