Is Cherryland Elementary a good school?

Cherryland Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Cherryland Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 903 students attended Cherryland Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Cherryland Elementary?

Students at Cherryland Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Cherryland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cherryland Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Winton Middle High : Hayward High

Cherryland Elementary

Summary:

Cherryland Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hayward, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 903 students. The school is part of the Hayward Unified School District, which is ranked 1235 out of 1568 districts in California and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Cherryland Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools based on the statewide SchoolDigger ranking. The school's proficiency rates in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the Hayward Unified and California state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 24.17% of Cherryland students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 31.29% for Hayward Unified and 47.04% for California. In Math, the proficiency rate was just 11.26%, compared to 19.2% for Hayward Unified and 35.54% for California. Cherryland Elementary has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.8% in 2017-2018 to 46.1% in 2022-2023, and has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 75.53% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

The nearby schools, such as Faith Ringgold School of Arts and Science, Longwood Elementary, and Harder Elementary, also perform poorly compared to state and district averages, with low proficiency rates in ELA and Math. However, Burbank Elementary, which is also within the Hayward Unified District, performs significantly better than Cherryland and the other nearby schools, with proficiency rates closer to the district and state averages. The charter school, Hayward Collegiate Charter, located a bit further away, outperforms Cherryland and the other nearby public schools in both ELA and Math proficiency.

Detail:

Public K-6

456 Laurel Ave.
Hayward, CA 94541-3831

(510) 723-3810

District: Hayward Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5354^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Cherryland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Winton Middle
High:	Hayward High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.9

Number of students: 903

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.8%

Asian:

5.6%

African American:

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Cherryland Elementary ranks worse than 91.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 13^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Hayward Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.44. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Cherryland Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Hayward Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.8%), Asian (5.6%), African American (5.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cherryland Elementary is 24.9, which is the highest among 19 elementary schools in the Hayward Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Cherryland Elementary employs 36.2 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cherryland Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Cherryland Elementary 5354^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Cherryland Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Hayward Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Hayward Unified 1235^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Cherryland Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cherryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	22.09	3769^th	4809	21.6%
2005	21.88	3840^th	4822	20.4%
2006	22.91	3798^th	4818	21.2%
2007	21.74	4152^nd	5113	18.8%
2008	15.19	4651^st	5113	9.0%
2009	19.72	4451^st	5193	14.3%
2010	16.37	4827^th	5314	9.2%
2011	10.15	5206^th	5377	3.2%
2012	10.98	5159^th	5390	4.3%
2013	17.28	4908^th	5530	11.2%
2015	23.23	4308^th	5611	23.2%
2016	16.03	4955^th	5614	11.7%
2017	11.45	5403^rd	5692	5.1%
2018	16.37	4975^th	5662	12.1%
2019	14.70	5264^th	5789	9.1%
2022	18.00	5052^nd	5883	14.1%
2023	16.58	5186^th	5874	11.7%
2024	14.44	5354^th	5862	8.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cherryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.47	2817^th	3246	13.2%
2019	30.97	2411^th	3275	26.4%
2022	30.16	2593^rd	3311	21.7%
2023	31.20	2457^th	3250	24.4%
2024	24.10	2892^nd	3160	8.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Cherryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.02	1250^th	2420	48.3%
2024	31.48	1728^th	2634	34.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cherryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.81	4426^th	5084	12.9%
2019	20.36	4549^th	5173	12.1%
2022	21.80	4513^th	5264	14.3%
2023	22.20	4525^th	5374	15.8%
2024	17.19	4995^th	5511	9.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Cherryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.56	4648^th	5413	14.1%
2019	15.50	4996^th	5492	9.0%
2022	20.68	4657^th	5635	17.4%
2023	15.87	5070^th	5617	9.7%
2024	13.62	5224^th	5605	6.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Cherryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	58.44	614^th	2128	71.1%
2022	33.73	1318^th	2227	40.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Cherryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.41	4932^nd	5431	9.2%
2019	15.50	5018^th	5510	8.9%
2022	17.15	5012^th	5663	11.5%
2023	18.94	4825^th	5650	14.6%
2024	16.45	5031^st	5636	10.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cherryland Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.45	4151^st	4830	14.1%
2019	18.42	4476^th	4963	9.8%
2022	23.51	4240^th	5084	16.6%
2023	22.12	4325^th	5098	15.2%
2024	19.25	4508^th	5102	11.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Cherryland Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	235	38	36	241	8	n/a	n/a	0	558
1989	269	31	37	239	7	n/a	n/a	0	583
1990	268	29	36	251	8	n/a	n/a	0	592
1991	244	46	41	266	9	n/a	n/a	0	606
1992	230	53	52	290	10	n/a	n/a	0	635
1993	225	69	56	312	6	n/a	n/a	0	668
1994	222	112	50	307	9	n/a	n/a	0	700
1995	169	141	56	332	4	n/a	n/a	0	702
1996	169	141	56	332	4	n/a	n/a	0	702
1997	165	145	62	331	4	n/a	n/a	0	707
1998	169	146	58	362	7	n/a	n/a	0	742
1999	153	141	95	365	7	n/a	n/a	0	761
2000	155	139	82	407	10	n/a	n/a	0	793
2001	142	133	83	455	15	n/a	n/a	0	828
2002	120	103	85	571	12	n/a	n/a	0	891
2003	120	103	85	571	12	n/a	n/a	0	891
2004	92	115	70	601	13	n/a	n/a	30	921
2005	76	109	70	593	12	n/a	n/a	37	897
2006	63	94	72	605	13	n/a	n/a	42	889
2007	49	90	69	624	11	n/a	n/a	38	881
2008	45	71	62	591	7	n/a	n/a	0	776
2009	41	64	50	558	5	16	40	0	774
2010	43	92	48	581	1	17	3	0	785
2011	37	102	41	608	2	16	1	0	807
2012	39	91	32	603	1	13	3	0	782
2013	24	69	35	620	4	11	16	0	779
2014	23	58	33	622	4	13	12	0	765
2015	19	47	26	661	3	12	15	0	783
2016	19	45	23	661	1	10	16	0	775
2017	15	43	21	674	2	10	23	0	788
2018	16	44	19	653	0	9	18	0	759
2019	16	42	27	633	0	8	20	0	746
2020	16	38	34	664	0	7	32	0	791
2021	15	41	35	654	0	8	35	0	788
2022	8	39	41	606	0	11	28	0	733
2023	14	49	51	739	0	15	35	0	903

