Park Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 7.8% |
| Met Standard | 12.9% |
| Below Standard | 79.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "21% proficient" for Park Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
7.8% of students exceeded standard while 12.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 13.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.2 points below the Hayward Unified district average of 10.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.6% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 8.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.8%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 65 | 7.7% | 18.5% | 26.1% |
| 4th | 64 | 4.7% | 10.9% | 15.6% |
| 5th | 56 | 17.9% | 10.7% | 28.6% |
| 6th | 61 | 8.2% | 19.7% | 27.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 68 | 7.3% | 20.6% | 27.9% |
| 4th | 68 | 2.9% | 10.3% | 13.2% |
| 5th | 63 | 6.3% | 3.2% | 9.5% |
| 6th | 66 | 7.6% | 9.1% | 16.7% |
Nearby schools
17 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.6