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Hayward city, CA
ZIP 94542 — Schools & Education
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
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School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities
Schools & Education in ZIP 94542
K-12 nearby
100
Public
77
Private
23
Avg enrollment
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ZIP 94542 (Hayward, CA) is associated with Castro Valley Unified School District (LEA 0607800) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.
Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (77 public, 23 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.7 miles.
ACS estimates show about 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.
The nearest college/university on US5 is California State University-East Bay about 0.9 miles away (4yr-public).
District & higher education
School district
Castro Valley Unified School District
LEA ID
0607800
Private school share (ACS)
0.3%
Colleges & universities (100)
- California State University-East Bay0.9 miles (1.5 km)4yr-public
- Chabot College3.9 miles (6.3 km)2yr-public
- Life Chiropractic College West4.7 miles (7.5 km)4yr-private
- Carrington College-San Leandro Campus5.6 miles (8.9 km)2yr-private
- Unitek College11.2 miles (18.0 km)4yr-private
- Ohlone College11.3 miles (18.2 km)2yr-public
- Merritt College11.4 miles (18.4 km)2yr-public
- Northeastern University Oakland11.6 miles (18.6 km)4yr-private
- Saint Mary's College of California13.1 miles (21.1 km)4yr-private
- Las Positas College13.4 miles (21.6 km)2yr-public
- San Francisco Bay University13.5 miles (21.7 km)4yr-private
- Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont14.7 miles (23.6 km)2yr-private
⬇️Show all 100 colleges & universities
- Peralta Community College System Office15.3 miles (24.6 km)2yr-public
- Laney College15.6 miles (25.0 km)2yr-public
- College of Alameda15.7 miles (25.2 km)2yr-public
- University of Silicon Andhra15.8 miles (25.4 km)4yr-private
- University of California-System Administration Central Office16.1 miles (26.0 km)4yr-public
- Starr King School for the Ministry16.2 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
- Lincoln University16.2 miles (26.0 km)4yr-private
- Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences16.2 miles (26.1 km)4yr-private
- Alder Graduate School of Education16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
- Sofia University16.3 miles (26.3 km)4yr-private
- Reach University16.6 miles (26.6 km)4yr-private
- Menlo College16.6 miles (26.7 km)4yr-private
- Samuel Merritt University16.7 miles (26.9 km)4yr-private
- Notre Dame de Namur University16.8 miles (27.0 km)4yr-private
- Stanford University17.4 miles (28.1 km)4yr-private
- University of Silicon Valley17.8 miles (28.6 km)4yr-private
- Institute for Business and Technology17.9 miles (28.9 km)2yr-private
- College of San Mateo18.4 miles (29.6 km)2yr-public
- Berkeley School of Theology18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
- The Wright Institute18.6 miles (29.9 km)4yr-private
- San Mateo County Community College District Office18.7 miles (30.1 km)4yr-public
- Mission College18.8 miles (30.2 km)2yr-public
- Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley18.8 miles (30.3 km)4yr-private
- Institute of Buddhist Studies19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
- University of East-West Medicine19.0 miles (30.6 km)4yr-private
- University of California-Berkeley19.1 miles (30.7 km)4yr-public
- Canada College19.2 miles (30.9 km)2yr-public
- Berkeley City College19.3 miles (31.0 km)2yr-public
- Graduate Theological Union19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
- Church Divinity School of the Pacific19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
- California Jazz Conservatory19.3 miles (31.1 km)4yr-private
- Pacific School of Religion19.4 miles (31.2 km)4yr-private
- Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology19.7 miles (31.7 km)4yr-private
- Palo Alto University20.9 miles (33.6 km)4yr-private
- Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus21.0 miles (33.8 km)2yr-private
- California College of the Arts21.1 miles (34.0 km)4yr-private
- Foothill College21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-public
- Foothill-De Anza Community College District21.2 miles (34.1 km)4yr-public
- Diablo Valley College21.4 miles (34.5 km)2yr-public
- Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts21.5 miles (34.6 km)4yr-private
- Golden Gate University21.7 miles (34.9 km)4yr-private
- Academy of Art University21.7 miles (35.0 km)4yr-private
- EDvance College21.8 miles (35.1 km)4yr-private
- San Francisco Film School21.9 miles (35.2 km)2yr-private
- Minerva University22.0 miles (35.4 km)4yr-private
- Miami Ad School-San Francisco22.0 miles (35.4 km)2yr-private
- California Institute of Integral Studies22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
- Santa Clara University22.2 miles (35.7 km)4yr-private
- University of California College of the Law-San Francisco22.3 miles (35.9 km)4yr-public
- San Francisco Conservatory of Music22.4 miles (36.1 km)4yr-private
- City College of San Francisco23.1 miles (37.2 km)2yr-public
- De Anza College23.5 miles (37.8 km)2yr-public
- Skyline College23.6 miles (38.0 km)4yr-public
- San Jose-Evergreen Community College District23.8 miles (38.4 km)2yr-public
