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What's the most underrated thing about Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
597
High
DISTRICT 870 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POMONA UNIFIED·NCES 063132004840
Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design
725 West Franklin Ave., Pomona, CA 91766 · (909) 397-4521 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
556 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 116 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 143 | 24% |
| Grade 9 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 99 | 17% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
36.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.3pp since 2014
Math
14.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.6% | 26.8% | 27.4% | 36.3% |
| Math | 5.3% | 9.1% | 23.0% | 62.6% |
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 | 36.3% | 14.5% |
| 2023-24 | 37.2% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.4% | 12.8% |
| 2021-22 | 33.7% | 14.3% |
| 2018-19 | 32.8% | 14.6% |
| 2017-18 | 30.1% | 20.2% |
| 2016-17 | 26.5% | 10.2% |
| 2015-16 | 22.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
26.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design this school | 597 | 93.1% | 26.2% |
| Valor Academy High North Hills | 492 | 94.5% | N/A |
| Williams Junior/Senior High Williams | 588 | 92.2% | 24.5% |
| Animo Leadership High Inglewood | 634 | 92.7% | N/A |
| University Preparatory Value High Los Angeles | 493 | 91.7% | N/A |
| Linda Esperanza Marquez High B LIBRA Academy Huntington Park | 615 | 94.3% | 42.6% |
Matched among California high 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 Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #901 of 1,052 | #190 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #852 of 1,056 ▼ 22 | #185 of 229 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #943 of 1,056 ▼ 26 | #202 of 229 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #563 of 1,044 | #168 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #949 of 2,093 | #220 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #352 of 1,352 | #131 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.9% | #1,214 of 1,351 | #285 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.1% | #197 of 1,575 | #115 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #150 of 802 | #62 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high 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
597
-116 (-16%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 1,148
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 597 | 32.1 | 18.6:1 | 93% (556) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 32.6 | 19.4:1 | 88% (558) |
| 2022-23 | 719 | 31.6 | 22.8:1 | 98% (703) |
| 2020-21 | 713 | 34 | 21.0:1 | 97% (694) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 39.9 | 19.1:1 | 93% (711) |
| 2015-16 | 871 | 39 | 22.3:1 | 91% (789) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | N/A | N/A | 94% (564) |
| 2000-01 | 1,109 | 45 | 24.6:1 | 93% (1,027) |
| 1990-91 | 1,148 | 51 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (764 to 597); teachers down 20% (39.9 to 32.1).
About Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design
Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design is a low-enrollment high school in California, with an address in Pomona. The school teaches grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 597 students. It has 29% fewer students than the average for high schools in California (about 838).
Pomona Unified, which runs Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design, has 37 schools and 20,422 students.
Roughly 94% of students at Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 4% Asian. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design totals 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design is about 93%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design lands at C, ahead of 26% of California public high schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 25.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design's nearest public school is Garey High (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 597, compared with 713 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 21.0 in 2020-21 to 18.6 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design. You can also rate the school on this page.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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- Garey HighHigh · 1,567 students
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- School of Extended Educational OptionsCombined · 1,204 students
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- Ganesha HighHigh · 895 students
- Vejar ElementaryElementary · 741 students
Other schools in Pomona
- Garey HighHigh · 1,567 students
- Diamond Ranch HighHigh · 1,542 students
- School of Extended Educational OptionsCombined · 1,204 students
- Pomona HighHigh · 993 students
- Ganesha HighHigh · 895 students
- Vejar ElementaryElementary · 741 students
Nearby schools
- Garey High0.3 mi · 1,567
- Lexington Elementary0.3 mi · 537
- Madison Elementary0.3 mi · 382
- Vejar Elementary0.5 mi · 741
- Lopez Elementary0.8 mi · 394
- Philadelphia Elementary0.9 mi · 535
Frequently asked questions
About Fremont Academy of Engineering and DesignWhat is the total enrollment at Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design?
Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design enrolls approximately 597 students in grades 07-12.
Is Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design have?
Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design?
Student demographics at Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design are roughly 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design?
Fremont Academy of Engineering and Design is overseen by Pomona Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.