Fremont Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 13.1% |
| Met Standard | 24.6% |
| Below Standard | 62.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "38% proficient" for Fremont Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
13.1% of students exceeded standard while 24.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.9 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.1 points above the Santa Ana Unified district average of 9.0%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 12.1% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 13.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 72 | 13.9% | 30.6% | 44.4% |
| 4th | 52 | 25.0% | 19.2% | 44.2% |
| 5th | 55 | 9.1% | 36.4% | 45.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 73 | 13.7% | 31.5% | 45.2% |
| 4th | 51 | 5.9% | 21.6% | 27.4% |
| 5th | 55 | 10.9% | 7.3% | 18.2% |
Nearby schools
45 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 41.2