Is California School for the Deaf-Fremont a good school?

California School for the Deaf-Fremont ranks in the bottom 1.3% of California alternative schools.

How many students attend California School for the Deaf-Fremont?

In the 2023-24 school year, 300 students attended California School for the Deaf-Fremont.

What is the racial makeup of California School for the Deaf-Fremont?

Students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont are 55% Hispanic, 21% White, 11% Asian, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races.

California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Summary:

California School for the Deaf-Fremont is an alternative public school in Fremont, CA that serves 294 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. While the school provides specialized education for deaf and hard-of-hearing students, it faces significant challenges in terms of student outcomes compared to nearby schools.

The school has seen fluctuating graduation rates over the past 5 years, ranging from a low of 42.6% to a high of 63.2%, which is significantly lower than the state average of 55.73% for 11th grade students. Additionally, the school has experienced high dropout rates, ranging from 2.6% to 57.4%, and a chronic absenteeism rate as high as 31.2%, both of which are much higher than state averages. Academically, the school's test scores are significantly lower than the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 29.17% of 11th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 55.73%.

When compared to nearby alternative schools, such as Connecting Waters Charter - East Bay, which has a 96.8% graduation rate and much higher test scores, California School for the Deaf-Fremont stands out as having significantly lower performance. However, as a school serving a specialized student population with unique educational needs, the school's challenges may reflect the difficulties of educating this population and the need for more tailored resources and support. Addressing the school's key metrics, such as graduation rates, dropout rates, attendance, and academic achievement, could lead to meaningful improvements in the future.

Detail:

Public, Alternative K-12

39350 Gallaudet Dr.
Fremont, CA 94538-2308

(510) 794-3666

District: California School for the Deaf-Fremont (State Special Schl)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2740^th of 2,777 California Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $49,408

Student/teacher ratio: 4.1

Number of students: 300

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.3%

White:

21.0%

Asian:

11.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 99%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details California School for the Deaf-Fremont is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.35. (See more...)

Compare Details California School for the Deaf-Fremont ranks worse than 98.7% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.15. (See more...)

Compare Details California School for the Deaf-Fremont ranks worse than 77.4% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.56. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (55.3%), White (21%), Asian (11%). (See more...)

Compare Details 99% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at California School for the Deaf-Fremont is 4.1. (See more...)

Compare California School for the Deaf-Fremont employs 72.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at California School for the Deaf-Fremont is $49,408.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

California School for the Deaf-Fremont:

SchoolDigger ranks California School for the Deaf-Fremont 2740^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See California School for the Deaf-Fremont in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

SchoolDigger ranks California School for the Deaf-Fremont 1799^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See California School for the Deaf-Fremont in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Rank History for California School for the Deaf-Fremont

