Irvington High

Summary:

Irvington High is a public high school located in Fremont, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,207 students. The school is part of the Fremont Unified School District, which is ranked 174 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Irvington High has consistently been ranked among the top high schools in California, with a statewide ranking of 39 out of 2,323 schools for the 2023-2024 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students consistently outperform the Fremont Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 85.09% of Irvington High's 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 77.05% for the district and 55.73% for the state. In mathematics, 73.38% of Irvington High's 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 61.66% for the district and 27.9% for the state. The school's performance in science, as measured by the CAST exam, is also impressive, with 69% of 11th-grade students being proficient or better, compared to 51.18% for the district and 32.08% for the state.

Irvington High's performance stands out when compared to other high schools in the Fremont Unified School District and the neighboring Newark Unified School District. While American High and Mission San Jose High also perform well, Irvington High consistently outranks them in overall statewide rankings and specific subject area proficiency rates. The contrast is particularly stark when comparing Irvington High to the lower-performing schools in the Newark Unified District, such as Bridgepoint High and Newark Memorial High.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 41800 Blacow Rd.
       Fremont, CA  94538-3353


(510) 656-5711

District: Fremont Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
39th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,141 Help


Feeder schools for Irvington High:

Elementary:    E. M. Grimmer Elementary
    Fred E. Weibel Elementary
    Harvey Green Elementary
    James Leitch Elementary
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Middle:    John M. Horner Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  23.3 Help
Number of students:  2,207

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
78.1%
Hispanic:
12.0%
White:
6.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  18.1% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Irvington High ranks better than 98.3% of high schools in California. It also ranks 3rd among 7 ranked high schools in the Fremont Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.62. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Irvington High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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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
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (78.1%), Hispanic (12%), White (6.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 18.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Irvington High is 23.3. 4 high schools in the Fremont Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Irvington High is $7,141. 6 high schools in the Fremont Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Irvington High:

SchoolDigger ranks Irvington High 39th of 2323 California public high schools. (See Irvington High in the ranking list.)

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Fremont Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fremont Unified 174th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Irvington High

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Rank History for all students at Irvington High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 73.07 143rd 1653 91.3%
2005 74.29 178th 1901 90.6%
2006 70.10 284th 1968 85.6%
2007 80.86 111th 2063 94.6%
2008 73.26 214th 2117 89.9%
2009 80.15 111th 2238 95.0%
2010 82.68 101st 2281 95.6%
2011 76.92 175th 2367 92.6%
2012 81.67 122nd 2354 94.8%
2013 85.16 76th 2426 96.9%
2015 93.59 112th 1994 94.4%
2016 94.63 80th 2039 96.1%
2017 95.39 66th 2021 96.7%
2018 96.22 57th 2017 97.2%
2019 95.00 99th 2133 95.4%
2021 97.28 27th 1290 97.9%
2022 97.58 56th 2123 97.4%
2023 97.40 45th 2348 98.1%
2024 97.62 39th 2323 98.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Irvington High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 75.12 102nd 422 75.8%
2022 59.91 208th 515 59.6%
2023 46.29 365th 786 53.6%
2024 53.04 312th 804 61.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Irvington High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.03 42nd 938 95.5%
2019 36.42 551st 941 41.4%
2021 97.47 9th 467 98.1%
2022 55.36 254th 1044 75.7%
2023 78.93 33rd 1323 97.5%
2024 38.85 509th 1350 62.3%
See the entire list of Best California High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Irvington High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 44.04 602nd 1547 61.1%
2024 51.09 482nd 1534 68.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Irvington High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.86 196th 1862 89.5%
2019 82.88 241st 1937 87.6%
2021 90.05 87th 1126 92.3%
2022 90.32 146th 1943 92.5%
2023 95.71 80th 2247 96.4%
2024 83.31 236th 2235 89.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Irvington High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.34 91st 1760 94.8%
2019 94.42 88th 1833 95.2%
2021 96.39 32nd 1054 97.0%
2022 96.72 64th 1858 96.6%
2023 96.43 49th 2118 97.7%
2024 96.33 48th 2098 97.7%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Irvington High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.96 240th 1052 77.2%
2019 34.15 658th 1117 41.1%
2021 79.17 63rd 555 88.6%
2022 60.69 279th 1161 76.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Irvington High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.50 48th 1834 97.4%
2019 93.78 107th 1880 94.3%
2021 97.57 29th 1122 97.4%
2022 97.87 55th 1916 97.1%
2023 97.60 44th 2207 98.0%
2024 98.06 40th 2172 98.2%
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Rank History for Asian students at Irvington High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.69 80th 581 86.2%
2019 74.22 151st 582 74.1%
2022 82.34 87th 581 85.0%
2023 80.00 123rd 731 83.2%
2024 86.57 47th 712 93.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Irvington High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.95 495th 1742 71.6%
2019 72.35 394th 1814 78.3%
2022 79.60 275th 1861 85.2%
2023 74.87 332nd 2142 84.5%
2024 58.43 635th 2125 70.1%
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Rank History for White students at Irvington High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.80 347th 1173 70.4%
2019 69.90 341st 1222 72.1%
2022 83.74 150th 1204 87.5%
2023 72.02 282nd 1434 80.3%
2024 57.76 466th 1406 66.9%
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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.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Saturday, August 20, 2022

