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Enrollment
1,574
Middle
DISTRICT 1,523 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT UNIFIED·NCES 061440001670
John M. Horner Middle
4350 Irvington Ave., Fremont, CA 94538 · (510) 656-4000 · Alameda County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,574 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of California public middle 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.
- 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
365 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 500 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 557 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 517 | 33% |
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
81.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.6pp since 2014
Math
76.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 51.4% | 30.2% | 9.6% | 8.9% |
| Math | 62.9% | 13.2% | 11.0% | 12.9% |
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 | 81.6% | 76.1% |
| 2023-24 | 81.1% | 75.8% |
| 2022-23 | 82.9% | 75.9% |
| 2021-22 | 83.2% | 76.4% |
| 2018-19 | 80.8% | 80.4% |
| 2017-18 | 80.7% | 80.4% |
| 2016-17 | 79.6% | 80.9% |
| 2015-16 | 80.0% | 78.0% |
| 2014-15 | 79.0% | 75.0% |
% 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
78.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 M. Horner Middle
John M. Horner Middle's state test result (78.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John M. Horner Middle this school | 1,574 | 23.2% | 78.7% |
| William Hopkins Middle Fremont | 1,424 | 18.0% | 87.1% |
| Chaparral Middle Diamond Bar | 1,349 | 24.6% | 81.2% |
| Thornton Middle Fremont | 1,972 | 24.1% | 76.3% |
| South Pointe Middle Walnut | 979 | 25.0% | 78.3% |
| Eleanor Murray Fallon Dublin | 1,683 | 10.8% | 81.0% |
Matched among California middle 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 M. Horner Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #46 of 1,224 | #6 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #50 of 1,227 ▼ 7 | #6 of 46 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #57 of 1,227 ▼ 4 | #6 of 46 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #271 of 1,214 | #11 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,574 | #11 of 1,377 | #3 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #1,147 of 1,279 | #46 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #933 of 1,278 | #46 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #1,195 of 1,329 | #40 of 50 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.9% | #21 of 257 | #6 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,574
-78 (-5%) vs 2020
+108% since 1990-91, when it was 755
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 23.9:1
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 | 1,574 | 63.8 | 24.7:1 | 23% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 1,585 | 62.8 | 25.2:1 | 18% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 1,562 | 63 | 24.8:1 | 17% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 1,652 | 69 | 23.9:1 | 16% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 1,212 | 50 | 24.2:1 | 15% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 1,140 | 49 | 23.3:1 | 16% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 989 | N/A | N/A | 18% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 1,059 | 45 | 23.5:1 | 16% (172) |
| 1990-91 | 755 | 35 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John M. Horner Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (1,212 to 1,574); teachers up 28% (50 to 63.8).
About John M. Horner Middle
At 4350 Irvington Ave. in Fremont, California, John M. Horner Middle operates as a high-enrollment middle school. Its enrollment is 1,574 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in California enroll around 659, and this school is 139% above that mark.
John M. Horner Middle is one school in Fremont Unified, a system of 43 schools with 33,073 students.
By race and ethnicity, John M. Horner Middle is 83% Asian. Next come 9% Hispanic, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 33% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 24.7:1 is based on 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 23%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Alameda County is 49%.
John M. Horner Middle 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 91% of California public middle schools.
John M. Horner Middle's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 78.7% is 12.7 points above the 66.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Alameda County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $129,367 a year, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Alameda County number 394, with about 210,511 students.
Of the public schools around it, John M. Horner Middle is closest to O. N. Hirsch Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 65.4%; John M. Horner Middle's is 78.7%, ranking 2nd of 7.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment fell 5% over 4 years, reaching 1,574 in 2024-25.
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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
- Centerville MiddleMiddle · 1,495 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
- Centerville MiddleMiddle · 1,495 students
Nearby schools
- O. N. Hirsch Elementary0.1 mi · 441
- Irvington High0.4 mi · 2,157
- John Blacow Elementary0.6 mi · 557
- Robertson High (Continuation)0.7 mi · 169
- Vista Alternative0.7 mi · 39
- Harvey Green Elementary0.8 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About John M. Horner MiddleHow many students attend John M. Horner Middle?
John M. Horner Middle enrolls approximately 1,574 students in grades 06-08.
Is John M. Horner Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
John M. Horner Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does John M. Horner Middle have?
John M. Horner Middle employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at John M. Horner Middle?
At John M. Horner Middle, the student body is approximately 4% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 83% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is John M. Horner Middle in?
John M. Horner Middle is part of Fremont Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.