- San Jose State University23.9 miles (38.5 km)4yr-public
- University of San Francisco24.0 miles (38.6 km)4yr-private
- University of California-San Francisco24.1 miles (38.8 km)4yr-public
- San Francisco State University24.4 miles (39.3 km)4yr-public
- San Jose City College24.5 miles (39.5 km)2yr-public
- Contra Costa Community College District Office25.4 miles (40.9 km)2yr-public
- Contra Costa Medical Career College25.4 miles (40.9 km)2yr-private
- Los Medanos College25.8 miles (41.5 km)2yr-public
- Contra Costa College26.9 miles (43.4 km)2yr-public
- West Valley Mission Community College District Office27.4 miles (44.1 km)2yr-public
- West Valley College27.4 miles (44.1 km)2yr-public
- Evergreen Valley College28.9 miles (46.5 km)2yr-public
- California State University Maritime Academy30.2 miles (48.6 km)4yr-public
- Carrington College-San Jose31.8 miles (51.2 km)2yr-private
- Touro University California31.9 miles (51.3 km)4yr-private
- Dominican University of California34.1 miles (54.9 km)4yr-private
- College of Marin34.5 miles (55.4 km)2yr-public
- Presidio Graduate School35.9 miles (57.8 km)4yr-private
- Solano Community College40.1 miles (64.5 km)4yr-public
- Napa Valley College44.4 miles (71.4 km)2yr-public
- University of the Pacific45.4 miles (73.0 km)4yr-private
- Carrington College-Stockton45.5 miles (73.2 km)2yr-private
- San Joaquin Delta College45.6 miles (73.4 km)2yr-public
- Xavier College School of Nursing45.8 miles (73.7 km)2yr-private
- University of California-Santa Cruz45.9 miles (73.9 km)4yr-public
- Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses46.2 miles (74.4 km)4yr-private
- Cabrillo College46.7 miles (75.2 km)2yr-public
- Teachers College of San Joaquin47.2 miles (76.0 km)4yr-public
- Blake Austin College48.0 miles (77.3 km)2yr-private
- Five Branches University48.1 miles (77.4 km)4yr-private
- Meridian University51.3 miles (82.6 km)4yr-private
- San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto51.8 miles (83.3 km)2yr-private
- Gavilan College54.0 miles (86.9 km)2yr-public
- Yosemite Community College District Office54.6 miles (87.9 km)4yr-public
K-12 schools within ~10 miles
Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.
| Grades | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonebrae Elementary | public | — | — | 1.1 miles (1.9 km) |
| East Avenue Elementary | public | — | — | 1.3 miles (2.0 km) |
| ST CLEMENT CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| MOREAU CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL | private | — | — | 1.6 miles (2.7 km) |
| Fairview Elementary | public | — | — | 1.7 miles (2.7 km) |
| Hayward High | public | — | — | 1.9 miles (3.1 km) |
| Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Faith Ringgold School of Arts and Science | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.2 km) |
| Tennyson High | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Harder Elementary | public | — | — | 2.0 miles (3.3 km) |
| Cesar Chavez Middle | public | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.5 km) |
| NORTHSTAR SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.2 miles (3.6 km) |
| ALL SAINTS CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Bret Harte Middle | public | — | — | 2.3 miles (3.7 km) |
| Treeview Elementary | public | — | — | 2.4 miles (3.9 km) |
| Palomares Elementary | public | — | — | 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
| Tyrrell Elementary | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.1 km) |
| Hayward Collegiate Charter | public | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| BAYSIDE ADVENTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.6 miles (4.2 km) |
| Glassbrook Elementary | public | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| ST BEDE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 2.7 miles (4.4 km) |
| Independent Elementary | public | — | — | 2.8 miles (4.5 km) |
| Winton Middle | public | — | — | 2.9 miles (4.7 km) |
| THE MONTESSORI GIVING TREE | private | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Schafer Park Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.8 km) |
| Creekside Middle | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Ruus Elementary | public | — | — | 3.0 miles (4.9 km) |
| Park Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Special Education-Preschool-Laurel | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Marshall Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Hillview Crest Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Core Learning Academy at Conley-Caraballo High | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.0 km) |
| Eldridge Elementary | public | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| ELMHURST LEARNING CENTER | private | — | — | 3.1 miles (5.1 km) |
| Alternative Learning Academy at Conley-Caraballo High | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| EIFFEL TOWER MONTESSORI PRESCHOOL AND K | private | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Burbank Elementary | public | — | — | 3.2 miles (5.1 km) |
| Canyon Middle | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.3 km) |
| Cherryland Elementary | public | — | — | 3.3 miles (5.4 km) |
