Enrollment
465
California · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Middle school (grades 6-8) NCES 061674002105
Bret Harte Middle — Hayward, CA
Federal NCES profile for Bret Harte Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 37/100.
👥 Class size 16
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 61
📋 Attendance 0
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Hayward Unified · California
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
26.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
21:1
vs 21.6:1 California avg
-3% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
53.9%
vs 55.5% California avg
-3% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Bret Harte Middle compares with California and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Bret Harte Middle reports 465 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 26.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 21:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 3% below the California state mean of 21.6:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 32% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 53.9% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 3% below the California average and 4% above the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 194 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 64.1% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Hayward Unified spends $22,464 per pupil district-wide, above the California average of $18,039 and above the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 35.7% from local sources (property taxes), 52.2% from the state, and 12.1% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (F), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Bret Harte Middle compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against California state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs California | California avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 21:1 | ▼ 3% | 21.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 53.9% | ▼ 3% | 55.5% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 465 | top 50% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
53.9%
free-lunch eligible
— 3% below the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
21:1
students per teacher
— 3% below state mean
Top 39% in California — lower ratio than 61% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
64.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Chronic absenteeism at or above 20% — the CDC threshold for "high" — signals significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$22,464
per pupil, district-wide
— above California avg of $18,039
Above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.4 FTE
Per 194 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
65
in-school suspensions + 45 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 14.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 23.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 465 Top 50% in California — larger than 50% of 10,006 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 26.0
Students per teacher 21:1 -3% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 53.9% -3% vs state
NCES ID 061674002105
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 55.7%
African American 17.0%
Asian 9.2%
Two or More 8.8%
White 5.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 3.4%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 55.7% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 2.4
Students per counselor 194:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 64.1%
In-school suspensions 65
Out-of-school suspensions 45
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hayward Unified, which includes Bret Harte Middle.
$22,464
Per student
+25%
vs California
Avg $18,039
+15%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 35.7%
State 52.2%
Federal 12.1%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 1,865
- Students per teacher
- 21.4:1
- Enrollment
- 1,580
- Students per teacher
- 21.1:1
- Enrollment
- 1,511
- Students per teacher
- 18.2:1
- Enrollment
- 855
- Students per teacher
- 25.1:1
- Enrollment
- 800
- Students per teacher
- 24.8:1
Similar middle schools in Hayward
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Winton Middle
Standard public school
582 students 21.7:1 students per teacher
Cesar Chavez Middle
Standard public school
453 students 17.9:1 students per teacher
Anthony W. Ochoa Middle
Standard public school
405 students 17.7:1 students per teacher
Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Bret Harte Middle
How many students attend Bret Harte Middle?
Bret Harte Middle has 465 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Hayward, CA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bret Harte Middle?
The student-teacher ratio at Bret Harte Middle is 21:1, which is 3% lower than the California average of 21.6:1 and 32% higher than the national average of 15.9:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Bret Harte Middle?
53.9% of students at Bret Harte Middle are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Bret Harte Middle?
The largest demographic group at Bret Harte Middle is Hispanic or Latino at 55.7%. The school serves a diverse student body in Hayward, CA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Bret Harte Middle?
Bret Harte Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (F) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.