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John Blacow Elementary

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John Blacow Elementary ranks 2491 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of California elementary schools

Summary

John Blacow Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 557 students in the Fremont Unified district, performing in the middle range of California schools with a 3-star rating.

The school faces significant challenges, particularly with a chronic absenteeism rate of 20.1%, which is nearly double the district average, and academic proficiency rates in English and Math that are roughly 30 percentage points below the district average. A key factor is the rapid change in the student population, with over half now qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a sharp increase from just two years ago. Despite receiving funding comparable to higher-performing neighbors like Mission Valley Elementary and O. N. Hirsch Elementary, a notable performance gap exists. For example, while John Blacow's math proficiency is 43.85%, O. N. Hirsch Elementary achieves 76.56%.

There are important strengths and patterns to note. The school demonstrates exceptional effectiveness with its Special Education students, ranking in the state's top tier for their progress. Academically, English scores improve from 3rd to 5th grade, but math scores decline sharply in the upper grades. A relevant comparison is Brier Elementary, which has a similar student profile but lower absenteeism and better outcomes with less funding per student, suggesting attendance and instructional strategies are critical areas for focus at John Blacow.

557

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,293

Per pupil spending ?

50.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40404 Sundale Dr.
Fremont, CA 94538-3314

(510) 656-5121

District: Fremont Unified

Students who attend John Blacow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	G. M. Walters Middle
High:	John F. Kennedy High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.6%

Asian:

23.2%

White:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2013 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Fremont Unified's ranking

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg69%

California avg41%

2,491^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	52.1	2491 of 5857	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.0	2991 of 5869	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	2253 of 5859	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	2782 of 5883	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.8	2553 of 5789	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	2196 of 5662	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.8	2336 of 5692	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.8	2355 of 5614	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.4	2774 of 5611	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.4	2386 of 5530	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.0	2498 of 5390	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.0	3083 of 5377	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.3	3085 of 5314	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.9	3249 of 5193	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.6	3093 of 5113	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.6	2355 of 5113	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.1	2266 of 4818	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.6	2686 of 4822	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.2	2291 of 4809	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	974 of 1203	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	894 of 1205	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	852 of 1190	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1010 of 1154	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	2093 of 3162	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1980 of 3245	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.8	587 of 3311	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	48.6	1319 of 3275	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	744 of 3246	77.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	2362 of 5597	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	2999 of 5612	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	2415 of 5609	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	2582 of 5635	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	2975 of 5492	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	2247 of 5413	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	1901 of 5107	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	2538 of 5107	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	1659 of 5087	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	1941 of 5084	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	2037 of 4963	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	2487 of 4830	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	3374 of 5460	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	3607 of 5517	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	4136 of 5363	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3743 of 5264	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.0	2339 of 5173	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	1966 of 5084	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	2417 of 5628	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	2745 of 5643	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	1926 of 5638	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	3036 of 5663	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.8	2101 of 5510	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	2082 of 5431	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	767 of 2847	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	93.8	117 of 2420	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.1	2477 of 2651	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-38 vs school

White (2024)7th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science38%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 19, 2016

