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Fairmount Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

69^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Fairmount Elementary School is a public K-5 school in Golden, Colorado, serving 626 students and part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1. This top-performing school has consistently ranked among the best elementary schools in Colorado, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

Fairmount Elementary excels academically, with students significantly outperforming their peers in the district and state on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. The school's Gifted and Talented program is also a standout, ranking 9th out of 119 Colorado elementary schools. Fairmount's performance extends across different student subgroups, with both female and male students, as well as its White student population, ranking in the top 100 Colorado elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Fairmount stands out for its high academic achievement, low chronic absenteeism, and low percentage of students eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, suggesting a relatively stable and affluent student population. While schools like Mitchell Elementary also perform exceptionally well, Fairmount's consistent excellence makes it a shining example of educational quality in the Golden/Arvada area.

601

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,987

Per pupil spending ?

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15975 West 50th Avenue
Golden, CO 80403-1616

(303) 982-5422

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Fairmount Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Drake Junior High School
High:	Arvada West High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.5%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (69% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

69^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 84Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1

29^th of 115Jefferson County School District No. R-1 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	69 of 950	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	84 of 943	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	50 of 933	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	54 of 921	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	29 of 710	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	36 of 965	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	40 of 917	95.6%	★★★★★
2017	93.3	44 of 929	95.3%	★★★★★
2016	92.2	49 of 914	94.6%	★★★★★
2015	93.5	47 of 938	95.0%	★★★★★
2014	85.7	103 of 962	89.3%	★★★★☆
2013	87.1	86 of 954	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	84.1	119 of 935	87.3%	★★★★☆
2011	80.5	154 of 935	83.5%	★★★★☆
2010	74.7	216 of 925	76.6%	★★★★☆
2009	80.3	149 of 872	82.9%	★★★★☆
2008	62.9	338 of 849	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	81.1	124 of 852	85.4%	★★★★☆
2006	73.3	216 of 829	73.9%	★★★★☆
2005	78.2	162 of 823	80.3%	★★★★☆
2004	75.6	194 of 808	76.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	62 of 694	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	96 of 684	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	62 of 642	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	66 of 595	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	45 of 351	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	85.5	79 of 758	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	91.7	33 of 690	95.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	9 of 119	92.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	7 of 82	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	48.9	73 of 110	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.5	37 of 84	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	71 of 700	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	65 of 683	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	42 of 649	93.5%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	50 of 594	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	13 of 352	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	21 of 764	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	40 of 693	94.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	97 of 551	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	108 of 539	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	66 of 525	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	82 of 454	81.9%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	40 of 288	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	40 of 596	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.3	52 of 337	84.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Math71%+35 vs state

English Language Arts70%+26 vs state

Science63%+24 vs state

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Schools Near Fairmount Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Fairmount Elementary School	Public	K-5	15975 West 50th Avenue	Golden	80403	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5422	601	33	18.2	7.8%	514 (85.5%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	90.6	69^th of 950 public elementary schools	92.7%		89.5	84^th of 943 public elementary schools	91.1%	15	65.4	61.4	82.4				70.3	73.3	75.0	65.7				71.1	62.6		$14,987
Maple Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3085 Alkire Street	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5808	390	23	16.8	13.6%	335 (85.9%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	87.2	109^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.5%		82.1	151^st of 943 public elementary schools	84.0%	42	65.1	69.0	63.5				66.1	75.8	64.8	55.8				65.9	59.6		$15,404
West Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	16650 West 72nd Avenue	Arvada	80007	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5649	542	31	17.6	3.9%	457 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	92	53^rd of 950 public elementary schools	94.4%		93.6	36^th of 943 public elementary schools	96.2%	17	63.7	79.3	82.2				74.9	73.6	53.7	71.4				66.7	81.3		$16,573
Stott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Yank Way	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2638	288	21	13.7	32.3%	223 (77.4%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (14.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	73.4	242^nd of 950 public elementary schools	74.5%		68.2	284^th of 943 public elementary schools	69.9%	42	58.1	74.3	65.0				66.0	54.8	68.6	41.0				54.3	37.5		$16,686
Vanderhoof Elementary School	Public	K-5	5875 Routt Court	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2744	403	29	14.0	36.7%	258 (64.0%)	6 (1.5%)	89 (22.1%)	21 (5.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	58.6	375^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.5%		58.1	380^th of 943 public elementary schools	59.7%	5	63.6	52.4	47.1				53.7	57.9	31.3	36.6				41.1	41.4		$15,631
Fremont Elementary School	Public	K-5	6420 Urban	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1699	268	19	13.9	44.4%	175 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (27.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	51.5	435^th of 950 public elementary schools	54.2%		51.2	432^nd of 943 public elementary schools	54.2%	3	47.5	45.0	40.0				44.0	45.0	57.5	31.1				44.0	34.8		$17,646
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Rubey Drive	Golden	80403	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5874	478	24	19.8	11.1%	403 (84.3%)	4 (0.8%)	34 (7.1%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	93.8	37^th of 950 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.1	21^st of 943 public elementary schools	97.8%	16	73.6	73.8	91.1				79.2	71.6	58.3	75.0				68.3	77.2		$14,863
Mountain Phoenix Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4725 Miller Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 728-9100	533	43	12.5	27.8%	407 (76.4%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (15.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	45.5	484^th of 950 public elementary schools	49.1%		50.9	438^th of 943 public elementary schools	53.6%	46	46.5	50.0	42.0	57.8	62.8	50.0	51.3	25.0	29.4	33.3	23.9	31.8	42.9	30.9	40.0	57.1	$10,734
Prospect Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	3400 Pierson Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7535	583	33	17.8	29.3%	425 (72.9%)	4 (0.7%)	113 (19.4%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (5.1%)	72.3	254^th of 950 public elementary schools	73.3%		75.4	208^th of 943 public elementary schools	77.9%	46	56.5	54.5	67.4				59.2	54.3	39.4	48.3				47.0	59.3		$16,010
Van Arsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7535 Alkire Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1080	492	28	17.7	16.7%	364 (74.0%)	2 (0.4%)	90 (18.3%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	65.4	314^th of 950 public elementary schools	66.9%		73.3	232^nd of 943 public elementary schools	75.4%	82	50.0	37.9	57.7				49.5	52.6	50.9	46.2				49.8	51.3		$15,662

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairmount Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Fairmount Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fairmount Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Drake Junior High School
High : Arvada West High School

Is Fairmount Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Fairmount Elementary School ranks in the top 7.3% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Fairmount Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended Fairmount Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fairmount Elementary School?

Students at Fairmount Elementary School are 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Fairmount Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

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