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If you had an hour of school board time for Fairmount Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
601
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480000721
Fairmount Elementary School
15975 WEST 50TH AVENUE, GOLDEN, CO 80403 · (303) 982-5422 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL601 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
47 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 19% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
70.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
71.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.3% | 71.1% |
| 2023-24 | 68.5% | 68.3% |
% 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
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
Where Fairmount Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #75 of 931 | #11 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #46 of 940 | #6 of 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #81 of 946 | #10 of 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 601 | #108 of 1,056 | #6 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #792 of 896 | #81 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.1% | #845 of 896 | #82 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.8% | #966 of 983 | #78 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.0% | #455 of 664 | #42 of 62 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
601
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 425
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 601 | 32.9 | 18.3:1 | 8% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 626 | 33 | 19.0:1 | 9% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 32.9 | 19.2:1 | 9% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 586 | 31 | 18.9:1 | 8% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 675 | 33.8 | 20.0:1 | 6% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 630 | 34 | 18.5:1 | 8% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 621 | 32 | 19.4:1 | 9% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 387 | 22 | 17.6:1 | 7% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 425 | 18 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairmount Elementary School.
About Fairmount Elementary School
In GOLDEN, Colorado, Fairmount Elementary School is a large elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 601 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students.
A total of 148 schools make up Jefferson County School District No. R-1, with 74,935 students enrolled.
The large majority of students at Fairmount Elementary School, 86%, are White. Other reported shares: 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Fairmount Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 26%.
The school has about 18.3 students per teacher and 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 8%. That rate is below the 32% average among public schools in Jefferson County.
The model predicts 62.0% for a school in Colorado with Fairmount Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Fairmount Elementary School posts 67.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Jefferson County show that median household income is about $110,656, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Fairmount Elementary School is one of 168 public schools in Jefferson County, which together enroll about 74,739 students.
Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School is the closest public school, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line. Fairmount Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 67.4% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students climbed from 586 to 601 over 4 years.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,377
Census ACS
Median income
$110,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
74,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
Other schools in GOLDEN
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Bell Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Golden View Classical AcademyCombined · 737 students
- Kyffin Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
- Jeffco Virtual AcademyHigh · 441 students
Nearby schools
- Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School1.1 mi · 425
- Drake Junior High School2.0 mi · 1,002
- Manning Options School2.5 mi · 685
- Maple Grove Elementary School2.6 mi · 390
- West Woods Elementary School2.7 mi · 542
- Stott Elementary School2.7 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Fairmount Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Fairmount Elementary School?
Fairmount Elementary School enrolls approximately 601 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Fairmount Elementary School serve?
Fairmount Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairmount Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairmount Elementary School is approximately 18.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairmount Elementary School?
At Fairmount Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Fairmount Elementary School public or private?
Fairmount Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.