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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT UNIFIED·NCES 061440001664
John Gomes Elementary
555 Lemos Ln., Fremont, CA 94539 · (510) 656-3414 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of California public elementary 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.
- DThree-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
25.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
78 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
31%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
80.5%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.5pp since 2014
Math
84.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 56.3% | 24.1% | 8.8% | 10.7% |
| Math | 64.1% | 20.6% | 9.5% | 5.7% |
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 | 80.5% | 84.7% |
| 2023-24 | 77.1% | 86.6% |
| 2022-23 | 85.6% | 87.4% |
| 2021-22 | 88.4% | 91.0% |
| 2018-19 | 90.8% | 91.6% |
| 2017-18 | 89.9% | 91.7% |
| 2016-17 | 91.4% | 91.4% |
| 2015-16 | 89.0% | 91.0% |
| 2014-15 | 88.0% | 91.0% |
% 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
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 John Gomes Elementary
John Gomes Elementary's state test result (82.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Gomes Elementary this school | 462 | 16.9% | 82.2% |
| Garden Gate Elementary Cupertino | 471 | 20.8% | 72.5% |
| Irvine Chinese Immersion Academy Irvine | 455 | 13.2% | N/A |
| Joshua Chadbourne Elementary Fremont | 457 | 20.1% | 84.5% |
| L. P. Collins Elementary Cupertino | 498 | 17.1% | 80.2% |
| James Leitch Elementary Fremont | 523 | 14.9% | N/A |
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 John Gomes Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #142 of 5,151 | #14 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #107 of 5,172 ▼ 34 | #11 of 192 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #246 of 5,172 ▲ 117 | #17 of 192 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.1pp | #285 of 5,116 | #23 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #2,884 of 5,915 | #103 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.7:1 | #4,729 of 5,352 | #167 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #3,887 of 5,354 | #181 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #5,255 of 5,625 | #186 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.6% | #135 of 3,837 | #10 of 138 |
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
462
-263 (-36%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
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 | 462 | 18 | 25.7:1 | 17% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 19 | 26.4:1 | 14% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 645 | 25 | 25.8:1 | 9% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 31 | 23.4:1 | 8% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 778 | 34 | 22.9:1 | 6% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 820 | 32 | 25.6:1 | 4% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 792 | N/A | N/A | 2% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 829 | 36 | 23.0:1 | 2% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 610 | 26 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John Gomes Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 41% (778 to 462); teachers down 47% (34 to 18).
About John Gomes Elementary
The public elementary school John Gomes Elementary is located in Fremont, California. In all, 462 students attend the school in kindergarten through 5.
Fremont Unified (43 schools, 33,073 students) runs John Gomes Elementary.
The share of Asian students at John Gomes Elementary is 82%. Enrollment also includes 8% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, and 4% White. The school's Asian share is 49 points above the 33% share among Alameda County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.
John Gomes Elementary lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 25.7 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. About 17% of students at John Gomes Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 49% average among public schools in Alameda County.
John Gomes Elementary earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 88% of California public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, John Gomes Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 82.2% actual against 69.6% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Alameda County, median household income comes to about $129,367, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 394, with about 210,511 students.
William Hopkins Middle is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. John Gomes Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. John Gomes Elementary's average proficiency of 82.2% compares with 79.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 725 (2020-21) to 462 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 23.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 25.7:1.
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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
- Irvington HighHigh · 2,157 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
Other schools in Fremont
- American HighHigh · 2,618 students
- Irvington HighHigh · 2,157 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
Nearby schools
- William Hopkins Middle0.5 mi · 1,424
- Joshua Chadbourne Elementary0.7 mi · 457
- Mission San Jose High0.9 mi · 1,794
- California School for the Deaf-Fremont1.0 mi · 279
- Mission Valley Elementary1.0 mi · 375
- J. Haley Durham Elementary1.1 mi · 719
Frequently asked questions
About John Gomes ElementaryHow large is John Gomes Elementary?
John Gomes Elementary enrolls approximately 462 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does John Gomes Elementary serve?
John Gomes Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at John Gomes Elementary?
Approximately 25.7:1 students per teacher at John Gomes Elementary.
How diverse is John Gomes Elementary?
John Gomes Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 82% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees John Gomes Elementary?
John Gomes Elementary is overseen by Fremont Unified in Alameda County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.