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Rank History for all elementary school students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	6.71	4773^rd	4809	0.7%
2005	2.90	4817^th	4822	0.1%
2006	5.13	4787^th	4818	0.6%
2007	3.38	5091^st	5113	0.4%
2008	5.83	5072^nd	5113	0.8%
2009	2.27	5183^rd	5193	0.2%
2010	0.68	5311^th	5314	0.1%
2011	3.71	5360^th	5377	0.3%
2015	9.04	5525^th	5611	1.5%
2016	6.47	5570^th	5614	0.8%
2017	5.84	5655^th	5692	0.7%
2018	6.40	5595^th	5662	1.2%
2019	7.51	5676^th	5789	2.0%
2023	6.35	5850^th	5874	0.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.75	1757^th	2420	27.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	8.59	5000^th	5084	1.7%
2023	6.78	5354^th	5374	0.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	7.71	5577^th	5617	0.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	32.07	1340^th	2128	37.0%
2019	34.12	1581^st	2585	38.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	7.95	1717^th	1769	2.9%
2005	4.73	1767^th	1777	0.6%
2006	9.97	1686^th	1804	6.5%
2007	4.70	1979^th	1999	1.0%
2008	6.17	1931^st	2005	3.7%
2009	4.69	2017^th	2063	2.2%
2010	4.13	2131^st	2179	2.2%
2011	3.51	2199^th	2236	1.7%
2012	4.72	2202^nd	2259	2.5%
2013	2.65	2364^th	2379	0.6%
2015	5.36	2434^th	2477	1.7%
2016	6.63	2421^st	2497	3.0%
2017	10.80	2354^th	2508	6.1%
2018	3.95	2466^th	2480	0.6%
2019	6.01	2653^rd	2715	2.3%
2022	7.36	2704^th	2740	1.3%
2023	11.30	2661^st	2802	5.0%
2024	6.15	2740^th	2777	1.3%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	49.87	560^th	1538	63.6%
2024	23.78	1326^th	1550	14.5%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	4.49	2216^th	2230	0.6%
2022	8.97	2409^th	2458	2.0%
2023	14.27	2372^nd	2549	6.9%
2024	6.94	2543^rd	2575	1.2%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	29.60	962^nd	1369	29.7%
2019	28.42	1071^st	1491	28.2%
2022	32.53	969^th	1531	36.7%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	4.37	2404^th	2407	0.1%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.72	1532^nd	1653	7.3%
2005	14.10	1620^th	1901	14.8%
2006	13.53	1692^nd	1968	14.0%
2007	15.53	1694^th	2063	17.9%
2008	14.24	1779^th	2117	16.0%
2009	13.93	1943^rd	2238	13.2%
2010	11.67	1951^st	2281	14.5%
2011	10.19	2039^th	2367	13.9%
2012	10.39	1998^th	2354	15.1%
2013	17.79	1749^th	2426	27.9%
2015	9.78	1861^st	1994	6.7%
2016	10.71	1819^th	2039	10.8%
2017	9.29	1917^th	2021	5.1%
2018	13.92	1636^th	2017	18.9%
2019	15.18	1762^nd	2133	17.4%
2022	16.86	1741^st	2123	18.0%
2023	7.86	2208^th	2348	6.0%
2024	15.56	1799^th	2323	22.6%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.90	1206^th	1547	22.0%
2024	47.93	541^st	1534	64.7%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.72	1465^th	1862	21.3%
2019	15.80	1606^th	1937	17.1%
2022	19.51	1570^th	1943	19.2%
2023	8.09	2106^th	2247	6.3%
2024	18.05	1702^nd	2235	23.8%

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Rank History for high school Female students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.21	1435^th	1760	18.5%
2019	16.59	1499^th	1833	18.2%
2023	6.05	2099^th	2118	0.9%
2024	8.82	1923^rd	2098	8.3%

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Rank History for high school Disabled students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.28	530^th	1052	49.6%
2019	38.22	586^th	1117	47.5%
2022	52.88	358^th	1161	69.2%

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Rank History for high school Male students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.92	1773^rd	1834	3.3%
2019	11.37	1703^rd	1880	9.4%
2022	15.33	1622^nd	1916	15.3%
2023	9.83	1962^nd	2207	11.1%
2024	18.39	1631^st	2172	24.9%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	8.71	1684^th	1742	3.3%
2019	8.12	1799^th	1814	0.8%
2022	10.05	1781^st	1861	4.3%
2023	6.87	2057^th	2142	4.0%
2024	12.68	1757^th	2125	17.3%

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Rank History for high school White students at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	9.65	1043^rd	1173	11.1%
2023	3.66	1367^th	1434	4.7%
2024	6.87	1260^th	1406	10.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for California School for the Deaf-Fremont

