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Fairmount Elementary School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

15975 West 50th Ave

Golden CO, 80403, Jefferson County

Phone: 303-982-5422

Ranking:

(204 out of 1,246, top 16%)*

Type: Regular Primary School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 6

School District: Jefferson County School District R-1

Title I Eligible School: No

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	31		30		31		32		31		29		28
Total Students:	642		614		625		621		598		560		521
Kindergarten:	85	13.2%	74	12.1%	74	11.8%	82	13.2%	85	14.2%	103	18.4%	83	15.9%
Grade 1:	95	14.8%	77	12.5%	93	14.9%	87	14.0%	117	19.6%	96	17.1%	85	16.3%
Grade 2:	84	13.1%	87	14.2%	84	13.4%	116	18.7%	93	15.6%	77	13.8%	85	16.3%
Grade 3:	89	13.9%	85	13.8%	115	18.4%	89	14.3%	75	12.5%	90	16.1%	75	14.4%
Grade 4:	90	14.0%	119	19.4%	92	14.7%	79	12.7%	88	14.7%	75	13.4%	65	12.5%
Grade 5:	110	17.1%	91	14.8%	78	12.5%	88	14.2%	78	13.0%	58	10.4%	62	11.9%
Grade 6:	89	13.9%	81	13.2%	89	14.2%	80	12.9%	62	10.4%	61	10.9%	66	12.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	334	52.0%	321	52.3%	338	54.1%	340	54.8%	328	54.8%	297	53.0%	277	53.2%
Female:	308	48.0%	293	47.7%	287	45.9%	281	45.2%	262	43.8%	255	45.5%	240	46.1%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	0.3%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	1	0.2%	5	0.8%	5	0.9%	3	0.6%
Asian:	24	3.7%	24	3.9%	29	4.6%	31	5.0%	34	5.7%	29	5.2%	27	5.2%
Hispanic:	62	9.7%	60	9.8%	68	10.9%	71	11.4%	56	9.4%	51	9.1%	45	8.6%
Black:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.2%	3	0.5%	3	0.5%	0	0.0%
White:	537	83.6%	510	83.1%	504	80.6%	494	79.5%	500	83.6%	472	84.3%	446	85.6%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	17	2.6%	20	3.3%	23	3.7%	23	3.7%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	33	5.1%	32	5.2%	24	3.8%	34	5.5%	28	4.7%	24	4.3%	25	4.8%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	11	1.7%	11	1.8%	20	3.2%	21	3.4%	13	2.2%	8	1.4%	12	2.3%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	20.59		20.34		20.05		19.11		19.60		19.20		18.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	74	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	75	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	88	72	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	74	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	76	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	74	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	84	75	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	76	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	75	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	90	77	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70	77	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	79	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	77	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	80	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	62	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	66	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	61	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	68	63	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	52	59	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	65	63	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	49	57	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	60	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	90	73	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	73	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	74	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	72	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	84	72	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	75	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	92	75	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	71	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	71	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	74	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	71	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	85	73	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	71	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	78	76	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	73	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	65	63	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	63	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	60	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	58	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	60	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	58	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	64	58	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	63	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	67	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	84	69	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	85	70	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	66	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	70	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	90	67	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	70	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	71	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	77	76	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	75	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	83	75	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	80	74	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	76	77	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	90	74	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	81	75	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	88	77	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	50	42	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	48	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	52	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	79	51	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	57	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	58	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	64	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	65	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	68	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	71	62	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	66	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	82	63	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	68	62	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	66	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	66	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	67	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	66	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	84	68	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	67	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	82	70	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	90	69	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	71	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	84	77	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	79	78	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	77	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	93	79	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	80	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	81	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	88	81	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	83	82	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	68	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	77	70	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	69	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	67	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	68	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	82	70	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	86	66	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	71	62
TCAP
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	85.3	74.9	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	93.1	73.7	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	86.2	80.3	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	89.6	79.6	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62.9	58.4	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	70.1	56.4	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	88.2	76.8	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	92.5	76.8	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	82.8	75.2	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	89.9	76.0	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	73.1	55.6	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	75.6	58.0	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	88.9	68.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	83.5	70.4	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	90.1	76.7	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	85.7	77.7	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	76.5	58.9	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	72.6	59.2	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	80.3	63.4	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	75.8	62.6	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	80.6	71.2	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	90.2	69.6	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	88.2	84.4	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	90.2	83.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	77.5	64.9	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	76.8	67.4	57.6

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	58.3%	50.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	41.7%	50.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	12.0 years	11.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	29.2%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	91.7%	70.8%

Mean Base Salary:	$49,071.0	$47,314.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	NA	$35,230.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$50,538.0	$52,290.0

* Fairmount Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.