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William Hopkins Middle

Public Grades 6-8

36^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 99% of California middle schools

Summary

William Hopkins Middle serves 1,424 students in grades 6–8 in Fremont, California, in Fremont Unified. Its standout feature is its exceptionally strong performance on core tests: in 2025–2026, 85% of students were proficient in English language arts, 84% in math and 77% in science, the highest results among the ten nearby schools in the supplied comparison.

Hopkins also leads the state and district in all three subjects. Its results were 35 points above California in ELA, 46 points above in math and 41 points above in science; compared with the district, the advantages were 13, 16 and 15 points, respectively. The closest nearby results came from Thornton Middle in ELA and math and John M. Horner Middle in science, with Hopkins ahead by 5, 11 and 9 points. Math is its greatest relative strength. One separate result is less strong: CSA Spanish overall proficiency was 9%, below the state’s 10% and equal to the district’s 9%. Some nearby schools serve only grades 7–8, so all-grades comparisons are not perfectly like-for-like.

Core results remain high, but they have declined since 2022–2023: ELA fell 7 points, math 6 and science 4, although science edged up in the latest year and Hopkins’s advantage over the state narrowed. SchoolDigger ranks Hopkins 36th of 2,703 California schools, at the 99th percentile with 5 stars. Its student-teacher ratio was 24.3 in 2024–2025, and 18% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. Chronic absenteeism was 4% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 11% and state’s 18%. A notable difference in SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings is Hispanic students: the school ranks at the 65th percentile (808th of 2,325), down from the 96th percentile in 2023–2024 and well below its overall 99th-percentile standing. This is SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves that group.

1,424

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,977

Per pupil spending ?

18.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

600 Driscoll Rd.
Fremont, CA 94539-3803

(510) 656-3500

District: Fremont Unified

Students who attend William Hopkins Middle usually attend:

High:

Mission San Jose High

Feeder schools for William Hopkins Middle:

Elementary:	John Gomes Elementary
	Joshua Chadbourne Elementary
	Mission San Jose Elementary
	Mission Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

83.2%

Hispanic:

8.9%

White:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (78% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of California middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Fremont Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg68%

California avg42%

36^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle 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	98.3	36 of 2740	98.7%	★★★★★
2025	98.7	23 of 2761	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	10 of 2783	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	9 of 2781	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	7 of 2740	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.2	13 of 2715	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	11 of 2480	99.6%	★★★★★
2017	99.1	9 of 2508	99.6%	★★★★★
2016	98.6	10 of 2497	99.6%	★★★★★
2015	98.6	13 of 2477	99.5%	★★★★★
2013	89.8	91 of 2379	96.2%	★★★★★
2012	86.4	160 of 2259	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	85.3	181 of 2236	91.9%	★★★★★
2010	83.4	227 of 2179	89.6%	★★★★☆
2009	93.1	45 of 2063	97.8%	★★★★★
2008	94.5	36 of 2005	98.2%	★★★★★
2007	93.8	58 of 1999	97.1%	★★★★★
2006	95.9	24 of 1804	98.7%	★★★★★
2005	99.2	1 of 1777	99.9%	★★★★★
2004	99.1	3 of 1769	99.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	83.9	63 of 777	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	85.5	47 of 739	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	27 of 743	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	14 of 715	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	15 of 733	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	11 of 745	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	14 of 700	98.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	97.1	36 of 1531	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	103 of 1491	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	62 of 1369	95.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	86.1	61 of 1478	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	49 of 1521	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.3	26 of 1364	98.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	97.0	51 of 2516	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	97.6	37 of 2533	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	18 of 2551	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	9 of 2531	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	7 of 2509	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	12 of 2380	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	15 of 2262	99.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	822 of 2357	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.5	423 of 2395	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	92.8	106 of 2388	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	88 of 2374	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	67 of 2359	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	274 of 2213	87.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	447 of 2072	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.6	71 of 2529	97.2%	★★★★★
2025	95.9	74 of 2542	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	66 of 2579	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	28 of 2531	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	98.2	33 of 2458	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	34 of 2369	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	69 of 2230	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.5	25 of 2514	99.0%	★★★★★
2025	98.9	16 of 2534	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	12 of 2552	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	10 of 2538	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.6	7 of 2527	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.3	15 of 2407	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	11 of 2273	99.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	130 of 735	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	235 of 726	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.3	95 of 701	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	92.3	18 of 677	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	3 of 665	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	61.5	244 of 554	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	116 of 462	74.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.3	268 of 1605	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	293 of 1566	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.7	121 of 1552	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	118 of 1531	92.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	348 of 1490	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	465 of 1520	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.6	225 of 1537	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	95 of 1543	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	48 of 1555	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	73.6	384 of 1602	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	253 of 1496	83.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)99th percentile~ school

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)92nd percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)82nd percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2026)65th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+35 vs state

Mathematics84%+46 vs state

Science77%+41 vs state

Listening26%~ state avg

Writing17%~ state avg

Overall9%~ state avg

Reading8%~ state avg

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by a student
Saturday, April 6, 2013

