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American High — Rating & test scores

36300 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont · 2,618 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 93

StrongScope Score · 96th percentile. Higher than 96 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 96% of the class graduated in four years (597 of 621); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 621
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is American a good high school?

Strong. American is higher than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced9688%
Math, Proficient or Advanced9772%
English, Advanced9868%
Math, Advanced9856%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance9010 in 100
American’s place among California high schools, out of 100Fremont Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 89% scored Proficient or Advanced in English (reading and writing) and 77% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

Each bar is American’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11: 673 in English, 676 in math. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 414,559 in English and 413,523 in math tested).

In its own words

What does American say about itself?

We haven’t read American’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open fremontunified.org (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

1 of the 8 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than American. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

9 high schools within 3.9 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. IrvingtonNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9397th
  2. AmericanScope Score 9396th
  3. Connecting Waters Charter - East BayCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 8790th
  4. WashingtonNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8586th
  5. James LoganNew Haven Unified · by addressScope Score 7758th
  6. John F. KennedyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7654th
  7. Newark MemorialNewark Unified · by addressScope Score 7445th
  8. Circle of Independent LearningCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7232nd
  9. New Haven AcademySchool of choice · by applicationScope Score 6921st
Fremont UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharterMagnet or school of choice

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

7 of 9 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does American compare with schools like it?

American’s Scope Score is 93. 116 California high schools, counting American, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 84. American’s result is higher than 107 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 116

  1. Students from low-income families: 31%

    Scope Score 100Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 27%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 21%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 21%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 98th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 20%

    Scope Score 95Strong · 97th percentile

116 California public high schools where 19% to 31% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 19% to 31% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of American’s share. The count includes American. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were similar to 2025; math results were higher. English went from 88% to 89% and math from 72% to 77%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202682%84%89%AmericanAmerican80%Fremont UnifiedDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202666%68%77%AmericanAmerican68%Fremont UnifiedDistrict32%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Fremont Unified’s line combines its 6 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Fremont Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringAmericanFremont UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201784%82%60%492
201887%82%56%525
201989%81%57%539
202287%82%55%608
202388%80%55%553
202488%79%56%607
202588%82%57%595
202689%80%57%673
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringAmericanFremont UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201768%66%32%490
201874%69%31%526
201970%68%32%538
202273%68%27%608
202372%66%27%550
202472%64%28%596
202572%68%30%594
202677%68%32%676

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

89%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

72168
Fremont Unified78%California57%

Math

77%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

12111760
Fremont Unified65%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 89% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 77% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 12 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school68%21%7%4%673
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Fremont Unified53%25%11%11%2,479
Math, grade 11 · This school60%17%11%12%676
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Fremont Unified48%17%13%22%2,475

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 673 tested in English, 676 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Asian students are the largest group here, at 72% of students. 299 of 2,723 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

11in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (299 of 2,723 students).

At the average Fremont Unified high school: 11 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 1.1% of students were suspended at least once (31 of 2,749). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

2,618

students in grades 9–12.

Asian 72%Hispanic or Latino 11%White 7%Filipino 5%Two or more races 3%Black or African American 2%Not reported <1%

Family income

25%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 653 of 2,618. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

107

teachers, with 11 years of experience on average.

10% were in their first year.

87% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

52%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (70 of 134 students).

Fremont Unified: 50%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Asian72%
Hispanic or Latino11%
White7%
Filipino5%
Two or more races3%
Black or African American2%
Not reported<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 86.7 of 100 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Three student groups here scored well above the same groups across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Asian494 tested89%California 67%
  • White44 tested59%California 44%
  • Low-income188 tested55%California 23%
  • Filipino37 tested38%California 49%
  • Hispanic or Latino66 tested35%California 21%
  • English learners35 tested29%California 8%

