E. M. Grimmer Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 45.4% |
| Met Standard | 14.4% |
| Below Standard | 40.2% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for E. M. Grimmer Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
45.4% of students exceeded standard while 14.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.4 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Fremont Unified district average of 45.8%. The 14 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 48.2% exceeded — 2.8 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 7.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 32 | 53.1% | 9.4% | 62.5% |
| 4th | 36 | 47.2% | 5.6% | 52.8% |
| 5th | 47 | 42.5% | 17.0% | 59.6% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 32 | 46.9% | 25.0% | 71.9% |
| 4th | 36 | 36.1% | 16.7% | 52.8% |
| 5th | 47 | 46.8% | 12.8% | 59.6% |
Nearby schools
14 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 62.5