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Fremont Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fremont Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 711 students in Salinas, part of the Alisal Union School District, which faces significant academic challenges across the board.

Academically, Fremont faces serious struggles, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science that are not only far below state averages but also lower than most other schools in its own district. For example, only about 12% of students are proficient in math, compared to nearly 28% at nearby Monte Bella Elementary and 22% at the district average. This is a concerning trend, especially in upper grades. However, the school has one clear strength: student attendance. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 11% is notably better than the district and state averages and is on par with or better than many local schools, including higher-performing ones like Alisal Community.

When compared to schools with very similar student populations, such as Alisal Community, Fremont's lower academic results suggest that factors beyond demographics are at play. The school's performance has declined over the past decade, and a recent large increase in per-student spending has not yet led to improved test scores. This indicates a need for targeted changes in how resources and instruction are managed to help students succeed.

711

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,345

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1255 East Market St.
Salinas, CA 93905-2831

(831) 753-5750

District: Alisal Union

Students who attend Fremont Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Sausal Middle
High:	Alisal High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.6%

Asian:

0.3%

Two or more races:

0.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2013 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg24%

California avg41%

5,489^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Alisal Union

1327^th of 1,543Alisal Union 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	12.2	5489 of 5857	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	5481 of 5869	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	5308 of 5859	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	5380 of 5883	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	4995 of 5789	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	5377 of 5662	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	5157 of 5692	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.6	4900 of 5614	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	5202 of 5611	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	4686 of 5530	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.5	4610 of 5390	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.1	4896 of 5377	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	24.9	4226 of 5314	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.1	4276 of 5193	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.9	4056 of 5113	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.6	4082 of 5113	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.4	3489 of 4818	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.7	3429 of 4822	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.4	4388 of 4809	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	20.7	2315 of 2585	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1485 of 2128	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.5	2870 of 3162	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	2639 of 3245	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	3033 of 3311	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.3	957 of 3275	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	46.2	1441 of 3246	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	5410 of 5597	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	5453 of 5612	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	5016 of 5609	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4827 of 5635	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	4309 of 5492	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	5024 of 5413	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	4696 of 5107	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	4683 of 5107	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4516 of 5087	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	4538 of 5084	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	4020 of 4963	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	4437 of 4830	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	377 of 429	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	302 of 364	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	289 of 356	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	4963 of 5460	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	5022 of 5517	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	4704 of 5363	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	4596 of 5264	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	4057 of 5173	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4691 of 5084	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	5104 of 5628	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4988 of 5643	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	5181 of 5638	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	5387 of 5663	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	5108 of 5510	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	5263 of 5431	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	58 of 78	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	69 of 74	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	63 of 68	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)26th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2025)12th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2019)10th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science8%-25 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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 6th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1255 East Market St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5750	711	30	24.1	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	708 (99.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12.2	5489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%		13	5481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	6.6%	8																					8.1	8.1	14.1	17.8	22.1	29.9	21.2	16.3	7.8	4.0	22.7	12.0	96.5	98.3	97.4	$20,345	$2,686	$17,659
Los Padres Elementary	Public	K-6	1130 John St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5630	620	26	23.8	80.5%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	604 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	27.3	4193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		23	4579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	386	6.9	17.9	16.7	17.5	14.2	59.7	16.1	48.2	42.1	42.7	8.3	30.4	16.7	26.3	19.7	0.0	14.3	1.9	21.1	8.8	19.5	19.5	15.8	11.2	27.7	47.7	25.2	18.6	17.8	25.3	54.6	28.7
Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary	Public	K-6	901 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5760	646	27	23.9	98.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	643 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17.6	5050^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%		13.8	5403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.9%	353																					13.4	13.4	20.0	19.1	32.9	17.2	22.0	26.3	17.9	25.6	18.3	22.0				$21,953	$2,889	$19,064
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy	Public	K-6	925 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-3916	577	24	24.5	96.2%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	575 (99.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	5068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		18.3	5003^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	65																					5.3	5.3	12.5	27.4	23.1	20.8	21.0	32.1	29.4	22.1	11.4	23.9				$20,715	$3,172	$17,543
Alisal Community	Public	K-6	1437 Del Monte Ave.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5720	591	24	24.6	94.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	587 (99.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34	3652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		35.8	3454^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.1%	198																					20.3	20.3	27.0	33.3	44.6	50.0	39.1	29.9	27.2	31.1	24.1	27.9				$21,569	$2,662	$18,907
Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-6	110 South Wood St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5650	859	40	21.4	90.2%	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	840 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	16.4	5162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.9%		15.9	5222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	60																					7.6	7.6	14.8	15.1	22.8	27.8	20.5	39.5	20.0	13.0	17.0	22.0	98.4
Bardin Elementary	Public	K-6	425 Bardin Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5730	559	21	26.6	93.0%	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	550 (98.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.9	5193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		16.8	5138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.5%	55																					18.6	18.6	24.7	20.6	27.1	21.2	23.3	31.7	17.6	12.9	5.8	16.8				$20,907	$3,286	$17,621
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1225 Towt St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5224	628	24	26.1	95.1%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	621 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.4	4183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		27	4199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	16																					13.1	13.1	25.0	34.7	36.9	43.3	35.4	30.9	27.7	15.6	28.6	24.7				$21,177	$3,536	$17,641
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary	Public	K-6	680 Las Casitas Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5770	526	20	26.3	94.1%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	517 (98.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23.9	4503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.1%		30.2	3909^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.4%	594																					4.7	4.7	22.7	32.5	10.8	40.8	26.4	42.1	26.7	8.2	31.3	26.6				$22,357	$3,357	$19,000
Monte Bella Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Tuscany Blvd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5700	812	31	26.1	86.2%	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	785 (96.7%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	37.4	3390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		33	3690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	300																					23.1	23.1	35.6	29.5	48.4	41.3	39.0	43.3	24.1	32.0	28.6	31.7				$20,357	$2,696	$17,661

Frequently Asked Questions about Fremont Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Fremont Elementary?

Students at Fremont Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

How many students attend Fremont Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 711 students attended Fremont Elementary.

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

Is Fremont Elementary a good school?

Fremont Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.3% of California elementary schools.

What district is Fremont Elementary in?

Alisal Union

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