Public school · Hayward Unified

Tennyson High — Rating & test scores

27035 Whitman Road, Hayward · 1,511 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 59

Needs SupportScope Score · 1st percentile. Higher than 1 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 68% of the class graduated in four years (264 of 390); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 390
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Tennyson a good high school?

Needs Support. Tennyson is lower than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced222%
Math, Proficient or Advanced67%
English, Advanced46%
Math, Advanced92%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance1633 in 100
Tennyson’s place among California high schools, out of 100Hayward Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

9.1% of students (137 of 1,513) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, about three times the rate at the average California high school.

Each bar is Tennyson’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 1,513. District and California figures are averages of school rates (6 Hayward Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Tennyson say about itself?

We haven’t read Tennyson’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open husd.k12.ca.us (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

8 of the 8 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Tennyson. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

9 high schools within 4.1 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Connecting Waters Charter - East BayCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8790th
  2. Leadership Public Schools - HaywardCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8176th
  3. Impact Academy of Arts & TechnologyCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7965th
  4. James LoganNew Haven Unified · by addressScope Score 7758th
  5. Mt. EdenNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7234th
  6. New Haven AcademySchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 6921st
  7. HaywardNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6919th
  8. Hayward Twin Oaks MontessoriCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 6816th
  9. TennysonScope Score 591st
Hayward UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharterMagnet or school of choice

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

25%50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

7 of 9 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Tennyson compare with schools like it?

Tennyson’s Scope Score is 59. 332 California high schools, counting Tennyson, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 73. Tennyson’s result is higher than 11 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 332

  1. Students from low-income families: 86%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 89%

    Scope Score 92Strong · 96th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 85%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 79%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 81%

    Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile

332 California public high schools where 78% to 90% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 78% to 90% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Tennyson’s share. The count includes Tennyson. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 22% to 25% and math from 7% to 11%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202654%37%57%CaliforniaCalifornia47%Hayward UnifiedDistrict25%TennysonTennyson

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202625%16%32%CaliforniaCalifornia18%Hayward UnifiedDistrict11%TennysonTennyson

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Hayward Unified’s line combines its 6 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Hayward Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringTennysonHayward UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201737%54%60%298
201831%52%56%317
201935%53%57%328
202225%48%55%313
202329%51%55%325
202425%45%56%322
202522%50%57%302
202625%47%57%295
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringTennysonHayward UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201716%25%32%353
201811%26%31%340
201911%22%32%364
20227%16%27%363
20239%18%27%375
20247%16%28%363
20257%17%30%346
202611%18%32%308

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well below California in both subjects.

English

25%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

542119
Hayward Unified46%California57%

Math

11%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

72177
Hayward Unified18%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 25% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 11% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 14 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school6%19%21%54%295
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Hayward Unified17%29%22%32%1,295
Math, grade 11 · This school4%7%17%72%308
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Hayward Unified6%12%19%63%1,300

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 295 tested in English, 308 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 75% of students. 444 of 1,434 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

31in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (444 of 1,434 students).

At the average Hayward Unified high school: 21 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 9.1% of students were suspended at least once (137 of 1,513). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,511

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 75%Asian 9%Black or African American 5%Pacific Islander 4%Filipino 4%Two or more races 2%White 1%

Family income

84%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,267 of 1,511. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

105

teachers, with 11 years of experience on average.

4% were in their first year.

75% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

44%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (190 of 427 students).

Hayward Unified: 50%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino75%
Asian9%
Black or African American5%
Pacific Islander4%
Filipino4%
Two or more races2%
White1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 63.9 of 85.3 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups scored below the same groups across California in English.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-income273 tested25%California 49%
  • Hispanic or Latino222 tested23%California 49%
  • Students with disabilities31 tested16%California 19%
  • English learners90 tested1%California 8%

25% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 49% for the same group across California. Hispanic or Latino students and English learners also scored below the same groups across California; the chart gives their figures. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Hayward Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 273 tested in English, 281 in math
English25%−1641%−2449%
Math10%−717%−1323%
Hispanic or Latino · 222 tested in English, 228 in math
English23%−1639%−2649%
Math10%−515%−1121%
English learners · 90 tested in English, 103 in math
English1%−23%−78%
Math2%−46%−68%
Students with disabilities · 31 tested
English16%016%−319%
Math0%−55%−88%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Hayward Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Asian, Black or African American, Filipino and Pacific Islander students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for White, American Indian or Alaska Native, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

68% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 49% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 55% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

49%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

30%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

68%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 264 of 390 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

49%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 199 of 403 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

30%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 78 of 264 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

55% enrolled in college within 12 months · 279 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓17 · 6%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓31 · 11%
  • California community college90 · 32%
  • In-state private9 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year5 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 1%
  • Not enrolled126 · 45%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
55%enrolled in college within a year

