Is Fremont Elementary a good school?

Fremont Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Fremont Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 711 students attended Fremont Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fremont Elementary?

Students at Fremont Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Fremont Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fremont Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : El Sausal Middle High : Alisal High

Fremont Elementary

Summary:

Fremont Elementary is a public elementary school located in Salinas, California, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 734 students. The school faces significant challenges, as it consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools based on academic performance.

Fremont Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly lower than the Alisal Union district and the state of California averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 17.16% of Fremont Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 28.71% for the Alisal Union district and 47.04% for the state. The school also experiences high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 4.0% in 2020-2021 to 28.9% in 2021-2022, which is consistently higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Fremont Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with 96.73% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

While the nearby schools in the Alisal Union district, such as Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary and Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy, have slightly higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates compared to Fremont Elementary, these schools still struggle with low proficiency rates and are ranked in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools. The schools in the Salinas City Elementary district, such as Sherwood Elementary and Los Padres Elementary, have somewhat better academic performance than Fremont Elementary, but still lag behind the state averages.

Detail:

Public K-6

1255 East Market St.
Salinas, CA 93905-2831

(831) 753-5750

District: Alisal Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
5474^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,468

Students who attend Fremont Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Sausal Middle
High:	Alisal High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.1

Number of students: 711

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.3%

White:

0.4%

Two or more races:

0.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 97.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fremont Elementary ranks worse than 93.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Alisal Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.99. (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: Hispanic (99.3%), White (0.4%), two or more races (0.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 97.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fremont Elementary is 24.1. 6 elementary schools in the Alisal Union School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Fremont Elementary employs 29.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fremont Elementary is $4,468, which is the 2^nd highest among 12 elementary schools in the Alisal Union School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fremont Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fremont Elementary 5474^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Fremont Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Alisal Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Alisal Union 1334^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fremont Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fremont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	14.36	4388^th	4809	8.8%
2005	27.72	3429^th	4822	28.9%
2006	27.44	3489^th	4818	27.6%
2007	22.63	4082^nd	5113	20.2%
2008	23.87	4056^th	5113	20.7%
2009	22.14	4276^th	5193	17.7%
2010	24.95	4226^th	5314	20.5%
2011	16.12	4896^th	5377	8.9%
2012	20.53	4610^th	5390	14.5%
2013	20.77	4686^th	5530	15.3%
2015	14.09	5202^nd	5611	7.3%
2016	16.58	4900^th	5614	12.7%
2017	14.53	5157^th	5692	9.4%
2018	11.15	5377^th	5662	5.0%
2019	17.97	4995^th	5789	13.7%
2022	14.76	5380^th	5883	8.6%
2023	15.04	5321^st	5874	9.4%
2024	12.99	5474^th	5862	6.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fremont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.20	1441^st	3246	55.6%
2019	56.31	957^th	3275	70.8%
2022	23.52	3033^rd	3311	8.4%
2023	28.41	2642^nd	3250	18.7%
2024	24.47	2868^th	3160	9.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fremont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.26	4691^st	5084	7.7%
2019	27.51	4057^th	5173	21.6%
2022	20.75	4596^th	5264	12.7%
2023	19.89	4712^th	5374	12.3%
2024	16.85	5016^th	5511	9.0%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Fremont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	17.88	63^rd	68	7.4%
2024	16.84	69^th	74	6.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Fremont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	28.04	289^th	356	18.8%
2024	26.16	302^nd	364	17.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Fremont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	13.53	5024^th	5413	7.2%
2019	23.92	4309^th	5492	21.5%
2022	18.75	4827^th	5635	14.3%
2023	16.32	5024^th	5617	10.6%
2024	10.45	5446^th	5605	2.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Fremont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	29.20	1485^th	2128	30.2%
2019	20.69	2315^th	2585	10.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Fremont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	10.19	5263^rd	5431	3.1%
2019	14.20	5108^th	5510	7.3%
2022	12.85	5387^th	5663	4.9%
2023	14.76	5191^st	5650	8.1%
2024	16.93	4981^st	5636	11.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fremont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	16.53	4437^th	4830	8.1%
2019	25.22	4020^th	4963	19.0%
2022	19.53	4538^th	5084	10.7%
2023	19.58	4526^th	5098	11.2%
2024	16.61	4678^th	5102	8.3%

