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What's one thing Fremont Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
654
Elementary
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALHAMBRA UNIFIED·NCES 060015310936
Fremont Elementary
2001 South Elm St., Alhambra, CA 91803 · (626) 943-3360 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
257 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (109) is 110% larger than its 8th grade class (52).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
59.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.3pp since 2014
Math
53.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +26.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 18 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.3% | 32.1% | 20.4% | 20.2% |
| Math | 29.5% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 23.5% |
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 | 59.3% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.4% | 50.5% |
| 2022-23 | 53.9% | 50.4% |
| 2021-22 | 48.1% | 43.2% |
| 2018-19 | 47.1% | 31.1% |
| 2017-18 | 49.5% | 35.4% |
| 2016-17 | 48.5% | 34.4% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Elementary
Fremont Elementary's state test result (54.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Elementary this school | 654 | 39.3% | 54.1% |
| Gilroy Prep (a Navigator School) Gilroy | 587 | 45.0% | N/A |
| Bishop Elementary Sunnyvale | 465 | 42.8% | 36.0% |
| Clear View Chula Vista | 513 | 38.4% | 58.0% |
| EastLake Elementary Chula Vista | 527 | 38.1% | 54.9% |
| Las Animas Elementary Gilroy | 800 | 41.3% | 53.5% |
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 Fremont Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #1,447 of 5,151 | #326 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,406 of 5,172 ▲ 78 | #328 of 1,129 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #1,382 of 5,172 ▲ 274 | #314 of 1,129 ▲ 47 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #541 of 5,116 | #201 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #989 of 5,915 | #180 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #1,192 of 5,352 | #366 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #3,341 of 5,354 | #575 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #4,361 of 5,625 | #1,069 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.7% | #367 of 1,139 | #61 of 181 |
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
654
+92 (+16%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 654 | 32 | 20.5:1 | 39% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 29.3 | 22.1:1 | 54% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 617 | 27.1 | 22.8:1 | 45% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 24 | 23.4:1 | 51% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 24.2 | 23.6:1 | 69% (391) |
| 2015-16 | 567 | 24 | 23.6:1 | 73% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | N/A | N/A | 69% (432) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fremont Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (570 to 654); teachers up 32% (24.2 to 32).
About Fremont Elementary
Fremont Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in California, located in Alhambra. The school enrolls 654 students, from kindergarten through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 41% bigger than that.
Alhambra Unified (16 schools, 14,548 students) runs Fremont Elementary.
At 74%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Fremont Elementary combined. Other students are 17% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 4% White. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. Fremont Elementary has a diversity index of 41%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1 at Fremont Elementary, with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 39%. On average, public schools in Los Angeles County report 70%.
On BeatsExpectations, Fremont Elementary is 2.4 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Across Los Angeles County, median household income is about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
Marguerita Elementary is the public school closest to Fremont Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. Fremont Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Fremont Elementary at 4th of 7.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Fremont Elementary had 562 students in 2020-21 and 654 in 2024-25, a 16% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 23.4:1 to 20.5:1.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Fremont Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Alhambra Unified
- Mark Keppel HighHigh · 2,201 students
- Alhambra HighHigh · 2,056 students
- San Gabriel HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Martha Baldwin ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- Monterey Highlands ElementaryElementary · 917 students
- William Northrup ElementaryElementary · 814 students
Other schools in Alhambra
- Mark Keppel HighHigh · 2,201 students
- Alhambra HighHigh · 2,056 students
- Martha Baldwin ElementaryElementary · 923 students
- William Northrup ElementaryElementary · 814 students
- Ramona ElementaryElementary · 650 students
- Park ElementaryElementary · 581 students
Other Fremont Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 9 states are named Fremont Elementary. Fremont Elementary is the 4th largest of the 21.
- Fremont ElementarySalinas, CA · 711 students
- Fremont ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 707 students
- Fremont ElementaryRiverside, CA · 593 students
- Fremont ElementaryAntioch, CA · 482 students
- Fremont ElementaryFowler, CA · 473 students
Nearby schools
- Marguerita Elementary0.8 mi · 445
- Monterey Highlands Elementary0.9 mi · 917
- L.A. County High School for the Arts0.9 mi · 551
- Emery Park Elementary1.2 mi · 383
- Alliance Marc & Eva Stern Math and Science1.2 mi · 558
- Sierra Park Elementary1.3 mi · 240
Frequently asked questions
About Fremont ElementaryHow many students attend Fremont Elementary?
Fremont Elementary enrolls approximately 654 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Fremont Elementary serve?
Fremont Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Fremont Elementary?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Fremont Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fremont Elementary?
At Fremont Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 74% Hispanic, 0% Black, 17% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Fremont Elementary in?
Fremont Elementary is part of Alhambra Unified.
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