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cherryland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	558	25.5	21.8	n/a
1989	583	27.8	20.9	n/a
1990	592	30.1	19.6	n/a
1991	606	28.1	21.5	n/a
1992	635	28.6	22.2	58.3
1993	668	28.3	23.6	67.2
1994	700	26.2	26.7	74.3
1995	702	28.5	24.6	67.2
1996	702	28.5	24.6	67.2
1997	707	32.9	21.5	73.6
1998	742	36.5	20.3	57.1
1999	761	39.7	19.2	71.1
2000	793	41.2	19.2	66
2001	828	42.0	19.7	69.1
2002	891	44.4	20.1	70.7
2003	891	44.4	20.1	70.7
2004	921	45.2	20.4	79.6
2005	897	44.7	20.1	81.3
2006	889	44.2	20.1	0
2007	881	42.6	20.7	80.7
2008	776	46.1	16.8	n/a
2009	774	37.4	19.2	84.9
2010	785	31.8	24.6	87.4
2011	807	n/a	n/a	83
2012	782	26.8	29.1	n/a
2013	779	21.5	36.1	75.4
2014	765	26.0	29.4	75.4
2015	783	29.0	27.0	84.9
2016	775	30.0	25.8	88.8
2017	788	30.0	26.2	81.7
2018	759	30.0	25.3	71.5
2019	746	29.0	25.7	76
2020	791	n/a	n/a	72.9
2021	788	33.0	23.8	70.6
2022	733	33.2	22.0	60.6
2023	903	36.2	24.9	75.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cherryland Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	558	25.5	21.8	n/a
1989	583	27.8	20.9	n/a
1990	592	30.1	19.6	n/a
1991	606	28.1	21.5	n/a
1992	635	28.6	22.2	58.3
1993	668	28.3	23.6	67.2
1994	700	26.2	26.7	74.3
1995	702	28.5	24.6	67.2
1996	702	28.5	24.6	67.2
1997	707	32.9	21.5	73.6
1998	742	36.5	20.3	57.1
1999	761	39.7	19.2	71.1
2000	793	41.2	19.2	66
2001	828	42.0	19.7	69.1
2002	891	44.4	20.1	70.7
2003	891	44.4	20.1	70.7
2004	921	45.2	20.4	79.6
2005	897	44.7	20.1	81.3
2006	889	44.2	20.1	0
2007	881	42.6	20.7	80.7
2008	776	46.1	16.8	n/a
2009	774	37.4	19.2	84.9
2010	785	31.8	24.6	87.4
2011	807	n/a	n/a	83
2012	782	26.8	29.1	n/a
2013	779	21.5	36.1	75.4
2014	765	26.0	29.4	75.4
2015	783	29.0	27.0	84.9
2016	775	30.0	25.8	88.8
2017	788	30.0	26.2	81.7
2018	759	30.0	25.3	71.5
2019	746	29.0	25.7	76
2020	791	n/a	n/a	72.9
2021	788	33.0	23.8	70.6
2022	733	33.2	22.0	60.6
2023	903	36.2	24.9	75.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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