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John C. Fremont Elementary

Q: Is John C. Fremont Elementary a good school?

John C. Fremont Elementary ranks 771 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

771^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of California elementary schools

Summary

John C. Fremont Elementary is a well-regarded K-6 public school serving 578 students in the Glendale Unified School District, consistently earning a 4-star rating and outperforming both district and state averages in English, Math, and Science.

The school stands out for its exceptional effectiveness with all students, achieving remarkably high statewide rankings for economically disadvantaged and Hispanic student subgroups. While its overall state ranking is strong, it's important to note that some neighboring schools in the La Canada Unified district, like La Canada Elementary and Palm Crest Elementary, have higher overall rankings but serve a significantly different student population. Within its own district, schools such as Monte Vista Elementary and Valley View Elementary rank higher, but Fremont's ability to deliver strong results with a more economically diverse and changing student body is a notable strength.

Areas for attention include a chronic absenteeism rate that, while better than the state average, is higher than nearby peers like Dunsmore Elementary and Mountain Avenue Elementary. The school also has an opportunity to boost its science scores to match its strong performance in other subjects and to ensure its excellent results for all student groups remain consistent from year to year.

578

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,886

Per pupil spending ?

39.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3320 Las Palmas Ave.
Glendale, CA 91208-1525

(818) 249-3241

District: Glendale Unified

Students who attend John C. Fremont Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Rosemont Middle
High:	Crescenta Valley High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.8%

Hispanic:

18.7%

Asian:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2013 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (66% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of California elementary schools

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 school66%

District avg54%

California avg41%

771^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 20Elementary Schools in the Glendale Unified

352^nd of 1,543Glendale 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	88.1	771 of 5857	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	935 of 5869	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.5	742 of 5859	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	733 of 5883	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	900 of 5789	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	963 of 5662	83.0%	★★★★☆
2017	87.0	814 of 5692	85.7%	★★★★☆
2016	87.2	784 of 5614	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	89.1	663 of 5611	88.2%	★★★★☆
2013	83.8	828 of 5530	85.0%	★★★★☆
2012	85.4	700 of 5390	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	88.4	535 of 5377	90.1%	★★★★★
2010	85.4	709 of 5314	86.7%	★★★★☆
2009	82.6	850 of 5193	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	78.3	1051 of 5113	79.4%	★★★★☆
2007	82.7	860 of 5113	83.2%	★★★★☆
2006	80.3	951 of 4818	80.3%	★★★★☆
2005	82.7	826 of 4822	82.9%	★★★★☆
2004	83.2	787 of 4809	83.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.8	369 of 1205	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	438 of 1190	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	531 of 1154	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	400 of 1149	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	506 of 1071	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	68.5	528 of 2585	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	405 of 2128	81.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	85.1	251 of 3275	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	79.2	355 of 3246	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	681 of 5597	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	922 of 5612	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	897 of 5609	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	667 of 5635	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	737 of 5492	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	965 of 5413	82.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	124 of 5107	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	79.3	743 of 5107	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	94.3	194 of 5087	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	304 of 5084	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	73.2	1003 of 4963	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.1	802 of 4830	83.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	261 of 5460	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	76.9	972 of 5517	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	453 of 5363	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	225 of 5264	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.5	830 of 5173	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	1046 of 5084	79.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	875 of 5628	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	963 of 5643	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	674 of 5638	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.8	791 of 5663	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.8	1030 of 5510	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	953 of 5431	82.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.3	878 of 2635	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	726 of 2420	70.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	919 of 2598	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.9	1003 of 2651	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	832 of 2661	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.5	751 of 2726	72.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	1042 of 2834	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	1177 of 2737	57.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile~ school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)80th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2024)69th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2024)67th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+23 vs state

