Circle of Independent Learning

Circle of Independent Learning operates as a modestly sized multi-level school in Fremont, California, one of the schools within Fremont Unified. Current enrollment sits at 394 students spanning grades K through 12. That puts it 35% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 602 students.

Fremont Unified runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 33,073 students. Circle of Independent Learning is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Circle of Independent Learning records that 49% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

On the income-and-resources front, Circle of Independent Learning lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. Roughly 46% of students at Circle of Independent Learning qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Circle of Independent Learning performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.0%, the actual is 42.7%, a residual of -9.3 points.

Across the wider county, Alameda County reports that median household earnings sit near $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Circle of Independent Learning is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

Nearest neighbor: Young Adult Program, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Circle of Independent Learning ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 55.4%.

Circle of Independent Learning operates from a city-core location. Circle of Independent Learning is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 14%: 347 students in 2018 compared to 394 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 20% to 13%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 23.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.