I love Hopkins!
One thing though:
It's grades 7-8, not 6-9. I don't know where they got their info from, but its wrong... Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)			CSA Spanish Listening (2026)			CSA Spanish Writing (2026)			CSA Spanish Reading (2026)			CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William Hopkins Middle	Public	6-8	600 Driscoll Rd.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-3500	1,424	58	24.3	18.0%	53 (3.7%)	10 (0.7%)	127 (8.9%)	1,185 (83.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (3.1%)	98.3	36^th of 2740 public middle schools	98.7%		98.7	23^rd of 2761 public middle schools	99.2%	13	2.8	15.0	9.2	8.3	42.5	26.3	5.6	28.2	17.3	0.0	15.4	8.0	76.7	76.7	79.0	87.7	86.8	84.7	80.9	86.4	84.4	84.0	$17,977	$17,458	$519
John M. Horner Middle	Public	6-8	4350 Irvington Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-4000	1,574	64	24.6	23.2%	58 (3.7%)	13 (0.8%)	148 (9.4%)	1,299 (82.5%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	47 (3.0%)	96.1	103^rd of 2740 public middle schools	96.2%		97.2	73^rd of 2761 public middle schools	97.4%	30													67.2	67.2	73.9	82.2	77.2	77.8	75.4	80.5	75.8	77.2	$17,192	$16,610	$582
G. M. Walters Middle	Public	6-8	39600 Logan Dr.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-7211	1,149	56	20.4	46.0%	103 (9.0%)	30 (2.6%)	360 (31.3%)	589 (51.3%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	59 (5.1%)	67.2	759^th of 2740 public middle schools	72.3%		71	652^nd of 2761 public middle schools	76.4%	107													39.7	39.7	57.4	50.6	58.4	55.6	48.9	42.4	42.5	44.7	$19,960	$18,734	$1,226
Centerville Middle	Public	6-8	37720 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-2072	1,495	64	23.1	37.1%	187 (12.5%)	42 (2.8%)	317 (21.2%)	839 (56.1%)	6 (0.4%)	17 (1.1%)	87 (5.8%)	80.1	466^th of 2740 public middle schools	83.0%		85	371^st of 2761 public middle schools	86.6%	95													47.2	47.2	60.0	63.3	60.7	61.3	54.1	56.2	55.9	55.4	$17,523	$16,870	$653
Thornton Middle	Public	6-8	4357 Thornton Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-9090	1,972	79	25.0	24.1%	133 (6.7%)	29 (1.5%)	213 (10.8%)	1,503 (76.2%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (0.8%)	77 (3.9%)	96.1	107^th of 2740 public middle schools	96.1%		96.5	102^nd of 2761 public middle schools	96.3%	5													66.5	66.5	77.6	83.2	77.5	79.6	73.8	75.2	70.2	73.2	$15,742	$15,422	$320
Newark Middle	Public	6-8	6201 Lafayette Ave.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3000	980	44	22.5	40.1%	77 (7.9%)	22 (2.2%)	545 (55.6%)	230 (23.5%)	2 (0.2%)	25 (2.6%)	76 (7.8%)	49.3	1204^th of 2740 public middle schools	56.1%		55	1030^th of 2761 public middle schools	62.7%	174													18.0	18.0	54.0	49.5	37.6	47.3	43.6	38.6	31.8	38.2	$20,188	$19,604	$584
Cesar Chavez Middle	Public	6-8	2801 Hop Ranch Rd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 487-1700	990	44	22.3	74.1%	52 (5.3%)	37 (3.7%)	576 (58.2%)	261 (26.4%)	11 (1.1%)	8 (0.8%)	43 (4.3%)	31.8	1762^nd of 2740 public middle schools	35.7%		31	1796^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.0%	34													26.1	26.1	36.7	31.9	43.7	37.7	23.9	22.7	24.3	23.7	$23,420	$22,650	$770
Thomas Russell Middle	Public	7-8	1500 Escuela Pkwy.	Milpitas	95035	Santa Clara County	Milpitas Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 635-2864	761	33	23.1	38.8%	40 (5.3%)	15 (2.0%)	132 (17.3%)	526 (69.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.0%)	94	169^th of 2740 public middle schools	93.8%		95	157^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.3%	12													64.3	64.3		77.8	74.9	76.4		72.1	62.8	67.7	$22,030	$20,954	$1,076
Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle	Public	6-8	31604 Alvarado Blvd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 489-0700	1,097	48	22.7	53.5%	67 (6.1%)	37 (3.4%)	210 (19.1%)	683 (62.3%)	5 (0.5%)	22 (2.0%)	73 (6.7%)	63.6	841^st of 2740 public middle schools	69.3%		70.2	670^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.7%	171													40.4	40.4	52.9	54.8	51.3	53.0	44.9	38.2	44.4	42.4	$20,906	$20,268	$638
Pleasanton Middle	Public	6-8	5001 Case Ave.	Pleasanton	94566	Alameda County	Pleasanton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 426-4390	944	44	21.3	14.7%	262 (27.8%)	21 (2.2%)	183 (19.4%)	406 (43.0%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	66 (7.0%)	91.9	215^th of 2740 public middle schools	92.2%		89.7	284^th of 2761 public middle schools	89.7%	69													59.3	59.3	76.3	70.7	72.0	73.0	63.5	67.7	65.6	65.6	$17,714	$17,380	$334

Frequently Asked Questions about William Hopkins Middle

What is the racial makeup of William Hopkins Middle?

Students at William Hopkins Middle are 83% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is William Hopkins Middle in?

Fremont Unified

How many students attend William Hopkins Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,424 students attended William Hopkins Middle.

Is William Hopkins Middle a good school?

Yes! William Hopkins Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 36^th of 2740 California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of William Hopkins Middle attend?

Students who attend William Hopkins Middle usually go on to attend Mission San Jose High

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