American High

Public 9-12

 36300 Fremont Blvd.
       Fremont, CA  94536-3511


(510) 796-1776

District: Fremont Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
47th of 2,346 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,312 Help


Feeder schools for American High:

Elementary:    Ardenwood Elementary
    Brookvale Elementary
    Forest Park Elementary
    Oliveira Elementary
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Middle:    Thornton Junior High

Student/teacher ratio:  25.5 Help
Number of students:  2,501

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
74.3%
Hispanic:
10.7%
White:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  15.3% Help


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Compare Details American High ranks better than 98% of high schools in California. It also ranks 3rd among 7 ranked high schools in the Fremont Unified School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.37. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of American High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details American High has the largest high school student body size in the Fremont Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Asian (74.3%), Hispanic (10.7%), White (7.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 15.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at American High is 25.5, which is the highest among 8 high schools in the Fremont Unified School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at American High is $7,312. 5 high schools in the Fremont Unified School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

American High:

SchoolDigger ranks American High 47th of 2346 California public high schools. (See American High in the ranking list.)

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Fremont Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Fremont Unified 170th of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for American High

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Rank History for all students at American High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 73.46 138th 1653 91.7%
2005 77.98 116th 1901 93.9%
2006 78.42 143rd 1968 92.7%
2007 64.09 368th 2063 82.2%
2008 62.33 431st 2117 79.6%
2009 61.02 446th 2238 80.1%
2010 60.38 511th 2281 77.6%
2011 58.83 555th 2367 76.6%
2012 65.03 416th 2354 82.3%
2013 71.63 277th 2426 88.6%
2015 92.05 148th 1994 92.6%
2016 90.50 182nd 2039 91.1%
2017 94.55 96th 2021 95.2%
2018 96.88 47th 2017 97.7%
2019 97.61 44th 2133 97.9%
2021 96.89 35th 1290 97.3%
2022 98.26 36th 2123 98.3%
2023 97.37 47th 2335 98.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at American High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.52 114th 366 68.9%
2019 68.40 128th 422 69.7%
2022 72.80 128th 515 75.1%
2023 66.04 207th 780 73.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at American High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.96 6th 938 99.4%
2019 76.65 84th 941 91.1%
2021 98.53 6th 467 98.7%
2022 82.20 54th 1044 94.8%
2023 87.00 20th 1315 98.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at American High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 68.90 229th 1539 85.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at American High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.50 88th 1862 95.3%
2019 93.91 84th 1937 95.7%
2021 84.45 135th 1126 88.0%
2022 88.80 164th 1943 91.6%
2023 80.88 271st 2237 87.9%
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Rank History for Female students at American High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.35 34th 1760 98.1%
2019 97.15 38th 1833 97.9%
2021 97.13 17th 1054 98.4%
2022 97.29 42nd 1858 97.7%
2023 96.69 46th 2106 97.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at American High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.37 160th 1052 84.8%
2019 94.31 49th 1117 95.6%
2021 95.03 25th 555 95.5%
2022 58.17 299th 1161 74.2%
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Rank History for Male students at American High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.83 57th 1834 96.9%
2019 96.76 61st 1880 96.8%
2021 96.00 46th 1122 95.9%
2022 98.54 34th 1916 98.2%
2023 97.28 49th 2195 97.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at American High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.56 55th 581 90.5%
2019 83.49 74th 582 87.3%
2022 88.13 35th 581 94.0%
2023 83.48 86th 727 88.2%
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Rank History for African American students at American High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.51 75th 582 87.1%
2019 80.48 80th 592 86.5%
2022 55.37 183rd 522 64.9%
2023 30.86 473rd 713 33.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at American High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.69 321st 1742 81.6%
2019 77.39 303rd 1814 83.3%
2022 82.54 221st 1861 88.1%
2023 73.95 345th 2132 83.8%
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Rank History for White students at American High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.10 206th 1173 82.4%
2019 76.11 241st 1222 80.3%
2022 82.02 181st 1204 85.0%
2023 64.19 378th 1424 73.5%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for American High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1064 70 260 205 13 n/a n/a 0 1612
1989 949 63 341 192 19 n/a n/a 0 1564
1990 889 64 363 194 21 n/a n/a 0 1531
1991 866 70 374 197 20 n/a n/a 0 1527
1992 831 75 436 182 17 n/a n/a 0 1541
1993 858 81 385 206 12 n/a n/a 0 1542
1994 767 71 405 214 7 n/a n/a 0 1464
1995 635 91 383 215 4 n/a n/a 0 1328
1996 635 91 383 215 4 n/a n/a 0 1328
1997 598 91 399 242 10 n/a n/a 0 1340
1998 568 88 441 209 8 n/a n/a 0 1314
1999 555 70 433 221 9 n/a n/a 0 1288
2000 550 83 465 231 11 n/a n/a 0 1340
2001 558 82 567 235 7 n/a n/a 0 1449
2002 575 120 775 217 5 n/a n/a 0 1692
2003 575 120 775 217 5 n/a n/a 0 1692
2004 595 139 897 233 4 n/a n/a 0 1868
2005 553 119 827 173 2 n/a n/a 307 1981
2006 539 142 916 178 2 n/a n/a 241 2018
2007 540 150 1032 230 2 n/a n/a 80 2034
2008 525 135 1091 238 2 n/a n/a 0 1991
2009 481 164 1087 246 2 24 22 0 2026
2010 474 164 1125 262 4 22 20 0 2071
2011 430 145 1141 239 5 20 30 0 2010
2012 410 138 1193 219 7 18 1 0 1986
2013 376 135 1192 227 7 18 29 0 1984
2014 351 113 1217 230 5 18 26 0 1960
2015 339 103 1265 223 9 16 30 0 1985
2016 330 98 1368 228 7 16 46 0 2093
2017 313 86 1497 218 5 18 63 0 2200
2018 304 75 1598 211 5 8 72 0 2273
2019 326 76 1742 200 5 12 87 0 2448
2020 302 60 1819 218 5 18 97 0 2519
2021 284 57 1858 230 7 17 91 0 2544
2022 240 53 1862 243 6 20 98 0 2522
2023 195 55 1857 267 5 17 105 0 2501

