Cherryland Elementary
Public · Grades K–6 · 855 students
Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy
585 Willow Ave., Hayward, CA 94541
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
645
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
25.8 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy District
Alameda County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 5,632 California elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy
Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy is a charter elementary school in Hayward, California, serving grades K–8. It is part of Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy District. The school is located in a large suburb in Alameda County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 645 students were enrolled, with about 25.8 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical California elementary school (21.4 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy District. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 5,632 California elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 645 students
- Students per teacher
- 25.8 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy District
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy District
- County
- Alameda County
- NCES school ID
- 060197713351
Schools near Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy
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St. Joachim School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.