Open Quote I went to IHS and then to UC Berkeley and now work in Big Tech. Here are some stats about the school :

Last 5 years, Irvington has sent a whopping 8+ of its class to Berkeley every year on average. Acceptance rates from Irvington high to Berkeley range between 20-25 - meaning almost 1 out of every 4-5 applicants get accepted into the top UC

Another 4 on average go to UCLA and 12 on 5 year average go to UCSD

So total 25 of the class size has offers from UCB, UCLA and UCSD

Irvington high school has relatively small class sizes of less than 600 as of 2021 - this makes it easier to get electives compared to other high schools with larger class sizes

The 5 year of class is using the class size of 600 to compute what percent of class gets admits from which university irrespective of how many are applying

Irvington high has been beating arch rivals Mission San Jose in 2021 and 2020 - two consecutive years as far as Berkeley admissions go

Irvington high sent similar number of kids to Berkeley as Evergreen, Branham and Leigh combined over the last 5 years

Irvington got more admits to Berkeley as Harker + Bellarmine combined over the last 5 years

In 2020, Irvington high got more admits to Berkeley than entire Los Altos school district (Mountain view high and Los Altos high combined)

In 2018, Irvington high got similar admits to Berkeley(57) than entire Los Gatos Saratoga Union high school district (58) (Los Gatos high and Saratoga high combined)

In 2020, Irvington high got more admits to Berkeley than entire Palo Alto unified school district (Palo Alto high and Henry Gunn high combined) Close Quote



Enrollment information for Irvington High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1040 38 92 185 11 n/a n/a 0 1366
1989 921 51 132 162 9 n/a n/a 0 1275
1990 889 52 154 150 15 n/a n/a 0 1260
1991 859 54 174 144 11 n/a n/a 0 1242
1992 928 58 203 152 11 n/a n/a 0 1352
1993 915 65 203 145 5 n/a n/a 0 1333
1994 914 66 231 152 2 n/a n/a 0 1365
1995 969 66 303 193 2 n/a n/a 0 1533
1996 969 66 303 193 2 n/a n/a 0 1533
1997 968 67 345 204 6 n/a n/a 0 1590
1998 1017 77 387 211 10 n/a n/a 0 1702
1999 994 74 441 239 9 n/a n/a 0 1757
2000 952 74 481 258 11 n/a n/a 0 1776
2001 855 60 586 237 14 n/a n/a 0 1752
2002 861 84 746 260 14 n/a n/a 0 1965
2003 861 84 746 260 14 n/a n/a 0 1965
2004 800 91 819 252 15 n/a n/a 0 1977
2005 679 89 628 207 8 n/a n/a 354 1965
2006 681 87 686 217 9 n/a n/a 363 2043
2007 636 82 876 267 14 n/a n/a 126 2001
2008 593 85 1007 279 10 n/a n/a 0 1974
2009 562 75 1117 277 6 29 41 0 2107
2010 458 77 1167 256 9 16 39 0 2022
2011 447 67 1248 270 12 14 28 0 2086
2012 410 59 1329 263 11 11 3 0 2086
2013 404 54 1381 276 15 10 27 0 2167
2014 396 41 1428 263 12 15 24 0 2179
2015 384 44 1520 248 9 15 28 0 2248
2016 350 41 1555 246 10 15 36 0 2253
2017 316 38 1619 224 5 11 36 0 2249
2018 287 38 1755 222 5 9 44 0 2360
2019 255 30 1740 206 6 8 49 0 2294
2020 227 26 1835 215 5 8 50 1 2367
2021 198 20 1869 233 4 8 49 1 2382
2022 174 22 1801 253 5 8 52 0 2315
2023 142 20 1724 265 4 4 47 1 2207

