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Forest Park Elementary

Q: Is Forest Park Elementary a good school?

Forest Park Elementary ranks 617 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

617^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Forest Park Elementary is a large public elementary school serving 725 students in grades K-5 within the high-performing Fremont Unified district in Fremont, CA, though recent data shows a notable decline from its historically elite status.

While still a strong school outperforming state averages, Forest Park has dropped from a consistent top 1-3% ranking to the 89th percentile statewide, a significant shift not seen at similar nearby schools like Ardenwood Elementary (97th percentile). The school shows particular strengths in supporting English Language Learners and has an excellent chronic absenteeism rate of 8.2%, but its mathematics scores have fallen and there is a surprising performance gap between its female and male students. Interestingly, Forest Park achieves these results while spending less per student than many neighboring schools, including Cabrillo Elementary.

The data reveals a stark "district effect," where all Fremont Unified schools in the area rank significantly higher than those in neighboring districts like Newark Unified. A key takeaway is that while Forest Park and Ardenwood Elementary serve families with nearly identical economic backgrounds, Ardenwood's higher ranking suggests factors beyond family income, such as leadership or instructional quality, are influencing Forest Park's recent performance trajectory.

725

Students ?

26.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,408

Per pupil spending ?

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

34400 Maybird Cir.
Fremont, CA 94555-2917

(510) 713-0141

District: Fremont Unified

Students who attend Forest Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thornton Middle
High:	American High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

80.6%

Hispanic:

8.4%

White:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg69%

California avg41%

617^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 28Elementary Schools in the Fremont Unified

185^th of 1,543Fremont Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	617 of 5857	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	95.0	346 of 5869	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	195 of 5859	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	111 of 5883	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	35 of 5789	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	49 of 5662	99.1%	★★★★★
2017	98.4	56 of 5692	99.0%	★★★★★
2016	98.2	51 of 5614	99.1%	★★★★★
2015	98.5	59 of 5611	98.9%	★★★★★
2013	96.0	59 of 5530	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	94.9	99 of 5390	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	95.5	95 of 5377	98.2%	★★★★★
2010	94.0	201 of 5314	96.2%	★★★★★
2009	96.3	90 of 5193	98.3%	★★★★★
2008	97.4	56 of 5113	98.9%	★★★★★
2007	97.7	71 of 5113	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	98.1	51 of 4818	98.9%	★★★★★
2005	97.4	86 of 4822	98.2%	★★★★★
2004	98.1	78 of 4809	98.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	534 of 1203	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	374 of 1205	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	251 of 1190	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	175 of 1154	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	83.2	63 of 1149	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.4	98 of 1071	90.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.6	66 of 3162	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.3	224 of 3245	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	133 of 3311	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	36 of 3246	98.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	452 of 5597	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	346 of 5612	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	206 of 5609	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.1	222 of 5635	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.0	36 of 5492	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	91 of 5413	98.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	1160 of 5460	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	954 of 5517	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	592 of 5363	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	905 of 5264	82.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	729 of 5628	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.7	374 of 5643	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	198 of 5638	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	69 of 5663	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	37 of 5510	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	26 of 5431	99.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)98th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)56th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy71%+22 vs state

