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What do you wish you knew before starting at Brier Elementary?
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Enrollment
585
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT UNIFIED·NCES 061440001657
Brier Elementary
39201 Sundale Dr., Fremont, CA 94538 · (510) 657-5020 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL585 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
26.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
315 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 144 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (144) is 71% larger than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
41.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.6pp since 2014
Math
41.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.3% | 18.1% | 23.3% | 35.3% |
| Math | 20.9% | 20.5% | 27.0% | 31.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.4% | 41.3% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 41.5% |
| 2022-23 | 48.3% | 46.6% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 45.2% |
| 2018-19 | 62.5% | 51.7% |
| 2017-18 | 57.6% | 47.3% |
| 2016-17 | 54.9% | 49.9% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Brier Elementary
Brier Elementary's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brier Elementary this school | 585 | 53.8% | 41.9% |
| Alexander Rose Elementary Milpitas | 518 | 56.2% | 47.0% |
| Tom Kitayama Elementary Union City | 653 | 53.3% | 59.3% |
| Rolling Ridge Elementary Chino Hills | 586 | 50.3% | 77.4% |
| Charles G. Emery Elementary Buena Park | 646 | 55.3% | 65.0% |
| Grazide Elementary Hacienda Heights | 606 | 56.8% | 63.8% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Brier Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #2,310 of 5,151 | #112 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,199 of 5,172 ▼ 126 | #115 of 192 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #2,787 of 5,172 ▼ 360 | #118 of 192 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.3pp | #677 of 5,116 | #50 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #1,527 of 5,915 | #50 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.6:1 | #5,032 of 5,352 | #186 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #1,618 of 5,354 | #103 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #3,756 of 5,625 | #100 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #1,581 of 3,837 | #62 of 138 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
585
-46 (-7%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
26.6:1
was 26.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 585 | 22 | 26.6:1 | 54% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 588 | 22 | 26.7:1 | 48% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 23 | 25.7:1 | 45% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 24 | 26.3:1 | 33% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 718 | 28 | 25.6:1 | 39% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 754 | 28 | 26.9:1 | 46% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | N/A | N/A | 54% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 644 | 32 | 20.1:1 | 27% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 664 | 29 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brier Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (718 to 585); teachers down 21% (28 to 22).
About Brier Elementary
Brier Elementary is an elementary school located in Fremont, California, in Alameda County. The school's 585 students are in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 26% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
Brier Elementary is part of a district of 43 schools: Fremont Unified, with 33,073 students.
Brier Elementary is 53% Asian by enrollment. Other students are 30% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. By comparison, Alameda County residents are about 33% Asian. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 22 full-time-equivalent teachers at Brier Elementary and a ratio of 26.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 54% of enrollment.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Brier Elementary is 48.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.9%.
Alameda County has about 1,649,473 residents, and the median household income is $129,367, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Brier Elementary, Alameda County has 393 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, G. M. Walters Middle is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Brier Elementary. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Brier Elementary ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment has fallen by 46 students since 2020-21, to 585.
Community posts for Brier Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fremont Unified
- American HighHigh · 2,618 students
- Irvington HighHigh · 2,157 students
- Thornton MiddleMiddle · 1,972 students
- Washington HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Mission San Jose HighHigh · 1,794 students
- John M. Horner MiddleMiddle · 1,574 students
Other schools in Fremont
- American HighHigh · 2,618 students
- Irvington HighHigh · 2,157 students
- Thornton MiddleMiddle · 1,972 students
- Washington HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Mission San Jose HighHigh · 1,794 students
- John M. Horner MiddleMiddle · 1,574 students
Other Brier Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Brier Elementary. Brier Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Brier ElementaryBRIER, WA · 389 students
Nearby schools
- G. M. Walters Middle0.3 mi · 1,149
- Young Adult Program0.4 mi · 48
- Circle of Independent Learning0.4 mi · 394
- John F. Kennedy High0.8 mi · 1,273
- Tom Maloney Elementary0.8 mi · 551
- Joseph Azevada Elementary0.8 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Brier ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Brier Elementary?
Brier Elementary enrolls approximately 585 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Brier Elementary serve?
Brier Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Brier Elementary have?
Brier Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 26.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Brier Elementary?
Student demographics at Brier Elementary are roughly 7% White, 30% Hispanic, 2% Black, 53% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Brier Elementary in?
Brier Elementary is part of Fremont Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.