William Hopkins Middle

As a sizable junior high in Fremont, California, William Hopkins Middle caters to 1,424 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Fremont Unified. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 116% larger than typical.

Fremont Unified comprises 43 schools with combined enrollment of 33,073 students; William Hopkins Middle is among them.

Looking at the student body, William Hopkins Middle logs that nearly all students (83%) are Asian. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Alameda County as a whole is about 33% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.4:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 18% of students at William Hopkins Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), William Hopkins Middle is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 68.8%; this one delivers 88.5%, a residual of +19.7 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Alameda County indicate median household income runs about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. William Hopkins Middle is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students).

Joshua Chadbourne Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), William Hopkins Middle ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 80.4%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 26%: 1,126 students in 2018 compared to 1,424 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 9% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the William Hopkins Middle community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.