Is Brenkwitz High a good school?

Brenkwitz High ranks in the bottom 7.4% of California high schools.

How many students attend Brenkwitz High?

In the 2022-23 school year, 179 students attended Brenkwitz High.

What is the racial makeup of Brenkwitz High?

Students at Brenkwitz High are 82% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races, 1% White.

Brenkwitz High

Summary:

Brenkwitz High is a small public high school in Hayward, California, serving grades 9-12 and part of the Hayward Unified School District. Unfortunately, this school has consistently underperformed compared to its peers, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of California high schools over the past decade.

Brenkwitz High struggles with extremely low proficiency rates in core subjects like English Language Arts and Mathematics, with 0% of students scoring proficient or better. The school also has alarmingly high dropout and chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 34.1% and 80.2% respectively in the most recent year. Graduation rates have ranged from 53.7% to 71.6% over the past five years, well below state and district averages. These academic challenges span across all student subgroups at the school.

In comparison, nearby high schools like Hayward High and San Lorenzo High have significantly higher proficiency rates, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. The high rates of poverty and English Language Learners at Brenkwitz High may be contributing factors to its persistent underperformance, which has not shown signs of improvement over time. This lack of progress suggests a need for more targeted interventions and support to address the challenges facing this school and its students.

Detail:

Public 9-12

22100 Princeton St.
Hayward, CA 94541-3817

(510) 723-3160

District: Hayward Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2150^th of 2,323 California High Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 179

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.6%

African American:

8.9%

Asian:

2.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Brenkwitz High ranks worse than 92.6% of high schools in California. It also ranks last among 4 ranked high schools in the Hayward Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.35. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Brenkwitz High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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 Brenkwitz High has the smallest high school student body size in the Hayward Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.6%), African American (8.9%), Asian (2.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Hayward Unified School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Brenkwitz High is 10.8, which is the lowest among 4 high schools in the Hayward Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Brenkwitz High employs 16.4 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Brenkwitz High:

SchoolDigger ranks Brenkwitz High 2150^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Brenkwitz High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

Hayward Unified:

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

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Rank History for Brenkwitz High

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Rank History for all students at Brenkwitz High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	12.97	1558^th	1653	5.7%
2005	19.27	1420^th	1901	25.3%
2006	16.32	1604^th	1968	18.5%
2007	12.84	1800^th	2063	12.7%
2008	15.19	1742^nd	2117	17.7%
2009	20.84	1781^st	2238	20.4%
2010	11.10	1971^st	2281	13.6%
2011	9.70	2050^th	2367	13.4%
2012	11.45	1959^th	2354	16.8%
2013	7.89	2139^th	2426	11.8%
2015	9.35	1884^th	1994	5.5%
2016	9.54	1908^th	2039	6.4%
2017	9.64	1873^rd	2021	7.3%
2018	10.45	1816^th	2017	10.0%
2019	9.97	2047^th	2133	4.0%
2022	11.30	1990^th	2123	6.3%
2023	7.60	2228^th	2348	5.1%
2024	8.35	2150^th	2323	7.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Brenkwitz High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	25.57	899^th	941	4.5%
2022	29.43	841^st	1044	19.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Brenkwitz High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	12.98	1552^nd	1862	16.6%
2019	9.60	1890^th	1937	2.4%
2022	11.86	1806^th	1943	7.1%
2023	7.45	2146^th	2247	4.5%
2024	8.93	2040^th	2235	8.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Brenkwitz High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	7.66	1672^nd	1760	5.0%
2019	7.89	1785^th	1833	2.6%
2022	11.36	1700^th	1858	8.5%
2023	6.85	2078^th	2118	1.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Brenkwitz High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	35.25	608^th	1052	42.2%
2019	22.19	972^nd	1117	13.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Brenkwitz High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.95	1615^th	1834	11.9%
2019	9.01	1843^rd	1880	2.0%
2022	10.55	1824^th	1916	4.8%
2023	7.44	2103^rd	2207	4.7%
2024	6.36	2117^th	2172	2.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Brenkwitz High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	10.52	586^th	592	1.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Brenkwitz High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.14	1663^rd	1742	4.5%
2019	8.72	1787^th	1814	1.5%
2022	11.06	1740^th	1861	6.5%
2023	7.51	2023^rd	2142	5.6%
2024	8.59	1943^rd	2125	8.6%

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Rank History for White students at Brenkwitz High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	5.92	1140^th	1222	6.7%

