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O. N. Hirsch Elementary

Public Grades K-5

521^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of California elementary schools

Summary

O. N. Hirsch Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 441 students in the Fremont Unified School District, consistently earning top ratings for nearly a decade.

The school stands out for achieving excellent academic results while serving a diverse community, with over a third of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. A particular strength is its exceptional support for English Language Learners, who perform in the top 5% of similar students statewide. Hirsch also maintains remarkably low chronic absenteeism, around 9%, which is much better than the state average and notable compared to nearby schools like John Blacow Elementary (20.1%) and E. M. Grimmer Elementary (14.8%) that serve similar populations.

While Hirsch's overall performance is strong, an interesting pattern shows a dip in 5th-grade proficiency compared to earlier grades, especially in science. The school spends about an average amount per student compared to neighbors, suggesting its success comes from effective use of resources. Its closest geographic neighbor, Harvey Green Elementary, shows very similar high performance, while other nearby top schools like Joshua Chadbourne Elementary and John Gomes Elementary serve communities with lower economic need.

441

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,357

Per pupil spending ?

34.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41399 Chapel Way
Fremont, CA 94538-4202

(510) 657-3537

District: Fremont Unified

Students who attend O. N. Hirsch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John M. Horner Middle
High:	Irvington High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

75.7%

Hispanic:

10.9%

White:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2013 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg69%

California avg41%

521^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	92.4	521 of 5857	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	393 of 5869	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	284 of 5859	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	214 of 5883	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.2	423 of 5789	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	447 of 5662	92.1%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	407 of 5692	92.8%	★★★★★
2016	94.4	347 of 5614	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	93.1	441 of 5611	92.1%	★★★★★
2013	88.3	565 of 5530	89.8%	★★★★☆
2012	79.9	1037 of 5390	80.8%	★★★★☆
2011	85.4	708 of 5377	86.8%	★★★★☆
2010	79.9	1012 of 5314	81.0%	★★★★☆
2009	75.8	1169 of 5193	77.5%	★★★★☆
2008	79.5	995 of 5113	80.5%	★★★★☆
2007	71.5	1305 of 5113	74.5%	★★★★☆
2006	61.5	1678 of 4818	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.8	1467 of 4822	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.0	1443 of 4809	70.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	428 of 1203	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.7	501 of 1205	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	382 of 1190	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.9	343 of 1154	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.6	386 of 1149	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	344 of 1071	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	80.4	324 of 2585	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	419 of 2128	80.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	93.8	72 of 3162	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	170 of 3245	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	135 of 3311	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	71.0	509 of 3275	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	97.1	78 of 3246	97.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	687 of 5597	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	93.9	371 of 5612	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	271 of 5609	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	181 of 5635	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	354 of 5492	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	429 of 5413	92.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	735 of 5460	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	91.2	403 of 5517	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	237 of 5363	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	512 of 5264	90.3%	★★★★★
2019	74.9	927 of 5173	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	880 of 5084	82.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	337 of 5628	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	427 of 5643	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	313 of 5638	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	260 of 5663	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	532 of 5510	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	455 of 5431	91.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	447 of 2847	84.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	43.2	1712 of 2737	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

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

Male (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)87th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-27 vs school

White (2018)37th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics77%+39 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Science54%+22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, December 24, 2022

I have 2 kids, my older one went to Warm springs elementary, Horner middle and younger one is going to Hirsch elementary now. Among the irvington feeder elementaries this school benefits from close proximity to Horner middle and Irvington high. Dropping 2 kids is easy even if you have one going to middle and one going to elementary as all three elementary, middle and high schools are in walking distance.

While we moved because of the proximity and location, we have been pleasantly surprised by the Hirsch elementary school. Size wise its a bit smaller school compared to the others which also makes it a lot more closely knit community among the parents and the kids. The school has an amazing principle and a very active PTA. PTA organizes a ton of programs which enriches the kids. The school has a very solid after school program with activities like debate, chess, etc. The school also benefits from the infrastructure available from Horner middle and often uses their facilities for organizing programs. Overall this is a great school which will only get better due to its location advantage. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Great school with extremely active PTA. Parents are involved in Maths Olympiad, Math Kangaroo, debate, chess, music, etc. This is only one of the few elementary schools in the bay area which offers debate at the elementary level. Parents are actively involved in making the school better. Love the parent community in the school. The school helps in building community and attracts newer motivated and education focussed families to the area. Close Quote

by a student
Friday, August 12, 2022

I went to Hirsch, Horner and Irvington. Those are top schools in Fremont. I went to UC Berkeley and now work in Big Tech in the valley.

Irvington has famous extra curricular programs, lots of AP courses and has a culture of success and excellence. My parents were proactive, but most of the other kids/parents were similar, which created an environment which breeds success. Most of my friends ended up in top UCs and now in top tech companies/hedge funds. School has good alumni network and provides great networking opportunities. One of my neighbors + mentor helped me through high school - the high density of education focussed families in an area enables that.

Like any high achieving environment, there was some amount of pressure associated. It was not a laid back environment. However, that is true for other top schools like Mission, Monta Vista, Dougherty, Harker too. In a way it prepped us well for berkeley and now corporate jobs. 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Joshua Chadbourne Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Plymouth Ave.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-5242	457	18	24.8	20.1%	15 (3.3%)	11 (2.4%)	22 (4.8%)	383 (83.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	97.7	101^st of 5857 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.7	97^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.3%	4	73.9	73.9	89.1	82.3	84.6	85.3	89.6	85.5	77.2	83.3	96.6	96.6		96.6	96.6		$17,762	$1,227	$16,535

Frequently Asked Questions about O. N. Hirsch Elementary

What district is O. N. Hirsch Elementary in?

Fremont Unified

What schools do graduates of O. N. Hirsch Elementary attend?

Students who attend O. N. Hirsch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John M. Horner Middle
High : Irvington High

Is O. N. Hirsch Elementary a good school?

Yes. O. N. Hirsch Elementary ranks in the top 8.9% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend O. N. Hirsch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended O. N. Hirsch Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of O. N. Hirsch Elementary?

Students at O. N. Hirsch Elementary are 76% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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