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Fairmont Elementary

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Fairmont Elementary ranks 1771 st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

1771^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of California elementary schools

Summary

Fairmont Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 537 students in El Cerrito, part of the West Contra Costa Unified district, and it stands out for its strong and improving academic performance, especially considering the broader challenges within its district.

The school consistently outperforms both its district and often the state averages in English, math, and science, a significant achievement given that over half of its students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. This success is even more notable when compared to nearby schools; for instance, it achieves results competitive with schools in the Albany City Unified district, like Ocean View Elementary, despite operating with significantly fewer resources per student. Within its own district, Fairmont's 70th percentile statewide ranking presents a stark contrast to the severe struggles of a school just two miles away, Martin Luther King Junior Elementary.

While showing impressive resilience and improvement, Fairmont has areas it can strengthen, such as supporting student performance in the 5th grade and further reducing chronic absenteeism. Overall, the school demonstrates that effective teaching and leadership can lead to excellent outcomes for a diverse student community, making it a high-performing and efficient option within the region.

537

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

53.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

724 Kearney St.
El Cerrito, CA 94530-3108

(510) 231-1448

District: West Contra Costa Unified

Students who attend Fairmont Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Fred T. Korematsu Middle
High:	El Cerrito High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.9%

Asian:

27.6%

White:

20.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2013 → 70th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (50% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in West Contra Costa Unified

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,771^st of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 37Elementary Schools in the West Contra Costa Unified

1110^th of 1,543West Contra Costa Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	1771 of 5857	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	1710 of 5869	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	2352 of 5859	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	2827 of 5883	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	2446 of 5789	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	2960 of 5662	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.7	2245 of 5692	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	44.2	2817 of 5614	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.7	2700 of 5611	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.4	2833 of 5530	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.3	3852 of 5390	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.1	3522 of 5377	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.3	3474 of 5314	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.0	3306 of 5193	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	29.4	3631 of 5113	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.8	3307 of 5113	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.0	2940 of 4818	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.4	3251 of 4822	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.8	3950 of 4809	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	913 of 1203	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	980 of 1205	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	979 of 1190	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1017 of 1154	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1038 of 1149	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	988 of 1071	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	37.4	1408 of 2585	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.9	843 of 3162	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	49.1	1239 of 3245	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	1550 of 3311	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	1127 of 3275	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	1919 of 3246	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	1739 of 5597	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	1918 of 5612	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	1996 of 5609	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	2583 of 5635	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	2500 of 5492	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	3487 of 5413	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	2783 of 5107	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	2920 of 5107	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	3429 of 5087	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	4128 of 5084	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	2758 of 4963	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	2783 of 4830	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	1299 of 5460	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	1715 of 5517	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	2684 of 5363	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.3	3553 of 5264	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.1	2966 of 5173	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	3418 of 5084	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	1723 of 5628	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.1	1447 of 5643	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	48.7	2528 of 5638	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	2865 of 5663	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	2235 of 5510	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.9	2339 of 5431	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	61.9	306 of 670	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.5	491 of 610	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	845 of 2598	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.6	510 of 2651	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	1097 of 2661	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	1385 of 2726	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.9	870 of 2834	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	1565 of 2737	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

White (2025)67th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)54th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2019)46th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)24th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Mathematics52%+15 vs state

