Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006574
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont
520 WEST 3RD AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80223 · (720) 424-7620 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
168 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
34.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.9% | 34.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 25.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont this school | 344 | 48.8% | 34.1% |
| Silverthorne Elementary School SILVERTHORNE | 339 | 44.8% | 23.1% |
| Columbine Elementary School FORT MORGAN | 421 | 50.8% | 28.8% |
| South Lakewood Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 393 | 54.5% | 38.0% |
| Dillon Valley Elementary School DILLON | 395 | 51.1% | 35.9% |
| Cottonwood Plains Elementary School FT COLLINS | 330 | 52.7% | 29.5% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #517 of 931 | #38 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #478 of 940 ▲ 116 | #39 of 108 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #498 of 946 ▲ 88 | #38 of 109 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #582 of 1,056 | #70 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #166 of 896 | #21 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #197 of 896 | #35 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #489 of 983 | #80 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #192 of 664 | #19 of 63 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
344
-6 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 344 | 25.4 | 13.5:1 | 49% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 29.6 | 12.0:1 | 52% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 29.1 | 12.9:1 | 56% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 32 | 10.9:1 | 59% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 37.4 | 12.3:1 | 64% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 31 | 13.6:1 | 69% (291) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (459 to 344); teachers down 32% (37.4 to 25.4).
About Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont is a mid-sized elementary school in DENVER, Colorado. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 344 students in 2024-25.
Denver Public Schools enrolls 90,471 students in 198 schools, including Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont.
The student body at Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont is 51% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 36% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Denver County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
For every teacher at Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont, there are about 13.5 students; the school has 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 49%. Across public schools in Denver County, the average is 63%.
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont would be expected to post about 37.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.1%.
In Denver County, median household income comes to about $94,718, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 206, with about 91,233 students.
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont's nearest public school is Denver Center for International Studies (about 0.4 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont's location as City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 350 to 344, a small change. The ratio was 10.9:1 in 2020-21 and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Denver Center for International Studies at FairmontWhat is the total enrollment at Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont?
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont enrolls approximately 344 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont serve?
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont is approximately 13.5:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont?
Student demographics at Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont are roughly 36% White, 51% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont?
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.