279 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California17 (6%)
  • California State University31 (11%)
  • California community college90 (32%)
  • In-state private9 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year5 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year1 (1%)
  • Not enrolled126 (45%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 264 of 390 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 199 of 403 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 78 of 264 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
30
Admitted
25
Enrolled
11

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC BerkeleyApplied 23 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 23 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC MercedApplied 18 · Admitted 18 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 17 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 12 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 12 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 11 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 10 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 7 · Admitted under 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 30 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2024Applied 28 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2023Applied 42 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2022Applied 24 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2021Applied 47 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2020Applied 31 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 6
  • Fall 2019Applied 33 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2018Applied 38 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 18
  • Fall 2017Applied 51 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2016Applied 38 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled 11

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
78
Admitted
70
Enrolled
34

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State East BayApplied 330 · Admitted 295 · Enrolled 72
  • San José StateApplied 224 · Admitted 172 · Enrolled 33
  • San Francisco StateApplied 197 · Admitted 181 · Enrolled 19
  • Sacramento StateApplied 137 · Admitted 127 · Enrolled 7
  • San Diego StateApplied 59 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 58 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 39 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 37 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 36 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 34 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 32 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 29 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State LAApplied 27 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 17 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 16 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 13 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 8 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 7 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 78 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2024Applied 83 · Admitted 78 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2023Applied 80 · Admitted 75 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 2022Applied 58 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2021Applied 84 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 33
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 12 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science4
  • Sciences1
  • English2
  • History & Social Science4
  • World Languages & Cultures1
Every approved AP course12 courses in 5 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 1
  • Biology
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 4
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
285 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Tennyson. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$31,388 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Hayward Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $97 million.

$31,388

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$18,896
The school’s share of district office costs
$12,492
Of the total, from federal funds
$2,692
  • Tennyson$31,388
  • Hayward Unified high schools$30,848
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Hayward Unified’s yearly plan

$97million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$70million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $97 million of $382 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Hayward Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Tennyson like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 94544. They are not figures for the families at Tennyson.

Typical household income in a year

$107,785

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 94544.

Typical home value
$827,200
People who live in this ZIP code
76,947
Typical age
38.0 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
29%

What you can do

Who can act on Tennyson’s results?

The state has Tennyson in its most intensive support; Hayward Unified’s board decides its plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

What has the state flagged?

2025–26 is its 4th year in a row in this support. The state named it for its graduation rate. This support comes with a school improvement plan, which must use approaches with evidence behind them and look at how money and staff are divided among schools. Ask the principal to see the school improvement plan.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Hayward Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Hayward Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 8 questions to Tennyson. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?9.1% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (137 of 1,513 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  2. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?31 in 100 chronically absent, 2025–26 (444 of 1,434 students); average Hayward Unified high school: 21 in 100
  3. What extra help do English learners get, and how do you know it’s working?1% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in English, grade 11, spring 2026 (90 students tested); the same group across California: 8%
  4. What extra help do students who are behind get, and how do you know it’s working?75% in English and 89% in math scored at the Developing or Minimal level, grade 11, spring 2026 (295 tested in English, 308 in math); California: 43% and 68%
  5. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  6. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Tennyson, and how do I get in?

Ask Hayward Unified which school serves your address. From Cesar Chavez Middle and parts of Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Cesar Chavez Middle Scope Score 68Needs Support · 7th percentile · 2026

Fed by 4 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle Scope Score 76Solid · 54th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school
Tennyson High

1 more elementary school reaches into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2020 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (8)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Cesar Chavez Middle

Into Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Eldridge Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 67 · Needs Support · 6th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Glassbrook Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 67 · Needs Support · 4th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Ruus Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 69 · Needs Support · 14th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Schafer Park Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 40th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Treeview Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 64 · Needs Support · bottom 1% · elementary · 2026

  • Tyrrell Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 72 · Developing · 33rd percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Southgate Elementary

    Assigned

    Scope Score 80 · Solid · 70th percentile · elementary · 2026

  • Harder Elementary

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 66 · Needs Support · 3rd percentile · elementary · 2026

    11% of the zone’s children

Middle-school links

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Tennyson?

Address
27035 Whitman Road, Hayward 94544Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Veronica EstradaAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 16, 2019.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Hayward Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Tennyson a good high school?