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1992	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	491	491
1993	277	30	54	98	8	n/a	n/a	0	467
1994	319	41	57	109	19	n/a	n/a	0	545
1995	248	46	63	107	12	n/a	n/a	0	476
1996	248	46	63	107	12	n/a	n/a	0	476
1997	254	47	63	112	14	n/a	n/a	-1	489
1998	248	45	61	110	13	n/a	n/a	0	477
1999	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	445	445
2000	190	51	69	114	16	n/a	n/a	1	441
2001	196	55	62	114	11	n/a	n/a	8	446
2002	183	65	44	113	9	n/a	n/a	0	414
2003	183	65	44	113	9	n/a	n/a	0	414
2004	173	69	39	118	8	n/a	n/a	0	407
2005	172	70	43	117	7	n/a	n/a	0	409
2006	162	65	49	123	4	n/a	n/a	1	404
2007	167	60	45	129	5	n/a	n/a	2	408
2008	180	55	39	125	5	n/a	n/a	0	404
2009	182	54	40	126	4	3	2	0	411
2010	164	50	39	159	3	3	3	0	421
2011	167	45	38	177	2	3	6	0	438
2012	147	46	36	180	2	3	6	0	420
2013	137	35	40	179	2	2	12	0	407
2014	119	37	45	181	2	2	18	0	404
2015	116	41	48	186	2	2	15	0	410
2016	105	34	44	190	1	1	17	0	392
2017	85	33	48	190	1	2	21	0	380
2018	87	29	44	191	0	2	22	0	375
2019	84	26	42	193	0	3	24	0	372
2020	71	21	40	192	0	4	22	0	350
2021	64	17	43	176	1	1	16	0	318
2022	64	19	39	172	3	1	19	1	318
2023	60	19	38	158	1	1	16	1	294
2024	63	17	33	166	0	2	17	2	300

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at California School for the Deaf-Fremont

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	491	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	467	111.0	4.2	0
1994	545	15.2	35.9	0
1995	476	98.0	4.9	n/a
1996	476	98.0	4.9	n/a
1997	489	84.8	5.8	0
1998	477	84.8	5.6	n/a
1999	445	90.0	4.9	0
2000	441	83.0	5.3	n/a
2001	446	87.5	5.1	0
2002	414	104.7	4.0	0
2003	414	104.7	4.0	0
2004	407	94.9	4.3	0
2005	409	84.8	4.8	0
2006	404	86.0	4.7	0
2007	408	88.6	4.6	0
2008	404	153.0	2.6	n/a
2009	411	90.0	2.6	n/a
2010	421	108.7	3.8	n/a
2011	438	n/a	n/a	0
2012	420	82.5	5.0	80
2013	407	78.9	5.1	94.3
2014	404	79.3	5.0	99.3
2015	410	76.0	5.3	98.3
2016	392	72.0	5.4	66.8
2017	380	69.4	5.4	93.9
2018	375	73.9	5.0	99.2
2019	372	73.3	5.0	99.2
2020	350	n/a	n/a	99.1
2021	318	73.2	4.3	99.1
2022	318	68.7	4.6	99.1
2023	294	70.6	4.1	99
2024	300	72.1	4.1	99

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio California School for the Deaf-Fremont

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1992	491	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	467	111.0	4.2	0
1994	545	15.2	35.9	0
1995	476	98.0	4.9	n/a
1996	476	98.0	4.9	n/a
1997	489	84.8	5.8	0
1998	477	84.8	5.6	n/a
1999	445	90.0	4.9	0
2000	441	83.0	5.3	n/a
2001	446	87.5	5.1	0
2002	414	104.7	4.0	0
2003	414	104.7	4.0	0
2004	407	94.9	4.3	0
2005	409	84.8	4.8	0
2006	404	86.0	4.7	0
2007	408	88.6	4.6	0
2008	404	153.0	2.6	n/a
2009	411	90.0	2.6	n/a
2010	421	108.7	3.8	n/a
2011	438	n/a	n/a	0
2012	420	82.5	5.0	80
2013	407	78.9	5.1	94.3
2014	404	79.3	5.0	99.3
2015	410	76.0	5.3	98.3
2016	392	72.0	5.4	66.8
2017	380	69.4	5.4	93.9
2018	375	73.9	5.0	99.2
2019	372	73.3	5.0	99.2
2020	350	n/a	n/a	99.1
2021	318	73.2	4.3	99.1
2022	318	68.7	4.6	99.1
2023	294	70.6	4.1	99
2024	300	72.1	4.1	99

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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