Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 316 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDEPENDENCE 30·NCES 291548003099
FAIRMOUNT ELEM.
120 N CEDAR AVE, INDEPENDENCE, MO 64053 · (816) 521-5405 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
259 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 54%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
15.1%
MO avg 49.5% . -31.7pp since 2023
Math
9.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -34.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 32 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 35 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
26.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
313
-38 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.3:1
% White
38%
was 40%
% Hispanic
45%
was 40%
% Black
8%
was 11%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in INDEPENDENCE 30
- TRUMAN HIGHHigh · 1,720 students
- WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- VAN HORN HIGHHigh · 1,067 students
- CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLEMiddle · 902 students
- BRIDGER MIDDLEMiddle · 744 students
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 731 students
Other schools in INDEPENDENCE
- TRUMAN HIGHHigh · 1,720 students
- FORT OSAGE HIGHHigh · 1,545 students
- WILLIAM CHRISMAN HIGHHigh · 1,417 students
- CLIFFORD H. NOWLIN MIDDLEMiddle · 902 students
- BRIDGER MIDDLEMiddle · 744 students
- PIONEER RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · 731 students
Nearby schools
- SUGAR CREEK ELEM.1.0 mi · 134
- VAN HORN HIGH1.1 mi · 1,067
- ABRAHAM MALLINSON ELEMENTARY1.3 mi · 282
- KC INTERNATIONAL-WALLACE1.4 mi · 662
- BRYANT ELEM.1.9 mi · 193
- PROCTER ELEM.2.3 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About FAIRMOUNT ELEM.How large is FAIRMOUNT ELEM.?
FAIRMOUNT ELEM. enrolls approximately 313 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does FAIRMOUNT ELEM. serve?
FAIRMOUNT ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does FAIRMOUNT ELEM. have?
FAIRMOUNT ELEM. employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at FAIRMOUNT ELEM.?
Student demographics at FAIRMOUNT ELEM. are roughly 38% White, 45% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is FAIRMOUNT ELEM. in?
FAIRMOUNT ELEM. is part of INDEPENDENCE 30.
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