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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 Brenkwitz High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	248	58	18	108	4	n/a	n/a	0	436
1989	229	73	30	107	3	n/a	n/a	0	442
1990	152	67	38	106	5	n/a	n/a	0	368
1991	131	82	24	133	4	n/a	n/a	0	374
1992	102	92	21	124	3	n/a	n/a	0	342
1993	75	86	35	128	6	n/a	n/a	0	330
1994	33	51	18	73	2	n/a	n/a	0	177
1995	32	70	11	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	167
1996	32	70	11	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	167
1997	43	60	26	78	4	n/a	n/a	0	211
1998	36	46	22	79	1	n/a	n/a	0	184
1999	42	41	31	71	5	n/a	n/a	0	190
2000	26	39	31	78	4	n/a	n/a	0	178
2001	41	29	39	88	2	n/a	n/a	0	199
2002	29	34	28	91	1	n/a	n/a	0	183
2003	29	34	28	91	1	n/a	n/a	0	183
2004	23	43	20	88	1	n/a	n/a	1	176
2005	14	49	26	79	1	n/a	n/a	3	172
2006	18	60	20	70	1	n/a	n/a	1	170
2007	19	54	12	54	1	n/a	n/a	3	143
2008	39	67	33	131	6	n/a	n/a	0	276
2009	22	73	10	118	5	15	1	0	244
2010	16	40	6	81	3	6	0	0	152
2011	10	56	10	114	2	10	0	0	202
2012	10	65	9	133	6	4	0	0	227
2013	11	57	14	104	5	3	8	0	202
2014	14	62	12	132	5	4	5	0	234
2015	9	51	11	102	1	6	5	0	185
2016	22	29	6	124	1	7	4	0	193
2017	28	25	9	122	0	10	6	0	200
2018	15	26	7	130	0	5	4	0	187
2019	13	19	4	112	0	7	6	0	161
2020	13	33	12	146	1	5	6	0	216
2021	8	16	10	94	2	8	4	0	142
2022	6	14	13	112	0	7	4	0	156
2023	2	16	5	146	0	5	5	0	179

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

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Brenkwitz High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	436	16.7	26.1	n/a
1989	442	17.4	25.4	n/a
1990	368	12.8	28.7	n/a
1991	374	16.7	22.3	n/a
1992	342	17.0	20.1	39.8
1993	330	15.2	21.7	49.7
1994	177	7.0	25.3	67.8
1995	167	9.4	17.8	52.7
1996	167	9.4	17.8	52.7
1997	211	10.0	21.1	29.9
1998	184	9.5	19.4	34.8
1999	190	11.7	16.2	38.9
2000	178	11.7	15.2	35.4
2001	199	11.7	17.0	43.7
2002	183	10.0	18.3	39.9
2003	183	10.0	18.3	39.9
2004	176	10.0	17.6	59.4
2005	172	8.0	21.5	52.7
2006	170	5.9	28.8	0
2007	143	5.9	24.2	56.4
2008	276	9.5	29.1	n/a
2009	244	12.1	16.1	65.6
2010	152	10.0	15.2	69.1
2011	202	n/a	n/a	46.5
2012	227	11.9	19.0	n/a
2013	202	12.3	16.4	57.4
2014	234	15.0	15.6	48.3
2015	185	14.0	13.2	75.1
2016	193	15.0	12.8	79.3
2017	200	14.7	13.5	59.5
2018	187	14.3	13.0	78.6
2019	161	14.1	11.3	71.4
2020	216	n/a	n/a	82.4
2021	142	13.2	10.7	59.2
2022	156	14.7	10.5	56.4
2023	179	16.4	10.8	84.4

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 Brenkwitz High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	436	16.7	26.1	n/a
1989	442	17.4	25.4	n/a
1990	368	12.8	28.7	n/a
1991	374	16.7	22.3	n/a
1992	342	17.0	20.1	39.8
1993	330	15.2	21.7	49.7
1994	177	7.0	25.3	67.8
1995	167	9.4	17.8	52.7
1996	167	9.4	17.8	52.7
1997	211	10.0	21.1	29.9
1998	184	9.5	19.4	34.8
1999	190	11.7	16.2	38.9
2000	178	11.7	15.2	35.4
2001	199	11.7	17.0	43.7
2002	183	10.0	18.3	39.9
2003	183	10.0	18.3	39.9
2004	176	10.0	17.6	59.4
2005	172	8.0	21.5	52.7
2006	170	5.9	28.8	0
2007	143	5.9	24.2	56.4
2008	276	9.5	29.1	n/a
2009	244	12.1	16.1	65.6
2010	152	10.0	15.2	69.1
2011	202	n/a	n/a	46.5
2012	227	11.9	19.0	n/a
2013	202	12.3	16.4	57.4
2014	234	15.0	15.6	48.3
2015	185	14.0	13.2	75.1
2016	193	15.0	12.8	79.3
2017	200	14.7	13.5	59.5
2018	187	14.3	13.0	78.6
2019	161	14.1	11.3	71.4
2020	216	n/a	n/a	82.4
2021	142	13.2	10.7	59.2
2022	156	14.7	10.5	56.4
2023	179	16.4	10.8	84.4

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.