Mathematics63%+25 vs state

Science54%+22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Fremont is the best elementary school in the GUSD, situated in the best neighborhood in Glendale. It's the only GUSD school where parents camp out overnight to get their children into kindergarten! 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 6th 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 6th 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
John C. Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	3320 Las Palmas Ave.	Glendale	91208	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3241	578	24	24.1	39.8%	369 (63.8%)	7 (1.2%)	108 (18.7%)	54 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	88.1	771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	86.8%		85.4	935^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.1%	164	54.2	54.2	75.6	78.1	72.2	64.7	72.2	65.5	69.9	58.3	57.3	62.6	94.5	97.3		97.3	95.9	94.5	$15,886	$733	$15,153
La Crescenta Elementary	Public	K-6	4343 La Crescenta Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-3187	400	16	25.0	47.8%	203 (50.8%)	3 (0.8%)	98 (24.5%)	75 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.0%)	76.4	1321^st of 5857 public elementary schools	77.4%		88.2	804^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.3%	517	33.3	33.3	56.0	68.1	47.4	71.8	61.3	54.9	64.6	52.6	69.0	60.8	96.9	96.9	96.9	96.9		96.9	$15,735	$563	$15,172
La Canada Elementary	Public	K-6	4540 Encinas Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8350	633	25	25.4	6.8%	268 (42.3%)	3 (0.5%)	71 (11.2%)	199 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	91 (14.4%)	97.9	78^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.6	115^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.0%	37	67.0	67.0	85.6	87.0	88.3	90.4	88.0	82.2	85.9	81.9	86.8	84.4	98.2						$16,547	$97	$16,450
Palm Crest Elementary	Public	K-6	5025 Palm Dr.	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8360	642	28	22.5	4.8%	243 (37.9%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.9%)	223 (34.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (13.4%)	98.3	40^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.9	21^st of 5869 public elementary schools	99.6%	19	73.0	73.0	86.4	95.6	80.9	95.7	89.6	91.4	90.1	78.7	91.4	88.1	96.3		96.3		96.3		$18,821	$344	$18,477
Mountain Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	2307 Mountain Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-7766	551	21	26.2	35.2%	323 (58.6%)	6 (1.1%)	84 (15.2%)	99 (18.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.4%)	92.2	529^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.0%		93.7	455^th of 5869 public elementary schools	92.2%	74	64.5	64.5	62.0	79.4	79.4	79.2	75.5	66.7	69.1	66.4	77.8	69.6							$15,535	$566	$14,969
Verdugo Woodlands Elementary	Public	K-6	1751 North Verdugo Rd.	Glendale	91208	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 241-2433	676	28	24.1	41.1%	451 (66.7%)	8 (1.2%)	75 (11.1%)	84 (12.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (8.3%)	85.7	893^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	84.8%		87.3	847^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.6%	46	60.0	60.0	66.4	62.6	75.3	66.7	67.7	62.3	53.8	66.7	63.3	61.5	96.4		98.2	98.2	98.2	98.2	$16,392	$729	$15,663
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	2620 Orange Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 248-2617	721	27	26.7	32.0%	219 (30.4%)	5 (0.7%)	49 (6.8%)	388 (53.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.3%)	98.3	47^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.8	35^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.4%	12	76.7	76.7	83.7	86.1	88.9	89.0	86.9	85.7	88.1	80.0	89.0	85.9							$15,383	$567	$14,816
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	4310 New York Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 249-1863	495	21	23.5	41.0%	274 (55.4%)	4 (0.8%)	72 (14.5%)	101 (20.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	93.7	425^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.7%		93.3	491^st of 5869 public elementary schools	91.6%	66	61.6	61.6	72.1	78.1	73.6	83.3	77.0	68.9	78.1	72.6	71.6	72.8							$16,233	$696	$15,537
Paradise Canyon Elementary	Public	K-6	471 Knight Way	La Canada	91011	Los Angeles County	La Canada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 952-8340	715	29	24.7	4.8%	293 (41.0%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (12.0%)	242 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (13.0%)	97.9	83^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	98.6%		97.9	84^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.6%	1	79.3	79.3	80.4	85.9	87.5	87.7	85.6	80.4	82.6	85.1	84.4	83.3							$17,151	$191	$16,960
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-6	4900 Maryland Ave.	La Crescenta	91214	Los Angeles County	Glendale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 236-3771	461	18	25.6	39.3%	231 (50.1%)	2 (0.4%)	43 (9.3%)	157 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.9%)	95.3	308^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%		96.3	244^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.8%	64	71.0	71.0	78.0	82.9	80.9	80.3	80.7	72.1	74.7	66.7	83.1	74.3	97.1		97.1				$15,461	$637	$14,824

Frequently Asked Questions about John C. Fremont Elementary

How many students attend John C. Fremont Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended John C. Fremont Elementary.

Is John C. Fremont Elementary a good school?

John C. Fremont Elementary ranks 771^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of John C. Fremont Elementary?

Students at John C. Fremont Elementary are 64% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is John C. Fremont Elementary in?

Glendale Unified

What schools do graduates of John C. Fremont Elementary attend?

Students who attend John C. Fremont Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rosemont Middle
High : Crescenta Valley High

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