John C. Fremont Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 10.7% |
| Met Standard | 18.3% |
| Below Standard | 71.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "29% proficient" for John C. Fremont Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
10.7% of students exceeded standard while 18.3% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Merced City Elementary district average of 9.6%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.0% 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 0.6 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 21.2%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 78 | 15.4% | 16.7% | 32.0% |
| 4th | 80 | 12.5% | 21.3% | 33.8% |
| 5th | 67 | 16.4% | 25.4% | 41.8% |
| 6th | 65 | 4.6% | 10.8% | 15.4% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 79 | 17.7% | 21.5% | 39.2% |
| 4th | 80 | 6.3% | 25.0% | 31.3% |
| 5th | 67 | 10.4% | 17.9% | 28.4% |
| 6th | 65 | 1.5% | 7.7% | 9.2% |
Nearby schools
15 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 32.8