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Brenkwitz High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 2047^th of 2133 High schools	Ranks 2228^th of 2348 High schools	1.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Brenkwitz High)	5.6	4.7	1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hayward Unified)	46	46.8	0.8%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)	57.3	55.4	1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Brenkwitz High)	0	0
11th Grade Mathematics (Hayward Unified)	17.6	16.6	1%
11th Grade Mathematics (California)	32.2	27.4	4.9%
11th Grade Science (Brenkwitz High)	0	0
11th Grade Science (Hayward Unified)	14.8	18.9	4.2%
11th Grade Science (California)	30.4	31.7	1.3%
12th Grade Science (Brenkwitz High)	0	0
12th Grade Science (Hayward Unified)	10.3	8.7	1.7%
12th Grade Science (California)	25.6	26.9	1.3%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	161	179	11.2%
African American	19	16	15.8%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	4	5	25%
Hispanic	112	146	30.4%
Pacific Islander	7	5	28.6%
White	13	2	84.6%
Two or More Races	6	5	16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	71.4%	84.4%	12.9%

Schools Near Brenkwitz High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	Total
Brenkwitz High	Public	9-12	22100 Princeton St.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3160	179	16	10.8	84.4%	2 (1.1%)	16 (8.9%)	146 (81.6%)	5 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.8%)	5 (2.8%)	8.3	2150^th of 2323 public high schools	7.4%		7.6	2228^th of 2348 public high schools	5.1%	78	4.6	0.0	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Royal Sunset (Continuation)	Public	7-12	20450 Royal Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4400	90	7	12.0	80.0%	7 (7.8%)	9 (10.0%)	57 (63.3%)	14 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	1 (1.1%)	7.3	2228^th of 2323 public high schools	4.1%		9.4	2099^th of 2348 public high schools	10.6%	129				8.3	8.3	0.0	0.0	$12,198
Opportunity Academy	Public, Charter	10-12	313 West Winton Ave.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Alameda County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 670-7602	166	8	19.9	55.4%	9 (5.4%)	59 (35.5%)	78 (47.0%)	6 (3.6%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)	9 (5.4%)	12.2	1895^th of 2323 public high schools	18.4%		23.6	1601^st of 2348 public high schools	31.8%	294		5.4	5.4	10.5	10.5	0.0	0.0	$18,042
Hayward High	Public	9-12	1633 East Ave.	Hayward	94541	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3170	1,712	82	20.9	62.6%	86 (5.0%)	189 (11.0%)	1,168 (68.2%)	138 (8.1%)	6 (0.4%)	51 (3.0%)	72 (4.2%)	41	1104^th of 2323 public high schools	52.5%		52.2	821^st of 2348 public high schools	65.0%	283	24.1	9.1	23.6	45.2	45.2	16.0	16.0
San Lorenzo High	Public	9-12	50 East Lewelling Blvd.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-3000	1,186	51	23.4	88.8%	53 (4.5%)	119 (10.0%)	818 (69.0%)	137 (11.6%)	6 (0.5%)	18 (1.5%)	32 (2.7%)	16.7	1767^th of 2323 public high schools	23.9%		25.8	1537^th of 2348 public high schools	34.5%	230	10.1		10.1	21.5	21.5	7.5	7.5	$6,707
East Bay Arts High	Public	9-12	50 East Lewelling Blvd.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4471	188	11	17.2	86.7%	8 (4.3%)	25 (13.3%)	136 (72.3%)	11 (5.9%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	13.9	1847^th of 2323 public high schools	20.5%		34	1304^th of 2348 public high schools	44.5%	543	5.6		5.6	20.0	20.0	6.1	6.1	$7,062
Arroyo High	Public	9-12	15701 Lorenzo Ave.	San Lorenzo	94580	Alameda County	San Lorenzo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 317-4000	1,610	61	26.3	70.1%	128 (8.0%)	83 (5.2%)	762 (47.3%)	533 (33.1%)	10 (0.6%)	29 (1.8%)	65 (4.0%)	62.5	582^nd of 2323 public high schools	74.9%		76.3	398^th of 2348 public high schools	83.0%	184	36.3		36.3	52.8	52.8	30.3	30.3	$6,356
Eden Area Regional Occupational Program	Public	10-12	26316 Hesperian Blvd.	Hayward	94545	Alameda County	Eden Area Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 293-2900	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Castro Valley High	Public	9-12	19400 Santa Maria Ave.	Castro Valley	94546	Alameda County	Castro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 537-5910	2,799	120	23.3	34.8%	668 (23.9%)	139 (5.0%)	673 (24.0%)	995 (35.5%)	4 (0.1%)	10 (0.4%)	299 (10.7%)	86.3	231^st of 2323 public high schools	90.1%		90.1	175^th of 2348 public high schools	92.5%	56		49.8	49.8	66.3	66.3	49.0	49.0	$5,457
Tennyson High	Public	9-12	27035 Whitman Rd.	Hayward	94544	Alameda County	Hayward Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 723-3190	1,551	85	18.2	64.7%	24 (1.5%)	76 (4.9%)	1,193 (76.9%)	179 (11.5%)	4 (0.3%)	51 (3.3%)	21 (1.4%)	19	1705^th of 2323 public high schools	26.6%		22.2	1640^th of 2348 public high schools	30.2%	65	12.3	10.3	12.1	25.2	25.2	6.6	6.6

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