Enrollment
268
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480000726
Fremont Elementary School
6420 URBAN, ARVADA, CO 80004 · (303) 982-1699 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL268 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Colorado public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
14.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
119 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
50%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
44.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.1% | 40.6% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Fremont Elementary School
Fremont Elementary School's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Elementary School this school | 268 | 44.4% | 41.9% |
| West Grand Elementary and Middle School KREMMLING | 262 | 42.4% | 21.6% |
| Weber Elementary School ARVADA | 312 | 41.3% | 38.0% |
| Falcon Elementary School of Technology FALCON | 318 | 47.5% | 35.9% |
| Bayfield Primary School BAYFIELD | 222 | 42.8% | N/A |
| Bayfield Intermediate School BAYFIELD | 274 | 41.2% | 37.3% |
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 Fremont Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #408 of 931 | #50 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #354 of 940 ▲ 27 | #47 of 85 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #450 of 946 ▲ 30 | #56 of 85 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 268 | #794 of 1,056 | #80 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #225 of 896 | #11 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #460 of 896 | #30 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.4% | #535 of 983 | #23 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.2% | #605 of 664 | #58 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. 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
268
+73 (+37%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 449
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 268 | 19.2 | 14.0:1 | 44% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 20.8 | 13.8:1 | 44% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 16.5 | 15.3:1 | 49% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 195 | 14 | 13.9:1 | 44% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 17.8 | 15.5:1 | 47% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 18 | 17.7:1 | 42% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 368 | 21 | 17.5:1 | 37% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 350 | 22 | 15.9:1 | 14% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 449 | 20 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fremont Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (277 to 268); teachers up 7% (17.8 to 19.2).
About Fremont Elementary School
Fremont Elementary School is a small elementary school in Colorado, with an address in ARVADA. The school reports 268 students in kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students.
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 is responsible for 148 schools, Fremont Elementary School included, with 74,935 students in all.
A majority of students at Fremont Elementary School, 65%, are White. Other reported shares: 27% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Jefferson County's residents are about 80% White, 14 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Fremont Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
Fremont Elementary School employs 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.0:1. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 44% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 32% average among public schools in Jefferson County.
allk12 grades Fremont Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Fremont Elementary School is 2.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
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 about 4% of people live in poverty. Fremont Elementary School is one of 168 public schools in Jefferson County, which together enroll about 74,739 students.
The closest other public school is Arvada West High School, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Fremont Elementary School is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The number of students climbed from 195 to 268 over 4 years.
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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 ARVADA
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Pomona Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Three Creeks K-8Elementary · 1,050 students
- Drake Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,002 students
- Lincoln Charter AcademyElementary · 824 students
Other Fremont Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 9 states are named Fremont Elementary. Fremont Elementary School is the 19th largest of the 21.
- Fremont Elementary SchoolFLORENCE, CO · 441 students
- Fremont Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 308 students
- Fremont Elementary SchoolMundelein, IL · 743 students
- Fremont ElementarySalinas, CA · 711 students
- Fremont ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 707 students
Nearby schools
- Arvada West High School0.3 mi · 1,923
- Stott Elementary School0.6 mi · 288
- Vanderhoof Elementary School0.8 mi · 403
- Campbell Early Learning Center0.8 mi · 198
- Lincoln Charter Academy1.2 mi · 824
- Oberon Middle School1.3 mi · 704
Frequently asked questions
About Fremont Elementary SchoolHow large is Fremont Elementary School?
Fremont Elementary School enrolls approximately 268 students in grades KG-05.
Is Fremont Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fremont Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fremont Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fremont Elementary School is approximately 14.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Fremont Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fremont Elementary School are roughly 65% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Fremont Elementary School in?
Fremont Elementary School is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
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