Fairview Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 5.6% |
| Met Standard | 16.0% |
| Below Standard | 78.4% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Fairview Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
5.6% of students exceeded standard while 16.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 15.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.4 points below the Hayward Unified district average of 10.0%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 28.1% exceeded — 22.5 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 20.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 32.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 74 | 9.5% | 25.7% | 35.1% |
| 4th | 88 | 9.1% | 21.6% | 30.7% |
| 5th | 84 | 4.8% | 14.3% | 19.1% |
| 6th | 52 | 11.5% | 7.7% | 19.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 1.3% | 30.8% | 32.0% |
| 4th | 90 | 3.3% | 17.8% | 21.1% |
| 5th | 84 | 3.6% | 3.6% | 7.1% |
| 6th | 53 | 1.9% | 5.7% | 7.5% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 51.5