Is Tom Kitayama Elementary a good school?

Tom Kitayama Elementary ranks 1231 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tom Kitayama Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 615 students attended Tom Kitayama Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Tom Kitayama Elementary?

Students at Tom Kitayama Elementary are 49% Asian, 31% Hispanic, 7% White, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What schools do graduates of Tom Kitayama Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tom Kitayama Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cesar Chavez Middle High : James Logan High

Tom Kitayama Elementary

Summary:

Tom Kitayama Elementary is a public elementary school in Union City, California, serving 615 students in grades K-5 and part of the New Haven Unified School District.

Tom Kitayama Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic assessments, with 58.95% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 57.84% in Mathematics, compared to 50.07% and 35.68% for the district, respectively. The school's English Language Learner and Hispanic students perform exceptionally well, ranking among the top in the state. However, the school faces challenges in addressing chronic absenteeism and ensuring equitable outcomes for all student subgroups, particularly Asian and White students.

Compared to nearby schools, Tom Kitayama Elementary outperforms Guy Junior Emanuele Elementary and Searles Elementary, but lags behind the high-performing Fremont Unified School District schools, such as Forest Park Elementary, Ardenwood Elementary, and Warwick Elementary. The nearby Hayward Unified School District schools, such as Treeview Elementary and Ruus Elementary, have significantly higher percentages of students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, highlighting the potential impact of socioeconomic factors on academic performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

1959 Sunsprite Dr.
Union City, CA 94587-1995

(510) 475-3982

District: New Haven Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1231^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,843

Students who attend Tom Kitayama Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cesar Chavez Middle
High:	James Logan High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.6

Number of students: 615

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

48.6%

Hispanic:

31.4%

White:

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 33.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Tom Kitayama Elementary ranks better than 79% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 7 ranked elementary schools in the New Haven Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.18. (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: Asian (48.6%), Hispanic (31.4%), White (7.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 33.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Tom Kitayama Elementary is 25.6. 4 elementary schools in the New Haven Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Tom Kitayama Elementary employs 24 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tom Kitayama Elementary is $10,843, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the New Haven Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Tom Kitayama Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Tom Kitayama Elementary 1231^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Tom Kitayama Elementary in the ranking list.)

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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 Tom Kitayama Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Tom Kitayama Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	65.53	1462^nd	4809	69.6%
2005	63.23	1606^th	4822	66.7%
2006	70.26	1324^th	4818	72.5%
2007	60.22	1816^th	5113	64.5%
2008	59.43	1874^th	5113	63.3%
2009	67.02	1588^th	5193	69.4%
2010	65.10	1716^th	5314	67.7%
2011	62.37	1880^th	5377	65.0%
2012	54.53	2361^st	5390	56.2%
2013	54.65	2421^st	5530	56.2%
2015	59.89	1950^th	5611	65.2%
2016	69.83	1531^st	5614	72.7%
2017	63.53	1858^th	5692	67.4%
2018	66.23	1751^st	5662	69.1%
2019	73.32	1457^th	5789	74.8%
2022	78.25	1274^th	5883	78.3%
2023	81.23	1125^th	5874	80.8%
2024	78.18	1231^st	5862	79.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Tom Kitayama Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.98	1124^th	3246	65.4%
2019	70.49	521^st	3275	84.1%
2022	82.32	264^th	3311	92.0%
2023	91.84	114^th	3250	96.5%
2024	68.95	441^st	3160	86.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Tom Kitayama Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	53.73	2123^rd	5084	58.2%
2019	59.31	1814^th	5173	64.9%
2022	74.67	974^th	5264	81.5%
2023	84.29	607^th	5374	88.7%
2024	70.92	1217^th	5511	77.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Tom Kitayama Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	61.98	1884^th	5413	65.2%
2019	68.87	1554^th	5492	71.7%
2022	80.94	1062^nd	5635	81.2%
2023	79.06	1138^th	5617	79.7%
2024	78.96	1137^th	5605	79.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Tom Kitayama Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	36.94	1435^th	2585	44.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Tom Kitayama Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.93	1567^th	5431	71.1%
2019	74.80	1304^th	5510	76.3%
2022	72.96	1393^rd	5663	75.4%
2023	80.04	1092^nd	5650	80.7%
2024	74.23	1308^th	5636	76.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Tom Kitayama Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	59.42	563^rd	1071	47.4%
2019	54.43	658^th	1149	42.7%
2022	49.51	729^th	1154	36.8%
2023	53.70	694^th	1190	41.7%
2024	57.26	650^th	1203	46.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Tom Kitayama Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.84	1795^th	4830	62.8%
2019	60.72	1641^st	4963	66.9%
2022	77.14	850^th	5084	83.3%
2023	68.49	1255^th	5098	75.4%
2024	61.24	1610^th	5102	68.4%