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at American High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1612 66.3 24.3 n/a
1989 1564 68.9 22.6 n/a
1990 1531 64.8 23.6 n/a
1991 1527 64.4 23.7 n/a
1992 1541 65.4 23.5 15.1
1993 1542 63.3 24.4 15.5
1994 1464 56.7 25.8 19.3
1995 1328 58.7 22.6 22.3
1996 1328 58.7 22.6 22.3
1997 1340 57.4 23.3 25.1
1998 1314 58.4 22.5 25
1999 1288 55.7 23.1 20.3
2000 1340 54.6 24.5 17.5
2001 1449 63.5 22.8 16.6
2002 1692 73.2 23.1 15.3
2003 1692 73.2 23.1 15.3
2004 1868 78.2 23.9 12.7
2005 1981 84.7 23.4 24.4
2006 2018 83.6 24.1 22.6
2007 2034 84.8 24.0 18.3
2008 1991 94.2 21.1 22.3
2009 2026 81.0 22.3 18.8
2010 2071 84.7 24.4 22.2
2011 2010 n/a n/a 20.8
2012 1986 82.6 24.0 n/a
2013 1984 80.2 24.7 24.8
2014 1960 81.3 24.0 18.2
2015 1985 81.0 24.5 18.5
2016 2093 85.0 24.6 21.8
2017 2200 90.1 24.3 16.7
2018 2273 97.5 23.3 19.3
2019 2448 104.6 23.3 20.1
2020 2519 n/a n/a 19.1
2021 2544 100.1 25.4 17.1
2022 2522 99.8 25.2 14.7
2023 2501 97.8 25.5 15.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio American High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1612 66.3 24.3 n/a
1989 1564 68.9 22.6 n/a
1990 1531 64.8 23.6 n/a
1991 1527 64.4 23.7 n/a
1992 1541 65.4 23.5 15.1
1993 1542 63.3 24.4 15.5
1994 1464 56.7 25.8 19.3
1995 1328 58.7 22.6 22.3
1996 1328 58.7 22.6 22.3
1997 1340 57.4 23.3 25.1
1998 1314 58.4 22.5 25
1999 1288 55.7 23.1 20.3
2000 1340 54.6 24.5 17.5
2001 1449 63.5 22.8 16.6
2002 1692 73.2 23.1 15.3
2003 1692 73.2 23.1 15.3
2004 1868 78.2 23.9 12.7
2005 1981 84.7 23.4 24.4
2006 2018 83.6 24.1 22.6
2007 2034 84.8 24.0 18.3
2008 1991 94.2 21.1 22.3
2009 2026 81.0 22.3 18.8
2010 2071 84.7 24.4 22.2
2011 2010 n/a n/a 20.8
2012 1986 82.6 24.0 n/a
2013 1984 80.2 24.7 24.8
2014 1960 81.3 24.0 18.2
2015 1985 81.0 24.5 18.5
2016 2093 85.0 24.6 21.8
2017 2200 90.1 24.3 16.7
2018 2273 97.5 23.3 19.3
2019 2448 104.6 23.3 20.1
2020 2519 n/a n/a 19.1
2021 2544 100.1 25.4 17.1
2022 2522 99.8 25.2 14.7
2023 2501 97.8 25.5 15.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for American High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $7,312

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on American High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 44th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 47th of 2335 High schools
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Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (American High)88.787.7
 1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Fremont Unified)78.578.3
 0.1%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (American High)70.372
 1.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (Fremont Unified)65.464
 1.3%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (American High)57.760.3
 2.5%
   12th Grade Science (Fremont Unified)53.360.9
 7.6%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students24482501
 2.2%
African American7655
 27.6%
American Indian55
Asian17421857
 6.6%
Hispanic200267
 33.5%
Pacific Islander1217
 41.7%
White326195
 40.2%
Two or More Races87105
 20.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20.1%15.3%
 4.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about American High

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,501 students attended American High.

Students at American High are 74% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

American High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ardenwood Elementary
Elementary : Brookvale Elementary
Elementary : Forest Park Elementary
Elementary : Oliveira Elementary
Elementary : Patterson Elementary
Elementary : Warwick Elementary
Middle : Thornton Junior High

Yes! American High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 47th of 2346 California high schools.


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