Fairlands Elementary

Fairlands Elementary, a reasonably sized primary school in Pleasanton, California, one of the schools within Pleasanton Unified, educates 670 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 44% larger than typical.

Across the 16 schools in Pleasanton Unified (13,302 students total), Fairlands Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Fairlands Elementary shows that 72% of the student body identifies as Asian; the rest is composed of 12% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is visibly more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fairlands Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 73.2%; this one delivers 77.7%.

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 roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fairlands Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

Nearest neighbor: Henry P. Mohr Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fairlands Elementary at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 79.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 785 students in 2018 compared to 670 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 24% to 12% over that span.

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