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What's the most underrated thing about Irvington High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
2,157
High
DISTRICT 1,257 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT UNIFIED·NCES 061440001671
Irvington High
41800 Blacow Rd., Fremont, CA 94538 · (510) 656-5711 · Alameda County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,157 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of California public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
25.1:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
532 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 9 | 576 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 531 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 512 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 538 | 25% |
Student demographics
35%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
82.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.7pp since 2014
Math
74.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 | 64.6% | 18.1% | 7.8% | 9.5% |
| Math | 58.9% | 15.1% | 11.1% | 14.9% |
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 | 82.7% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 85.1% | 73.4% |
| 2022-23 | 81.9% | 73.7% |
| 2021-22 | 82.7% | 75.5% |
| 2020-21 | 87.9% | 79.9% |
| 2018-19 | 75.5% | 73.4% |
| 2017-18 | 84.0% | 72.6% |
| 2016-17 | 85.6% | 72.2% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 70.0% |
| 2014-15 | 76.0% | 68.0% |
% 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
78.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Irvington High
Irvington High's state test result (78.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irvington High this school | 2,157 | 24.7% | 78.8% |
| American High Fremont | 2,618 | 24.9% | 80.2% |
| Evergreen Valley High San Jose | 2,703 | 22.4% | 75.2% |
| Diamond Bar High Diamond Bar | 2,563 | 22.6% | 72.3% |
| Mission San Jose High Fremont | 1,794 | 18.0% | 89.8% |
| Arcadia High Arcadia | 2,939 | 25.5% | 64.5% |
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 Irvington High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #34 of 1,052 | #4 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #28 of 1,056 ▼ 6 | #3 of 35 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #68 of 1,056 ▼ 14 | #7 of 35 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.8pp | #337 of 1,044 | #14 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,157 | #207 of 2,093 | #9 of 85 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #1,221 of 1,352 | #49 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #920 of 1,351 | #46 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #1,449 of 1,575 | #60 of 68 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #503 of 802 | #15 of 27 |
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
2,157
-225 (-9%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 1,242
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 2,157 | 85.9 | 25.1:1 | 25% (532) |
| 2023-24 | 2,161 | 89.4 | 24.2:1 | 19% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 2,207 | 94.6 | 23.3:1 | 18% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 2,382 | 96 | 24.8:1 | 15% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 2,360 | 100 | 23.6:1 | 15% (358) |
| 2015-16 | 2,253 | 90 | 25.0:1 | 16% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 2,086 | N/A | N/A | 15% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 1,752 | 79 | 22.2:1 | 11% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 1,242 | 54 | 23.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irvington High.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (2,360 to 2,157); teachers down 14% (100 to 85.9).
About Irvington High
Irvington High is a large high school for students in Fremont, California. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 2,157 students. For comparison, high schools in California average about 838 students.
Irvington High is one school in Fremont Unified, a system of 43 schools with 33,073 students.
By race and ethnicity, Irvington High is 80% Asian. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 6% White, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 33% Asian among all Alameda County residents. Irvington High has a diversity index of 35%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 85.9 full-time equivalents, or about 25.1 students per teacher. Among high schools in California, the typical ratio is 18.2:1. About 25% of students, or 532, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Alameda County is 49%.
Measured against California public high schools, Irvington High receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Irvington High would be expected to post about 65.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 78.8%.
In the county around the school, Alameda County, median household income is about $129,367, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 394 public schools operate in Alameda County, serving about 210,511 students.
Robertson High (Continuation) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Irvington High ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 78.8% versus a 65.9% average.
The NCES locale for Irvington High is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 2,382 to 2,157.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Irvington High covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Thornton MiddleMiddle · 1,972 students
- Washington HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Mission San Jose HighHigh · 1,794 students
- John M. Horner MiddleMiddle · 1,574 students
- Centerville MiddleMiddle · 1,495 students
Other schools in Fremont
- American HighHigh · 2,618 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
- Centerville MiddleMiddle · 1,495 students
Other Irvington High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Irvington High. Irvington High is the largest of the 3.
- Irvington High SchoolIRVINGTON, NJ · 1,913 students
- IRVINGTON HIGH SCHOOLIRVINGTON, NY · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Robertson High (Continuation)0.3 mi · 169
- Vista Alternative0.3 mi · 39
- O. N. Hirsch Elementary0.3 mi · 441
- John M. Horner Middle0.4 mi · 1,574
- Harvey Green Elementary0.5 mi · 368
- Steven Millard Elementary0.6 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About Irvington HighWhat is the total enrollment at Irvington High?
Irvington High enrolls approximately 2,157 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Irvington High serve?
Irvington High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Irvington High?
Approximately 25.1:1 students per teacher at Irvington High.
What is the student diversity at Irvington High?
Student demographics at Irvington High are roughly 6% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 80% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Irvington High in?
Irvington High is part of Fremont Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.