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Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT UNIFIED·NCES 061440009139
Fred E. Weibel Elementary
45135 South Grimmer Blvd., Fremont, CA 94539 · (510) 651-6958 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
48 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 25% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
38%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
85.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.8pp since 2014
Math
86.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 69.3% | 16.5% | 6.6% | 7.5% |
| Math | 66.7% | 19.7% | 7.5% | 6.1% |
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 | 85.8% | 86.4% |
| 2023-24 | 85.4% | 83.9% |
| 2022-23 | 85.0% | 85.1% |
| 2021-22 | 83.7% | 83.1% |
| 2018-19 | 86.2% | 84.1% |
| 2017-18 | 85.2% | 85.1% |
| 2016-17 | 81.3% | 84.4% |
| 2015-16 | 85.0% | 85.0% |
| 2014-15 | 84.0% | 88.0% |
% 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
85.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Fred E. Weibel Elementary
Fred E. Weibel Elementary's state test result (85.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fred E. Weibel Elementary this school | 362 | 13.3% | 85.5% |
| Ruskin Elementary San Jose | 367 | 15.5% | 71.6% |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary Palo Alto | 389 | 6.7% | 92.9% |
| Northwood Elementary San Jose | 452 | 13.3% | 69.7% |
| Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy Irvine | 455 | 13.2% | N/A |
| Blue Hills Elementary Saratoga | 424 | 16.3% | 83.3% |
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 Fred E. Weibel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #78 of 5,151 | #9 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.4% | #67 of 5,172 ▲ 42 | #7 of 192 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.8% | #84 of 5,172 ▼ 7 | #9 of 192 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.8pp | #2,349 of 5,116 | #55 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #4,156 of 5,915 | #156 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.9:1 | #4,799 of 5,352 | #173 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #3,568 of 5,354 | #171 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.3% | #5,384 of 5,625 | #193 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -56.5% | #10 of 3,837 | #1 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
362
-230 (-39%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 840
Student : Teacher
25.9:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 362 | 14 | 25.9:1 | 13% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 16 | 24.8:1 | 14% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 19 | 24.3:1 | 11% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 23 | 25.7:1 | 7% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 833 | 33 | 25.2:1 | 7% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 880 | 30 | 29.3:1 | 6% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 699 | N/A | N/A | 5% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 836 | 39 | 21.4:1 | 1% (9) |
| 1990-91 | 840 | 33 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fred E. Weibel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 57% (833 to 362); teachers down 58% (33 to 14).
About Fred E. Weibel Elementary
In Fremont, California, part of Alameda County, Fred E. Weibel Elementary is an elementary school. It reports enrollment of 362 students in kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in California enroll around 465, and this school is 22% below that mark.
Fred E. Weibel Elementary is a school in Fremont Unified. The district has 43 schools and 33,073 students.
More than half of the students at Fred E. Weibel Elementary are Asian (78%). Next come 9% multiracial, 7% White, and 5% Hispanic. That compares with about 33% Asian among all Alameda County residents. The diversity index for Fred E. Weibel Elementary is 38%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.9:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 13% of the student body. It compares with 49% for public schools in Alameda County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Fred E. Weibel Elementary is 13.7 points above its prediction. Actual: 85.5%. Predicted: 71.8%.
The school's county is Alameda County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $129,367, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 394 public schools in the county, enrolling about 210,511, Fred E. Weibel Elementary among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lila Bringhurst Elementary, is about 1.1 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Fred E. Weibel Elementary places 2nd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
NCES assigns Fred E. Weibel Elementary the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 592 to 362, a 39% drop.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Fred E. Weibel Elementary. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Nearby schools
- Lila Bringhurst Elementary1.1 mi · 1,083
- James Leitch Elementary1.3 mi · 523
- Mission San Jose Elementary1.5 mi · 436
- Warm Springs Elementary1.6 mi · 574
- E. M. Grimmer Elementary1.7 mi · 244
- Harvey Green Elementary2.0 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Fred E. Weibel ElementaryHow many students attend Fred E. Weibel Elementary?
Fred E. Weibel Elementary enrolls approximately 362 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Fred E. Weibel Elementary serve?
Fred E. Weibel Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Fred E. Weibel Elementary?
Approximately 25.9:1 students per teacher at Fred E. Weibel Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fred E. Weibel Elementary?
At Fred E. Weibel Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 78% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Fred E. Weibel Elementary?
Fred E. Weibel Elementary is overseen by Fremont Unified in Alameda County.
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