Mathematics70%+33 vs state

Science59%+27 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Overwhelming parent involvement, committed teachers, staff and PTA are all crucial to the success of the children in Forest Park. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Forest Park Elementary	Public	K-5	34400 Maybird Cir.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 713-0141	725	27	26.8	18.8%	33 (4.6%)	14 (1.9%)	61 (8.4%)	584 (80.6%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	21 (2.9%)	90.7	617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.5%		95	346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	271	59.3	59.3	70.4	72.3	69.5	70.7	76.7	69.0	65.8	70.5							$14,408	$239	$14,169
Ardenwood Elementary	Public	K-5	33955 Emilia Ln.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 794-0392	637	25	25.4	18.8%	29 (4.6%)	10 (1.6%)	50 (7.8%)	500 (78.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (6.9%)	96.8	166^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.2%		96.9	177^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.0%	11	74.5	74.5	76.5	85.7	80.6	81.4	80.8	83.3	81.6	82.0							$15,123	$477	$14,646
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	35430 Blackburn Dr.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3400	455	17	26.7	31.0%	68 (14.9%)	7 (1.5%)	190 (41.8%)	118 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	68 (14.9%)	68.6	1663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%		68.4	1668^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.6%	5	38.7	38.7	54.4	51.2	50.7	52.0	67.7	57.3	44.0	56.0							$16,271	$104	$16,167
Patterson Elementary	Public	K-5	35521 Cabrillo Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-0420	558	22	25.3	27.2%	37 (6.6%)	16 (2.9%)	66 (11.8%)	376 (67.4%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	54 (9.7%)	89.8	672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%		92.8	510^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.3%	162	60.0	60.0	57.4	77.3	71.1	67.8	79.6	76.7	63.3	73.6	95.6			97.4	98.2		$14,901	$766	$14,135
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	32737 Bel Aire St.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 487-4530	623	23	27.0	49.1%	33 (5.3%)	26 (4.2%)	108 (17.3%)	391 (62.8%)	10 (1.6%)	7 (1.1%)	48 (7.7%)	62.2	1953^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	66.7%		74.5	1384^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.4%	569	30.5	30.5	51.9	58.2	55.2	55.1	45.2	54.5	41.0	46.8							$17,459	$934	$16,525
Delaine Eastin Elementary	Public	K-5	34901 Eastin Dr.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 475-9630	668	25	26.5	31.7%	42 (6.3%)	10 (1.5%)	103 (15.4%)	464 (69.5%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (6.6%)	89.1	708^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.9%		91.8	589^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.0%	119	51.5	51.5	75.0	70.2	72.7	72.8	72.2	66.0	62.4	67.0	97.0	98.5			97.7	98.5	$17,049	$1,153	$15,896
Warwick Elementary	Public	K-5	3375 Warwick Rd.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-8660	700	26	26.9	27.1%	54 (7.7%)	11 (1.6%)	84 (12.0%)	503 (71.9%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	36 (5.1%)	95.6	270^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.4%		96	266^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.5%	4	75.2	75.2	75.2	77.7	85.2	79.7	82.1	71.4	72.9	75.4	97.3		98.2	97.3	98.2		$14,459	$255	$14,204
Coyote Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	36270 Cherry St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3300	440	17	25.8	51.8%	22 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	264 (60.0%)	91 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	41 (9.3%)	36.8	3422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		37.7	3324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	98	23.6	23.6	35.0	32.1	46.1	39.0	41.7	35.7	24.7	32.7							$17,945	$544	$17,401
Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-5	36700 San Pedro Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 792-3232	275	13	21.1	71.3%	23 (8.4%)	5 (1.8%)	143 (52.0%)	76 (27.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	24 (8.7%)	18.9	4924^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.9%		19.9	4872^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	52	18.8	18.8	3.6	28.3	27.1	22.5	28.6	19.3	20.8	21.8							$19,350	$963	$18,387
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	36111 Bettencourt St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3500	286	12	23.8	37.8%	26 (9.1%)	6 (2.1%)	138 (48.3%)	78 (27.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	33 (11.5%)	69.4	1628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.2%		69.2	1629^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.2%	1	40.8	40.8	50.0	48.1	57.1	51.7	56.3	65.4	49.0	57.1							$18,827	$936	$17,891

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Park Elementary

What district is Forest Park Elementary in?

Fremont Unified

What is the racial makeup of Forest Park Elementary?

Students at Forest Park Elementary are 81% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Forest Park Elementary a good school?

Forest Park Elementary ranks 617^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Forest Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Forest Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thornton Middle
High : American High

How many students attend Forest Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 725 students attended Forest Park Elementary.

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