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How has Fremont Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARSON CITY·NCES 320039000285
Fremont Elementary
1511 Firebox Rd., Carson City, NV 89701 · (775) 283-1200 · Carson City
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Nevada public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Nevada public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
553 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 85%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 70% · 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
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
36.4%
NV avg 45.8% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
37.6%
NV avg 35.6% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.4% | 37.6% |
| 2023-24 | 27.1% | 27.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Nevada 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 Nevada'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 Fremont Elementary
Fremont Elementary's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Elementary this school | 553 | 100.0% | 27.9% |
| Virgin Valley Elementary School Mesquite | 621 | 100.0% | 42.6% |
| Bowler Joseph L Elementary School Bunkerville | 465 | 100.0% | 32.0% |
| Bordewich/Bray Elementary Carson City | 539 | 100.0% | 35.8% |
| Sonoma Heights Elementary Winnemucca | 468 | 100.0% | 44.5% |
| Yerington Elementary School Yerington | 465 | 100.0% | 24.3% |
Matched among Nevada 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 Fremont Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Carson City |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #253 of 367 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.6% | #184 of 388 ▲ 65 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #249 of 390 ▲ 62 | #5 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #156 of 442 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #108 of 379 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #258 of 381 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #272 of 386 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #295 of 304 | #6 of 7 |
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
553
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 553 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 100% (553) |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 51% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 34.3 | 16.9:1 | 100% (578) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | 41 | 13.5:1 | 100% (554) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 52% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 29 | 17.0:1 | 64% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 58% (309) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 40 | 16.7:1 | 32% (215) |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 28 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fremont Elementary.
About Fremont Elementary
Fremont Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Carson City, Nevada. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 553 students.
Fremont Elementary is run by Carson City, whose 10 schools enroll 5,072 students.
Hispanic students are 54% of those enrolled at Fremont Elementary. Next come 40% White and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 26% Hispanic among all Carson City residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 55%.
Teacher count: 36 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.4:1. Across elementary schools in Nevada, the average ratio is 18.1:1. Roughly 100% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 80% average for public schools in Carson City, the school's rate is higher.
Fremont Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 31% of Nevada public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.5% for Fremont Elementary. The school posts 27.9%, 4.7 points below the prediction.
For the population of Carson City, median household income comes to about $72,355, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Carson City counts 13 public schools with about 5,072 students.
Fremont Elementary's nearest public school is Al Seeliger Elementary (about 1.0 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Fremont Elementary ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (554) and 2024-25 (553). The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.5:1 to 15.4:1.
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Carson City at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,384
Census ACS
Median income
$72,355
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
5,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carson City
- Eagle Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 854 students
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Bordewich/Bray ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Al Seeliger ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Edith W. Fritsch ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 497 students
Other schools in Carson City
- Eagle Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 854 students
- Carson Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Bordewich/Bray ElementaryElementary · 539 students
- Al Seeliger ElementaryElementary · 527 students
- Edith W. Fritsch ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Mark Twain ElementaryElementary · 497 students
Other Fremont Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 9 states are named Fremont Elementary. Fremont Elementary is the 6th largest of the 21.
- Fremont Elementary SchoolMundelein, IL · 743 students
- Fremont ElementarySalinas, CA · 711 students
- Fremont ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 707 students
- Fremont ElementaryAlhambra, CA · 654 students
- Fremont ElementaryRiverside, CA · 593 students
Nearby schools
- Al Seeliger Elementary1.0 mi · 527
- Bordewich/Bray Elementary1.3 mi · 539
- Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 45
- Carson Middle School1.6 mi · 833
- Empire Elementary1.6 mi · 445
- Eagle Valley Middle School1.7 mi · 854
Frequently asked questions
About Fremont ElementaryHow large is Fremont Elementary?
Fremont Elementary enrolls approximately 553 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fremont Elementary serve?
Fremont Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Fremont Elementary have?
Fremont Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is Fremont Elementary?
Fremont Elementary reports a student body of 40% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Fremont Elementary in?
Fremont Elementary is part of Carson City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.