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Washington High

Public Grades 9-12

174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 92% of California high schools

Summary

Washington High is a large, well-regarded public high school serving approximately 1,957 students in grades 9-12 within the high-performing Fremont Unified School District.

The school is a strong and consistent performer, currently ranked in the 92nd percentile of all California high schools and holding a 5-star rating, with a high graduation rate of 93.2%. While its test scores are solid, they place it in the middle tier among Fremont Unified's comprehensive high schools, behind top-tier schools like American High and Irvington High but ahead of others like John F. Kennedy High. A key standout is Washington High's exceptional effectiveness with English Language Learners, where it has historically ranked in the state's top percentiles.

Washington High serves a diverse student population and demonstrates balanced strength across different groups, including students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school achieves these outcomes with mid-range per-student spending compared to district peers, suggesting efficient use of resources. Its recent trajectory is positive, showing improvement in its statewide ranking and a reduction in chronic absenteeism since the pandemic. Overall, Washington High represents a reliable and improving educational option that provides strong support for a wide range of students within a top district.

1,957

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,143

Per pupil spending ?

36.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

38442 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94536-6031

(510) 505-7300

District: Fremont Unified

Feeder schools for Washington High:

Elementary:	Cabrillo Elementary
	Glenmoor Elementary
	Niles Elementary
	Parkmont Elementary
	More...
	Tom Maloney Elementary
	Vallejo Mill Elementary
Middle:	Centerville Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

52.9%

Hispanic:

24.7%

White:

13.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 81st percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of California high schools

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

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 (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg69%

California avg41%

174^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6High 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	91.5	174 of 2162	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	253 of 2159	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	91.5	204 of 2170	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	148 of 2123	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	167 of 1290	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	181 of 2133	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	223 of 2017	88.9%	★★★★☆
2017	89.9	196 of 2021	90.3%	★★★★★
2016	88.1	230 of 2039	88.7%	★★★★☆
2015	79.4	374 of 1994	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	61.0	515 of 2426	78.8%	★★★★☆
2012	62.1	488 of 2354	79.3%	★★★★☆
2011	61.8	472 of 2367	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	59.2	531 of 2281	76.7%	★★★★☆
2009	61.6	425 of 2238	81.0%	★★★★☆
2008	72.3	228 of 2117	89.2%	★★★★☆
2007	74.7	195 of 2063	90.5%	★★★★★
2006	78.6	139 of 1968	92.9%	★★★★★
2005	80.7	91 of 1901	95.2%	★★★★★
2004	75.5	114 of 1653	93.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	96 of 523	81.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	143 of 517	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	163 of 521	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	89.0	42 of 522	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	34 of 592	94.3%	★★★★★
2018	42.5	315 of 582	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	158 of 585	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	263 of 573	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	213 of 591	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	186 of 581	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	155 of 582	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	226 of 581	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	80.9	128 of 1161	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	112 of 555	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	31.8	730 of 1117	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.0	455 of 1052	56.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.2	204 of 1085	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	35 of 1064	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.6	41 of 1044	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	40 of 467	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	46.8	334 of 941	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.5	588 of 938	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	159 of 1906	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	249 of 1915	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	91.3	166 of 1915	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.3	160 of 1858	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	141 of 1054	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	177 of 1833	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	201 of 1760	88.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	640 of 1900	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	617 of 1902	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	740 of 1917	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.1	525 of 1861	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	735 of 1814	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	742 of 1742	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	536 of 2013	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	556 of 2026	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	437 of 2030	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	347 of 1943	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	310 of 1126	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.7	389 of 1937	79.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	452 of 1862	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.1	164 of 1942	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.8	253 of 1948	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	225 of 1963	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	93.3	129 of 1916	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	84.9	173 of 1122	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	223 of 1880	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	225 of 1834	87.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	219 of 577	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.0	135 of 574	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	55 of 541	89.8%	★★★★★
2022	70.9	140 of 515	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.6	241 of 422	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.0	102 of 366	72.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	619 of 1252	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	327 of 1216	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.6	429 of 1197	64.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	262 of 1155	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	406 of 1173	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.8	322 of 1193	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	132 of 1204	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	396 of 1222	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.8	163 of 1173	86.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)89th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)73rd percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy77%+28 vs state

