Fremont Elementary, Delano CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Fremont Elementary

Fremont Elementary is a kindergarten-through-fifth-grade school located in Delano, a mid-sized San Joaquin Valley agricultural city in Kern County. The school serves an enrollment of about five hundred students across its six grade levels, distributed fairly evenly, with a somewhat larger kindergarten cohort.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller Asian, multiracial, and white populations. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of Delano's agricultural working families. Data on special education enrollment and English learner identification was not available in the school's current reporting.

Academic performance, measured by California's CAASPP tests, shows proficiency rates that are notably low across both math and English language arts. In math, third-grade students show the weakest performance, followed by fourth graders, while fifth graders show comparatively stronger results on the math assessment. English language arts proficiency is similarly distributed, with fourth grade showing the lowest rate and fifth grade the highest, at about half the tested cohort. Science proficiency, measured only for fifth grade, tracks with math results for that grade. Overall, Fremont's proficiency index places it above the midpoint of schools within Kern County, though the absolute performance levels remain well below state standards across tested grades. A parent may want to look into the school's approach to early elementary literacy and numeracy, particularly in the third and fourth grade transitions where performance dips.

The school serves a community with limited housing affordability: home values in the surrounding zip code run somewhat below the state benchmark but remain elevated relative to household income, and rent costs take up a notable portion of monthly household income. Most families in Delano work in agriculture or related fields, with some employment in healthcare, retail, and other service sectors. The city itself is car-dependent with limited public transit, though the local bus system connects residents to jobs throughout the region.

Fremont is a regular public elementary school, not a charter or magnet program. It is part of Delano Union Elementary, the district that serves the city and surrounding area. The school's specific mission, instructional programs, staffing depth, and support services were not available from the data sources reviewed, so a parent seeking detail on the school's teaching approach, specialized staff, or student support offerings would benefit from contacting the school or district directly.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 39% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 417%

School 17% · District 36% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 32% · ▼ 2 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 42% · ▼ 9 pts below district

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

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 42% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 44% · ▲ 6 pts above district

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

Science

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 29% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

This schoolDelano Union Elementary, 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.