Is Fairlands Elementary a good school?

Yes. Fairlands Elementary ranks in the top 5.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Fairlands Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 726 students attended Fairlands Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fairlands Elementary?

Students at Fairlands Elementary are 74% Asian, 13% White, 8% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Fairlands Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairlands Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Thomas S. Hart Middle High : Amador Valley High High : Foothill High

Fairlands Elementary

Summary:

Fairlands Elementary is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Pleasanton, California, serving 726 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Pleasanton Unified School District, which is ranked 101 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairlands Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in California, with exceptional academic performance. The school's students excel on standardized tests, with 75.62% proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 79.83% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state averages. Fairlands also stands out for its strong performance on the CAST Science assessment, with 62.81% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 30.7%. The school's diverse student population, with a significant representation of Asian and White students, is particularly noteworthy for its high-achieving English Language Learners and male students.

While Fairlands Elementary's academic performance is consistently higher than the nearby Donlon Elementary and Valley View Elementary within the Pleasanton Unified School District, some schools in the neighboring Dublin Unified School District, such as Cottonwood Creek and J.M. Amador Elementary, have even higher academic performance, particularly in Mathematics and Science.

Detail:

Public K-5

4151 West Las Positas Blvd.
Pleasanton, CA 94588-4199

(925) 426-4210

District: Pleasanton Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
325^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,019

Students who attend Fairlands Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas S. Hart Middle
High:	Amador Valley High
	Foothill High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.9

Number of students: 726

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

73.6%

White:

12.9%

Hispanic:

8.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 8.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fairlands Elementary ranks better than 94.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 4^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Pleasanton Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.23. (See more...)

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: Asian (73.6%), White (12.9%), Hispanic (8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 8.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fairlands Elementary is 25.9, which is the highest among 9 elementary schools in the Pleasanton Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fairlands Elementary is $6,019, which is the lowest among 9 elementary schools in the Pleasanton Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fairlands Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairlands Elementary 325^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Fairlands Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Pleasanton Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Pleasanton Unified 101^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fairlands Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fairlands Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	91.99	398^th	4809	91.7%
2005	96.25	150^th	4822	96.9%
2006	95.37	199^th	4818	95.9%
2007	95.43	201^st	5113	96.1%
2008	94.98	185^th	5113	96.4%
2009	95.17	153^rd	5193	97.1%
2010	91.71	345^th	5314	93.5%
2011	91.65	340^th	5377	93.7%
2012	90.66	388^th	5390	92.8%
2013	92.05	324^th	5530	94.1%
2015	95.31	303^rd	5611	94.6%
2016	95.72	261^st	5614	95.4%
2017	97.54	133^rd	5692	97.7%
2018	97.69	93^rd	5662	98.4%
2019	97.00	149^th	5789	97.4%
2022	97.53	147^th	5883	97.5%
2023	96.00	277^th	5874	95.3%
2024	95.23	325^th	5862	94.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fairlands Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	98.87	39^th	3246	98.8%
2019	99.83	15^th	3275	99.5%
2022	89.25	172^nd	3311	94.8%
2023	93.21	95^th	3250	97.1%
2024	98.38	26^th	3160	99.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fairlands Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	45.62	2658^th	5374	50.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Fairlands Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	97.15	75^th	5413	98.6%
2019	96.55	125^th	5492	97.7%
2022	96.77	166^th	5635	97.1%
2023	92.88	447^th	5617	92.0%
2024	93.07	433^rd	5605	92.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Fairlands Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	96.56	148^th	5431	97.3%
2019	95.88	182^nd	5510	96.7%
2022	97.30	128^th	5663	97.7%
2023	96.98	150^th	5650	97.3%
2024	95.11	270^th	5636	95.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Fairlands Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	77.32	208^th	1071	80.6%
2019	73.94	277^th	1149	75.9%
2022	78.47	188^th	1154	83.7%
2023	74.16	293^rd	1190	75.4%
2024	68.41	437^th	1203	63.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fairlands Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.33	2960^th	5098	41.9%

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Rank History for White students at Fairlands Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	90.18	98^th	2737	96.4%
2019	83.83	308^th	2834	89.1%
2022	82.29	364^th	2726	86.6%
2023	84.65	262^nd	2662	90.2%
2024	85.52	228^th	2647	91.4%

