Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 207 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALIPATRIA UNIFIED·NCES 060699008804
Fremont Primary
401 West Main St., Calipatria, CA 92233 · (760) 348-5025 · Imperial County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% 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.
- C+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
19.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
320 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (77).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Calipatria Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
25.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.0pp since 2014
Math
25.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.0% | 15.0% | 27.1% | 47.9% |
| Math | 5.7% | 20.0% | 35.7% | 38.6% |
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 | 25.0% | 25.7% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 30.8% |
| 2022-23 | 29.8% | 34.2% |
| 2021-22 | 27.1% | 22.8% |
| 2020-21 | 12.3% | 9.2% |
| 2018-19 | 31.8% | 28.7% |
| 2017-18 | 31.3% | 28.4% |
| 2016-17 | 32.3% | 32.3% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 26.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Primary
Fremont Primary's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Primary this school | 348 | 92.0% | 27.8% |
| Loma Vista Elementary Whittier | 379 | 92.3% | 35.4% |
| Grace Thille Elementary Santa Paula | 358 | 93.0% | 33.3% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary Selma | 335 | 91.3% | 23.8% |
| ISANA Palmati Academy North Hollywood | 360 | 89.7% | N/A |
| Seeley Elementary Seeley | 325 | 93.2% | 26.3% |
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 Fremont Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Imperial County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #3,778 of 5,151 | #22 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #3,693 of 5,172 ▼ 703 | #21 of 35 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #4,476 of 5,172 ▼ 622 | #29 of 35 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #3,206 of 5,116 | #27 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #4,296 of 5,915 | #29 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #877 of 5,352 | #8 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.1% | #4,837 of 5,354 | #13 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.0% | #842 of 5,625 | #10 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #3,294 of 3,837 | #21 of 23 |
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
348
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 348 | 17.5 | 19.9:1 | 92% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 17.5 | 20.1:1 | 89% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 370 | 17 | 21.8:1 | 90% (334) |
| 2020-21 | 359 | 17 | 21.1:1 | 91% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 367 | 19 | 19.3:1 | 84% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 17 | 19.6:1 | 83% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | N/A | N/A | 79% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 330 | 18 | 18.3:1 | 70% (232) |
| 1990-91 | 299 | 14 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fremont Primary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (367 to 348); teachers down 8% (19 to 17.5).
About Fremont Primary
Fremont Primary is the name of a small elementary school in Calipatria, California. It reported 348 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
The 4 schools of Calipatria Unified, including Fremont Primary, enroll 1,080 students.
The share of students at Fremont Primary who are Hispanic is 94%. The remaining students are 3% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 17.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 19.9:1. Compared with the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 92%. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Imperial County, the school's rate is higher.
Fremont Primary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 33% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Fremont Primary, the prediction is 25.7% and the result is 27.8%.
The school's county is Imperial County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $57,681, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Imperial County's 76 public schools enroll about 36,513 students and include Fremont Primary.
Fremont Primary is about 0.1 miles from Bill E. Young Jr. Middle, its nearest public school. Fremont Primary has 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Fremont Primary at 5th of 7.
The NCES locale for Fremont Primary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 3%. The school's ratio dropped from 21.1:1 to 19.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Imperial County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
180,202
Census ACS
Median income
$57,681
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
36,513 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calipatria Unified
- Calipatria HighHigh · 345 students
- Bill E. Young Jr. MiddleMiddle · 322 students
- Grace Smith ElementaryElementary · 65 students
Other schools in Calipatria
- Calipatria HighHigh · 345 students
- Bill E. Young Jr. MiddleMiddle · 322 students
Nearby schools
- Bill E. Young Jr. Middle0.1 mi · 322
- Calipatria High0.2 mi · 345
- Grace Smith Elementary7.8 mi · 65
- Mulberry Elementary8.2 mi · 61
- Westmorland Elementary8.4 mi · 304
- Desert Valley High (Continuation)9.7 mi · 162
Frequently asked questions
About Fremont PrimaryHow large is Fremont Primary?
Fremont Primary enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Fremont Primary serve?
Fremont Primary serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many teachers does Fremont Primary have?
Fremont Primary employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fremont Primary?
At Fremont Primary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Fremont Primary in?
Fremont Primary is part of Calipatria Unified.
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