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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREMONT RE-2·NCES 080396000515
Fremont Elementary School
500 WEST 5TH STREET, FLORENCE, CO 81226 · (719) 784-6303 · Fremont County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% 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.
- DBeats 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
18.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
263 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 53 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (56).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Fremont Elementary School→Florence Jr./Sr. High School
Based on grade levels within Fremont Re-2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
32.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
16.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.1% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 16.7% |
% 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
23.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 (23.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont Elementary School this school | 441 | 59.6% | 23.8% |
| Thunder Mountain Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 432 | 54.4% | 25.4% |
| Garnet Mesa Elementary School DELTA | 488 | 63.3% | 37.1% |
| Mesa View Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 375 | 55.2% | 46.5% |
| Bauder Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 423 | 54.6% | 44.6% |
| Pagosa Springs Elementary School PAGOSA SPRINGS | 511 | 60.7% | 31.2% |
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 Fremont County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #700 of 931 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #769 of 940 ▼ 2 | #8 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #621 of 946 ▼ 54 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #343 of 1,056 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #799 of 896 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #549 of 896 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #379 of 983 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.8% | #177 of 200 | N/A |
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
441
-29 (-6%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 442
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 441 | 24 | 18.4:1 | 60% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 27.3 | 17.4:1 | 61% (290) |
| 2022-23 | 507 | 27.2 | 18.6:1 | 60% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 55% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 31.7 | 13.7:1 | 61% (264) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 61% (251) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 63% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 422 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 44% (184) |
| 1990-91 | 442 | 27 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fremont Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (433 to 441); teachers down 24% (31.7 to 24).
About Fremont Elementary School
Fremont Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Colorado, with an address in FLORENCE. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 441 students enrolled.
Fremont Re-2 includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 1,294 students.
More than half of the students at Fremont Elementary School are White (69%). The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Fremont County's population at about 84%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fremont Elementary School scores 46%.
Fremont Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 60% at Fremont Elementary School.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Fremont Elementary School outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 30.6%.
Census data for Fremont County show median household income comes to about $62,664, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 13 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,640, Fremont Elementary School among them.
Measured in a straight line, Florence Jr./Sr. High School is about 1.0 miles from Fremont Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Fremont Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Fremont Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 470 to 441, a 6% decline.
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Fremont County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
49,634
Census ACS
Median income
$62,664
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
4,640 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fremont Re-2
- Florence Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 572 students
- Penrose Elementary SchoolElementary · 281 students
Other Fremont Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 9 states are named Fremont Elementary. Fremont Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 21.
- Fremont Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 308 students
- Fremont Elementary SchoolARVADA, CO · 268 students
- Fremont Elementary SchoolMundelein, IL · 743 students
- Fremont ElementarySalinas, CA · 711 students
- Fremont ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 707 students
Nearby schools
- Florence Jr./Sr. High School1.0 mi · 572
- McKinley Elementary School5.5 mi · 262
- Penrose Elementary School5.9 mi · 281
- Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School6.6 mi · 250
- Harrison School6.7 mi · 472
- Lincoln School of Science and Technology6.7 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Fremont Elementary SchoolHow large is Fremont Elementary School?
Fremont Elementary School enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-06.
Is Fremont Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fremont Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fremont Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fremont Elementary School is approximately 18.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fremont Elementary School?
At Fremont Elementary School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 26% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Fremont Elementary School in?
Fremont Elementary School is part of Fremont Re-2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.