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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 Fairlands Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	565	8	54	58	5	n/a	n/a	0	690
1990	597	7	65	72	5	n/a	n/a	0	746
1991	540	6	57	54	6	n/a	n/a	0	663
1992	510	12	47	50	7	n/a	n/a	0	626
1993	483	11	57	40	4	n/a	n/a	0	595
1994	522	21	75	51	2	n/a	n/a	0	671
1995	504	12	79	45	4	n/a	n/a	0	644
1996	504	12	79	45	4	n/a	n/a	0	644
1997	519	14	80	53	4	n/a	n/a	0	670
1998	502	9	84	47	3	n/a	n/a	0	645
1999	475	18	90	58	2	n/a	n/a	4	647
2000	455	18	105	49	2	n/a	n/a	1	630
2001	447	18	131	50	2	n/a	n/a	2	650
2002	369	30	174	60	4	n/a	n/a	12	649
2003	369	30	174	60	4	n/a	n/a	12	649
2004	359	27	185	60	2	n/a	n/a	5	638
2005	339	30	180	49	2	n/a	n/a	9	609
2006	308	29	202	59	3	n/a	n/a	21	622
2007	307	27	235	57	3	n/a	n/a	23	652
2008	296	22	289	53	4	n/a	n/a	0	664
2009	273	27	332	56	3	2	27	0	720
2010	298	14	351	50	2	2	32	0	749
2011	281	13	374	58	2	2	34	0	764
2012	260	12	366	62	2	2	31	0	735
2013	247	12	404	65	0	1	32	0	761
2014	239	12	384	73	0	0	38	0	746
2015	235	9	411	82	0	0	39	0	776
2016	207	6	465	70	0	1	36	0	785
2017	196	5	493	53	0	1	26	0	774
2018	187	2	529	43	0	0	24	0	785
2019	160	3	545	36	0	0	23	0	767
2020	139	2	548	38	1	0	25	0	753
2021	123	0	555	38	4	0	27	0	747
2022	121	5	555	50	5	0	28	0	764
2023	94	6	534	58	6	0	28	0	726

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 Fairlands Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	690	25.6	26.9	n/a
1990	746	28.5	26.1	n/a
1991	663	24.3	27.2	n/a
1992	626	24.7	25.3	5
1993	595	23.8	25.0	6.1
1994	671	25.8	26.0	6.4
1995	644	26.0	24.8	5.4
1996	644	26.0	24.8	5.4
1997	670	25.9	25.9	3.7
1998	645	31.6	20.4	5.3
1999	647	31.0	20.9	4
2000	630	31.7	19.9	4.8
2001	650	31.0	21.0	4.2
2002	649	31.8	20.4	5.7
2003	649	31.8	20.4	5.7
2004	638	32.3	19.8	6.2
2005	609	30.0	20.3	4.5
2006	622	31.5	19.7	4.7
2007	652	32.0	20.4	4.5
2008	664	37.4	17.8	5.1
2009	720	32.0	21.2	6.3
2010	749	34.0	21.9	6.8
2011	764	n/a	n/a	6.3
2012	735	31.5	23.2	n/a
2013	761	28.5	26.7	5.8
2014	746	26.0	28.6	6.4
2015	776	28.0	27.7	7.2
2016	785	29.0	27.0	6.9
2017	774	29.0	26.6	5.8
2018	785	29.4	26.7	5.6
2019	767	28.8	26.6	5.2
2020	753	n/a	n/a	5.3
2021	747	29.1	25.6	4.8
2022	764	29.9	25.4	6.4
2023	726	28.0	25.9	8.4

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 Fairlands Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	690	25.6	26.9	n/a
1990	746	28.5	26.1	n/a
1991	663	24.3	27.2	n/a
1992	626	24.7	25.3	5
1993	595	23.8	25.0	6.1
1994	671	25.8	26.0	6.4
1995	644	26.0	24.8	5.4
1996	644	26.0	24.8	5.4
1997	670	25.9	25.9	3.7
1998	645	31.6	20.4	5.3
1999	647	31.0	20.9	4
2000	630	31.7	19.9	4.8
2001	650	31.0	21.0	4.2
2002	649	31.8	20.4	5.7
2003	649	31.8	20.4	5.7
2004	638	32.3	19.8	6.2
2005	609	30.0	20.3	4.5
2006	622	31.5	19.7	4.7
2007	652	32.0	20.4	4.5
2008	664	37.4	17.8	5.1
2009	720	32.0	21.2	6.3
2010	749	34.0	21.9	6.8
2011	764	n/a	n/a	6.3
2012	735	31.5	23.2	n/a
2013	761	28.5	26.7	5.8
2014	746	26.0	28.6	6.4
2015	776	28.0	27.7	7.2
2016	785	29.0	27.0	6.9
2017	774	29.0	26.6	5.8
2018	785	29.4	26.7	5.6
2019	767	28.8	26.6	5.2
2020	753	n/a	n/a	5.3
2021	747	29.1	25.6	4.8
2022	764	29.9	25.4	6.4
2023	726	28.0	25.9	8.4

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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