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Best public schools in Hayward, CA

All 34 public schools in Hayward, ranked by the share of students who met California's reading (ELA) standard on the spring 2026 state tests, with math results and nearby home values.

34public schools
20,799students enrolled, 2025-26
33%median school, reading (ELA)
22%median school, math
$804Kmedian typical home value across school ZIP codes

Southgate Elementary has the highest reading result in Hayward at 62%, and Southgate Elementary has the highest math result at 46%. The median Hayward school is 23 points below the Alameda County reading average (56%) and 16 points below the California average (49%). Schools here belong to Alameda County Office of Education, Hayward Unified, New Haven Unified, San Lorenzo Unified. Typical home values in these schools' ZIP codes range from $760K to $1.21M.

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Hayward elementary schools

RankSchoolDistrictReading (ELA)MathTypical home value (ZIP)
1Southgate ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified62%46%$875K
2Stonebrae ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified51%43%$1.21M
3Hayward Collegiate Charter CharterHayward · Grades K-6Alameda County Office of Education50%46%$804K
4Schafer Park ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified46%34%$804K
5Hillview Crest ElementaryHayward · Grades K-5New Haven Unified40%31%$804K
6Palma Ceia ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified39%28%$875K
7Eden Gardens ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified38%26%$875K
8Lorin A. Eden ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified35%35%$875K
9Fairview ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified35%20%$760K
10KEY Knowledge Enlightens You Academy CharterHayward · Grades K-8Hayward Unified31%30%$760K
11Burbank ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified31%21%$760K
12East Avenue ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified31%23%$760K
13Park ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified30%18%n/a
14Longwood ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified27%19%$760K
15Ruus ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified26%17%n/a
16Tyrrell ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified26%17%n/a
17Eldridge ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified26%18%$804K
18Lorenzo Manor ElementaryHayward · Grades K-5San Lorenzo Unified24%28%$760K
19Harder ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified20%11%$804K
20Cherryland ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified20%15%$760K
21Treeview ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified17%13%$804K
22Glassbrook ElementaryHayward · Grades K-6Hayward Unified14%6%$804K
23Colonial Acres ElementaryHayward · Grades K-5San Lorenzo Unified13%13%$760K

Hayward middle schools

RankSchoolDistrictReading (ELA)MathTypical home value (ZIP)
1Martin Luther King, Jr. MiddleHayward · Grades 7-8Hayward Unified45%31%$875K
2Anthony W. Ochoa MiddleHayward · Grades 7-8Hayward Unified37%29%$875K
3Bret Harte MiddleHayward · Grades 7-8Hayward Unified36%28%n/a
4Winton MiddleHayward · Grades 7-8Hayward Unified29%20%n/a
5La Vista MiddleHayward · Grades 7-8Hayward Unified21%15%$804K

Hayward high schools

RankSchoolDistrictReading (ELA)MathUC admits, fall 2025Typical home value (ZIP)
1Leadership Public Schools - Hayward CharterHayward · Grades 9-12Hayward Unified61%19%45$875K
2Mt. Eden HighHayward · Grades 9-12Hayward Unified55%23%82$875K
3Hayward HighHayward · Grades 9-12Hayward Unified51%21%43$760K
4Tennyson HighHayward · Grades 9-12Hayward Unified25%11%25$804K

Hayward K-12 schools

RankSchoolDistrictReading (ELA)MathTypical home value (ZIP)
1Impact Academy of Arts & Technology CharterHayward · Grades 6-12Hayward Unified47%25%$875K
2Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori CharterHayward · Grades 1-12Hayward Unified37%30%$1.21M

How Hayward compares

Spring 2026Reading (ELA)Math
Hayward (median school)33%22%
Alameda County56%49%
California49%38%