Is Palma Ceia Elementary a good school?

Palma Ceia Elementary ranks 3488 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Palma Ceia Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 479 students attended Palma Ceia Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Palma Ceia Elementary?

Students at Palma Ceia Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% White, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Palma Ceia Elementary attend?

Students who attend Palma Ceia Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Anthony W. Ochoa Middle High : Mt. Eden High

Palma Ceia Elementary

Summary:

Palma Ceia Elementary is a public elementary school in Hayward, California, serving 479 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Hayward Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Palma Ceia Elementary consistently outperforms the district average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, its academic performance is still below the state average, indicating room for improvement. The school's English Language Learner and Special Education students perform relatively well, but other subgroups, such as Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status students, lag behind. Notably, Palma Ceia has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 44.5% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average. Additionally, the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 78.29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools, Palma Ceia's academic performance is generally better than other Hayward Unified schools, such as Park Elementary and Eldridge Elementary. However, Southgate Elementary outperforms Palma Ceia in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. Additionally, Hayward Collegiate Charter, a public charter school outside the Hayward Unified District, stands out with exceptional academic performance, significantly outpacing Palma Ceia and the state average.

Detail:

Public K-6

27679 Melbourne Ave.
Hayward, CA 94545-4723

(510) 723-3870

District: Hayward Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3488^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Students who attend Palma Ceia Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Anthony W. Ochoa Middle
High:	Mt. Eden High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.2

Number of students: 479

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.9%

Asian:

21.9%

Two or more races:

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Palma Ceia Elementary ranks worse than 59.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Hayward Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.29. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (64.9%), Asian (21.9%), two or more races (4.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 78.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Palma Ceia Elementary is 23.2. 13 elementary schools in the Hayward Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Palma Ceia Elementary employs 20.6 full-time teachers.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Palma Ceia Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Palma Ceia Elementary 3488^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Palma Ceia Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Palma Ceia Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Palma Ceia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	29.94	3249^th	4809	32.4%
2005	21.80	3842^nd	4822	20.3%
2006	20.74	3944^th	4818	18.1%
2007	24.78	3953^rd	5113	22.7%
2008	25.36	3940^th	5113	22.9%
2009	38.18	3166^th	5193	39.0%
2010	32.18	3683^rd	5314	30.7%
2011	22.50	4506^th	5377	16.2%
2012	27.52	4130^th	5390	23.4%
2013	39.04	3380^th	5530	38.9%
2015	30.63	3661^st	5611	34.8%
2016	35.39	3380^th	5614	39.8%
2017	37.86	3250^th	5692	42.9%
2018	51.11	2508^th	5662	55.7%
2019	30.29	3911^th	5789	32.4%
2022	32.69	3641^st	5883	38.1%
2023	36.85	3365^th	5874	42.7%
2024	35.29	3488^th	5862	40.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Palma Ceia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	32.37	2230^th	3246	31.3%
2019	29.28	2551^st	3275	22.1%
2022	31.67	2477^th	3311	25.2%
2023	43.28	1599^th	3250	50.8%
2024	47.77	1305^th	3160	58.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Palma Ceia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	54.20	792^nd	2420	67.3%
2024	66.75	562^nd	2634	78.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Palma Ceia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.62	1927^th	5084	62.1%
2019	34.32	3553^rd	5173	31.3%
2022	35.81	3345^th	5264	36.5%
2023	46.67	2586^th	5374	51.9%
2024	41.94	2988^th	5511	45.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Palma Ceia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	39.72	3110^th	5413	42.5%
2019	32.64	3622^nd	5492	34.0%
2022	29.94	3741^st	5635	33.6%
2023	39.61	3041^st	5617	45.9%
2024	39.22	3123^rd	5605	44.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Palma Ceia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	20.57	2323^rd	2585	10.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Palma Ceia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	60.58	1896^th	5431	65.1%
2019	29.96	3801^st	5510	31.0%
2022	36.08	3263^rd	5663	42.4%
2023	36.60	3294^th	5650	41.7%
2024	32.97	3561^st	5636	36.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Palma Ceia Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.06	2110^th	4830	56.3%
2019	30.58	3651^st	4963	26.4%
2022	43.19	2651^st	5084	47.9%
2023	43.87	2622^nd	5098	48.6%
2024	36.27	3243^rd	5102	36.4%