Low-income and Hispanic or Latino students and English learners all score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 55% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 23% for the same group across California. The chart gives each group’s figures. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Fremont Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 188 tested
English77%+1859%+2849%
Math55%+1540%+3223%
Asian · 492 tested in English, 494 in math
English93%+687%+1479%
Math89%+782%+2267%
Hispanic or Latino · 66 tested
English70%+2050%+2149%
Math35%+1421%+1421%
White · 44 tested
English82%+1468%+1468%
Math59%+1346%+1544%
Filipino · 37 tested
English81%+972%+477%
Math38%+137%−1149%
English learners · 33 tested in English, 35 in math
English15%+213%+78%
Math29%+1217%+218%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Fremont Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Students of two or more races and students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

96% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 80% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 85% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

80%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

76%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

96%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 597 of 621 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

80%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 498 of 621 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

76%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 456 of 597 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

85% enrolled in college within 12 months · 601 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓184 · 31%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓88 · 15%
  • California community college135 · 22%
  • In-state private18 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year85 · 14%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 · <1%
  • Not enrolled89 · 15%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
85%enrolled in college within a year

601 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California184 (31%)
  • California State University88 (15%)
  • California community college135 (22%)
  • In-state private18 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year85 (14%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 (0%)
  • Not enrolled89 (15%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 597 of 621 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 498 of 621 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 456 of 597 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
409
Admitted
373
Enrolled
198

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 378 · Admitted 85 · Enrolled 19
  • UC IrvineApplied 377 · Admitted 90 · Enrolled 26
  • UC San DiegoApplied 370 · Admitted 62 · Enrolled 19
  • UCLAApplied 351 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 18
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 348 · Admitted 25 · Enrolled 20
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 339 · Admitted 126 · Enrolled 14
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 326 · Admitted 262 · Enrolled 30
  • UC RiversideApplied 318 · Admitted 292 · Enrolled 42
  • UC MercedApplied 276 · Admitted 275 · Enrolled 10

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 409 · Admitted 373 · Enrolled 198
  • Fall 2024Applied 369 · Admitted 298 · Enrolled 144
  • Fall 2023Applied 395 · Admitted 350 · Enrolled 192
  • Fall 2022Applied 406 · Admitted 342 · Enrolled 191
  • Fall 2021Applied 344 · Admitted 260 · Enrolled 122
  • Fall 2020Applied 279 · Admitted 238 · Enrolled 153
  • Fall 2019Applied 258 · Admitted 200 · Enrolled 135
  • Fall 2018Applied 251 · Admitted 199 · Enrolled 110
  • Fall 2017Applied 235 · Admitted 181 · Enrolled 113
  • Fall 2016Applied 202 · Admitted 159 · Enrolled 94

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
417
Admitted
397
Enrolled
90

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • San José StateApplied 1,650 · Admitted 1,297 · Enrolled 235
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 1,302 · Admitted 188 · Enrolled 29
  • San Diego StateApplied 1,120 · Admitted 354 · Enrolled 13
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 785 · Admitted 597 · Enrolled 20
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 750 · Admitted 349 · Enrolled 19
  • San Francisco StateApplied 633 · Admitted 598 · Enrolled 40
  • Cal State East BayApplied 584 · Admitted 539 · Enrolled 42
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 410 · Admitted 366 · Enrolled 21
  • Sacramento StateApplied 259 · Admitted 251 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 208 · Admitted 192 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 170 · Admitted 153 · Enrolled 7
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 132 · Admitted 127 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 115 · Admitted 111 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 106 · Admitted 104 · Enrolled —
  • Fresno StateApplied 104 · Admitted 103 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 93 · Admitted 87 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 87 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 54 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 51 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 47 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 37 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 36 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 417 · Admitted 397 · Enrolled 90
  • Fall 2024Applied 388 · Admitted 375 · Enrolled 84
  • Fall 2023Applied 405 · Admitted 380 · Enrolled 94
  • Fall 2022Applied 416 · Admitted 403 · Enrolled 80
  • Fall 2021Applied 353 · Admitted 326 · Enrolled 103
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 24 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science5
  • Sciences6
  • English2
  • History & Social Science5
  • World Languages & Cultures3
  • Arts3
Every approved AP course24 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 5
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Computer Science A
  • Computer Science Principles
  • Statistics
Sciences 6
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
  • Physics C: Mechanics
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 5
  • Macroeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 3
  • Chinese Language and Culture
  • French Language and Culture
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 3
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • Art History
  • Drawing

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
27 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about American. These are not star ratings or reviews.