They really dont know how to respect people. Very rude yelling infront of the kids really nobody wants it. Home works also not so much effective. I checked few times may be i can change my kids school.so much of waiting list so stuck here. 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
John Blacow Elementary	Public	K-5	40404 Sundale Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-5121	557	25	22.2	50.8%	51 (9.2%)	12 (2.2%)	332 (59.6%)	129 (23.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.6%)	52.1	2491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	57.5%		43	2991^st of 5869 public elementary schools	49.0%	500	38.0	38.0	40.7	37.2	52.1	42.8	52.9	44.2	32.4	43.9	97.7	97.7	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	$17,293	$1,312	$15,981
Steven Millard Elementary	Public	K-5	5200 Valpey Park Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-0344	455	20	22.7	31.0%	18 (4.0%)	10 (2.2%)	89 (19.6%)	300 (65.9%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	28 (6.2%)	78.2	1234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.9%		82	1071^st of 5869 public elementary schools	81.8%	163	46.0	46.0	52.0	64.1	55.6	56.8	62.0	67.7	63.5	64.3							$16,831	$1,136	$15,695
O. N. Hirsch Elementary	Public	K-5	41399 Chapel Way	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-3537	441	19	23.2	34.2%	33 (7.5%)	7 (1.6%)	48 (10.9%)	334 (75.7%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	92.4	521^st of 5857 public elementary schools	91.1%		94.4	393^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.3%	128	54.4	54.4	79.3	80.0	68.5	75.7	87.8	81.2	61.8	76.6							$17,357	$1,767	$15,590
Joseph Azevada Elementary	Public	K-5	39450 Royal Palm Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-3900	394	18	21.9	36.8%	30 (7.6%)	3 (0.8%)	79 (20.1%)	252 (64.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.9%)	83.4	995^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%		84.1	991^st of 5869 public elementary schools	83.1%	4	53.2	53.2	63.0	62.5	77.3	66.9	66.1	55.4	57.5	59.8							$18,158	$1,776	$16,382
Brier Elementary	Public	K-5	39201 Sundale Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-5020	585	22	26.5	53.8%	41 (7.0%)	12 (2.1%)	177 (30.3%)	309 (52.8%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.8%)	49.9	2599^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.6%		53.4	2375^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.5%	224	39.5	39.5	48.8	32.6	43.2	41.4	57.1	39.3	27.9	41.3	95.2	98.4	97.6	96.8	98.4	98.4	$14,715	$511	$14,204
Harvey Green Elementary	Public	K-5	42875 Gatewood St.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-6438	368	15	24.5	39.1%	14 (3.8%)	6 (1.6%)	65 (17.7%)	253 (68.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.3%)	94	401^st of 5857 public elementary schools	93.2%		94.6	372^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.7%	29	66.1	66.1	70.2	83.3	72.6	75.4	75.4	77.8	75.8	76.4	97.2						$16,266	$788	$15,478
J. Haley Durham Elementary	Public	K-5	40292 Leslie St.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-7080	719	27	26.6	35.9%	53 (7.4%)	16 (2.2%)	133 (18.5%)	468 (65.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.8%)	79.7	1168^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.1%		82.1	1069^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.8%	99	56.7	56.7	57.0	62.0	68.3	62.1	58.3	54.6	57.8	56.8	97.8						$13,992	$255	$13,737
E. M. Grimmer Elementary	Public	K-5	43030 Newport Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-1250	244	12	20.3	41.0%	14 (5.7%)	6 (2.5%)	64 (26.2%)	142 (58.2%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	79.2	1187^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%		87.9	822^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.0%	365	53.2	53.2	62.5	52.8	59.6	58.3	71.9	52.8	59.6	60.9							$21,538	$2,477	$19,061
Mission Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	41700 Denise St.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-2000	375	16	23.4	24.5%	14 (3.7%)	11 (2.9%)	30 (8.0%)	289 (77.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.9%)	90.5	630^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.2%		96.3	243^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.9%	387	63.2	63.2	67.2	63.0	75.0	67.9	75.4	72.8	70.6	72.9							$17,576	$934	$16,642
Tom Maloney Elementary	Public	K-5	38700 Logan Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-4426	551	22	25.0	38.8%	31 (5.6%)	7 (1.3%)	90 (16.3%)	376 (68.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	40 (7.3%)	78.2	1236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.9%		83.7	1007^th of 5869 public elementary schools	82.8%	229	43.5	43.5	68.8	52.1	59.8	60.3	67.1	60.0	55.3	60.7	86.8	92.8		88.0	89.2	89.2	$16,510	$1,016	$15,494

Frequently Asked Questions about John Blacow Elementary

Is John Blacow Elementary a good school?

John Blacow Elementary ranks 2491^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Blacow Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 557 students attended John Blacow Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of John Blacow Elementary?

Students at John Blacow Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 9% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of John Blacow Elementary attend?

Students who attend John Blacow Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : G. M. Walters Middle
High : John F. Kennedy High

What district is John Blacow Elementary in?

Fremont Unified

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