Hayward Schools Honor 63 Perfect CAASPP Scorers

Hayward Unified School District recognized 63 students who earned perfect scores on the state CAASPP assessments at an Oct. 28 school board meeting.

Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Secondary Education

Empty wooden classroom desk beside a sunlit window with a potted plant and golden hills beyond the glass. — Hayward Unified School District recognized 63 students for perfect scores on the state CAASPP assessments at its Oct. 28 school board meeting. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Hayward Unified School District honored 63 students who earned perfect scores on the CAASPP tests during an award ceremony at the Oct. 28 school board meeting. Fifteen HUSD schools also improved in English Language Arts and sixteen improved in math compared with the last school year.

Why it matters

The recognition highlights year-over-year gains across many Hayward schools, giving families and educators a concrete measure of progress in reading and math. Recognizing top performers alongside schools that improved offers a public benchmark for the district's instructional work.

The district reports 63 students earned perfect CAASPP scores, and 15 schools improved in English Language Arts and 16 in math compared with last year. Four elementary schools gained at least 5% in ELA and five schools gained at least 5% in math, while the total number of students tested was not provided.

The players

Hayward Unified School District

The public school district serving the city of Hayward, California, which organized the recognition of students and reported school-level score gains.

The details

Each honored student was called up by their principal and received a certificate during the ceremony, forming a line in front of the audience. CAASPP, formerly called the STAR test, is taken in spring by students in grades 3 through 8 and 11 for English Language Arts and math, with science tests added for grades 5, 8 and 11.

Spring: Students take the CAASPP English Language Arts and math tests.
Last school year: Baseline for the school-by-school improvement comparisons.
Oct. 28: Award ceremony held during the school board meeting.

Season Trajectory

The CAASPP, which succeeded the former Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) test, remains the statewide yardstick for California students' English and math proficiency. Hayward's year-over-year school gains are reported against that same measure, so they can be tracked across consecutive testing cycles.

Families of Hayward Unified students can use the reported school-level gains to see how their child's school performed in English Language Arts and math compared with last year. The results also indicate which elementary and middle schools posted the largest improvements.

The takeaway

Year-over-year score gains at many Hayward schools show measurable progress in reading and math. Parents who want to compare their child's school can review its CAASPP results each year.