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  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
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Money

Where does the money go?

$14,418 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Fremont Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $52 million.

$14,418

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$8,549
The school’s share of district office costs
$5,869
Of the total, from federal funds
$457
  • American$14,418
  • Fremont Unified high schools$15,973
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Fremont Unified’s yearly plan

$52million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$30million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $52 million of $545 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Fremont Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around American like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 94536. They are not figures for the families at American.

Typical household income in a year

$167,662

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 94536.

Typical home value
$1,287,800
People who live in this ZIP code
70,619
Typical age
38.9 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
59%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to American. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?35% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (66 students tested); the same group across California: 21%
  2. How do you stretch students who are already ahead?68% scored Advanced in English, grade 11, spring 2026 (673 students tested); California: 27%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into American, and how do I get in?

Ask Fremont Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
    Forest Park Elementary
    Scope Score 86Strong · 88th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  2. Middle
    Thornton Middle
    Scope Score 89Strong · 93rd percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High · this school
    American High
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Forest Park Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 86 · Strong · 88th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Brookvale Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 86 · Strong · 87th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Oliveira Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 84 · Strong · 83rd percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Patterson Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 87 · Strong · 90th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Warwick Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 88 · Strong · 92nd percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Ardenwood Elementary

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 90 · Strong · 94th percentile · elementary · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • Thornton Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 89 · Strong · 93rd percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is American?

Address
36300 Fremont Boulevard, Fremont 94536Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Sandhya SharmaAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated June 27, 2024.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Fremont Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is American a good high school?

American High has a Scope Score of 93. It scored higher than 96 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Strong, 96th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 11 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 11 in 100 at the average Fremont Unified high school. 1.1% of students (31 of 2,749) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 12 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 77% of low-income students in grade 11 at American High in Fremont scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 24 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 27 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

85% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #46 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #3 of 6 in Fremont Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate96%6025%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math62%10022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)80%7220%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math80%8318%
Chronically absent10 in 100665%
Suspension rate1.8% (49 of 2,681)585%
English learners: top level17%525%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

School patterns · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

High ceilingA high share of students here exceeded the standard, the state’s top level. The Exceeded standard row above gives the figure.
Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.
Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–259396#46California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–196 in 1003.6% (90 of 2,499)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2411 in 1001.6% (43 of 2,650)
2024–2510 in 1001.8% (49 of 2,681)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1167368%21%7%4%89%57%+32

