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Fremont Primary

Public Grades K-4

4886^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fremont Primary is a public elementary school serving 348 students in grades K-4 within the Calipatria Unified School District, located in a community where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with only about a quarter of students proficient in English and Math, placing it in the bottom 20% of schools statewide; however, it shows a relative strength in math compared to the district average and has a truly exceptional record of success with English Language Learners, ranking in the top 7% of California schools for that subgroup. The school has made impressive progress in improving student attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism by more than half to now match the state average, which is a positive sign for future learning. Notably, there is a concerning performance gap where female students are outperforming male students, and the school struggles significantly to serve students in special education.

When compared to nearby schools with similar high-poverty demographics, such as Westmorland Elementary and Miguel Hidalgo Elementary, Fremont's performance is in the middle. An interesting point of comparison is with another school in its own district, Grace Smith Elementary, which serves a nearly identical student population but receives substantially more funding per student, has smaller classes, and achieves higher test scores, raising questions about resource equity within Calipatria Unified.

348

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,433

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 West Main St.
Calipatria, CA 92233-9787

(760) 348-5025

District: Calipatria Unified

Students who attend Fremont Primary usually attend:

Middle:	Bill E. Young Junior Middle
High:	Calipatria High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.7%

White:

3.4%

African American:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg31%

California avg43%

4,886^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Calipatria Unified

1132^nd of 1,543Calipatria 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	19.4	4886 of 5857	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	4099 of 5869	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	3718 of 5859	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	4467 of 5883	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	1378 of 1417	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4759 of 5789	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4495 of 5662	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.4	3800 of 5692	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.5	4574 of 5614	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.9	3478 of 5611	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.9	2404 of 5530	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	32.3	3783 of 5390	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.2	2230 of 5377	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.1	1555 of 5314	70.7%	★★★★☆
2009	47.0	2663 of 5193	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.8	1641 of 5113	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.0	1245 of 5113	75.7%	★★★★☆
2006	77.3	1058 of 4818	78.0%	★★★★☆
2005	63.1	1613 of 4822	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.3	1559 of 4809	67.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	80.5	235 of 3162	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	58.4	843 of 3245	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	1040 of 3311	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	325 of 602	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	778 of 3275	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	34.0	2131 of 3246	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	4345 of 5597	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	3857 of 5612	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	3487 of 5609	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4388 of 5635	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	1228 of 1267	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	4115 of 5492	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3951 of 5413	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	3904 of 5107	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.5	2869 of 5107	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	2265 of 5087	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.3	3347 of 5084	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	3727 of 4963	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3498 of 4830	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	4447 of 5460	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3753 of 5517	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	3093 of 5363	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	3757 of 5264	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	1072 of 1110	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	4086 of 5173	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4331 of 5084	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	4880 of 5628	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	4004 of 5643	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3634 of 5638	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	4192 of 5663	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	1226 of 1272	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	5028 of 5510	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	4757 of 5431	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	2787 of 2847	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)93rd percentile+62 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)13th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Fremont Primary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fremont Primary	Public	K-4	401 West Main St.	Calipatria	92233	Imperial County	Calipatria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 348-5025	348	18	19.8	92.0%	12 (3.4%)	5 (1.4%)	326 (93.7%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	19.4	4886^th of 5857 public elementary schools	16.6%		28.1	4099^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.2%	787												26.9	23.3					25.0	26.9	24.7					25.7	96.7					$19,433	$2,790	$16,643
Grace Smith Elementary	Public	K-4	9 East Fourth St.	Niland	92257	Imperial County	Calipatria Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 359-0636	65	5	13.0	92.3%	11 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	35.6	3530^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.7%		54.6	2310^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.6%	1220												30.8	40.0					35.7	38.5	33.3					35.7						$29,569	$2,757	$26,812
Mulberry Elementary	Public	K-8	1391 East Rutherford Rd.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Mulberry Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-8600	61	4	15.2	45.9%	21 (34.4%)	2 (3.3%)	33 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.2%)								(n/a)											54.6							58.5							36.6						$15,952	$3,186	$12,766
Westmorland Elementary	Public	K-8	200 South C St.	Westmorland	92281	Imperial County	Westmorland Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-4364	304	18	16.5	95.4%	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	297 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.7	5443^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		10	5690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	3.0%	247									6.1	18.6	13.2	40.0	6.9	6.1	18.9	32.5	45.2	26.7	20.0	10.3	3.0	10.8	20.0	11.9	13.1	85.0	92.5		90.0	87.5	$29,899	$3,281	$26,618
J. W. Oakley Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 B St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-4620	654	33	19.8	86.1%	10 (1.5%)	4 (0.6%)	631 (96.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	22.3	4648^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		22.4	4643^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	20.9%	5	6.9	6.9	44.8	44.8	13.8	13.8	3.5	3.5	11.3		11.3	40.4	25.3	26.0				31.0	31.3	26.6	11.3				22.9	98.4	98.4	98.4		98.4	$10,741	$1,259	$9,482
Phil D. Swing Elementary	Public	K-5	245 West A St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-3350	725	32	22.6	87.9%	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	694 (95.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	28.7	4074^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.4%		28.4	4073^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	30.6%	1									14.0		14.0	27.7	39.2	30.7				32.8	34.5	42.3	14.7				30.4	96.9		96.9		96.9	$9,388	$1,149	$8,239
Miguel Hidalgo Elementary	Public	K-5	615 South Cesar Chavez St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-0431	437	20	21.8	90.4%	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	428 (97.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29.1	4030^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.2%		29	4023^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	31.5%	7									19.4		19.4	30.8	33.3	40.3				34.7	29.4	26.9	29.0				28.4	96.9		96.9			$10,714	$1,009	$9,705
Myron D. Witter Elementary	Public	K-5	150 K St.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Brawley Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-0750	741	32	23.1	74.8%	50 (6.7%)	5 (0.7%)	679 (91.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	41	3152^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	46.2%		38.2	3293^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.9%	141									23.2		23.2	37.0	45.5	38.4				40.4	41.3	42.5	27.7				37.1						$8,982	$1,071	$7,911
Magnolia Union Elementary	Public	K-8	4502 Casey Rd.	Brawley	92227	Imperial County	Magnolia Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 344-2494	128	6	21.3	13.3%	56 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.9	3076^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.5%		50	2553^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.5%	523									33.3		24.0	46.2	40.0	40.0		53.3		41.0	38.5	26.7	33.3		20.0		29.5						$17,892	$1,054	$16,838
Pine Elementary	Public	K-8	3295 Holt Rd.	Holtville	92250	Imperial County	Holtville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 356-2615	210	11	18.8	65.7%	71 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	138 (65.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.4	1770^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		79.3	1186^th of 5869 public elementary schools	79.8%	584									38.1	34.5	36.0	39.1	72.2	66.7	62.5	46.2	48.3	54.6	30.4	38.9	61.9	54.2	46.2	37.9	44.7						$21,002	$2,783	$18,219

Frequently Asked Questions about Fremont Primary

What schools do graduates of Fremont Primary attend?

Students who attend Fremont Primary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bill E. Young Junior Middle
High : Calipatria High

What is the racial makeup of Fremont Primary?

Students at Fremont Primary are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Fremont Primary a good school?

Fremont Primary ranks in the bottom 16.6% of California elementary schools.

What district is Fremont Primary in?

Calipatria Unified

How many students attend Fremont Primary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Fremont Primary.

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