Frederiksen Elementary, Dublin CA

Original Research by School Decision on Frederiksen Elementary

Frederiksen Elementary is a public K-5 school in Dublin, a fast-growing suburban community in Alameda County's Tri-Valley region. The school serves a diverse student body, with Asian students comprising the largest demographic group, followed by white, Hispanic, and multiracial students. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school sits in one of the Bay Area's most expensive housing markets, where median home values are well above the state and national benchmarks and monthly rents are substantial, reflecting Dublin's emergence as a regional office center and master-planned residential hub.

In state testing, Frederiksen shows mixed results across grades and subjects. In English language arts, proficiency climbs notably from third to fifth grade, with strongest performance at the fifth-grade level. Math results are more variable: fourth grade shows solid proficiency, while third and fifth grades come in lower. Fifth-grade science proficiency sits in the mid-range. Overall, the school's proficiency index across tested subjects and grades places it above the midpoint among Alameda County elementary schools, a meaningful position that suggests the school is performing at or slightly better than the middle of its county peer set.

The school's enrollment is stable and fairly balanced across grade levels, clustering around typical elementary class sizes. This enrollment scale allows for relatively personalized instruction at an elementary level.

Dublin Unified School District, Frederiksen's parent district, is navigating rapid growth and significant infrastructure change. Voters approved a major general obligation bond to complete the district's second comprehensive high school, build a new middle school to relieve overcrowding, and modernize older schools. That bond carries a property-tax obligation that is material for homeowners. Separately, a four-day teacher strike in March 2026 ended with a new contract that reduces elementary class sizes by one to two students in grades K-5 district-wide, lowers specialist caseloads, retains counselors at every K-5 site through 2027-28, and phases in district-paid health coverage. These staffing improvements take effect across all elementary schools in the district, including Frederiksen, and represent direct gains in classroom conditions and support services a parent would experience.

Dublin itself is one of California's fastest-growing cities, with population surging and master-planned communities continuing to expand eastward. The everyday landscape is suburban, anchored by shopping centers, office parks, and new residential subdivisions. Two BART stations serve the city, though much of daily life remains car-dependent outside the downtown core. The city has become a regional business hub with major employers in technology, retail, and healthcare, shaping the economic character of families in the district.

A parent weighing Frederiksen should understand the school as an above-midpoint performer in a district managing rapid enrollment growth and recent labor negotiations that have improved elementary conditions. Test results show strength in upper-grade English and offer room for growth in mathematics. The housing market around the school is expensive, and any family purchasing a home here is taking on a long-term property-tax obligation tied to the district's bond measures. For families already in Dublin or drawn to its growing job market and suburban infrastructure, Frederiksen represents a stable elementary option within a district that is actively reshaping itself to accommodate growth.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 81% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▲ 12 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 470%

School 70% · District 82% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 558%

School 58% · District 75% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 74% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 78% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 574%

School 74% · District 81% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Science

Grade 556%

School 56% · District 68% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

This schoolDublin Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income26%Higher-income58%32 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income39%Higher-income78%39 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income62%Higher-income79%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income29%Higher-income66%37 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income48%Higher-income78%29 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income61%11 pp gap