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E. M. Grimmer Elementary

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E. M. Grimmer Elementary ranks 1338 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of California elementary schools

Summary

E. M. Grimmer Elementary is a K–5 school in Fremont, California, serving 244 students in Fremont Unified. In 2025–26, SchoolDigger ranked it in the 77th statewide percentile and gave it 4 stars, while the district ranked in the 88th percentile with 4 stars. Grimmer’s proficiency rates were above state averages in ELA, math and science, but below averages at the ten nearby K–5 schools in all three subjects. The clearest takeaway is that Grimmer exceeds state results but is not keeping pace with most nearby schools, particularly in science.

Math is Grimmer’s strongest subject relative to the state: 58% of students were proficient, 19 points above the state, although 10 points below the district and 13 points below the nearby-school average. ELA proficiency was 61%, 12 points above the state but 11 below the district and 9 below nearby schools. Science was the weakest locally: 43% proficiency was 7 points above the state, but 19 points below the district and 20 below nearby schools. Among Grimmer and the ten nearby schools, it ranked 8th in ELA, 10th in math and 9th in science. Third-grade math is a bright spot at 76%, above the district’s 71%; fourth- and fifth-grade math were each among the two lowest nearby results.

Results have declined since 2022–23: ELA fell 15 percentage points, math 6 and science 24, though all three remain above state averages. Attendance improved over a longer period, with chronic absenteeism dropping from 24% in 2021–22 to 11% in 2025–26. Context includes a student-teacher ratio of 20.3 in 2024–25, the lowest among the nearby schools, and 41% of students free/reduced lunch eligible that year, versus a nearby-school average of 30%. SchoolDigger’s 2025–26 statewide rankings for student groups are notably lower than Grimmer’s overall ranking: Hispanic Students ranked in the 15th percentile, down from the 80th percentile in 2023–24, and Special Education Students ranked in the 12th percentile.

244

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,079

Per pupil spending ?

41.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

43030 Newport Dr.
Fremont, CA 94538-6113

(510) 656-1250

District: Fremont Unified

Students who attend E. M. Grimmer Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John M. Horner Middle
High:	Irvington High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

58.2%

Hispanic:

26.2%

White:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (57% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Fremont Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg68%

California avg42%

1,338^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 28Elementary Schools in the Fremont Unified

196^th of 1,530Fremont 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
2026	75.8	1338 of 5817	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	1187 of 5857	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	822 of 5869	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	90.8	654 of 5859	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	86.9	858 of 5883	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	1013 of 5789	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	1259 of 5662	77.8%	★★★★☆
2017	70.5	1538 of 5692	73.0%	★★★★☆
2016	80.3	1122 of 5614	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	69.9	1502 of 5611	73.2%	★★★★☆
2013	51.2	2610 of 5530	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.7	2066 of 5390	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.4	2876 of 5377	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.2	3219 of 5314	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.4	2642 of 5193	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.1	2605 of 5113	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.6	2298 of 5113	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.4	2474 of 4818	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.8	2903 of 4822	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.1	2994 of 4809	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.9	735 of 1210	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.0	679 of 1203	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.8	582 of 1205	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	327 of 1190	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	490 of 1154	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.7	119 of 1149	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	404 of 1071	62.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	75.0	390 of 3311	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	946 of 3275	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.5	204 of 3246	93.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	1191 of 5581	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	81.9	995 of 5597	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	685 of 5612	87.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	815 of 5609	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	1132 of 5635	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	772 of 5492	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	1261 of 5413	76.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	4320 of 5094	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.7	2586 of 5107	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	73.1	1043 of 5107	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	662 of 5087	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.5	375 of 5084	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	78.2	773 of 4963	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	900 of 4830	81.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.2	1159 of 5423	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	69.0	1329 of 5460	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	1043 of 5517	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	764 of 5363	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	758 of 5264	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	869 of 5173	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	871 of 5084	82.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	1435 of 5603	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.4	1415 of 5628	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	947 of 5643	83.2%	★★★★☆
2023	91.3	536 of 5638	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	620 of 5663	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	1248 of 5510	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	1323 of 5431	75.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	2579 of 2927	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)88th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile~ school

Male (2026)74th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)39th percentile-38 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-62 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-65 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics58%+19 vs state

Science43%+7 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, September 3, 2018