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 Irvington High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1366 58.0 23.5 n/a
1989 1275 58.6 21.7 n/a
1990 1260 56.8 22.1 n/a
1991 1242 54.6 22.7 n/a
1992 1352 55.5 24.3 7
1993 1333 57.2 23.3 8.6
1994 1365 54.8 24.9 10.8
1995 1533 68.7 22.3 13.4
1996 1533 68.7 22.3 13.4
1997 1590 63.7 25.0 13.6
1998 1702 74.6 22.8 13
1999 1757 78.6 22.4 11.7
2000 1776 76.4 23.2 11.7
2001 1752 79.8 22.0 11.5
2002 1965 91.1 21.6 7.7
2003 1965 91.1 21.6 7.7
2004 1977 88.4 22.4 8.3
2005 1965 85.5 23.0 14.5
2006 2043 84.8 24.1 15.5
2007 2001 85.5 23.4 12.7
2008 1974 94.4 20.9 13.7
2009 2107 88.1 21.6 11.7
2010 2022 82.8 24.4 13.9
2011 2086 n/a n/a 14.8
2012 2086 88.0 23.6 n/a
2013 2167 91.5 23.6 18
2014 2179 90.7 24.0 13.4
2015 2248 91.0 24.7 12.8
2016 2253 91.0 24.7 16
2017 2249 87.6 25.6 12
2018 2360 100.0 23.5 15.2
2019 2294 102.8 22.3 16.7
2020 2367 n/a n/a 16.2
2021 2382 96.7 24.6 15.1
2022 2315 90.7 25.5 15.8
2023 2207 94.5 23.3 18.1

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 Irvington High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1366 58.0 23.5 n/a
1989 1275 58.6 21.7 n/a
1990 1260 56.8 22.1 n/a
1991 1242 54.6 22.7 n/a
1992 1352 55.5 24.3 7
1993 1333 57.2 23.3 8.6
1994 1365 54.8 24.9 10.8
1995 1533 68.7 22.3 13.4
1996 1533 68.7 22.3 13.4
1997 1590 63.7 25.0 13.6
1998 1702 74.6 22.8 13
1999 1757 78.6 22.4 11.7
2000 1776 76.4 23.2 11.7
2001 1752 79.8 22.0 11.5
2002 1965 91.1 21.6 7.7
2003 1965 91.1 21.6 7.7
2004 1977 88.4 22.4 8.3
2005 1965 85.5 23.0 14.5
2006 2043 84.8 24.1 15.5
2007 2001 85.5 23.4 12.7
2008 1974 94.4 20.9 13.7
2009 2107 88.1 21.6 11.7
2010 2022 82.8 24.4 13.9
2011 2086 n/a n/a 14.8
2012 2086 88.0 23.6 n/a
2013 2167 91.5 23.6 18
2014 2179 90.7 24.0 13.4
2015 2248 91.0 24.7 12.8
2016 2253 91.0 24.7 16
2017 2249 87.6 25.6 12
2018 2360 100.0 23.5 15.2
2019 2294 102.8 22.3 16.7
2020 2367 n/a n/a 16.2
2021 2382 96.7 24.6 15.1
2022 2315 90.7 25.5 15.8
2023 2207 94.5 23.3 18.1

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Irvington High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,141

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Irvington High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 99th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 45th of 2348 High schools
 2.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Irvington High)75.581.9
 6.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Fremont Unified)78.578.3
 0.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Irvington High)73.473.7
 0.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Fremont Unified)65.464
 1.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Irvington High)60.464
 3.6%
   12th Grade Science (Fremont Unified)53.360.9
 7.6%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students22942207
 3.8%
African American3020
 33.3%
American Indian64
 33.3%
Asian17401724
 0.9%
Hispanic206265
 28.6%
Pacific Islander84
 50%
White255142
 44.3%
Two or More Races4947
 4.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients16.7%18.1%
 1.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Irvington High

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,207 students attended Irvington High.

Irvington High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : E. M. Grimmer Elementary
Elementary : Fred E. Weibel Elementary
Elementary : Harvey Green Elementary
Elementary : James Leitch Elementary
Elementary : O. N. Hirsch Elementary
Elementary : Warm Springs Elementary
Middle : John M. Horner Middle

Students at Irvington High are 78% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Two or more races.

Yes! Irvington High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 39th of 2323 California high schools.


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