Alvarado Elementary is a K-4 school located in a suburban neighborhood in Union City, California The student population of 920 is organized into 37 regular classrooms, 5 multiage classrooms and 3 Special Day classrooms. Our students come from racially and ethnically diverse backgrounds and speak 36 languages. We have a Multilingual Program to assist our second language learners. We also are currently involved in the CELL (California Early Literacy Learning) program. We have a teacher being trained this year as our Literacy Coordinator. Weekly our students attend Specialist classes. These classes include Science, Music, Media and Physical Education. Visit our Specialist Programs Media Specialist Physical Education Specialists