Fremont Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.8% |
| Met Standard | 11.0% |
| Below Standard | 82.3% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "18% proficient" for Fremont Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.8% of students exceeded standard while 11.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Bakersfield City district average of 7.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 6.4% 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 14.9 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 15.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 99 | 21.2% | 13.1% | 34.3% |
| 4th | 90 | 4.4% | 10.0% | 14.4% |
| 5th | 92 | 6.5% | 17.4% | 23.9% |
| 6th | 114 | 3.5% | 18.4% | 21.9% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 101 | 10.9% | 16.8% | 27.7% |
| 4th | 92 | 0.0% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| 5th | 96 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 8.3% |
| 6th | 118 | 3.4% | 3.4% | 6.8% |
Nearby schools
25 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.5