How does Colonial Acres Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Hayward?

Colonial Acres Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 27.9/100, placing it at the 6th percentile statewide. 3% of students exceed standard, with a total of 808 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Colonial Acres Elementary?

3.2% of students at Colonial Acres Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 12.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Colonial Acres Elementary improving or declining?

Colonial Acres Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 6.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Colonial Acres Elementary?

33.3% of students at Colonial Acres Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Colonial Acres Elementary

San Lorenzo Unified Hayward Alameda County 94541

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

808 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

449 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

85%

Teachers

20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 79.7%

White 1.8%

Asian 3.6%

Black 5.8%

Other 9.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Colonial Acres Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	3.2%
Met Standard	9.3%
Below Standard	87.5%

Exceeded

3.2%

Met

9.3%

Below

87.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "13% proficient" for Colonial Acres Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

3.2% of students exceeded standard while 9.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 17.8 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 8.4 points below the San Lorenzo Unified district average of 11.6%. The 18 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 14.1% exceeded — 10.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 6.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 33.3%, above the state average of 18.7%.