Gomes Elementary School

Infobox_School
name = John M. Gomes Elementary School


motto = "Our mission is to provide equitable opportunities that educate, challenge and inspire students of all ages, talents and ability levels while preparing each with the skills required to adapt and succeed in an ever-changing world."
established = 1970
type = Public
principal = Douglas Whipple
faculty = approx. 60
enrollment = 889
free_label = Colors
Mascot
free_text = Green and White
Gomes Gopher
location = 555 Lemos Lane
Fremont, CA 94539
information = [phone]
website = [http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/gomes www.fremont.k12.ca/us/gomes]

John M. Gomes Elementary School, more commonly known as Gomes Elementary, is an elementary school in Fremont, California. It is located at 555 Lemos Lane 94539. [ [http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/schoolsdirectory.html FUSD Schools Directory] ] It is one of 28 elementary schools in the city belonging to the Fremont Unified School District. This school has an enrollment of approximately 889 students. Its current principal is Douglas Whipple and its mascot is Gomes Gopher. The school colors are green and white. Gomes is part of the Mission San Jose Attendance area, and its students move on to Hopkins Junior High School, and then to Mission San Jose High School. [ [http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/prg/2attendarea.html FUSD Attendance Areas] ]

Achievements

Gomes is a nationally and state recognized highly achieving school. Its highest achievement was the status of a National Blue Ribbon School in 1987. [ [http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/AwardWinningSchools.pdf Award Winning Schools of the Fremont Unified School District] ] It is one of the few schools in the district to achieve this honor in its history. It is consistently able to keep approximately 90 percent of its students scoring at or above the 50^th percentile.Additionally Gomes has always had a historically high level of achievement.Fact|date=March 2008 In the 2004-2005 school year, they continued to improve their test scores, already in the high 900s. On the API Base and Growth Scale from 200 to 1000, they went from an API Base of 947 score and an API Growth Score of 964 in the 2002-2003 school year to 979 and 982 in 2003-2004, and improved once again in 2004-2005 to 975 and 983.cite web
url=http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/SARC/GomesSARC.pdf
title="School Accountability Report Card for Gomes Elementary: 2004-2005 School Year"
date=2006-03-22
publisher=School Innovations & Advocacy
accessdate=2007-02-10] The API growth score for 2005-2006 is 989.http://64.143.88.227/api2006/api06gdb.zip] These numbers place Gomes tied for 5th in the state according to the API Growth score. Additionally, Gomes had the highest ranking in both API Statewide ranks and API Similar School Rankings for the past three school years (2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005).Gomes has also ranked one of the top ten in the "Go Green with All" contest at www.gogreenwithall.com [http://www.gogreenwithall.com]

ports

Not only does Gomes have high test scores, but it also has achieved some athletic success. The girls and boys basketball teams have always done well against other elementary schools. Every season, they play against other FUSD elementary schools In the 2006-2007 school year, the boys basketball team placed first out of four schools, and the girls placed third. In the 2007-2008 year, the girls basketball team placed second out of four schools, losing by one point in the championship game. The boys basketball team had an undefeated season, a record of 12-0, beating all the other teams by a wide margin. They blew past Mission San Jose Elementary School, in the championship game, winning again.

Demographics

Gomes Elementary's approximate level of enrollment is 889 students total.cite web
url=http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/SPPA/GomesSPPA.pdf
title="Site Plan for Pupil Achievement for Gomes Elementary: FY 2006/2007"
date=2006-09-25
publisher=Fremont Unified School District
accessdate=2007-02-10] Gomes Elementary lacks any significant non-white/non-Asian population. This important fact has been noted as a reason for the very high level of achievement at the school. The school has a student population of 85 percent Asians and 11 percent Whites, 2 percent Latinos, while the remaining populations are all at less that one percent. Due to this fact, only the test scores for Asians and Whites are reported for the school since only data is reported for those populations with significant numbers. Additionally, male students slightly outnumber female students.

Parent Involvement

Gomes Elementary is in one of most tight-knit communities in Fremont,Fact|date=March 2008 and reports a very high level of parent involvement. Their Back-to-School night and Open House have both reported attendance of about 95%. There are many significant parent organizations on the campus, including the PTA, the School Site Council (SSC), the Emergency Preparedness Committee (GEPT), Traffic Safety Patrol, and FAME and Music for Minors, which assigns docents in classrooms. Parents have very close communication with teachers and administrators.

References

External links

* [http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/gomes/index.html Gomes Website]
* [http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/SARC/GomesSARC.pdf SARC Report]
* [http://www.fremont.k12.ca.us/SPPA/GomesSPPA.pdf SPPA Report]