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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 Palma Ceia Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	158	68	150	142	1	n/a	n/a	0	519
1989	151	78	183	133	0	n/a	n/a	0	545
1990	162	71	207	168	1	n/a	n/a	0	609
1991	152	69	216	170	2	n/a	n/a	0	609
1992	145	58	211	166	2	n/a	n/a	0	582
1993	129	60	215	155	2	n/a	n/a	0	561
1994	100	53	205	167	2	n/a	n/a	0	527
1995	101	72	191	207	1	n/a	n/a	0	572
1996	101	72	191	207	1	n/a	n/a	0	572
1997	100	75	185	207	1	n/a	n/a	0	568
1998	99	65	197	217	2	n/a	n/a	0	580
1999	98	78	220	223	3	n/a	n/a	0	622
2000	75	98	233	253	2	n/a	n/a	0	661
2001	66	95	228	255	1	n/a	n/a	0	645
2002	50	82	228	304	2	n/a	n/a	0	666
2003	50	82	228	304	2	n/a	n/a	0	666
2004	35	81	218	309	3	n/a	n/a	8	654
2005	33	89	221	325	4	n/a	n/a	11	683
2006	29	83	212	329	2	n/a	n/a	16	671
2007	29	53	200	321	2	n/a	n/a	18	623
2008	27	65	199	326	2	n/a	n/a	0	619
2009	29	69	152	349	2	32	25	0	658
2010	42	63	136	330	3	23	0	0	597
2011	25	55	137	323	3	24	4	0	571
2012	30	47	138	323	2	20	4	0	564
2013	24	48	135	316	1	20	16	0	560
2014	19	59	134	322	0	17	15	0	566
2015	18	45	135	336	3	24	18	0	579
2016	18	41	140	344	2	23	23	0	591
2017	14	30	145	356	1	19	23	0	588
2018	14	32	131	335	1	20	24	0	557
2019	12	36	127	323	2	25	26	0	551
2020	15	31	122	351	1	17	24	0	561
2021	16	22	115	328	1	15	25	0	522
2022	18	16	110	304	2	20	22	0	492
2023	16	10	105	311	2	12	23	0	479

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 Palma Ceia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	519	25.5	20.3	n/a
1989	545	26.1	20.8	n/a
1990	609	30.5	19.9	n/a
1991	609	29.9	20.3	n/a
1992	582	30.4	19.1	35.6
1993	561	20.4	27.5	39.8
1994	527	20.0	26.3	47.6
1995	572	23.0	24.9	55.4
1996	572	23.0	24.9	55.4
1997	568	22.0	25.8	55.3
1998	580	28.0	20.7	49.1
1999	622	30.0	20.7	54.7
2000	661	30.0	22.0	51.7
2001	645	35.4	18.2	52.2
2002	666	35.0	19.0	59.5
2003	666	35.0	19.0	59.5
2004	654	36.0	18.2	64.6
2005	683	32.0	21.3	67.1
2006	671	31.0	21.6	0
2007	623	28.0	22.3	72.6
2008	619	30.8	20.1	n/a
2009	658	31.0	20.1	72.8
2010	597	27.0	22.1	76.5
2011	571	n/a	n/a	74.6
2012	564	23.1	24.3	n/a
2013	560	19.5	28.7	56.1
2014	566	21.0	26.9	73.3
2015	579	22.0	26.3	74.1
2016	591	24.0	24.6	79
2017	588	24.0	24.5	70.7
2018	557	23.0	24.2	71.6
2019	551	22.5	24.4	75.7
2020	561	n/a	n/a	72.5
2021	522	22.5	23.2	54.8
2022	492	22.0	22.2	53.5
2023	479	20.6	23.2	78.3

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 Palma Ceia Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	519	25.5	20.3	n/a
1989	545	26.1	20.8	n/a
1990	609	30.5	19.9	n/a
1991	609	29.9	20.3	n/a
1992	582	30.4	19.1	35.6
1993	561	20.4	27.5	39.8
1994	527	20.0	26.3	47.6
1995	572	23.0	24.9	55.4
1996	572	23.0	24.9	55.4
1997	568	22.0	25.8	55.3
1998	580	28.0	20.7	49.1
1999	622	30.0	20.7	54.7
2000	661	30.0	22.0	51.7
2001	645	35.4	18.2	52.2
2002	666	35.0	19.0	59.5
2003	666	35.0	19.0	59.5
2004	654	36.0	18.2	64.6
2005	683	32.0	21.3	67.1
2006	671	31.0	21.6	0
2007	623	28.0	22.3	72.6
2008	619	30.8	20.1	n/a
2009	658	31.0	20.1	72.8
2010	597	27.0	22.1	76.5
2011	571	n/a	n/a	74.6
2012	564	23.1	24.3	n/a
2013	560	19.5	28.7	56.1
2014	566	21.0	26.9	73.3
2015	579	22.0	26.3	74.1
2016	591	24.0	24.6	79
2017	588	24.0	24.5	70.7
2018	557	23.0	24.2	71.6
2019	551	22.5	24.4	75.7
2020	561	n/a	n/a	72.5
2021	522	22.5	23.2	54.8
2022	492	22.0	22.2	53.5
2023	479	20.6	23.2	78.3

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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