Is Hillview Crest Elementary a good school?

Hillview Crest Elementary ranks 4109 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Hillview Crest Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 434 students attended Hillview Crest Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hillview Crest Elementary?

Students at Hillview Crest Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% African American, 3% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Hillview Crest Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillview Crest Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cesar Chavez Middle High : James Logan High

Hillview Crest Elementary

Summary:

Hillview Crest Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hayward, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 434 students. The school is part of the New Haven Unified School District, which is ranked 703 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillview Crest Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools, with significantly lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 10.4% to 55.1% over the past several years, and has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 50.69% to 58.69% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities, though its English Language Learner students perform relatively better.

When compared to nearby schools in the New Haven Unified School District, such as Alvarado Elementary, Tom Kitayama Elementary, and Searles Elementary, Hillview Crest Elementary's performance is significantly lower. The school also lags behind schools in the Fremont Unified School District and Hayward Unified School District, such as Warwick Elementary and Stonebrae Elementary, which outperform Hillview Crest Elementary by a wide margin.

Detail:

Public K-5

31410 Wheelon Ave.
Hayward, CA 94544-7662

(510) 471-5720

District: New Haven Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4109^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,112

Students who attend Hillview Crest Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar Chavez Middle
High:	James Logan High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.1

Number of students: 434

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.4%

Asian:

18.2%

Two or more races:

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hillview Crest Elementary ranks worse than 70.1% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 7 ranked elementary schools in the New Haven Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.95. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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 Hillview Crest Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the New Haven Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (65.4%), Asian (18.2%), two or more races (5.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the New Haven Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hillview Crest Elementary is 24.1, which is the 3^rd best among 7 elementary schools in the New Haven Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Hillview Crest Elementary employs 18 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hillview Crest Elementary is $13,112, which is the highest among 7 elementary schools in the New Haven Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hillview Crest Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Hillview Crest Elementary 4109^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Hillview Crest Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New Haven Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks New Haven Unified 703^rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hillview Crest Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Hillview Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	39.71	2653^rd	4809	44.8%
2005	31.79	3173^rd	4822	34.2%
2006	32.14	3164^th	4818	34.3%
2007	20.50	4256^th	5113	16.8%
2008	46.49	2580^th	5113	49.5%
2009	25.67	4006^th	5193	22.9%
2010	48.62	2643^rd	5314	50.3%
2011	30.92	3917^th	5377	27.2%
2012	31.40	3842^nd	5390	28.7%
2013	29.11	4119^th	5530	25.5%
2015	20.26	4596^th	5611	18.1%
2016	15.65	4994^th	5614	11.0%
2017	19.06	4784^th	5692	16.0%
2018	22.80	4450^th	5662	21.4%
2019	23.80	4459^th	5789	23.0%
2022	25.10	4328^th	5883	26.4%
2023	26.24	4251^st	5874	27.6%
2024	27.95	4109^th	5862	29.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hillview Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.45	1846^th	3246	43.1%
2019	35.25	2109^th	3275	35.6%
2022	40.01	1804^th	3311	45.5%
2023	40.28	1794^th	3250	44.8%
2024	48.59	1267^th	3160	59.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hillview Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.96	1800^th	2420	25.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hillview Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	30.36	3742^nd	5084	26.4%
2019	27.97	4030^th	5173	22.1%
2022	30.56	3789^th	5264	28.0%
2023	30.11	3893^rd	5374	27.6%
2024	32.04	3774^th	5511	31.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Hillview Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.66	4266^th	5413	21.2%
2019	27.19	4058^th	5492	26.1%
2022	31.68	3602^nd	5635	36.1%
2023	32.69	3529^th	5617	37.2%
2024	29.07	3871^st	5605	30.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Hillview Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.59	1984^th	2128	6.8%
2019	21.38	2275^th	2585	12.0%
2022	29.99	1485^th	2227	33.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Hillview Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.76	4306^th	5431	20.7%
2019	20.88	4581^st	5510	16.9%
2022	21.00	4623^rd	5663	18.4%
2023	22.37	4512^th	5650	20.1%
2024	28.21	3977^th	5636	29.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hillview Crest Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	31.77	3437^th	4830	28.8%
2019	30.49	3664^th	4963	26.2%
2022	30.31	3677^th	5084	27.7%
2023	28.14	3860^th	5098	24.3%
2024	28.21	3860^th	5102	24.3%

