Alameda County Community is an alternative public school located in Hayward, California that serves students from kindergarten through 12th grade, with a relatively small student population of 54 students. The school faces significant challenges, with low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and poor academic performance compared to state and county averages.
Alameda County Community has struggled with graduation rates ranging from 29.2% to 43.8% over the past 5 years, much lower than the state average of around 85% and the graduation rates of nearby schools like Crossroads High (33.3%) and Independent Study Sojourner Truth (44.7%). Correspondingly, the school has very high dropout rates, ranging from 31.7% to 57.1% over the past 5 years, much higher than the state average and the dropout rates of nearby schools. Additionally, Alameda County Community has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 75.3% to 84.4% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the state average and the rates of nearby schools like Crossroads High (0.0%) and Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay (0.6%).
Academically, Alameda County Community students perform poorly on standardized tests compared to state and county averages. In 2022-2023, only 18.18% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 0% were proficient in Math and Science. These scores are much lower than the Alameda County Office of Education and California state averages. The school also has a very high percentage of students (over 80%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Alameda County Office of Education
Students at Alameda County Community are 65% Hispanic, 20% African American, 7% Asian, 2% White, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.
Alameda County Community ranks in the bottom 0.6% of California alternative schools.
In the 2022-23 school year, 54 students attended Alameda County Community.