How does John Blacow Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Fremont?

John Blacow Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 46.0/100, placing it at the 56th percentile statewide. 21% of students exceed standard, with a total of 974 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at John Blacow Elementary?

20.5% of students at John Blacow Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 43.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is John Blacow Elementary improving or declining?

John Blacow Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 4.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at John Blacow Elementary?

20.1% of students at John Blacow Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

John Blacow Elementary

Fremont Unified Fremont Alameda County 94538

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

974 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

576 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

42%

Teachers

26 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 59.7%

White 10.2%

Asian 18.9%

Black 1.6%

Other 9.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for John Blacow Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	20.5%
Met Standard	22.8%
Below Standard	56.7%

Exceeded

20.5%

Met

22.8%

Below

56.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "43% proficient" for John Blacow Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.5% of students exceeded standard while 22.8% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's 25.3 points below the Fremont Unified district average of 45.8%. The 17 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 43.0% exceeded — 22.5 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 4.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 20.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.