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1167660%17%11%12%77%32%+45

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English67368%89%
2026 · Math67660%77%
2025 · English59568%88%
2025 · Math59456%72%
2024 · English60766%88%
2024 · Math59654%72%
2023 · English55365%88%
2023 · Math55051%72%
2022 · English60865%87%
2022 · Math60854%73%
2019 · English53967%89%
2019 · Math53848%70%
2018 · English52566%87%
2018 · Math52651%74%
2017 · English49260%84%
2017 · Math49047%68%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English59588%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math59472%
2024 · Grade 11 · English60788%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math59672%
2023 · Grade 11 · English55388%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math55072%
2022 · Grade 11 · English60887%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math60873%
2019 · Grade 11 · English53989%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math53870%
2018 · Grade 11 · English52587%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math52674%
2017 · Grade 11 · English49284%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math49068%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide57635%34%30%2%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income18877%+18+28
Asian49293%+6+14
Hispanic or Latino6670%+20+21
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 10 in 100 → 2025–26 · 11 in 100 · +1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.8% (49 of 2,681) → 2025–26 · 1.1% (31 of 2,749) · −0.7 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female6 in 10012 in 100+6 in 100
Male7 in 10010 in 100+3 in 100
Asian4 in 1008 in 100+4 in 100
Black or African American10 of 789 of 49—
Filipino6 in 1003 in 100−3 in 100
Hispanic or Latino12 in 10026 in 100+14 in 100
Pacific Islander1 of 12——
Two or more races11 of 8918 of 81—
White9 in 10018 in 100+9 in 100
Students with disabilities21 in 10029 in 100+8 in 100
English learners15 in 10022 in 100+7 in 100
Homeless5 of 1810 of 16—
Low-income12 in 10017 in 100+5 in 100
All students6 in 10011 in 100+5 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 80% · numerator 498 students classified Prepared · denominator 621 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 79% · AP-pathway numerator 392 · denominator 498 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 498 of 621 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
96%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
79%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
76%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
85%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20254093731983.953.994.06
20243692981443.924.014.07
20233953501923.994.064.09
20224063421914.044.104.16
20213442601223.853.954.05
20202792381533.813.883.92
20192582001353.823.934.00
20182511991103.813.923.98
20172351811133.733.853.92
2016202159943.743.863.90

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20253482520
Berkeley20243003323
Berkeley20233382920
Berkeley20223412719
Berkeley20212541914
Davis20253788519
Davis20243237514
Davis202336112633
Davis202237612342
Davis20212968524
Irvine20253779026
Irvine2024317559
Irvine20233537014
Irvine2022367426
Irvine2021292313
Los Angeles20253513518
Los Angeles20243022514
Los Angeles20233423519
Los Angeles20223533216
Los Angeles2021260125
Merced202527627510
Merced202418317312
Merced202320119412
Merced202215415015
Merced20211371309
Riverside202531829242
Riverside202425421614
Riverside202329722932
Riverside202228822836
Riverside202123017418
San Diego20253706219
San Diego20243175412
San Diego20233487424
San Diego20223585411
San Diego2021276488
Santa Barbara202533912614
Santa Barbara20242879818
Santa Barbara2023335879
Santa Barbara20223387214
Santa Barbara20212695412
Santa Cruz202532626230
Santa Cruz202427517728
Santa Cruz202333122529
Santa Cruz202231815932
Santa Cruz202125013729
Universitywide2025409373198
Universitywide2024369298144
Universitywide2023395350192
Universitywide2022406342191
Universitywide2021344260122

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
Art Historythis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Chinese Language and Culturethis school
Computer Science Athis school
Computer Science Principlesthis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
French Language and Culturethis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Physics C: Electricity and Magnetismthis school
Physics C: Mechanicsthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count18
AP enrollment (male/female)819
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 27 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections21
Physics sections25
Chemistry sections20
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,587

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California18431%
California State University8815%
California community college13522%
In-state private183%
Out-of-state, 4-year8514%
Out-of-state, 2-year20%
Not enrolled8915%

601 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 85% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$11,623 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 35,187 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$272 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,618

Central federal expenditures attributed here$185 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,618

District current expense · FY 2024–25$16,597 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 64%Instruction support 11%Student services 9%Administration 5%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 2%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$334,151,27763.72%64%
Instruction support$58,448,28011.15%11%
Student services$48,195,6089.19%9%
Administration$25,562,9624.87%5%
Buildings & maintenance$46,841,2348.93%9%
Other$11,208,0662.14%2%
Total$524,407,427100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $524,407,427 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$11,623 per pupil
2020$11,438 per pupil
2019$11,629 per pupil
2018$11,018 per pupil
2017$10,331 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.9%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 94536 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 94536 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$167,662
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)59%
ZIP-area population70,619
Median age38.9 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 94536 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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