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Niles Elementary

Public Grades K-5

406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of California elementary schools

Summary

Niles Elementary is a highly-regarded K-5 public school serving 461 students in Fremont, part of the consistently strong Fremont Unified School District, and it ranks in the top 7% of all California elementary schools.

The school is a standout for its stable, long-term excellence, maintaining a 5-star rating for most of the past decade while significantly outperforming state and district averages in English, Math, and Science. It achieves this despite serving an economically diverse population, with about a quarter of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Notably, Niles forms a local "excellence cluster" with other top-performing schools like Warwick Elementary and Parkmont Elementary. The school also manages chronic student absenteeism very effectively, with a rate of just 6.4%, which is the second-lowest among comparable local schools and far better than nearby schools such as Vallejo Mill Elementary (19.8%).

Interesting findings show that high per-student spending doesn't automatically mean higher rankings, as some nearby schools with larger budgets have lower academic performance. Niles excels in supporting students with special education needs and maintains strong attendance, but there is a slight performance dip in 5th-grade math worth monitoring. Compared to a school like Guy Junior Emanuele Elementary in the neighboring New Haven Unified district, Niles demonstrates the advantage of its district's environment, achieving much higher results with similar funding.

461

Students ?

27.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,988

Per pupil spending ?

24.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37141 Second St.
Fremont, CA 94536-2835

(510) 793-1141

District: Fremont Unified

Students who attend Niles Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Centerville Middle
High:	Washington High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

57.0%

Hispanic:

18.0%

White:

13.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 89th percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg69%

California avg41%

406^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	93.9	406 of 5857	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	417 of 5869	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	379 of 5859	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	439 of 5883	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	380 of 5789	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	550 of 5662	90.3%	★★★★★
2017	92.6	479 of 5692	91.6%	★★★★★
2016	90.6	575 of 5614	89.8%	★★★★☆
2015	93.3	425 of 5611	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	87.7	606 of 5530	89.0%	★★★★☆
2012	88.4	522 of 5390	90.3%	★★★★★
2011	89.7	448 of 5377	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	86.4	661 of 5314	87.6%	★★★★☆
2009	87.4	619 of 5193	88.1%	★★★★☆
2008	83.1	830 of 5113	83.8%	★★★★☆
2007	89.5	540 of 5113	89.4%	★★★★☆
2006	87.3	626 of 4818	87.0%	★★★★☆
2005	91.0	436 of 4822	91.0%	★★★★★
2004	84.5	723 of 4809	85.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	232 of 1203	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	317 of 1205	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	319 of 1190	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.2	320 of 1154	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.7	308 of 1149	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	553 of 1071	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	582 of 5597	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.7	576 of 5612	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	94.1	355 of 5609	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	429 of 5635	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	349 of 5492	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	626 of 5413	88.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	1786 of 5107	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	1689 of 5087	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	1732 of 5084	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	1559 of 4963	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	923 of 4830	80.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	1142 of 5460	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	1371 of 5517	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	1955 of 5363	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.8	814 of 5173	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	819 of 5084	83.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	389 of 5628	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	245 of 5643	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	443 of 5638	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	459 of 5663	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	389 of 5510	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	504 of 5431	90.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	94.0	130 of 2635	95.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	870 of 2598	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	797 of 2651	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.8	704 of 2661	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	983 of 2726	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	782 of 2834	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	743 of 2737	72.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2024)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Mathematics74%+37 vs state

Science68%+36 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
Niles Elementary	Public	K-5	37141 Second St.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-1141	461	17	27.1	24.9%	62 (13.4%)	3 (0.7%)	83 (18.0%)	263 (57.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.2%)	93.9	406^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.1%		94.2	417^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.9%	11	68.5	68.5	74.0	82.9	73.6	76.9	75.3	82.9	63.0	73.9							$14,988	$368	$14,620
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
Vallejo Mill Elementary	Public	K-5	38569 Canyon Heights Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-1441	388	19	20.4		55 (14.2%)	16 (4.1%)	98 (25.3%)	184 (47.4%)	4 (1.0%)	4 (1.0%)	27 (7.0%)	51.5	2525^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.9%		72.8	1459^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.1%	1066	35.0	35.0	28.8	63.2	46.7	46.0	30.0	64.9	31.7	41.8							$16,587	$1,161	$15,426
Brookvale Elementary	Public	K-5	3400 Nicolet Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-5940	428	18	23.7	29.2%	49 (11.4%)	12 (2.8%)	66 (15.4%)	276 (64.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (4.9%)	87.3	809^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.2%		93.4	483^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	91.8%	326	66.3	66.3	57.6	63.8	76.3	66.4	70.2	58.0	75.0	67.5	95.8			95.8			$17,031	$1,214	$15,817
Oliveira Elementary	Public	K-5	4180 Alder Ave.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 797-1135	496	21	23.6	33.3%	35 (7.1%)	11 (2.2%)	91 (18.3%)	315 (63.5%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	35 (7.1%)	83.3	996^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.0%		88.4	792^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	86.5%	204	51.7	51.7	73.6	57.8	59.8	62.9	79.5	65.5	56.7	65.3	96.8						$15,302	$447	$14,855
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
Guy Junior Emanuele Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Decoto Rd.	Union City	94587	Alameda County	New Haven Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 471-2461	746	26	29.2	62.9%	44 (5.9%)	24 (3.2%)	272 (36.5%)	361 (48.4%)	8 (1.1%)	7 (0.9%)	30 (4.0%)	52.2	2484^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.6%		40.2	3163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	46.1%	679	31.8	31.8	43.9	54.1	40.5	46.5	48.8	45.2	28.2	42.2							$16,264	$1,001	$15,263
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Niles Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Niles Elementary?

Students at Niles Elementary are 57% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 13% White, 10% Two or more races.

How many students attend Niles Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Niles Elementary.

What district is Niles Elementary in?

Fremont Unified

What schools do graduates of Niles Elementary attend?

Students who attend Niles Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Centerville Middle
High : Washington High

Is Niles Elementary a good school?

Yes. Niles Elementary ranks in the top 6.9% of California elementary schools.

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