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Mission Valley Elementary

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Mission Valley Elementary ranks 630 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

630^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mission Valley Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 375 students in the Fremont Unified district, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in California despite a recent, slight dip from its historically elite status.

The school excels in several key areas, with student test scores substantially above state averages, particularly in mathematics and science. It also maintains an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 8.4%, which is less than half the state average and better than most nearby schools like John Blacow Elementary (20.1%) and Brier Elementary (12.9%). Mission Valley shows strong and consistent performance across different student groups and achieves these outcomes with moderate per-student spending compared to some district peers.

While the school operates in a competitive area with exceptionally high-performing neighbors like Joshua Chadbourne Elementary and Mission San Jose Elementary, it serves a more economically diverse population. A recent increase in students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has coincided with a small decline in its statewide ranking, yet the school continues to outperform many others with similar demographic profiles, demonstrating its effectiveness in supporting all students.

375

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,576

Per pupil spending ?

24.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

41700 Denise St.
Fremont, CA 94539-4562

(510) 656-2000

District: Fremont Unified

Students who attend Mission Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William Hopkins Middle
High:	Mission San Jose High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

77.1%

Hispanic:

8.0%

Two or more races:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2013 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg69%

California avg41%

630^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	90.5	630 of 5857	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	96.3	243 of 5869	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	273 of 5859	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	97.5	152 of 5883	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	98.1	61 of 5789	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	79 of 5662	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	97.4	142 of 5692	97.5%	★★★★★
2016	98.1	56 of 5614	99.0%	★★★★★
2015	98.7	38 of 5611	99.3%	★★★★★
2013	96.5	34 of 5530	99.4%	★★★★★
2012	96.5	22 of 5390	99.6%	★★★★★
2011	96.9	23 of 5377	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	96.5	51 of 5314	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	97.3	39 of 5193	99.2%	★★★★★
2008	96.7	91 of 5113	98.2%	★★★★★
2007	96.8	116 of 5113	97.7%	★★★★★
2006	97.6	72 of 4818	98.5%	★★★★★
2005	98.1	46 of 4822	99.0%	★★★★★
2004	98.3	64 of 4809	98.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	448 of 1203	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.1	163 of 1205	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	253 of 1190	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.8	205 of 1154	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.6	71 of 1149	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	81.7	88 of 1071	91.8%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	47.4	873 of 2227	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.8	1968 of 2585	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	722 of 5597	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	95.0	287 of 5612	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	372 of 5609	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	123 of 5635	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	47 of 5492	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	39 of 5413	99.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	1660 of 5460	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	2130 of 5517	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.4	879 of 5363	83.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	546 of 5628	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	213 of 5643	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	241 of 5638	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	206 of 5663	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	95 of 5510	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	153 of 5431	97.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.1	484 of 2847	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.2	598 of 2635	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	567 of 2420	76.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)63rd percentile-26 vs school

Disabled (2022)61st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics73%+36 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Science63%+31 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, December 17, 2019

From my kid's homework sent back, the first-grade teacher didn't even take a look or give some advice to her writing The current teacher gave my kid homework with something she really didn't even teach! They are just a bunch of score men, leave all the works for the parents to do. Many of my neighbors end up sent their kids out to other private schools because they said that they don't see their kids can do better in this school. They don't feel the teachers in this school want to make any difference...so sad!! Close Quote

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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
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%)	90.5	630^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.2%		96.3	243^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	95.9%	387	63.2	63.2	67.2	63.0	75.0	67.9	75.4	72.8	70.6	72.9							$17,576	$934	$16,642
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%)	97.7	101^st of 5857 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.7	97^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.3%	4	73.9	73.9	89.1	82.3	84.6	85.3	89.6	85.5	77.2	83.3	96.6	96.6		96.6	96.6		$17,762	$1,227	$16,535
John Gomes Elementary	Public	K-5	555 Lemos Ln.	Fremont	94539	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-3414	462	18	25.6	16.9%	20 (4.3%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.8%)	380 (82.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.6%)	96.9	157^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.3%		96.5	211^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.4%	54	70.8	70.8	81.9	80.9	78.7	80.5	89.3	86.5	78.7	84.7							$16,044	$969	$15,075
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
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%)	79.2	1187^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.7%		87.9	822^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.0%	365	53.2	53.2	62.5	52.8	59.6	58.3	71.9	52.8	59.6	60.9							$21,538	$2,477	$19,061
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
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%)	94	401^st of 5857 public elementary schools	93.2%		94.6	372^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	93.7%	29	66.1	66.1	70.2	83.3	72.6	75.4	75.4	77.8	75.8	76.4	97.2						$16,266	$788	$15,478
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%)	97.7	97^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.3%		98.1	72^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	98.8%	25	75.9	75.9	83.9	89.2	80.5	84.6	85.7	88.1	81.9	85.2	88.9	94.4		90.7	94.4	92.6	$17,502	$1,686	$15,816
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
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 Mission Valley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mission Valley Elementary?

Students at Mission Valley Elementary are 77% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% White, 3% African American.

What district is Mission Valley Elementary in?

Fremont Unified

How many students attend Mission Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 375 students attended Mission Valley Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mission Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mission Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William Hopkins Middle
High : Mission San Jose High

Is Mission Valley Elementary a good school?

Mission Valley Elementary ranks 630^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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