Is Fairmont Elementary a good school?

Fairmont Elementary ranks 1158 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fairmont Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 697 students attended Fairmont Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fairmont Elementary?

Students at Fairmont Elementary are 42% White, 38% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Fairmont Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairmont Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Washington Academic Middle High : Sanger High

Fairmont Elementary

Summary:

Fairmont Elementary is a public K-8 school in Sanger, California, serving 677 students. This high-performing school consistently outperforms the Sanger Unified School District and the state of California in academic assessments, with strong results across different student subgroups.

Fairmont Elementary's academic excellence is evident in its Smarter Balanced Assessment scores, where it exceeds the district and state averages in English Language Arts/Literacy, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 61.54% of Fairmont students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 48.76% for Sanger Unified and 47.04% for California. In Mathematics, 50.43% of Fairmont students were proficient or better, compared to 37.52% for Sanger Unified and 35.54% for California. Fairmont's performance is particularly impressive for its Hispanic and low-income students, who outrank many of their peers across the state.

However, Fairmont Elementary faces a concerning trend in chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 4.8% in 2018-2019 to 15.3% in 2022-2023. This is an area of focus, as chronic absenteeism can negatively impact student learning. Interestingly, while Fairmont outperforms most nearby Sanger Unified schools, the public Quail Lake Environmental Charter school within the district consistently outperforms Fairmont across all academic measures.

Detail:

Public K-8

3095 North Greenwood Ave.
Sanger, CA 93657-9331

(559) 524-6120

District: Sanger Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1158^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,540

Students who attend Fairmont Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Academic Middle
High:	Sanger High

Student/teacher ratio: 22.6

Number of students: 697

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.0%

Hispanic:

38.2%

Asian:

13.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 45.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fairmont Elementary ranks better than 80.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Sanger Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.82. (See more...)

