Longwood Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 4.8% |
| Met Standard | 13.1% |
| Below Standard | 82.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Longwood Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
4.8% of students exceeded standard while 13.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 16.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 5.2 points below the Hayward Unified district average of 10.0%. The 22 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 11.4% exceeded — 6.6 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 6.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.6%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 61 | 4.9% | 11.5% | 16.4% |
| 4th | 72 | 4.2% | 11.1% | 15.3% |
| 5th | 75 | 9.3% | 22.7% | 32.0% |
| 6th | 73 | 6.8% | 17.8% | 24.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 63 | 3.2% | 12.7% | 15.9% |
| 4th | 70 | 0.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% |
| 5th | 73 | 2.7% | 9.6% | 12.3% |
| 6th | 73 | 6.8% | 9.6% | 16.4% |
Nearby schools
22 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 37.3