How does Coyote Hills Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Newark?

Coyote Hills Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 36.9/100, placing it at the 29th percentile statewide. 16% of students exceed standard, with a total of 820 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Coyote Hills Elementary?

16.4% of students at Coyote Hills Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 35.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Coyote Hills Elementary improving or declining?

Coyote Hills Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 2.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Coyote Hills Elementary?

40.1% of students at Coyote Hills 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.

Coyote Hills Elementary

Newark Unified Newark Alameda County 94560

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

820 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

440 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

26:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

57%

Teachers

17 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 61.1%

White 5.9%

Asian 11.6%

Black 1.8%

Other 19.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Coyote Hills Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	16.4%
Met Standard	19.4%
Below Standard	64.1%

Exceeded

16.4%

Met

19.4%

Below

64.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Coyote Hills Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.4% of students exceeded standard while 19.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.5 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.6 points below the Newark Unified district average of 23.1%. The 15 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 36.6% exceeded — 20.1 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 2.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 40.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.