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What tradition at Mission Valley Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT UNIFIED·NCES 061440001679
Mission Valley Elementary
41700 Denise St., Fremont, CA 94539 · (510) 656-2000 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of California public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
23.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
92 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
39%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
67.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -17.1pp since 2014
Math
72.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -14.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 17 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 48.9% | 19.0% | 13.1% | 19.0% |
| Math | 56.6% | 16.3% | 13.1% | 14.0% |
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 | 67.9% | 72.8% |
| 2023-24 | 78.8% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.3% | 79.4% |
| 2021-22 | 82.2% | 80.1% |
| 2018-19 | 88.0% | 87.5% |
| 2017-18 | 87.0% | 87.5% |
| 2016-17 | 84.1% | 86.7% |
| 2015-16 | 86.0% | 88.0% |
| 2014-15 | 85.0% | 87.0% |
% 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
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% 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 Mission Valley Elementary
Mission Valley Elementary's state test result (75.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Valley Elementary this school | 375 | 24.5% | 75.1% |
| D. J. Sedgwick Elementary Cupertino | 407 | 27.0% | 78.8% |
| Joshua Chadbourne Elementary Fremont | 457 | 20.1% | 84.5% |
| Mission San Jose Elementary Fremont | 436 | 22.9% | 85.3% |
| Garden Gate Elementary Cupertino | 471 | 20.8% | 72.5% |
| Ruskin Elementary San Jose | 367 | 15.5% | 71.6% |
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 Mission Valley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #427 of 5,151 | #37 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #488 of 5,172 ▼ 320 | #45 of 192 ▼ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #859 of 5,172 ▼ 553 | #62 of 192 ▼ 38 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.8pp | #100 of 5,116 | #11 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 375 | #3,994 of 5,915 | #147 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #3,319 of 5,352 | #103 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #3,487 of 5,354 | #168 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #4,988 of 5,625 | #165 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.1% | #52 of 3,837 | #4 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
375
-184 (-33%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 588
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 375 | 16 | 23.4:1 | 25% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 17 | 22.3:1 | 15% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 20.3 | 23.6:1 | 14% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 24 | 23.3:1 | 11% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 30 | 23.6:1 | 9% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 670 | 27 | 24.8:1 | 8% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 723 | N/A | N/A | 7% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 693 | 33 | 21.0:1 | 7% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 588 | 25 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mission Valley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (709 to 375); teachers down 47% (30 to 16).
About Mission Valley Elementary
Mission Valley Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in Fremont, California. It enrolls 375 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
Mission Valley Elementary is run by Fremont Unified, whose 43 schools enroll 33,073 students.
The share of Asian students at Mission Valley Elementary is 77%, a majority. The remaining students are 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% White, and 3% Black. Census figures show Alameda County is about 33% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 23.4:1. The school has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. Federal data show 25% of students (92) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 24 points below the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County.
On the allk12 Grade, Mission Valley Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 81% of California public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 65.2% at Mission Valley Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 75.1%.
Census data for Alameda County show the median household earns about $129,367 a year, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Alameda County number 394, with about 210,511 students.
Mission Valley Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Joshua Chadbourne Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Mission Valley Elementary at 7th of 9.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Mission Valley Elementary had a net loss of 184 students, or 33%.
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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
Other Mission Valley Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mission Valley Elementary. Mission Valley Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Mission Valley ElementaryTulare, CA · 671 students
- Mission Valley Elementary SchoolEL PASO, TX · 604 students
- Mission Valley Elementary SchoolVICTORIA, TX · 239 students
- Mission Valley ElementaryEskridge, KS · 236 students
Nearby schools
- Joshua Chadbourne Elementary0.6 mi · 457
- William Hopkins Middle0.8 mi · 1,424
- Mission San Jose High0.9 mi · 1,794
- John Gomes Elementary1.0 mi · 462
- O. N. Hirsch Elementary1.1 mi · 441
- John M. Horner Middle1.1 mi · 1,574
Frequently asked questions
About Mission Valley ElementaryHow many students attend Mission Valley Elementary?
Mission Valley Elementary enrolls approximately 375 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Mission Valley Elementary serve?
Mission Valley Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Mission Valley Elementary?
Approximately 23.4:1 students per teacher at Mission Valley Elementary.
How diverse is Mission Valley Elementary?
Mission Valley Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 77% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Mission Valley Elementary?
Mission Valley 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.