My son is going to Kindergarten. He is enjoying a lot. Our experience with teachers so far is excellent. I feel there should be more parents involvement to improve the quality of the education in this school. Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
E. M. Grimmer Elementary	Public	K-5	43030 Newport Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-1250	244	12	20.3	41.0%	14 (5.7%)	6 (2.5%)	64 (26.2%)	142 (58.2%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.3%)	75.8	1338^th of 5817 public elementary schools	77.0%		79.2	1187^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%	151	42.9	42.9	63.6	62.2	58.1	61.1	75.8	51.4	48.8	57.5	≥ 98%		$22,079	$2,450	$19,629
Harvey Green Elementary	Public	K-5	42875 Gatewood St.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-6438	368	15	24.5	39.1%	14 (3.8%)	6 (1.6%)	65 (17.7%)	253 (68.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.3%)	93.5	445^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.4%		94	401^st of 5857 public elementary schools	93.2%	44	67.7	67.7	67.8	73.0	79.0	73.4	74.6	74.6	77.4	75.5	96%	0%	$16,604	$641	$15,963
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%)	85	916^th of 5817 public elementary schools	84.3%		92.4	521^st of 5857 public elementary schools	91.1%	395	57.5	57.5	49.1	73.3	74.1	67.9	52.7	76.1	59.8	64.4	92%	0%	$16,860	$1,686	$15,174
Mission Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	41700 Denise St.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-2000	375	16	23.4	24.5%	14 (3.7%)	11 (2.9%)	30 (8.0%)	289 (77.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	26 (6.9%)	93.8	420^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.8%		90.5	630^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.2%	210	63.5	63.5	75.8	71.2	78.1	75.5	79.0	75.8	70.8	74.6	≥ 98%		$17,923	$983	$16,940
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%)	77.7	1234^th of 5817 public elementary schools	78.8%		78.2	1234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.9%		57.8	57.8	50.6	59.7	63.4	57.6	56.5	62.3	57.8	58.8	≥ 98%		$17,439	$1,217	$16,222
Lila Bringhurst Elementary	Public	K-5	45051 Wisdom Rd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 490-1205	1,083	42	25.7	26.6%	58 (5.4%)	15 (1.4%)	67 (6.2%)	822 (75.9%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	115 (10.6%)	93.3	457^th of 5817 public elementary schools	92.1%		95.6	268^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.4%	189	71.0	71.0	64.0	71.9	83.1	72.0	77.8	79.0	75.6	77.6	≥ 99%		$13,978	$185	$13,793
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%)	38.9	3298^th of 5817 public elementary schools	43.3%		52.1	2491^st of 5857 public elementary schools	57.5%	807	30.2	30.2	38.2	38.8	33.0	36.4	47.8	43.8	21.6	36.6	98%	0%	$18,085	$1,399	$16,686
Fred E. Weibel Elementary	Public	K-5	45135 South Grimmer Blvd.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 651-6958	362	14	25.8	13.3%	26 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (5.2%)	282 (77.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.8%)	98.4	39^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.1	64^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.9%	25	82.0	82.0	89.3	88.5	84.3	86.9	89.3	88.5	86.5	87.9	94%	0%	$17,090	$427	$16,663
Joshua Chadbourne Elementary	Public	K-5	801 Plymouth Ave.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-5242	457	18	24.8	20.1%	15 (3.3%)	11 (2.4%)	22 (4.8%)	383 (83.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.0%)	97.1	129^th of 5817 public elementary schools	97.8%		97.7	101^st of 5857 public elementary schools	98.3%	28	74.2	74.2	78.4	82.6	90.2	83.3	78.4	89.9	82.3	83.4	95%	0%	$18,452	$1,537	$16,915
Mission San Jose Elementary	Public	K-5	43545 Bryant St.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-1200	436	19	22.9	22.9%	11 (2.5%)	3 (0.7%)	21 (4.8%)	374 (85.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.3%)	98.4	38^th of 5817 public elementary schools	99.3%		97.7	97^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.3%	59	82.0	82.0	80.0	91.4	89.9	87.6	83.6	93.3	87.6	88.2	97%	0%	$17,555	$1,716	$15,839

Frequently Asked Questions about E. M. Grimmer Elementary

Is E. M. Grimmer Elementary a good school?

E. M. Grimmer Elementary ranks 1338^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of E. M. Grimmer Elementary attend?

Students who attend E. M. Grimmer Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : John M. Horner Middle
High : Irvington High

What district is E. M. Grimmer Elementary in?

Fremont Unified

What is the racial makeup of E. M. Grimmer Elementary?

Students at E. M. Grimmer Elementary are 58% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend E. M. Grimmer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended E. M. Grimmer Elementary.

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