Tennyson High has a Scope Score of 59. It scored higher than 1 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Needs Support, 1st percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 31 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 21 in 100 at the average Hayward Unified high school. 9.1% of students (137 of 1,513) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 14 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 25% of low-income students in grade 11 at Tennyson High in Hayward scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 12 AP courses in 5 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 285 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

55% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #1,471 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #6 of 6 in Hayward Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate68%3025%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math4%3722%
Ready for college or career (state measure)49%5320%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math15%3418%
Chronically absent33 in 100485%
Suspension rate11.9% (202 of 1,696)145%
English learners: top level7%365%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–25591#1471California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1925 in 1007.5% (121 of 1,604)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2432 in 1009.6% (171 of 1,782)
2024–2533 in 10011.9% (202 of 1,696)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 112956%19%21%54%25%57%−32

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 113084%7%17%72%11%32%−21

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English2956%25%
2026 · Math3084%11%
2025 · English3026%22%
2025 · Math3462%7%
2024 · English3228%25%
2024 · Math3634%7%
2023 · English3259%29%
2023 · Math3753%9%
2022 · English3136%25%
2022 · Math3631%7%
2019 · English32813%35%
2019 · Math3644%11%
2018 · English3179%31%
2018 · Math3403%11%
2017 · English29811%37%
2017 · Math3535%16%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English30222%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math3467%
2024 · Grade 11 · English32225%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math3637%
2023 · Grade 11 · English32529%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math3759%
2022 · Grade 11 · English31325%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math3637%
2019 · Grade 11 · English32835%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math36411%
2018 · Grade 11 · English31731%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math34011%
2017 · Grade 11 · English29837%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math35316%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide3151%13%69%17%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income27325%−16−24
Hispanic or Latino22223%−16−26
English learners901%−2−7
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 33 in 100 → 2025–26 · 31 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 11.9% (202 of 1,696) → 2025–26 · 9.1% (137 of 1,513) · −2.8 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female24 in 10030 in 100+6 in 100
Male26 in 10032 in 100+6 in 100
Asian13 in 10015 in 100+2 in 100
Black or African American35 of 9531 of 72—
Filipino11 of 9912 of 52—
Hispanic or Latino26 in 10032 in 100+6 in 100
Pacific Islander18 of 6118 of 53—
White13 of 464 of 21—
Students with disabilities35 in 10040 in 100+5 in 100
English learners27 in 10036 in 100+9 in 100
Homeless37 in 10015 of 29—
Military families4 of 464 of 21—
Low-income25 in 10031 in 100+6 in 100
All students25 in 10031 in 100+6 in 100
Two or more races—8 of 28—

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 49% · numerator 199 students classified Prepared · denominator 403 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 32% · AP-pathway numerator 63 · denominator 199 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 199 of 403 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
68%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
32%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
30%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
55%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20253025113.653.793.87
2024282273.763.904.09
20234237183.773.844.00
2022241673.793.844.06
20214731173.773.864.02
2020311963.733.914.10
20193323143.683.824.02
20183828183.783.923.86
20175128173.633.914.04
20163822113.623.843.77

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025233under 3
Berkeley2024193under 3
Berkeley20232955
Berkeley20221644
Berkeley20213399
Davis2025237under 3
Davis20241910under 3
Davis202332183
Davis2022153under 3
Davis20213084
Irvine202512under 3under 3
Irvine202411under 3under 3
Irvine2023123under 3
Irvine20225under 3under 3
Irvine202112under 3under 3
Los Angeles20257under 3under 3
Los Angeles202416under 3under 3
Los Angeles202312under 3under 3
Los Angeles202211under 3under 3
Los Angeles202131under 3under 3
Merced20251818under 3
Merced202464under 3
Merced20232121under 3
Merced202299under 3
Merced20211311under 3
Riverside2025118under 3
Riverside2023129under 3
Riverside202163under 3
San Diego2025104under 3
San Diego2024127under 3
San Diego202316113
San Diego202294under 3
San Diego20211510under 3
Santa Barbara20251283
Santa Barbara2024158under 3
Santa Barbara20232712under 3
Santa Barbara202297under 3
Santa Barbara2021187under 3
Santa Cruz20251710under 3
Santa Cruz2024137under 3
Santa Cruz20232618under 3
Santa Cruz202211under 3under 3
Santa Cruz2021167under 3
Universitywide2025302511
Universitywide202428227
Universitywide2023423718
Universitywide202224167
Universitywide2021473117

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count12
AP enrollment (male/female)235
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 285 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections2
Chemistry sections11
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,557

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California176%
California State University3111%
California community college9032%
In-state private93%
Out-of-state, 4-year52%
Out-of-state, 2-year11%
Not enrolled12645%

279 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 55% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,824 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 19,069 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$1,548 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,511

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,144 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,511

District current expense · FY 2024–25$23,754 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 60%Instruction support 13%Student services 12%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 8%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$229,309,23160.42%60%
Instruction support$50,400,72613.28%13%
Student services$44,498,99711.72%12%
Administration$22,813,2716.01%6%
Buildings & maintenance$30,897,7278.14%8%
Other$1,636,3870.43%1%
Total$379,556,338100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $379,556,338 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,824 per pupil
2020$14,439 per pupil
2019$14,523 per pupil
2018$12,007 per pupil
2017$11,950 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders2.2%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 94544 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94544 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$107,785
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)29%
ZIP-area population76,947
Median age38.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 94544 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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