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Joseph Azevada Elementary

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Joseph Azevada Elementary ranks 995 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

995^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Joseph Azevada Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 394 students in the high-performing Fremont Unified district, but recent data shows it is at a crossroads with a notable decline in its statewide ranking.

While still a solid school overall, Azevada is underperforming compared to its district and some nearby schools like O. N. Hirsch Elementary, which spends less per student but achieves higher test scores. Azevada has the highest per-student spending among local schools, yet outcomes don't fully reflect this investment. A significant concern is chronic absenteeism, which at 15.6% is higher than the district average and most neighboring schools, and the school has shown dramatic recent declines in academic effectiveness for economically disadvantaged students.

The school's performance has been volatile, with a sharper post-pandemic struggle than some peers. It shows an unusual dip in 4th-grade math scores, and science proficiency recently fell well below the district average. Compared to schools in the neighboring Newark Unified district, such as Birch Grove Intermediate, Azevada achieves similar academic results with more funding but faces different challenges. The data suggests a need for targeted support to address attendance and help reverse the downward trajectory for vulnerable student groups.

394

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,158

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

39450 Royal Palm Dr.
Fremont, CA 94538-1843

(510) 657-3900

District: Fremont Unified

Students who attend Joseph Azevada Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

64.0%

Hispanic:

20.1%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 96th percentile in 2019 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 96th-percentile peak (2019) to 83rd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg69%

California avg41%

995^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	83.4	995 of 5857	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	991 of 5869	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	91.8	585 of 5859	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	459 of 5883	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	252 of 5789	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.8	298 of 5662	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	88.7	712 of 5692	87.5%	★★★★☆
2016	85.6	870 of 5614	84.5%	★★★★☆
2015	77.2	1225 of 5611	78.2%	★★★★☆
2013	67.9	1685 of 5530	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.3	2257 of 5390	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.3	2121 of 5377	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.4	1957 of 5314	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.8	2500 of 5193	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.7	1464 of 5113	71.4%	★★★★☆
2007	69.3	1403 of 5113	72.6%	★★★★☆
2006	70.8	1295 of 4818	73.1%	★★★★☆
2005	64.8	1553 of 4822	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.5	1943 of 4809	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	438 of 1203	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	429 of 1205	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.2	194 of 1190	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	360 of 1154	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	144 of 1149	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	250 of 1071	76.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	81.6	276 of 3311	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	170 of 3275	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	998 of 5597	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	938 of 5612	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	570 of 5609	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	90.9	588 of 5635	89.6%	★★★★☆
2019	93.8	298 of 5492	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	435 of 5413	92.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.0	3499 of 5107	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.3	1268 of 5087	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	1137 of 5084	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	1137 of 4963	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	633 of 4830	86.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	1342 of 5460	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.1	1131 of 5517	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	89.4	411 of 5363	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	77.3	860 of 5264	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	362 of 5173	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	76.3	858 of 5084	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	1005 of 5628	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	1006 of 5643	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.1	606 of 5638	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	94.1	367 of 5663	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	196 of 5510	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	221 of 5431	95.9%	★★★★★

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 (2022)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2024)31st percentile-52 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy67%+18 vs state

Mathematics60%+22 vs state

Science53%+21 vs state

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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
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
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
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
John G. Mattos Elementary	Public	K-5	37944 Farwell Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-1359	486	20	24.3	20.4%	51 (10.5%)	7 (1.4%)	83 (17.1%)	304 (62.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	85.4	905^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.5%		90.5	672^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.6%	233	66.7	66.7	55.9	61.0	75.0	64.3	59.3	67.9	63.9	64.2	92.9	95.7		95.7	95.7	97.1	$18,362	$1,497	$16,865
Glenmoor Elementary	Public	K-5	4620 Mattos Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-0740	536	22	24.3	47.9%	66 (12.3%)	17 (3.2%)	148 (27.6%)	250 (46.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	49 (9.1%)	82.1	1070^th of 5857 public elementary schools	81.7%		85	947^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.9%	123	55.2	55.2	61.0	69.5	64.4	64.5	54.8	70.0	56.3	59.3	96.8						$16,428	$973	$15,455
Birch Grove Primary	Public	K-2	6071 Smith Ave.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3100	409	16	25.5	30.8%	26 (6.4%)	17 (4.2%)	128 (31.3%)	184 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	47 (11.5%)								(n/a)																	$16,484	$429	$16,055
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
Birch Grove Intermediate	Public	3-5	37490 Birch St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3600	289	10	28.9	35.6%	20 (6.9%)	11 (3.8%)	96 (33.2%)	121 (41.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	36 (12.5%)	77.2	1273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.3%		73.3	1439^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.5%	166	42.4	42.4	54.4	70.9	60.7	61.5	59.6	68.6	48.4	58.7							$15,529	$194	$15,335
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Joseph Azevada Elementary

How many students attend Joseph Azevada Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Joseph Azevada Elementary.

What district is Joseph Azevada Elementary in?

Fremont Unified

Is Joseph Azevada Elementary a good school?

Joseph Azevada Elementary ranks 995^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Joseph Azevada Elementary attend?

Students who attend Joseph Azevada Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Joseph Azevada Elementary?

Students at Joseph Azevada Elementary are 64% Asian, 20% Hispanic, 8% White, 7% Two or more races.

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