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Fremont Elementary School

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Fremont Elementary School ranks 288 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

288^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Fremont Elementary School is a K-5 school in Arvada, Colorado, serving 268 students within the Jefferson County School District No. R-1. Over the past three years, the school has shown impressive academic momentum, jumping from the 54th to the 69th percentile in statewide elementary school rankings. English Language Arts proficiency rose from 40.9% to 54.8%, and Math proficiency from 41.9% to 53.6% — gains that far outpaced district and state trends.

What makes Fremont especially noteworthy is that it achieves these results while serving a higher-need population than most nearby schools. About 44.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — the highest rate among neighboring comparison schools — yet Fremont's Math proficiency exceeds several nearby schools with much lower poverty rates, including Lincoln Charter Academy and Peak Expeditionary. The school ranks in the 88th percentile statewide for effectiveness with low-income students, a dramatic turnaround from just two years ago. However, some areas need attention. Fifth-grade Science proficiency (35.7%) lags behind every nearby elementary school, and female students (40th percentile) are not seeing the same strong results as male students (75th percentile).

Fremont's student-teacher ratio of 13.9 is lower than most area schools, including Sierra Elementary and Meiklejohn Elementary, meaning students may benefit from more individual attention. The most significant barrier to further improvement may be attendance: 27.1% of students are chronically absent, compared to under 8% at both Sierra and Meiklejohn. Reducing chronic absenteeism could be a powerful lever for continued growth. Overall, Fremont Elementary is an improving school delivering strong results for a higher-poverty student population, with clear strengths in Math and ELA and promising opportunities in Science and attendance.

268

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,521

Per pupil spending ?

44.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6420 Urban
Arvada, CO 80004-2486

(303) 982-1699

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Fremont Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Oberon Middle School
High:	Arvada West High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.3%

Hispanic:

27.2%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Colorado median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school52%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

288^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

44^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	67.6	288 of 946	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.5	435 of 950	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	432 of 943	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	424 of 933	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	283 of 921	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	268 of 965	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	49.1	423 of 917	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.5	330 of 929	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.7	445 of 914	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.2	473 of 938	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.4	418 of 962	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.0	416 of 954	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.6	318 of 935	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.1	462 of 935	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.4	428 of 925	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	387 of 872	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	52.0	452 of 849	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.3	450 of 852	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.2	327 of 829	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.0	194 of 823	76.4%	★★★★☆
2004	67.6	272 of 808	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	417 of 695	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	442 of 694	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	444 of 684	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	87.5	60 of 758	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	48.8	323 of 690	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	37 of 322	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	21.1	308 of 365	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	192 of 265	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.8	105 of 308	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	174 of 697	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	51.5	316 of 700	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	335 of 683	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.0	584 of 764	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.5	371 of 693	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	281 of 547	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	334 of 551	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	403 of 525	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)89th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-21 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts55%+10 vs state

Math54%+16 vs state

Science36%~ state avg

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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
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
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
Lincoln Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7180 Oak Street	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 467-5363	824	47	17.4	28.4%	613 (74.4%)	7 (0.8%)	137 (16.6%)	15 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.9%)	74.6	223^rd of 946 public elementary schools	76.4%		63.8	328^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.5%	105	47.0	69.1	63.7	58.7	67.2	51.6	59.5	48.2	61.7	45.0	42.7	48.3	40.6	48.1	61.3	40.9	$11,050
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
Sierra Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7751 Oak Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0821	493	28	17.6	12.6%	387 (78.5%)	1 (0.2%)	79 (16.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	89.8	75^th of 946 public elementary schools	92.1%		88.7	86^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.9%	11	68.3	63.4	81.4				70.5	69.8	66.2	72.9				69.4	57.6		$16,933
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
Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	10399 West 44th Avenue	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 420-8288	288	17	17.3		234 (81.3%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.7%)	35.7	567^th of 946 public elementary schools	40.1%		39	538^th of 950 public elementary schools	43.4%	29	29.0	35.7	52.0	27.8			36.3	22.6	32.1	734.0	725.0			24.3	44.0		$12,719
Meiklejohn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13405 W 83rd Pl	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5695	521	30	17.2	7.1%	416 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	90.5	66^th of 946 public elementary schools	93.0%		91.4	58^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.9%	8	66.7	74.7	90.6				75.9	66.7	62.2	71.9				66.5	54.7		$18,147
Excel Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11500 W. 84th Ave	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 467-2295	445	31	14.4	24.5%	328 (73.7%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (15.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	57.1	386^th of 946 public elementary schools	59.2%		59.5	366^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.5%	20	35.2	58.0	39.0	45.6	46.5	37.5	43.7	37.0	54.0	43.9	45.6	37.2	40.8	43.2	43.9	46.9	$14,212

Frequently Asked Questions about Fremont Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Fremont Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Oberon Middle School
High : Arvada West High School

Is Fremont Elementary School a good school?

Fremont Elementary School ranks 288^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fremont Elementary School?

Students at Fremont Elementary School are 65% White, 27% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Fremont Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

How many students attend Fremont Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Fremont Elementary School.

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