Mathematics60%+23 vs state

Science52%+19 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)		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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington High	Public	9-12	38442 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 505-7300	1,957	81	24.1	36.4%	261 (13.3%)	53 (2.7%)	483 (24.7%)	1,036 (52.9%)	10 (0.5%)	11 (0.6%)	101 (5.2%)	91.5	174^th of 2162 public high schools	92.0%		88.8	253^rd of 2159 public high schools	88.3%	79	53.9	20.0	52.1	77.3	77.3	60.0	60.0	$15,143	$896	$14,247
Young Adult Program	Public	9-12	4700 Calaveras Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-2350	48	5	9.6	22.9%	5 (10.4%)	2 (4.2%)	13 (27.1%)	26 (54.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.2%)								(n/a)								$34,652	$11,708	$22,944
American High	Public	9-12	36300 Fremont Blvd.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 796-1776	2,618	104	25.2	24.9%	175 (6.7%)	40 (1.5%)	285 (10.9%)	2,000 (76.4%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.4%)	100 (3.8%)	98	34^th of 2162 public high schools	98.4%		98.3	32^nd of 2159 public high schools	98.5%	2		68.2	68.2	87.7	87.7	72.4	72.4	$14,119	$468	$13,651
John F. Kennedy High	Public	9-12	39999 Blacow Rd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-4070	1,273	62	20.3	52.7%	145 (11.4%)	49 (3.8%)	494 (38.8%)	508 (39.9%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.5%)	64 (5.0%)	70	600^th of 2162 public high schools	72.2%		59.7	774^th of 2159 public high schools	64.2%	174	34.2	12.9	32.2	63.0	63.0	38.3	38.3	$17,763	$1,125	$16,638
Mission Valley Regional Occupational Center Program	Public	9-12	5019 Stevenson Blvd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Mission Valley Regional Occupational Center/Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(510) 657-1865	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Newark Memorial High	Public	9-12	39375 Cedar Blvd.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-4300	1,367	53	25.8	38.9%	120 (8.8%)	41 (3.0%)	745 (54.5%)	343 (25.1%)	3 (0.2%)	27 (2.0%)	85 (6.2%)	55.3	930^th of 2162 public high schools	57.0%		58.9	800^th of 2159 public high schools	62.9%	130	27.9	36.4	28.1	55.4	55.4	25.0	25.0	$16,713	$109	$16,604
Crossroads High (Alternative)	Public	6-12	35753 Cedar Blvd.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3200	31	1	62.0	51.6%	5 (16.1%)	3 (9.7%)	15 (48.4%)	3 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.2%)	3 (9.7%)								(n/a)			16.7		27.3		18.2	$21,320	$328	$20,992
Bridgepoint High	Public	9-12	35753 Cedar Blvd.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3200	60	5	12.1	58.3%	2 (3.3%)	2 (3.3%)	44 (73.3%)	7 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	2 (3.3%)	7.1	2146^th of 2162 public high schools	0.7%		8.6	2136^th of 2159 public high schools	1.1%	10	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$21,543	$2,095	$19,448
Irvington High	Public	9-12	41800 Blacow Rd.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 656-5711	2,157	86	25.1	24.7%	121 (5.6%)	22 (1.0%)	230 (10.7%)	1,717 (79.6%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	56 (2.6%)	96.5	68^th of 2162 public high schools	96.9%		97.7	49^th of 2159 public high schools	97.7%	19	71.3	18.2	70.2	82.7	82.7	74.0	74.0	$14,783	$497	$14,286
Robertson High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	4455 Seneca Park Ave.	Fremont	94538	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 657-9155	169	16	10.4	81.7%	22 (13.0%)	14 (8.3%)	101 (59.8%)	15 (8.9%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.4%)	10 (5.9%)	20	1694^th of 2162 public high schools	21.6%		22	1651^st of 2159 public high schools	23.5%	43		17.4	17.4	20.7	20.7	2.3	2.3	$34,058	$4,871	$29,187

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington High

What is the racial makeup of Washington High?

Students at Washington High are 53% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 13% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Washington High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,957 students attended Washington High.

Is Washington High a good school?

Yes. Washington High ranks in the top 8.0% of California high schools.

What schools feed into Washington High?

Washington High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cabrillo Elementary
Elementary : Glenmoor Elementary
Elementary : Niles Elementary
Elementary : Parkmont Elementary
Elementary : Tom Maloney Elementary
Elementary : Vallejo Mill Elementary
Middle : Centerville Middle

What district is Washington High in?

Fremont Unified

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