Compare Details Fairmont Elementary ranks better than 82.4% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.24. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Fairmont Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (42%), Hispanic (38.2%), Asian (13.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 45.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fairmont Elementary is 22.6, which is the 7^th best among 14 elementary schools in the Sanger Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fairmont Elementary is $10,540. 8 elementary schools in the Sanger Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fairmont Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairmont Elementary 1158^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Fairmont Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks Fairmont Elementary 490^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Fairmont Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Sanger Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Sanger Unified 639^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fairmont Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Fairmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	43.15	2495^th	4809	48.1%
2005	54.55	1975^th	4822	59.0%
2006	45.97	2379^th	4818	50.6%
2007	63.88	1644^th	5113	67.8%
2008	67.58	1516^th	5113	70.4%
2009	72.78	1310^th	5193	74.8%
2010	71.06	1413^th	5314	73.4%
2011	66.90	1648^th	5377	69.4%
2012	75.08	1268^th	5390	76.5%
2013	66.40	1750^th	5530	68.4%
2015	53.56	2260^th	5611	59.7%
2016	66.92	1667^th	5614	70.3%
2017	76.26	1280^th	5692	77.5%
2018	79.65	1152^nd	5662	79.7%
2019	71.23	1547^th	5789	73.3%
2022	70.27	1595^th	5883	72.9%
2023	70.99	1538^th	5874	73.8%
2024	79.82	1158^th	5862	80.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Fairmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.53	668^th	5084	86.9%
2019	66.79	1360^th	5173	73.7%
2022	56.32	1905^th	5264	63.8%
2023	67.78	1345^th	5374	75.0%
2024	80.22	817^th	5511	85.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Fairmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.40	1021^st	5413	81.1%
2019	68.57	1572^nd	5492	71.4%
2022	69.15	1560^th	5635	72.3%
2023	65.22	1708^th	5617	69.6%
2024	81.47	1031^st	5605	81.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Fairmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	74.55	1299^th	5431	76.1%
2019	69.43	1540^th	5510	72.1%
2022	68.81	1575^th	5663	72.2%
2023	73.99	1334^th	5650	76.4%
2024	72.85	1368^th	5636	75.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Fairmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	3.47	1137^th	1190	4.5%
2024	34.56	899^th	1203	25.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Fairmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	80.15	679^th	4830	85.9%
2019	79.50	730^th	4963	85.3%
2022	71.98	1063^rd	5084	79.1%
2023	84.78	559^th	5098	89.0%
2024	88.34	415^th	5102	91.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Fairmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.73	943^rd	2737	65.5%
2019	61.15	1168^th	2834	58.8%
2022	55.94	1290^th	2726	52.7%
2023	52.83	1346^th	2662	49.4%
2024	66.46	922^nd	2647	65.2%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Fairmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	41.21	955^th	1769	46.0%
2005	44.00	915^th	1777	48.5%
2006	57.11	681^st	1804	62.3%
2007	53.98	812^th	1999	59.4%
2008	63.45	628^th	2005	68.7%
2009	61.28	718^th	2063	65.2%
2010	51.88	988^th	2179	54.7%
2011	63.66	721^st	2236	67.8%
2012	80.63	281^st	2259	87.6%
2013	80.05	319^th	2379	86.6%
2015	64.23	776^th	2477	68.7%
2016	63.84	781^st	2497	68.7%
2017	70.48	661^st	2508	73.6%
2018	76.27	506^th	2480	79.6%
2019	72.87	634^th	2715	76.6%
2022	79.75	486^th	2740	82.3%
2023	75.11	581^st	2802	79.3%
2024	79.24	490^th	2777	82.4%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Fairmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.50	351^st	2230	84.3%
2019	70.16	487^th	2369	79.4%
2022	79.39	313^th	2458	87.3%
2023	61.51	715^th	2549	71.9%
2024	80.46	333^rd	2575	87.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Fairmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	79.85	411^th	2262	81.8%
2019	74.12	538^th	2380	77.4%
2022	76.42	504^th	2509	79.9%
2023	62.14	770^th	2547	69.8%
2024	82.21	400^th	2546	84.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Fairmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.81	586^th	2273	74.2%
2019	68.29	639^th	2407	73.5%
2022	79.75	442^nd	2527	82.5%
2023	80.29	433^rd	2558	83.1%
2024	72.44	577^th	2547	77.3%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Fairmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	23.15	585^th	733	20.2%
2024	49.12	432^nd	741	41.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Fairmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.65	348^th	2072	83.2%
2019	71.04	470^th	2213	78.8%
2022	70.44	483^rd	2359	79.5%
2023	76.08	380^th	2391	84.1%
2024	85.91	197^th	2383	91.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Fairmont Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.98	338^th	1496	77.4%
2019	69.82	454^th	1602	71.7%
2022	75.89	309^th	1555	80.1%
2023	67.48	466^th	1552	70.0%
2024	64.05	516^th	1535	66.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Fairmont Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	359	10	22	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	491
1989	376	2	21	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	487
1990	396	2	31	67	0	n/a	n/a	0	496
1991	419	2	47	80	4	n/a	n/a	0	552
1992	435	2	62	84	3	n/a	n/a	0	586
1993	464	3	70	108	2	n/a	n/a	0	647
1994	463	1	85	107	6	n/a	n/a	0	662
1995	453	2	84	118	7	n/a	n/a	0	664
1996	453	2	84	118	7	n/a	n/a	0	664
1997	454	3	90	120	5	n/a	n/a	0	672
1998	448	3	96	126	4	n/a	n/a	0	677
1999	402	3	90	124	5	n/a	n/a	0	624
2000	378	10	92	148	6	n/a	n/a	0	634
2001	250	5	87	161	4	n/a	n/a	0	507
2002	222	8	96	162	4	n/a	n/a	2	494
2003	222	8	96	162	4	n/a	n/a	2	494
2004	224	10	119	168	1	n/a	n/a	0	522
2005	222	4	108	159	3	n/a	n/a	0	496
2006	202	9	101	163	3	n/a	n/a	0	478
2007	205	4	93	184	1	n/a	n/a	0	487
2008	222	5	75	201	1	n/a	n/a	0	504
2009	218	5	66	194	0	0	0	0	483
2010	206	6	52	190	4	0	4	0	462
2011	214	4	68	174	3	0	2	0	465
2012	204	5	70	187	3	0	8	0	477
2013	186	5	68	192	6	0	13	0	470
2014	187	2	53	193	6	0	11	0	452
2015	214	2	47	189	2	0	18	0	472
2016	216	2	60	185	2	0	22	0	487
2017	229	3	60	179	2	0	25	0	498
2018	260	4	68	198	1	0	30	0	561
2019	287	3	71	216	0	0	29	0	606
2020	314	3	70	231	0	0	36	0	654
2021	292	3	68	233	0	0	30	0	626
2022	313	2	69	238	0	0	38	0	660
2023	292	2	88	257	0	0	38	0	677
2024	293	3	92	266	2	0	41	0	697

