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Fremont Elementary

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Fremont Elementary ranks 3289 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3289^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fremont Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 394 students in the Santa Ana Unified district, demonstrating strong improvement and effective support for its community.

The school stands out for its academic performance, significantly outperforming the district average in both English and Math. It shows particular strength in supporting English Language Learners and students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, achieving higher state rankings for these groups than for the school overall. Furthermore, Fremont has fostered an excellent culture of attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate notably lower than both the district and state averages, indicating successful family engagement. This is impressive given the school's high-need context, and it achieves these results while using its resources efficiently compared to similar nearby schools like George Washington Carver Elementary and Wilson Elementary.

While Fremont is a success story within its district, there are areas for growth, such as science proficiency and upper-grade math. Comparisons to schools in neighboring districts, like Riverdale Elementary in Garden Grove Unified, show there is room to reach even higher academic achievement. Nonetheless, Fremont's consistent upward trajectory from a very low ranking a decade ago to its current standing marks it as a model of effective turnaround and dedicated instruction for all students.

394

Students ?

24.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,434

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1930 West 10th St.
Santa Ana, CA 92703-2045

(714) 972-4300

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Fremont Elementary usually attend:

High:

Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.2%

Asian:

1.5%

Two or more races:

0.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Santa Ana Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 18 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg26%

California avg41%

3,289^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 36 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Santa Ana Unified

1254^th of 1,543Santa Ana 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	38.9	3289 of 5857	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	3245 of 5869	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	3875 of 5859	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4361 of 5883	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	4994 of 5789	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4695 of 5662	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	5490 of 5692	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	4648 of 5614	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	5164 of 5611	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	31.8	3911 of 5530	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.6	3624 of 5390	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	20.6	4639 of 5377	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	4593 of 5314	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.5	4317 of 5193	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.7	4363 of 5113	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.9	4139 of 5113	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	7.7	4713 of 4818	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.2	4446 of 4822	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.4	4528 of 4809	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.1	1533 of 2227	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1610 of 2585	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	1043 of 2128	51.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.1	1349 of 3162	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	2052 of 3245	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	2720 of 3311	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	2434 of 3275	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	2416 of 3246	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	3523 of 5597	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	3107 of 5612	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3415 of 5609	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	4478 of 5635	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4826 of 5492	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4600 of 5413	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	2105 of 5107	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	2156 of 5107	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	2812 of 5087	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	3310 of 5084	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	4009 of 4963	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	3796 of 4830	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	2411 of 5460	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	2809 of 5517	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	3447 of 5363	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	4054 of 5264	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	4062 of 5173	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	3837 of 5084	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	2797 of 5628	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	3207 of 5643	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	4012 of 5638	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	3794 of 5663	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.8	4677 of 5510	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	4434 of 5431	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	36.8	1341 of 2420	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)57th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2023)45th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-4 vs state

Mathematics32%-5 vs state

Science15%-18 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)	% 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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1930 West 10th St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-4300	394	16	24.5	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (98.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.9	3289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		38.8	3245^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	44	14.6		14.6	44.4	44.2	45.5				44.7	45.2	27.5	18.2				31.8	95.5		97.0			$27,434	$873	$26,561
Vista Condor Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2609 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Vista Condor Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	357	15	23.0	97.2%	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	342 (95.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15.3	5234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.4	5528^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	294	16.7		16.7	22.0	18.2	28.2				23.0	22.6	12.1	16.4				16.7						$22,532	$2,547	$19,985
Romero-Cruz Academy	Public	K-8	2701 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-2200	827	47	17.4	95.8%	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	803 (97.1%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.7	5820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		7.2	5802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.1%	18	3.3	6.0	5.6	5.3	4.4	24.1	5.9	16.0	14.3	11.6	10.5	10.9	6.7	5.3	12.4	12.0	9.8	94.7	96.5	96.5		96.5	$24,122	$991	$23,131
George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 West Santa Ana Blvd.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2000	429	19	22.4	93.2%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	421 (98.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23.5	4543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		23.2	4560^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	17	16.9		16.9	18.5	40.0	35.5				31.1	22.7	28.6	19.5				23.1						$26,532	$808	$25,724
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	1317 North Baker St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-8100	422	20	21.1	92.9%	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	412 (97.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32.9	3733^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	36.3%		27.9	4116^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.9%	383	19.1		19.1	30.2	36.1	43.3				36.7	38.1	27.4	29.4				31.6						$27,309	$916	$26,393
Heroes Elementary	Public	K-5	1111 Civic Center Dr.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5501	396	17	23.1	95.7%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	22.9	4600^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%		25.4	4330^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.2%	270	23.2		23.2	26.7	26.0	29.0				27.2	27.9	15.8	29.0				23.8	93.4	96.1	94.7	94.7	96.1	$26,444	$810	$25,634
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	425 South Sullivan	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6200	468	21	22.2	91.9%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	444 (94.9%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13.6	5380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.1%		13.6	5427^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.5%	47	11.4		11.4	22.7	26.7	21.4				23.6	13.5	18.7	11.4				14.6	89.8	93.9	91.8	92.9	94.9	$25,794	$1,312	$24,482
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2116 West Monta Vista Ave.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5831	348	17	20.4	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	342 (98.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.2	4568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.0%		27.1	4193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.6%	375	23.1		23.1	5.6	37.5	43.1				29.0	12.7	25.8	15.4				18.5						$28,066	$1,772	$26,294
Scholarship Prep - Orange County	Public, Charter	K-8	1010 West 17th St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Scholarship Prep - Orange County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 795-3498	615	24	25.7	92.2%	6 (1.0%)	3 (0.5%)	589 (95.8%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	38.9	3292^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		38.3	3286^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.0%	6	17.2	10.0	13.0	37.7	24.1	39.7	47.8	50.9	41.3	40.6	40.0	27.8	46.6	29.4	32.3	20.0	32.1						$23,170	$3,048	$20,122
Santiago Elementary	Public	K-8	2212 North Baker St.	Santa Ana	92706	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-8400	906	40	22.4	76.8%	26 (2.9%)	8 (0.9%)	824 (90.9%)	22 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.1%)	14 (1.5%)	39.3	3266^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.2%		34.4	3571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	39.2%	305	31.0	13.2	22.4	32.9	47.6	44.6	38.5	42.7	27.4	39.0	28.2	36.8	34.8	17.4	17.3	22.6	26.6	98.2	98.2		98.2		$24,167	$1,013	$23,154

Frequently Asked Questions about Fremont Elementary

What district is Fremont Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

What schools do graduates of Fremont Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fremont Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Valley High

Is Fremont Elementary a good school?

Fremont Elementary ranks 3289^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fremont Elementary?

Students at Fremont Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Fremont Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Fremont Elementary.

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