Brier Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 22.2% |
| Met Standard | 19.3% |
| Below Standard | 58.5% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "41% proficient" for Brier Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
22.2% of students exceeded standard while 19.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 23.6 points below the Fremont Unified district average of 45.8%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 38.4% exceeded — 16.2 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 17.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 12.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 82 | 26.8% | 21.9% | 48.8% |
| 4th | 86 | 18.6% | 13.9% | 32.6% |
| 5th | 81 | 24.7% | 18.5% | 43.2% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 84 | 30.9% | 26.2% | 57.1% |
| 4th | 89 | 14.6% | 24.7% | 39.3% |
| 5th | 86 | 17.4% | 10.5% | 27.9% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 57.4