| Alameda County Special Education | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Alameda County Community | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Opportunity Academy | public | — | — | 3.4 miles (5.4 km) |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Middle | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Brenkwitz High | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Vannoy Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Southgate Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Palma Ceia Elementary | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.6 km) |
| Knowledge Enlightens You (KEY) Academy | public | — | — | 3.5 miles (5.7 km) |
| Castro Valley Elementary | public | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.8 km) |
| MISSION HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.6 miles (5.9 km) |
| Jensen Ranch Elementary | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (5.9 km) |
| REDWOOD CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Decoto School for Independent Study | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Leadership Public Schools - Hayward | public | — | — | 3.7 miles (6.0 km) |
| Castro Valley High | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.0 km) |
| Eden Area ROP | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Mt. Eden High | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| OUR LADY OF GRACE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.1 km) |
| Alma Preschool | public | — | — | 3.8 miles (6.2 km) |
| MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S HOUSE OF HAYWARD | private | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.2 km) |
| Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay | public | — | — | 3.9 miles (6.3 km) |
| Longwood Elementary | public | — | — | 4.0 miles (6.4 km) |
| Impact Academy of Arts & Technology | public | — | — | 4.1 miles (6.6 km) |
| Eden Gardens Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| MISSION HILLS SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Stanton Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Anthony W. Ochoa Middle | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.7 km) |
| Lorin A. Eden Elementary | public | — | — | 4.2 miles (6.8 km) |
| Guy Jr. Emanuele Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| ONE SCHOOL GLOBAL-SAN FRANCISCO CAMPUS | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| ANCHOR EDUCATION, INC. DBA ONE SCHOOL GLOBAL-SAN F | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Tom Kitayama Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| San Lorenzo Unified Preschool | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Royal Sunset (Continuation) | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| ST JOACHIM SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.3 miles (6.9 km) |
| Chabot Elementary | public | — | — | 4.3 miles (7.0 km) |
| Proctor Elementary | public | — | — | 4.4 miles (7.0 km) |
| Searles Elementary | public | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.2 km) |
| CALIFORNIA CROSSPOINT ACADEMY | private | — | — | 4.5 miles (7.3 km) |
| Lorenzo Manor Elementary | public | — | — | 4.6 miles (7.4 km) |
| Colonial Acres Elementary | public | — | — | 4.7 miles (7.5 km) |
| Castro Valley Virtual Academy | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Redwood Continuation High | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Roy A. Johnson High | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| James Logan High | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Cesar Chavez Middle | public | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| ST JOHN CATHOLIC SCHOOL | private | — | — | 4.8 miles (7.7 km) |
| Bohannon Middle | public | — | — | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) |
| Alvarado Elementary | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| LEA'S CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | private | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Itliong-Vera Cruz | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| East Bay Arts High | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| San Lorenzo High | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.0 km) |
| Edendale Middle | public | — | — | 5.0 miles (8.1 km) |
| Hillside Elementary | public | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| INTERNATIONAL BIBLE BAPTIST ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.2 miles (8.4 km) |
| Hesperian Elementary | public | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| SENECA FAMILY OF AGENCIES JAMES BALDWIN ACADEMY | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.5 km) |
| VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS | private | — | — | 5.3 miles (8.6 km) |
| Del Rey Elementary | public | — | — | 5.5 miles (8.9 km) |
Schools FAQ for ZIP 94542
What school district is ZIP code 94542 in?
ZIP 94542 (Hayward, CA) maps to Castro Valley Unified School District (LEA ID 0607800) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.
How many schools are near ZIP code 94542?
US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 77 public and 23 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.
What share of students in 94542 attend private school?
About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 94542 attend private school (ACS estimate).
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Schools & Education key statistics
| Education | |
|---|---|
| Bachelor's or higher | 48.1% |
| High school | 14.5% |
| Less than HS | 11.2% |
| School district | Castro Valley Unified School District |