Tennyson High

Grades 9–12 Public District: Hayward Unified

27035 Whitman Rd., Hayward, CA 94544 Map

Math (met standard)
11%
−21 state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
25%
−32 state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
14%
−24 state 39% · 2025-26
Low income
84%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
1,511
2024-25
Students per teacher
17.9
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 11 11% state 32% · 2025-26 25% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 11% state 32% · 2025-26 25% state 57% · 2025-26 14% state 39% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 11% state 32% 25% state 57% 14% state 39%
2024-25 7% state 31% 22% state 57% 9% state 34%
2023-24 7% state 28% 25% state 56% 12% state 32%
2022-23 9% state 27% 29% state 55% 12% state 31%
2021-22 7% state 27% 25% state 55% 9% state 29%
2018-19 11% state 32% 35% state 57% 8% state 30%
2017-18 11% state 31% 31% state 56% —
2016-17 16% state 32% 37% state 60% —
2015-16 16% state 32% 33% state 59% —
2014-15 13% state 30% 33% state 56% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
74%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
28%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
55%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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23%
−9 vs state
55%
−3 vs state
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−15 vs state
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2.1 mi
21%
−11 vs state
51%
−6 vs state
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0%
−32 vs state
0%
−57 vs state
0%
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2.1 mi
17%
−15 vs state
23%
−35 vs state
8%
−24 vs state
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2.1 mi
25%
−11 vs state
47%
−4 vs state
32%
−2 vs state
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2.8 mi
5%
−27 vs state
8%
−50 vs state
2%
−36 vs state
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2.8 mi
4%
−28 vs state
10%
−47 vs state
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3.2 mi
43%
+10 vs state
54%
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