Fairmoor Elementary School
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 36% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 23 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 Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.7% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.5% | 6.7% |
| 2022-23 | 24.8% | 6.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.6% | 7.6% |
Where Fairmoor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #1,464 of 1,569 ▲ 80 | #177 of 199 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #1,484 of 1,569 ▲ 1 | #182 of 199 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #484 of 1,514 | #78 of 194 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #622 of 1,808 | #83 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #1,137 of 1,582 | #116 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #591 of 1,590 | #142 of 193 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.0% | #141 of 561 | #9 of 52 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 461 | 24 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 20 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 18 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 19 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 21 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 100% (401) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 22 | 22.1:1 | 88% (427) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 28 | 19.5:1 | 65% (357) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 24 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (366 to 461); teachers up 14% (21 to 24).
About Fairmoor Elementary School
Fairmoor Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Columbus, Ohio. Enrolled students number 461 students, in pre-K through 5.
Fairmoor Elementary School sits within Columbus City Schools District, which has 115 schools and 46,249 students.
Roughly 71% of students at Fairmoor Elementary School are Black. Other reported shares: 12% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 6% White. Franklin County's residents are about 23% Black, 47 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Fairmoor Elementary School employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.2:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Fairmoor Elementary School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Fairmoor Elementary School is located in Franklin County, where the median household income is $75,176, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Fairmoor Elementary School, Franklin County has 401 other public schools.
The closest public school, Eastmoor Academy, is about 0.2 miles from Fairmoor Elementary School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES assigns Fairmoor Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 461 students in 2024-25, 122 more than the 339 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.2:1.
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