School report card · CMAS 2024–2026

Fairmount Elementary SchoolDraft

Jefferson County R-1 · Golden · elementary (grades 3–5)
+1.7
scale-score points vs.
expected (Eng + math avg.)

Compared with Colorado schools serving similar students, Fairmount Elementary School scored 0.5 points above expected in English and 2.8 points above expected in math (CMAS scale-score points, 2024–2026). In English that puts it in the 55th percentile statewide after adjusting for demographics (raw: 95th), and #37 of 77 neighborhood elementary schools in Jefferson County R-1. The difference is within normal year-to-year variation.

English vs. expected
+0.5
±2.3 pts · 55th pct. adjusted
English growth
68
median growth percentile · 84th among look-alikes
Math vs. expected
+2.8
±2.0 pts · 66th pct. adjusted
Math growth
54
median growth percentile · 20th among look-alikes
Met or exceeded expectations, by year
60%70%80%202420252026English 75%Math 75%
By year
202420252026
English vs. expected (pts)−1.8+0.3+3.1
English growth (MGP)666572
Math vs. expected (pts)+0.9+3.3+4.1
Math growth (MGP)525654
Among the 25 most similar schools statewide — English vs. expected (pts)
Most similar on neighborhood income and education, free/reduced lunch, English learners and special education. Blue: above expected; red: below; gray: within normal swings.
Zach+23.9Northridge+12.9Teller+11.6Altitude+10.3Willow+6.4Lyons+5.7Edison+5.6Meridian+5.4Ralston+4.8West Woods+3.5Meiklejohn Elementary+2.0Highlands+1.3Bradford K8 South+0.6Fairmount+0.5Prairie Crossing−1.1Marshdale−1.3Bradford K8 North−1.4Black Rock Elementary−2.1Bear Creek−4.5Wilder−6.8Sandburg−7.6Van Arsdale−7.6Red Hawk Elementary−7.8Three Creeks K-8−10.0Crested Butte−11.3King-Murphy−16.2

Who it serves

The measures behind the comparison
Bars: this school (the area around it for education). Black tick: average of Colorado elementary schools.
Adults 25–44 with a bachelor’s+69%Free/reduced-price lunch8%English learners2%Students with IEPs8%

Neighborhood family income (families with children near the school, NCES): 6.2× the poverty line. Enrollment (K–12): 600. Education is for adults aged 25–44 — the ages most likely to be parents — because the Census doesn’t publish parents’ education below the district level.

How to read this

Each school’s CMAS scores are compared with what Colorado schools serving similar students score, using a model fit across all neighborhood schools. “Vs. expected” is in CMAS scale-score points; growth is CDE’s median growth percentile (50 is typical). Full method and caveats.