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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELANO UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061089001210
Fremont Elementary
1318 Clinton St., Delano, CA 93215 · (661) 721-5050 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
404 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 95 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
33.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.5pp since 2014
Math
22.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.0% | 21.5% | 23.5% | 43.0% |
| Math | 7.8% | 14.7% | 35.8% | 41.7% |
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 | 33.5% | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 28.6% | 24.8% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 19.6% |
| 2021-22 | 25.4% | 21.4% |
| 2018-19 | 42.7% | 38.7% |
| 2017-18 | 40.0% | 28.7% |
| 2016-17 | 27.7% | 18.7% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 (27.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Elementary this school | 440 | 91.8% | 27.5% |
| Shirpser Elementary El Monte | 440 | 90.5% | 38.2% |
| Miramonte Elementary El Monte | 438 | 92.2% | 18.9% |
| Julien Hathaway Elementary Oxnard | 451 | 91.8% | 23.5% |
| Pleasant View Elementary Porterville | 446 | 91.3% | 14.0% |
| Rorimer Elementary La Puente | 405 | 91.6% | 28.0% |
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 Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #3,808 of 5,151 | #81 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #4,039 of 5,172 ▼ 386 | #84 of 150 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #3,610 of 5,172 ▲ 318 | #78 of 150 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.6pp | #1,782 of 5,116 | #56 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #3,157 of 5,915 | #114 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,127 of 5,352 | #46 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.4% | #4,686 of 5,354 | #119 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.8% | #861 of 5,625 | #50 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #2,080 of 3,837 | #37 of 95 |
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
440
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 1,019
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 440 | 21.6 | 20.4:1 | 92% (404) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 21.7 | 21.1:1 | 91% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 20 | 22.4:1 | 93% (416) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 19 | 24.6:1 | 81% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 20 | 25.8:1 | 86% (444) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 24 | 22.9:1 | 88% (485) |
| 2010-11 | 759 | N/A | N/A | 89% (674) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 39 | 20.3:1 | 90% (711) |
| 1990-91 | 1,019 | 41 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fremont Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (515 to 440); teachers up 8% (20 to 21.6).
About Fremont Elementary
The public elementary school Fremont Elementary is located in Delano, California. It enrolls 440 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
Fremont Elementary is one school in Delano Union Elementary, a system of 12 schools with 6,185 students.
At Fremont Elementary, 92% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 5% Asian and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 57% Hispanic share among all Kern County residents. The diversity index for Fremont Elementary is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Fremont Elementary reported 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 20.4:1. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 1.9 more students per teacher than here. There are 404 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 92% of enrollment. That rate is above the 76% average among public schools in Kern County.
On the allk12 Grade, Fremont Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 37% of California public elementary schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Fremont Elementary's results are 1.7 points above predicted: 27.5% against 25.7%.
In the surrounding county, Kern County, median household income comes to about $70,210, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. The county's public schools total 279, with about 197,431 students.
Almond Tree Middle is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Fremont Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Fremont Elementary ranks 9th of 9 nearby schools, at 27.5% versus a 40.8% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
From 467 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 440 by 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 24.6:1 to 20.4:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Fremont Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Delano Union Elementary
- PioneerElementary · 1,043 students
- Nueva Vista Language AcademyElementary · 684 students
- Cecil Avenue Math and Science AcademyMiddle · 585 students
- Almond Tree MiddleMiddle · 554 students
- Del Vista Math and Science AcademyElementary · 526 students
- La Vina MiddleMiddle · 521 students
Other schools in Delano
- Wonderful College Prep AcademyCombined · 1,845 students
- Robert F. Kennedy HighHigh · 1,394 students
- Cesar E. Chavez HighHigh · 1,318 students
- Delano HighHigh · 1,221 students
- PioneerElementary · 1,043 students
- Nueva Vista Language AcademyElementary · 684 students
Other Fremont Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 9 states are named Fremont Elementary. Fremont Elementary is the 12th largest of the 21.
- Fremont ElementarySalinas, CA · 711 students
- Fremont ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 707 students
- Fremont ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 654 students
- Fremont ElementaryRiverside, CA · 593 students
- Fremont ElementaryAntioch, CA · 482 students
Nearby schools
- Almond Tree Middle0.4 mi · 554
- Robert F. Kennedy High0.7 mi · 1,394
- Nueva Vista Language Academy0.7 mi · 684
- Pioneer0.9 mi · 1,043
- Albany Park Elementary0.9 mi · 319
- Delano High0.9 mi · 1,221
Frequently asked questions
About Fremont ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fremont Elementary?
Fremont Elementary enrolls approximately 440 students in grades KG-05.
Is Fremont Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fremont Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Fremont Elementary have?
Fremont Elementary employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Fremont Elementary?
Student demographics at Fremont Elementary are roughly 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Fremont Elementary in?
Fremont Elementary is part of Delano Union Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.