Science36%+3 vs state

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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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairmont Elementary	Public	K-6	724 Kearney St.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1448	537	23	23.3	53.1%	109 (20.3%)	30 (5.6%)	182 (33.9%)	148 (27.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	65 (12.1%)	66.4	1771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		67.4	1710^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.9%	61	36.1	36.1	51.6	63.3	44.4	51.3	52.2	62.5	63.3	38.4	47.4	52.0
Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	7230 Fairmont Ave.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1413	481	20	24.0	34.3%	149 (31.0%)	24 (5.0%)	116 (24.1%)	104 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	85 (17.7%)	72.4	1503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	74.3%		67.6	1699^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.1%	196	58.1	58.1	56.3	48.8	72.6	63.0	59.0	51.6	42.5	58.1	47.4	49.3
Cornell Elementary	Public	K-5	920 Talbot Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-3700	560	23	24.7	25.5%	122 (21.8%)	6 (1.1%)	90 (16.1%)	178 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	164 (29.3%)	94.2	381^st of 5857 public elementary schools	93.5%		95.1	342^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	94.2%	39	71.4	71.4	73.7	73.8	84.5		77.0	79.0	69.2	73.5		73.8	86.2	93.1	95.4	90.8	96.6	96.6	$23,346	$22,716	$630
Madera Elementary	Public	K-6	8500 Madera Dr.	El Cerrito	94530	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1412	457	19	24.0	12.9%	183 (40.0%)	9 (2.0%)	81 (17.7%)	87 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (19.5%)	95.2	309^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.7%		91.4	615^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.5%	306	70.0	70.0	71.6	84.2	80.0	73.6	77.2	76.1	82.8	73.3	83.0	78.6
Ocean View Elementary	Public	K-5	1000 Jackson St.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 558-4800	563	24	23.4	46.9%	88 (15.6%)	25 (4.4%)	130 (23.1%)	195 (34.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (22.0%)	80.9	1118^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.9%		80	1156^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.3%	38	49.4	49.4	70.2	67.0	60.3		65.7	60.9	62.9	48.2		57.6	92.3	96.5	97.9	94.4	94.4	95.8	$26,098	$25,250	$848
Kensington Elementary	Public	K-6	90 Highland Blvd.	Kensington	94708	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1415	473	20	23.6	14.2%	238 (50.3%)	6 (1.3%)	62 (13.1%)	72 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (20.1%)	94.2	383^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	93.5%		96.3	237^th of 5869 public elementary schools	96.0%	146	63.9	63.9	77.4	69.5	81.7	89.6	79.2	74.2	71.7	69.4	79.2	73.1
Marin Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Santa Fe Ave.	Albany	94706	Alameda County	Albany City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 559-4700	524	22	24.0	26.1%	155 (29.6%)	21 (4.0%)	77 (14.7%)	137 (26.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	132 (25.2%)	90.8	616^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.5%		93.6	462^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.1%	154	56.8	56.8	79.2	79.2	72.5		76.9	75.0	62.8	63.0		66.7							$25,486	$24,422	$1,064
Thousand Oaks Elementary	Public	K-5	840 Colusa Ave.	Berkeley	94707	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-6368	337	16	21.0	27.9%	148 (43.9%)	15 (4.5%)	79 (23.4%)	40 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (16.3%)	83.1	1011^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%		87.3	849^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.5%	162	44.3	44.3	54.2	62.5	71.0		63.2	72.9	70.3	59.0		67.1							$29,618	$28,938	$680
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	4022 Florida Ave.	Richmond	94804	Contra Costa County	West Contra Costa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 231-1403	375	17	22.0	90.1%	10 (2.7%)	86 (22.9%)	228 (60.8%)	25 (6.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.4%)	4.1	5851^st of 5857 public elementary schools	0.1%		5.8	5849^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.3%	2	1.8	1.8	11.9	5.2	5.5	3.5	6.1	7.1	3.4	1.8	0.0	2.8	69.8	86.8	86.8	84.9	83.0	86.8
Cragmont Elementary	Public	K-5	830 Regal Rd.	Berkeley	94708	Alameda County	Berkeley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 644-8810	290	14	21.4	28.6%	110 (37.9%)	29 (10.0%)	66 (22.8%)	29 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (19.0%)	91	605^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.7%		89.8	710^th of 5869 public elementary schools	87.9%	105	67.9	67.9	74.4	62.5	76.8		71.4	72.1	70.8	64.3		68.7							$30,006	$29,616	$390

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairmont Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Fairmont Elementary?

Students at Fairmont Elementary are 34% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 20% White, 12% Two or more races, 6% African American.

How many students attend Fairmont Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 537 students attended Fairmont Elementary.

What district is Fairmont Elementary in?

West Contra Costa Unified

Is Fairmont Elementary a good school?

Fairmont Elementary ranks 1771^st of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Fairmont Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairmont Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fred T. Korematsu Middle
High : El Cerrito High

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