E. M. Grimmer Elementary

Located at 43030 Newport Dr., in Fremont, California, E. M. Grimmer Elementary is a cozy elementary-level community that caters to 244 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Fremont Unified. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 48% smaller than typical.

Within Fremont Unified, which oversees 43 schools and 33,073 students, E. M. Grimmer Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, E. M. Grimmer Elementary lists that Asian students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 33% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, E. M. Grimmer Elementary has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting E. M. Grimmer Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, E. M. Grimmer Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.1%, the actual is 68.7%, a residual of +13.6 points.

Around the school, census data for Alameda County shows the typical household earns roughly $129,367 per year, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), E. M. Grimmer Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Harvey Green Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, E. M. Grimmer Elementary comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 74.9%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 51%: 495 students in 2018 compared to 244 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 56% to 26% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the E. M. Grimmer Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.