How does William Hopkins Middle compare to other middle schools in Fremont?

William Hopkins Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 75.5/100, placing it at the 99th percentile statewide. 66% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,797 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at William Hopkins Middle?

65.5% of students at William Hopkins Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 85.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is William Hopkins Middle improving or declining?

William Hopkins Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 0.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at William Hopkins Middle?

4.6% of students at William Hopkins Middle 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.

William Hopkins Middle

Middle School

Fremont Unified FremontAlameda County94539

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

1,417 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

25:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

13%

Teachers

57 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-6.1 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

34.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 70 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic8.7%

White3.3%

Asian82.6%

Black0.6%

Other4.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for William Hopkins Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	65.5%
Met Standard	20.2%
Below Standard	14.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "86% proficient" for William Hopkins Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

65.5% of students exceeded standard while 20.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 48.2 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 19.4 points above the Fremont Unified district average of 46.2%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.4 points higher (vs 57.2% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 0.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math declined year-over-year. 34.3% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 4.6%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

65.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

85.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-0.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

4.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,797

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	475	60.0%	24.0%	9.1%	7.0%	84.0%
7th	494	60.5%	28.1%	5.7%	5.7%	88.7%
8th	433	57.3%	29.6%	8.3%	4.8%	86.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	473	71.0%	14.4%	8.3%	6.3%	85.4%
7th	490	74.3%	13.3%	7.3%	5.1%	87.5%
8th	432	70.1%	11.6%	9.3%	9.0%	81.7%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Joshua Chadbourne Elementary

74.898th pctile

Zoned

John Gomes Elementary

72.096th pctile

Zoned

Mission San Jose Elementary

76.399th pctile

Zoned

Mission Valley Elementary

67.792nd pctile

Zoned

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Middle

William Hopkins Middle

75.599th pctile

This school

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High School

Mission San Jose High

87.599th pctile

Zoned

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.