John G. Mattos Elementary

John G. Mattos Elementary, a mid-tier primary school in Fremont, California, run under Fremont Unified, hosts 486 students, covering grades K through 5.

Fremont Unified comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 33,073 students; John G. Mattos Elementary is among them.

On demographics, John G. Mattos Elementary records that the largest single group is Asian, at 63% of enrollment; the rest reads as 17% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at school resources, John G. Mattos Elementary records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.3:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Alameda County's rate of about 49%.

With demographic context factored in, John G. Mattos Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 67.4%; this one delivers 68.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Alameda County indicate median household earnings sit near $129,367, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Alameda County's 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), John G. Mattos Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Glenmoor Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John G. Mattos Elementary. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), John G. Mattos Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 52.2%.

John G. Mattos Elementary operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. John G. Mattos Elementary's enrollment has edged down 24% since 2018, when it stood at 636 (now 486). White enrollment moved from 21% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 24.3:1 in 2025.

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