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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 Hillview Crest Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	373	77	115	201	5	n/a	n/a	771
1989	394	63	140	230	4	n/a	n/a	831
1990	393	72	134	258	9	n/a	n/a	866
1991	368	86	115	275	13	n/a	n/a	857
1992	413	84	118	281	7	n/a	n/a	903
1993	418	76	127	287	10	n/a	n/a	918
1994	382	86	119	317	10	n/a	n/a	914
1995	383	124	106	343	10	n/a	n/a	966
1996	383	124	106	343	10	n/a	n/a	966
1997	343	130	110	364	9	n/a	n/a	956
1998	314	135	103	377	12	n/a	n/a	941
1999	208	79	54	332	8	n/a	n/a	681
2000	211	70	82	391	8	n/a	n/a	762
2001	199	68	109	446	7	n/a	n/a	829
2002	139	61	104	483	8	n/a	n/a	795
2003	139	61	104	483	8	n/a	n/a	795
2004	130	71	97	502	5	n/a	n/a	805
2005	119	78	103	492	5	n/a	n/a	797
2006	107	83	95	446	5	n/a	n/a	736
2007	77	75	86	431	6	n/a	n/a	675
2008	75	62	98	420	3	n/a	n/a	658
2009	50	56	75	388	2	10	108	689
2010	47	60	72	479	2	9	48	717
2011	41	44	80	499	1	6	39	710
2012	27	45	77	478	1	7	32	667
2013	32	49	86	477	1	15	31	691
2014	33	51	79	432	2	20	33	650
2015	19	43	91	427	3	14	27	624
2016	23	42	87	402	10	13	27	604
2017	26	34	82	369	8	12	24	555
2018	23	26	78	377	6	10	20	540
2019	21	29	82	348	9	5	19	513
2020	17	25	84	334	9	4	21	494
2021	25	26	90	297	9	4	26	477
2022	24	14	84	286	11	2	22	443
2023	17	13	79	284	11	6	24	434

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 Hillview Crest Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	771	33.9	22.7	n/a
1989	831	36.7	22.6	n/a
1990	866	36.0	24.0	n/a
1991	857	38.0	22.5	n/a
1992	903	38.6	23.3	25.9
1993	918	39.0	23.5	26.8
1994	914	39.0	23.4	30.2
1995	966	40.6	23.8	39
1996	966	40.6	23.8	39
1997	956	49.8	19.2	39
1998	941	53.0	17.8	39.4
1999	681	38.9	17.5	39.2
2000	762	43.3	17.6	35.6
2001	829	41.8	19.8	31.8
2002	795	42.3	18.8	42.9
2003	795	42.3	18.8	42.9
2004	805	44.1	18.3	46.7
2005	797	43.0	18.5	43
2006	736	38.8	19.0	40.6
2007	675	33.0	20.5	44.4
2008	658	39.0	16.9	42.4
2009	689	40.7	15.9	50.8
2010	717	37.0	19.3	65.4
2011	710	n/a	n/a	64.1
2012	667	33.0	20.2	n/a
2013	691	29.0	23.8	70.3
2014	650	25.0	26.0	70
2015	624	25.0	24.9	67.8
2016	604	25.0	24.1	70.9
2017	555	24.0	23.1	73.3
2018	540	23.2	23.2	71.7
2019	513	22.0	23.3	69.2
2020	494	n/a	n/a	69.8
2021	477	19.6	24.3	57.4
2022	443	19.0	23.3	58.7
2023	434	18.0	24.1	50.7

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 Hillview Crest Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	771	33.9	22.7	n/a
1989	831	36.7	22.6	n/a
1990	866	36.0	24.0	n/a
1991	857	38.0	22.5	n/a
1992	903	38.6	23.3	25.9
1993	918	39.0	23.5	26.8
1994	914	39.0	23.4	30.2
1995	966	40.6	23.8	39
1996	966	40.6	23.8	39
1997	956	49.8	19.2	39
1998	941	53.0	17.8	39.4
1999	681	38.9	17.5	39.2
2000	762	43.3	17.6	35.6
2001	829	41.8	19.8	31.8
2002	795	42.3	18.8	42.9
2003	795	42.3	18.8	42.9
2004	805	44.1	18.3	46.7
2005	797	43.0	18.5	43
2006	736	38.8	19.0	40.6
2007	675	33.0	20.5	44.4
2008	658	39.0	16.9	42.4
2009	689	40.7	15.9	50.8
2010	717	37.0	19.3	65.4
2011	710	n/a	n/a	64.1
2012	667	33.0	20.2	n/a
2013	691	29.0	23.8	70.3
2014	650	25.0	26.0	70
2015	624	25.0	24.9	67.8
2016	604	25.0	24.1	70.9
2017	555	24.0	23.1	73.3
2018	540	23.2	23.2	71.7
2019	513	22.0	23.3	69.2
2020	494	n/a	n/a	69.8
2021	477	19.6	24.3	57.4
2022	443	19.0	23.3	58.7
2023	434	18.0	24.1	50.7

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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