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Rank History for White students at Tom Kitayama Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	32.88	2074^th	2834	26.8%

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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 Tom Kitayama Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1999	150	84	292	195	4	n/a	n/a	725
2000	179	103	357	231	3	n/a	n/a	873
2001	172	101	393	244	5	n/a	n/a	915
2002	133	81	382	269	3	n/a	n/a	868
2003	133	81	382	269	3	n/a	n/a	868
2004	102	82	377	277	1	n/a	n/a	839
2005	101	71	346	282	1	n/a	n/a	801
2006	97	62	328	289	0	n/a	n/a	776
2007	83	55	308	290	1	n/a	n/a	737
2008	89	69	297	291	1	n/a	n/a	747
2009	60	45	279	251	0	33	108	776
2010	61	36	288	330	1	28	70	814
2011	61	57	299	302	2	25	76	822
2012	73	61	313	322	3	25	81	878
2013	70	55	317	349	1	29	62	883
2014	83	51	304	347	2	30	66	883
2015	82	47	337	358	3	26	61	914
2016	78	42	329	356	4	15	52	876
2017	65	39	328	326	3	11	59	831
2018	61	30	338	317	2	9	54	811
2019	62	23	342	279	2	11	57	776
2020	66	21	333	265	2	10	50	747
2021	69	20	313	236	2	8	48	696
2022	50	16	286	209	5	8	49	623
2023	45	24	299	193	5	5	44	615

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 Tom Kitayama Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	725	43.1	16.8	31.9
2000	873	46.8	18.7	29.2
2001	915	48.4	18.9	27.9
2002	868	44.2	19.6	27.4
2003	868	44.2	19.6	27.4
2004	839	43.8	19.2	39.9
2005	801	39.5	20.3	31.3
2006	776	41.0	18.9	33.2
2007	737	39.7	18.6	34.5
2008	747	41.8	17.9	30.1
2009	776	41.4	17.1	34
2010	814	39.9	20.4	41.5
2011	822	n/a	n/a	38.7
2012	878	37.7	23.2	n/a
2013	883	35.0	25.2	45.3
2014	883	32.0	27.5	44.8
2015	914	33.0	27.6	42
2016	876	34.0	25.7	42.4
2017	831	33.0	25.1	42.1
2018	811	32.0	25.3	44.1
2019	776	32.0	24.2	43
2020	747	n/a	n/a	39
2021	696	26.0	26.7	35.6
2022	623	25.0	24.9	46.1
2023	615	24.0	25.6	33.7

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 Tom Kitayama Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1999	725	43.1	16.8	31.9
2000	873	46.8	18.7	29.2
2001	915	48.4	18.9	27.9
2002	868	44.2	19.6	27.4
2003	868	44.2	19.6	27.4
2004	839	43.8	19.2	39.9
2005	801	39.5	20.3	31.3
2006	776	41.0	18.9	33.2
2007	737	39.7	18.6	34.5
2008	747	41.8	17.9	30.1
2009	776	41.4	17.1	34
2010	814	39.9	20.4	41.5
2011	822	n/a	n/a	38.7
2012	878	37.7	23.2	n/a
2013	883	35.0	25.2	45.3
2014	883	32.0	27.5	44.8
2015	914	33.0	27.6	42
2016	876	34.0	25.7	42.4
2017	831	33.0	25.1	42.1
2018	811	32.0	25.3	44.1
2019	776	32.0	24.2	43
2020	747	n/a	n/a	39
2021	696	26.0	26.7	35.6
2022	623	25.0	24.9	46.1
2023	615	24.0	25.6	33.7

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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