Is Fairmont Charter Elementary a good school?

Fairmont Charter Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.1% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Fairmont Charter Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 599 students attended Fairmont Charter Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fairmont Charter Elementary?

Students at Fairmont Charter Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 19% White, 13% Two or more races, 8% African American, 8% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Fairmont Charter Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairmont Charter Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Vaca Pena Middle High : Will C. Wood High

Fairmont Charter Elementary

Summary:

Fairmont Charter Elementary is a public charter elementary school in Vacaville, California, serving 601 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Vacaville Unified School District, which is ranked 777 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Fairmont Charter Elementary faces several challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 5.4% in 2018-2019 to 43.8% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than nearby schools like Edwin Markham Elementary (24.3%), Alamo Elementary (20.4%), and Hemlock Elementary (32.1%). Academically, Fairmont Charter Elementary's performance, as measured by the Smarter Balanced Assessments, is consistently lower than the Vacaville Unified School District and the state of California averages in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics.

Another area of concern is the significant disparity in subgroup performance at Fairmont Charter Elementary. While African American students at the school ranked 76 out of 663 California elementary schools in 2021-2022, with a 4-star rating, other subgroups, such as White students and English Language Learners, have consistently lower rankings and ratings compared to their peers statewide. Additionally, Fairmont Charter Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.91% to 61.45% in recent years, which is higher than nearby schools like Jean Callison Elementary (39.41%).

Detail:

Public, Charter K-6

1355 Marshall Rd.
Vacaville, CA 95687-5519

(707) 453-6240

District: Vacaville Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
4627^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,500

Students who attend Fairmont Charter Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vaca Pena Middle
High:	Will C. Wood High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.4

Number of students: 599

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

White:

19.2%

Two or more races:

13.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 64.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fairmont Charter Elementary ranks worse than 78.9% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 8^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Vacaville Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.47. (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 Charter Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (50.9%), White (19.2%), two or more races (13.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 64.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fairmont Charter Elementary is 23.4, which is the 5^th best among 10 elementary schools in the Vacaville Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fairmont Charter Elementary is $8,500, which is the 2^nd highest among 10 elementary schools in the Vacaville Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fairmont Charter Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairmont Charter Elementary 4627^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Fairmont Charter Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Vacaville Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Vacaville Unified 777^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fairmont Charter Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Fairmont Charter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	23.53	3662^nd	4809	23.9%
2005	18.76	4052^nd	4822	16.0%
2006	25.15	3643^rd	4818	24.4%
2007	32.21	3415^th	5113	33.2%
2008	29.24	3652^nd	5113	28.6%
2009	30.72	3657^th	5193	29.6%
2010	18.27	4695^th	5314	11.6%
2011	22.61	4494^th	5377	16.4%
2012	23.20	4437^th	5390	17.7%
2013	21.51	4629^th	5530	16.3%
2015	27.73	3880^th	5611	30.9%
2016	27.40	3980^th	5614	29.1%
2017	31.97	3683^rd	5692	35.3%
2018	39.50	3187^th	5662	43.7%
2019	28.21	4087^th	5789	29.4%
2022	27.23	4124^th	5883	29.9%
2023	30.54	3835^th	5874	34.7%
2024	22.47	4627^th	5862	21.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Fairmont Charter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.63	1415^th	3246	56.4%
2019	33.57	2240^th	3275	31.6%
2022	18.70	3247^th	3311	1.9%
2023	28.19	2657^th	3250	18.2%
2024	27.95	2688^th	3160	14.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fairmont Charter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	36.70	1352^nd	2420	44.1%
2024	32.23	1692^nd	2634	35.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fairmont Charter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	52.05	2228^th	5084	56.2%
2019	40.19	3096^th	5173	40.2%
2022	36.34	3312^th	5264	37.1%
2023	32.08	3727^th	5374	30.6%
2024	22.89	4542^nd	5511	17.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Fairmont Charter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.46	2921^st	5413	46.0%
2019	32.15	3657^th	5492	33.4%
2022	27.83	3947^th	5635	30.0%
2023	31.53	3622^nd	5617	35.5%
2024	21.70	4536^th	5605	19.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Fairmont Charter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	24.55	1759^th	2227	21.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Fairmont Charter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	36.76	3230^th	5431	40.5%
2019	26.48	4063^rd	5510	26.3%
2022	27.70	3983^rd	5663	29.7%
2023	30.74	3714^th	5650	34.3%
2024	24.41	4320^th	5636	23.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Fairmont Charter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	82.52	76^th	663	88.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fairmont Charter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	48.66	2314^th	4830	52.1%
2019	36.60	3203^rd	4963	35.5%
2022	30.17	3686^th	5084	27.5%
2023	32.53	3503^rd	5098	31.3%
2024	25.93	4031^st	5102	21.0%

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Rank History for White students at Fairmont Charter Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.51	2221^st	2737	18.9%
2019	9.83	2632^nd	2834	7.1%
2022	22.23	2216^th	2726	18.7%
2023	22.93	2150^th	2662	19.2%
2024	15.02	2322^nd	2647	12.3%