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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 Fremont Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	72	8	5	601	1	n/a	n/a	0	687
1989	56	10	8	698	1	n/a	n/a	0	773
1990	55	8	9	750	1	n/a	n/a	0	823
1991	43	5	5	771	0	n/a	n/a	0	824
1992	32	1	19	817	2	n/a	n/a	0	871
1993	20	3	16	759	3	n/a	n/a	0	801
1994	18	1	11	784	3	n/a	n/a	0	817
1995	16	1	10	846	2	n/a	n/a	0	875
1996	16	1	10	846	2	n/a	n/a	0	875
1997	15	0	6	853	2	n/a	n/a	0	876
1998	7	5	5	842	2	n/a	n/a	0	861
1999	10	5	5	896	3	n/a	n/a	0	919
2000	7	3	4	865	3	n/a	n/a	0	882
2001	4	1	3	781	3	n/a	n/a	0	792
2002	6	1	8	772	1	n/a	n/a	0	788
2003	6	1	8	772	1	n/a	n/a	0	788
2004	0	0	7	770	1	n/a	n/a	0	778
2005	2	1	4	746	1	n/a	n/a	2	756
2006	1	2	2	714	1	n/a	n/a	1	721
2007	1	1	2	718	0	n/a	n/a	1	723
2008	1	n/a	1	717	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	719
2009	1	0	0	702	0	0	0	0	703
2010	2	0	0	790	0	0	1	0	793
2011	2	1	0	802	0	0	1	0	806
2012	3	1	0	838	0	0	0	0	842
2013	6	0	1	893	1	0	0	0	901
2014	2	0	0	888	0	0	3	0	893
2015	2	0	1	775	0	0	106	0	884
2016	0	0	0	748	0	0	126	0	874
2017	1	0	0	723	0	0	123	0	847
2018	1	0	0	710	0	0	176	0	887
2019	23	0	1	663	6	1	143	0	837
2020	2	0	0	781	2	0	53	0	838
2021	4	0	0	755	3	0	50	0	812
2022	3	0	2	774	1	0	3	0	783
2023	4	0	1	725	1	0	3	0	734
2024	3	0	0	706	0	0	2	0	711

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 Fremont Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	687	27.0	25.4	n/a
1989	773	30.0	25.7	n/a
1990	823	33.0	24.9	n/a
1991	824	32.0	25.7	n/a
1992	871	32.5	26.8	84.6
1993	801	31.0	25.8	95
1994	817	31.0	26.4	90.2
1995	875	34.0	25.7	95
1996	875	34.0	25.7	95
1997	876	31.0	28.3	95
1998	861	34.0	25.3	94.9
1999	919	36.0	25.5	89.1
2000	882	39.0	22.6	88.9
2001	792	36.0	22.0	87.9
2002	788	34.0	23.2	88.1
2003	788	34.0	23.2	88.1
2004	778	30.0	25.9	88.2
2005	756	32.0	23.6	88.3
2006	721	32.0	22.5	92.5
2007	723	32.0	22.6	92.2
2008	719	32.0	22.5	99.6
2009	703	30.0	20.7	0
2010	793	29.0	27.3	84.6
2011	806	n/a	n/a	99.6
2012	842	29.0	29.0	99.6
2013	901	31.0	29.0	86.9
2014	893	32.0	27.9	86.9
2015	884	33.0	26.7	84.3
2016	874	32.0	27.3	89
2017	847	32.0	26.4	92.4
2018	887	35.0	25.3	86.8
2019	837	35.0	23.9	89.4
2020	838	n/a	n/a	88.8
2021	812	33.0	24.6	95.9
2022	783	35.0	22.3	93.1
2023	734	31.0	23.6	96.7
2024	711	29.5	24.1	97.7

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 Fremont Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	687	27.0	25.4	n/a
1989	773	30.0	25.7	n/a
1990	823	33.0	24.9	n/a
1991	824	32.0	25.7	n/a
1992	871	32.5	26.8	84.6
1993	801	31.0	25.8	95
1994	817	31.0	26.4	90.2
1995	875	34.0	25.7	95
1996	875	34.0	25.7	95
1997	876	31.0	28.3	95
1998	861	34.0	25.3	94.9
1999	919	36.0	25.5	89.1
2000	882	39.0	22.6	88.9
2001	792	36.0	22.0	87.9
2002	788	34.0	23.2	88.1
2003	788	34.0	23.2	88.1
2004	778	30.0	25.9	88.2
2005	756	32.0	23.6	88.3
2006	721	32.0	22.5	92.5
2007	723	32.0	22.6	92.2
2008	719	32.0	22.5	99.6
2009	703	30.0	20.7	0
2010	793	29.0	27.3	84.6
2011	806	n/a	n/a	99.6
2012	842	29.0	29.0	99.6
2013	901	31.0	29.0	86.9
2014	893	32.0	27.9	86.9
2015	884	33.0	26.7	84.3
2016	874	32.0	27.3	89
2017	847	32.0	26.4	92.4
2018	887	35.0	25.3	86.8
2019	837	35.0	23.9	89.4
2020	838	n/a	n/a	88.8
2021	812	33.0	24.6	95.9
2022	783	35.0	22.3	93.1
2023	734	31.0	23.6	96.7
2024	711	29.5	24.1	97.7

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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