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What's the most underrated thing about Vallejo Mill Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
388
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT UNIFIED·NCES 061440001688
Vallejo Mill Elementary
38569 Canyon Heights Dr., Fremont, CA 94536 · (510) 793-1441 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL388 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- 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
20.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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 | 104 | 27% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 79% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
68%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
46.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.0pp since 2014
Math
41.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -7.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.9% | 22.2% | 19.3% | 34.7% |
| Math | 23.2% | 18.6% | 19.2% | 39.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 41.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.2% | 53.9% |
| 2022-23 | 56.2% | 51.3% |
| 2021-22 | 60.2% | 53.7% |
| 2018-19 | 61.0% | 54.8% |
| 2017-18 | 53.8% | 51.2% |
| 2016-17 | 49.8% | 51.2% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 51.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 49.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Vallejo Mill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #2,167 of 5,172 ▼ 872 | #114 of 192 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,369 of 5,172 ▼ 957 | #114 of 192 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -13.0pp | #51 of 5,116 | #7 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 388 | #3,828 of 5,915 | #143 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #1,167 of 5,352 | #26 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #822 of 5,354 | #65 of 201 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.4% | #656 of 3,837 | #30 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
388
-116 (-23%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 388 | 19 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 16 | 22.2:1 | 31% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 19 | 21.2:1 | 25% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 23 | 21.9:1 | 23% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 23 | 23.6:1 | 27% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 20 | 27.9:1 | 30% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 540 | N/A | N/A | 34% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 446 | 22 | 20.3:1 | 25% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 494 | 21 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vallejo Mill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (542 to 388); teachers down 17% (23 to 19).
About Vallejo Mill Elementary
Federal records list Vallejo Mill Elementary as an elementary school in Fremont, California. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 388 students.
Fremont Unified is made up of 43 schools with 33,073 students in all.
Vallejo Mill Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 47%. The school is also 25% Hispanic, 14% White, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. The Asian share of the county population is lower, at 33%. Vallejo Mill Elementary has a diversity index of 68%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Vallejo Mill Elementary operates with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 20.4:1. That ratio is under the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California.
allk12 grades Vallejo Mill Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Alameda County census figures show that median household income is about $129,367, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Vallejo Mill Elementary is among the 394 public schools in Alameda County.
The school nearest to Vallejo Mill Elementary is California School for the Blind, at a distance of about 0.9 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Vallejo Mill Elementary had 504 students in 2020-21 and 388 in 2024-25, a 23% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 21.9:1 in 2020-21, and 20.4:1 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
- 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
- California School for the Blind0.9 mi · 42
- California School for the Deaf-Fremont1.1 mi · 279
- Niles Elementary1.3 mi · 461
- Parkmont Elementary1.6 mi · 734
- John Gomes Elementary1.8 mi · 462
- William Hopkins Middle2.2 mi · 1,424
Frequently asked questions
About Vallejo Mill ElementaryHow many students attend Vallejo Mill Elementary?
Vallejo Mill Elementary enrolls approximately 388 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Vallejo Mill Elementary serve?
Vallejo Mill Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Vallejo Mill Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Vallejo Mill Elementary is approximately 20.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Vallejo Mill Elementary?
Student demographics at Vallejo Mill Elementary are roughly 14% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Black, 47% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Vallejo Mill Elementary in?
Vallejo Mill Elementary is part of Fremont Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.