Cherryland Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.6% |
| Met Standard | 12.1% |
| Below Standard | 83.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "17% proficient" for Cherryland Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.6% of students exceeded standard while 12.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.3 points below the Hayward Unified district average of 10.0%. The 20 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.3% exceeded — 10.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 9.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 25.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 112 | 2.7% | 8.9% | 11.6% |
| 4th | 108 | 6.5% | 11.1% | 17.6% |
| 5th | 141 | 10.6% | 17.7% | 28.4% |
| 6th | 114 | 6.1% | 24.6% | 30.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 112 | 1.8% | 8.9% | 10.7% |
| 4th | 111 | 3.6% | 7.2% | 10.8% |
| 5th | 136 | 2.2% | 10.3% | 12.5% |
| 6th | 117 | 3.4% | 7.7% | 11.1% |
Nearby schools
20 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 40.3