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fairmont Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	491	17.1	28.7	n/a
1989	487	18.9	25.7	n/a
1990	496	19.8	25.0	n/a
1991	552	20.0	27.6	n/a
1992	586	20.3	28.8	24.2
1993	647	22.0	29.4	31.2
1994	662	24.0	27.6	36.4
1995	664	27.0	24.6	39.2
1996	664	27.0	24.6	39.2
1997	672	31.0	21.7	50.4
1998	677	30.0	22.6	10.3
1999	624	31.1	20.1	40.4
2000	634	30.2	21.0	43.2
2001	507	29.2	17.4	46
2002	494	28.1	17.6	50.4
2003	494	28.1	17.6	50.4
2004	522	27.0	19.3	50.2
2005	496	26.3	18.9	42.7
2006	478	26.1	18.3	54.8
2007	487	25.9	18.8	53
2008	504	26.4	19.1	58.1
2009	483	27.6	16.8	53.2
2010	462	25.0	18.4	57.6
2011	465	n/a	n/a	62.4
2012	477	23.3	20.4	n/a
2013	470	23.8	19.6	65.3
2014	452	24.2	18.6	65.9
2015	472	24.0	19.6	60.8
2016	487	23.0	21.1	56.7
2017	498	23.8	20.9	50.8
2018	561	24.7	22.6	51.7
2019	606	25.8	23.4	38.1
2020	654	n/a	n/a	42.4
2021	626	29.2	21.3	38
2022	660	30.8	21.3	42.1
2023	677	31.2	21.6	45.9
2024	697	30.7	22.6	45.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Fairmont Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	491	17.1	28.7	n/a
1989	487	18.9	25.7	n/a
1990	496	19.8	25.0	n/a
1991	552	20.0	27.6	n/a
1992	586	20.3	28.8	24.2
1993	647	22.0	29.4	31.2
1994	662	24.0	27.6	36.4
1995	664	27.0	24.6	39.2
1996	664	27.0	24.6	39.2
1997	672	31.0	21.7	50.4
1998	677	30.0	22.6	10.3
1999	624	31.1	20.1	40.4
2000	634	30.2	21.0	43.2
2001	507	29.2	17.4	46
2002	494	28.1	17.6	50.4
2003	494	28.1	17.6	50.4
2004	522	27.0	19.3	50.2
2005	496	26.3	18.9	42.7
2006	478	26.1	18.3	54.8
2007	487	25.9	18.8	53
2008	504	26.4	19.1	58.1
2009	483	27.6	16.8	53.2
2010	462	25.0	18.4	57.6
2011	465	n/a	n/a	62.4
2012	477	23.3	20.4	n/a
2013	470	23.8	19.6	65.3
2014	452	24.2	18.6	65.9
2015	472	24.0	19.6	60.8
2016	487	23.0	21.1	56.7
2017	498	23.8	20.9	50.8
2018	561	24.7	22.6	51.7
2019	606	25.8	23.4	38.1
2020	654	n/a	n/a	42.4
2021	626	29.2	21.3	38
2022	660	30.8	21.3	42.1
2023	677	31.2	21.6	45.9
2024	697	30.7	22.6	45.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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