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Fremont Elementary School

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Fremont Elementary School ranks 435 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

435^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Fremont Elementary School is a public elementary school in Arvada, Colorado, serving 287 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which is ranked 29 out of 115 school districts in the state.

Academically, Fremont Elementary School's performance on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests is generally below the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 44% of Fremont students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 52.5% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school's math and science scores also lagged behind. Fremont's performance varies among different student subgroups, with lower rankings for female students, white students, and students from low-income families.

Fremont Elementary School also faces challenges with higher chronic absenteeism rates and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting the school serves a population with lower socioeconomic status. When compared to nearby schools like Van Arsdale Elementary School and Stott Elementary School, Fremont's academic performance is generally lower. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 268 out of 965 Colorado elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 435 out of 950 in 2024-2025.

268

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,646

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: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2014 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Colorado median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

435^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 50% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd 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	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
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
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
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
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)

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

White (2025)39th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)16th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Math44%+8 vs state

Science35%-4 vs state

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by a principal
Saturday, August 26, 2017

Fantastic school with caring teachers and small class sizes. Close Quote

Schools Near Fremont 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
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
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
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%)	63.8	328^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.5%		63	335^th of 943 public elementary schools	64.5%	7	58.8	54.4	51.3	60.9	66.7	58.0	58.0	56.3	38.0	35.5	34.8	41.3	52.0	42.7	46.6	61.5	$10,813
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
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%)	88.7	86^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.9%		85.1	121^st of 943 public elementary schools	87.2%	35	54.2	62.5	78.6				65.2	67.6	71.4	73.6				70.9	66.7		$15,480
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
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%)	39	538^th of 950 public elementary schools	43.4%		41.2	511^th of 943 public elementary schools	45.8%	27		29.2	40.9				44.3	50.0	29.2					32.5	31.8		$12,447
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%)	91.4	58^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.9%		91.4	61^st of 943 public elementary schools	93.5%	3	61.0	75.8	84.4				73.3	64.2	63.1	83.1				70.4	67.5		$16,676
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%)	59.5	366^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.5%		60	366^th of 943 public elementary schools	61.2%		52.9	40.0	41.5	33.3	43.1	48.8	43.5	73.1	39.1	51.9	37.2	33.3	37.2	46.0	48.1	58.1	$12,786

Frequently Asked Questions about Fremont Elementary School

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.

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

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.

Is Fremont Elementary School a good school?

Fremont Elementary School ranks 435^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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