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Brier Elementary

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Brier Elementary ranks 2599 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2599^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of California elementary schools

Summary

Brier Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 585 students in the generally high-performing Fremont Unified district, but it faces distinct academic and demographic challenges compared to its neighbors.

Academically, Brier's proficiency rates in English, math, and science are the lowest among nearby Fremont schools, significantly below district averages and showing a declining statewide ranking over recent years. The school has a high and growing percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating greater economic need, and it operates with the highest student-teacher ratio in the local comparison group. Performance varies notably by grade, with upper-grade scores dropping sharply, and chronic absenteeism, while improving, remains an issue. Interestingly, Brier's profile is very similar to nearby John Blacow Elementary, suggesting shared community factors.

When compared to schools like Parkmont Elementary or John G. Mattos Elementary, which have much higher proficiency and lower economic need, Brier's challenges are clear. However, the school spends less per student than most of these peers. A notable strength is its relative effectiveness with English Learner students. The analysis indicates Brier serves a community with higher needs within an affluent district, pointing to a potential need for targeted support and resources to address its unique challenges and reverse its performance trajectory.

585

Students ?

26.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,715

Per pupil spending ?

53.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

39201 Sundale Dr.
Fremont, CA 94538-1916

(510) 657-5020

District: Fremont Unified

Students who attend Brier Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.8%

Hispanic:

30.3%

White:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2013

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

!Near the bottom of Fremont Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg69%

California avg41%

2,599^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	49.9	2599 of 5857	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	2375 of 5869	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	1977 of 5859	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	1986 of 5883	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.2	1462 of 5789	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.5	1787 of 5662	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.9	1619 of 5692	71.6%	★★★★☆
2016	64.8	1776 of 5614	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.7	1767 of 5611	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.7	1958 of 5530	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.1	1932 of 5390	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.2	1623 of 5377	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.9	1930 of 5314	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.7	2444 of 5193	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	69.4	1428 of 5113	72.1%	★★★★☆
2007	65.1	1593 of 5113	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.6	1517 of 4818	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.4	1495 of 4822	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.4	1473 of 4809	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	883 of 1203	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	964 of 1205	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	858 of 1190	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	862 of 1154	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.7	743 of 1149	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	765 of 1071	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	48.0	855 of 2227	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	1475 of 2585	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1297 of 2128	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.4	1059 of 3162	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	717 of 3245	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	53.6	1019 of 3311	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	694 of 3275	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	430 of 3246	86.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	2833 of 5597	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.4	2352 of 5612	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	1614 of 5609	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.9	1823 of 5635	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	1353 of 5492	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	1573 of 5413	70.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	3986 of 5107	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	4459 of 5107	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	3890 of 5087	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3506 of 5084	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	1605 of 4963	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	2359 of 4830	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	2910 of 5460	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	3084 of 5517	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	2455 of 5363	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	3118 of 5264	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.6	1049 of 5173	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	2099 of 5084	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	2298 of 5628	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	2275 of 5643	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	2189 of 5638	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	2084 of 5663	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	1497 of 5510	72.8%	★★★★☆
2018	62.0	1848 of 5431	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	676 of 718	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.5	1968 of 2635	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1057 of 2420	56.3%	★★★☆☆

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)67th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)27th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2024)25th percentile-34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy41%-7 vs state

Mathematics41%+4 vs state

Science40%+7 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
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
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
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
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
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
Parkmont Elementary	Public	K-5	2601 Parkside Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-7492	734	27	27.1	24.0%	53 (7.2%)	8 (1.1%)	102 (13.9%)	523 (71.3%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.3%)	93.2	462^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	92.1%		92.8	509^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.3%	47	65.8	65.8	70.1	76.7	74.2	73.6	75.9	74.0	70.0	73.2	97.8						$14,307	$239	$14,068
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Brier Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Brier Elementary?

Students at Brier Elementary are 53% Asian, 30% Hispanic, 7% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Brier Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Brier Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Brier Elementary attend?

Students who attend Brier Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

Is Brier Elementary a good school?

Brier Elementary ranks 2599^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Brier Elementary in?

Fremont Unified

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