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Fairmount Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

52^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Fairmount Elementary School in Golden, Colorado, is a K-5 school serving 601 students in Jefferson County School District No. R-1, and it currently ranks 52nd out of 943 Colorado elementary schools—good for the 94th percentile and a 5-star rating. This is no one-year fluke: Fairmount has earned 5 stars in every reported year since at least 2015-16, with percentile ranks ranging from 91 to 96. After a slight dip to 84th in 2023-24, the school has improved for two straight years (84 → 69 → 52).

Academically, Fairmount posts 74.8% proficiency in both English Language Arts and Math, far above district (53.7% ELA, 44.6% math) and state (44.7% ELA, 37.3% math) averages. Math is its standout subject—the highest among all nearby schools, ahead of Mitchell Elementary School (66.0%) and West Woods Elementary School (64.3%). Attendance is equally impressive: only 4.9% of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, versus 26.6% districtwide and 28.4% statewide. Among nearby schools, only West Woods was lower (4.6%).

Fairmount also serves its student subgroups well, with Gifted & Talented students ranked in the 92nd percentile statewide—a dramatic jump from the 34th percentile in 2018-19. The school achieves these results despite a higher student-teacher ratio (18.2) than most nearby schools. The relative weak spots: 5th-grade scores dip in both subjects, and science proficiency (54.2%) is strong but variable, with Mitchell (72.6%) and West Woods (64.0%) ahead in that subject. Overall, Fairmount is the most balanced, math-strong option among its high-performing neighbors, and its recent upward trend makes it a standout choice in Jefferson County.

601

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,432

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 2016 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (72% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Colorado elementary schools

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

52^nd of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

24^th of 114Jefferson 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
2026	92.2	52 of 946	94.5%	★★★★★
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
2026	89.0	49 of 695	92.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	87.7	61 of 697	91.2%	★★★★★
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
2026	78.4	79 of 547	85.6%	★★★★☆
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)

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)91st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)86th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts75%+30 vs state

Math75%+38 vs state

Science54%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	92.2	52^nd of 946 public elementary schools	94.5%		90.6	69^th of 950 public elementary schools	92.7%	17	72.0	82.9	67.5				74.8	78.5	76.3	67.9				74.8	54.2		$16,432
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%)	86.4	113^th of 946 public elementary schools	88.1%		87.2	109^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.5%	4	58.5	70.6	80.0				70.7	64.2	66.7	57.1				62.5	53.6		$15,929
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%)	90.4	67^th of 946 public elementary schools	92.9%		92	53^rd of 950 public elementary schools	94.4%	14	74.0	83.2	77.6				78.3	79.2	58.9	53.5				64.3	64.0		$17,535
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%)	87.7	98^th of 946 public elementary schools	89.6%		73.4	242^nd of 950 public elementary schools	74.5%	144	63.9	77.1	77.1				72.6	74.3	60.0	57.1				63.8	52.9		$19,353
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%)	71.7	248^th of 946 public elementary schools	73.8%		58.6	375^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.5%	127	54.7	62.0	57.1				57.9	47.2	54.9	52.6				51.6	47.3		$18,147
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%)	67.6	288^th of 946 public elementary schools	69.6%		51.5	435^th of 950 public elementary schools	54.2%	147	55.3	54.5	54.8				54.8	59.0	56.8	45.2				53.6	35.7		$19,521
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%)	92.1	54^th of 946 public elementary schools	94.3%		93.8	37^th of 950 public elementary schools	96.1%	17	71.2	71.3	86.9				76.6	61.6	66.7	69.0				66.0	72.6		$16,244
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%)	32.1	597^th of 946 public elementary schools	36.9%		45.5	484^th of 950 public elementary schools	49.1%	113	19.3	44.9	45.8	40.4	59.5	60.0	42.9	7.1	14.3	35.4	25.5	33.3	56.7	26.1	39.6	40.0	$11,719
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%)	75.2	216^th of 946 public elementary schools	77.2%		72.3	254^th of 950 public elementary schools	73.3%	38	57.7	64.2	63.5				61.7	58.7	55.9	40.4				51.5	52.0		$17,919
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%)	81.3	165^th of 946 public elementary schools	82.6%		65.4	314^th of 950 public elementary schools	66.9%	149	55.9	71.6	58.3				62.4	69.7	68.9	51.7				64.0	47.5		$16,525

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

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

Is Fairmount Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Fairmount Elementary School ranks in the top 5.5% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Fairmount Elementary School?

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

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