FAIRMOUNT ELEM.

Set in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri, FAIRMOUNT ELEM. is a mid-tier elementary school, overseen by INDEPENDENCE 30. It hosts 313 students across grades pre-K through 5.

INDEPENDENCE 30 comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 14,272 students; FAIRMOUNT ELEM. is among them.

On the student-mix side, FAIRMOUNT ELEM. records that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 38% White, 8% Black, 7% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 11%.

On the income-and-resources front, FAIRMOUNT ELEM. reports 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting FAIRMOUNT ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 83% of students at FAIRMOUNT ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jackson County (around 60%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, FAIRMOUNT ELEM. sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 49.7%; actual is 26.5%, a gap of -23.3 points.

In the broader community, census data for Jackson County shows median household earnings sit near $68,577, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. FAIRMOUNT ELEM. is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).

Nearest neighbor: SUGAR CREEK ELEM., around 1.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FAIRMOUNT ELEM. at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 52.2%.

FAIRMOUNT ELEM. operates from a bedroom-community location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 351 students in 2018 compared to 313 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 40% to 45% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.