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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 Charter Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	506	55	18	88	6	n/a	n/a	0	673
1989	483	59	25	95	3	n/a	n/a	0	665
1990	518	67	26	109	15	n/a	n/a	0	735
1991	617	85	29	106	13	n/a	n/a	0	850
1992	581	89	41	121	10	n/a	n/a	0	842
1993	553	90	39	94	8	n/a	n/a	0	784
1994	502	77	33	87	11	n/a	n/a	0	710
1995	421	84	22	120	13	n/a	n/a	0	660
1996	421	84	22	120	13	n/a	n/a	0	660
1997	395	93	19	106	4	n/a	n/a	0	617
1998	341	102	25	106	2	n/a	n/a	0	576
1999	299	90	28	130	1	n/a	n/a	0	548
2000	311	86	39	141	6	n/a	n/a	0	583
2001	259	102	40	130	9	n/a	n/a	85	625
2002	270	95	42	134	4	n/a	n/a	0	545
2003	270	95	42	134	4	n/a	n/a	0	545
2004	266	103	42	165	6	n/a	n/a	8	590
2005	261	94	44	177	6	n/a	n/a	10	592
2006	241	98	32	187	4	n/a	n/a	7	569
2007	154	64	18	150	4	n/a	n/a	87	477
2008	149	46	20	171	2	n/a	n/a	0	388
2009	147	43	17	182	3	9	97	0	498
2010	176	67	31	225	3	5	16	0	523
2011	155	69	25	250	1	3	24	0	527
2012	177	60	21	293	0	7	51	0	609
2013	163	72	27	301	1	3	54	0	621
2014	170	51	30	317	1	4	47	0	620
2015	154	55	24	300	2	3	51	0	589
2016	137	47	19	295	3	2	46	0	549
2017	117	53	15	284	0	5	59	0	533
2018	133	39	25	288	0	12	54	0	551
2019	132	31	38	311	1	9	44	0	566
2020	128	44	39	334	1	8	57	0	611
2021	119	47	43	312	1	7	56	0	585
2022	120	45	41	326	0	8	54	0	594
2023	136	44	46	291	1	8	75	0	601
2024	115	50	45	305	0	5	79	0	599

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Charter Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	673	28.5	23.6	n/a
1989	665	29.0	22.9	n/a
1990	735	32.2	22.8	n/a
1991	850	33.6	25.2	n/a
1992	842	34.1	24.6	27.9
1993	784	32.5	24.1	31.8
1994	710	32.0	22.2	37.2
1995	660	28.5	23.2	40.9
1996	660	28.5	23.2	40.9
1997	617	29.2	21.1	47.6
1998	576	33.0	17.5	50.9
1999	548	34.0	16.1	50.2
2000	583	35.0	16.7	48.4
2001	625	34.7	18.0	54.3
2002	545	32.9	16.6	47.9
2003	545	32.9	16.6	47.9
2004	590	30.1	19.6	49.5
2005	592	31.2	19.0	49.3
2006	569	31.1	18.3	54.8
2007	477	26.0	18.3	55.1
2008	388	30.3	12.8	68.3
2009	498	27.5	17.0	61.2
2010	523	25.5	20.5	60.4
2011	527	n/a	n/a	70.2
2012	609	27.0	22.5	n/a
2013	621	29.8	20.7	68.1
2014	620	24.4	25.3	66.6
2015	589	24.0	24.5	67.4
2016	549	24.0	22.8	70.3
2017	533	23.5	22.6	68.5
2018	551	25.0	22.0	68.6
2019	566	24.0	23.5	65.9
2020	611	n/a	n/a	66.1
2021	585	26.0	22.5	59.5
2022	594	25.4	23.3	61.4
2023	601	26.1	23.0	51.9
2024	599	25.5	23.4	64.8

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 Charter Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	673	28.5	23.6	n/a
1989	665	29.0	22.9	n/a
1990	735	32.2	22.8	n/a
1991	850	33.6	25.2	n/a
1992	842	34.1	24.6	27.9
1993	784	32.5	24.1	31.8
1994	710	32.0	22.2	37.2
1995	660	28.5	23.2	40.9
1996	660	28.5	23.2	40.9
1997	617	29.2	21.1	47.6
1998	576	33.0	17.5	50.9
1999	548	34.0	16.1	50.2
2000	583	35.0	16.7	48.4
2001	625	34.7	18.0	54.3
2002	545	32.9	16.6	47.9
2003	545	32.9	16.6	47.9
2004	590	30.1	19.6	49.5
2005	592	31.2	19.0	49.3
2006	569	31.1	18.3	54.8
2007	477	26.0	18.3	55.1
2008	388	30.3	12.8	68.3
2009	498	27.5	17.0	61.2
2010	523	25.5	20.5	60.4
2011	527	n/a	n/a	70.2
2012	609	27.0	22.5	n/a
2013	621	29.8	20.7	68.1
2014	620	24.4	25.3	66.6
2015	589	24.0	24.5	67.4
2016	549	24.0	22.8	70.3
2017	533	23.5	22.6	68.5
2018	551	25.0	22.0	68.6
2019	566	24.0	23.5	65.9
2020	611	n/a	n/a	66.1
2021	585	26.0	22.5	59.5
2022	594	25.4	23.3	61.4
2023	601	26.1	23.0	51.9
2024	599	25.5	23.4	64.8

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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