Is Fairmount Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Fairmount Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 100 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Fairmount Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 323 students attended Fairmount Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fairmount Elementary School?

Students at Fairmount Elementary School are 79% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Fairmount Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fairmount Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : O Neill Middle School High : Community H S District 99 - South High School

Fairmount Elementary School

Summary:

Fairmount Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Downers Grove, Illinois, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 332 students. The school is part of the Downers Grove GSD 58 district, which is ranked 95 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairmount Elementary School consistently ranks among the top 100 elementary schools in Illinois, with a current ranking of 100 out of 2,067 schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels, and its performance on the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA) is also exceptional. Fairmount Elementary School also performs well for various student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, White, and special education students.

Compared to nearby schools like Lester Elementary School and Kingsley Elementary School, Fairmount Elementary School has a higher per-student spending of $18,214 in the 2022-2023 school year, which may contribute to its strong academic performance and low chronic absenteeism rates. While Fairmount stands out as an exceptional public elementary school, nearby schools in the Downers Grove area also demonstrate high-quality educational environments.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

6036 Blodgett Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60516-2008

(630) 719-5830

District: Downers Grove GSD 58

SchoolDigger Rank:
100^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,634

Students who attend Fairmount Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	O Neill Middle School
High:	Community H S District 99 - South High School

Student/teacher ratio: 16.3

Number of students: 323

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.3%

Hispanic:

8.7%

Two or more races:

6.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 11.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Fairmount Elementary School ranks better than 95.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Downers Grove GSD 58 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.35. (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 Racial makeup is: White (79.3%), Hispanic (8.7%), two or more races (6.2%). (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fairmount Elementary School is 16.3. 7 elementary schools in the Downers Grove GSD 58 School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Fairmount Elementary School employs 19.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fairmount Elementary School is $17,634, which is the 3^rd highest among 11 elementary schools in the Downers Grove GSD 58 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fairmount Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairmount Elementary School 100^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Fairmount Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Downers Grove GSD 58:

SchoolDigger ranks Downers Grove GSD 58 95^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Fairmount Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Fairmount Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	81.79	292^nd	2020	85.5%
2004	83.31	231^st	2030	88.6%
2005	73.85	529^th	2022	73.8%
2006	75.98	471^st	2086	77.4%
2007	83.66	148^th	2095	92.9%
2008	77.84	424^th	2092	79.7%
2009	78.86	395^th	2120	81.4%
2010	80.24	334^th	2139	84.4%
2011	80.07	355^th	2147	83.5%
2012	81.47	300^th	2166	86.1%
2013	86.94	221^st	2167	89.8%
2014	82.48	337^th	2093	83.9%
2015	78.43	380^th	2052	81.5%
2016	78.22	396^th	2046	80.6%
2017	77.97	409^th	2044	80.0%
2018	86.37	232^nd	2037	88.6%
2019	85.65	250^th	2086	88.0%
2021	84.07	258^th	1948	86.8%
2022	86.84	249^th	2082	88.0%
2023	94.73	92^nd	2077	95.6%
2024	95.35	100^th	2067	95.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Fairmount Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	70.72	190^th	1113	82.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Fairmount Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.01	275^th	1964	86.0%
2019	80.00	332^nd	2019	83.6%
2021	78.32	289^th	1680	82.8%
2022	80.53	330^th	1970	83.2%
2023	95.03	70^th	1957	96.4%
2024	94.46	86^th	1942	95.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Fairmount Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	85.64	222^nd	1972	88.7%
2019	86.93	195^th	2019	90.3%
2021	81.15	239^th	1707	86.0%
2022	90.49	141^st	1977	92.9%
2023	92.22	117^th	1984	94.1%
2024	93.72	108^th	1959	94.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Fairmount Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	72.76	162^nd	954	83.0%

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Rank History for White students at Fairmount Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.78	226^th	1463	84.6%
2019	77.40	248^th	1462	83.0%
2021	74.54	242^nd	1308	81.5%
2022	79.69	210^th	1425	85.3%
2023	91.34	67^th	1419	95.3%
2024	92.15	56^th	1392	96.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board 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: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Fairmount Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	383	2	19	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	407
1989	371	1	10	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	386
1990	381	3	6	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	399
1991	388	1	9	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	405
1992	387	1	7	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	402
1993	423	4	6	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	436
1994	383	3	9	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	398
1995	374	3	10	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	393
1996	374	3	10	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	393
1997	343	5	8	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	365
1998	343	13	15	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	385
1999	342	11	14	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	376
2000	322	6	11	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	355
2001	311	5	18	14	3	n/a	n/a	0	351
2002	297	6	12	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	335
2003	297	6	12	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	335
2004	285	6	19	17	4	n/a	n/a	0	331
2005	283	6	18	16	1	n/a	n/a	9	333
2006	272	8	21	16	1	n/a	n/a	15	333
2007	260	6	21	15	0	n/a	n/a	12	314
2008	261	5	14	19	0	n/a	n/a	11	310
2009	259	3	18	21	0	n/a	n/a	20	321
2010	265	1	15	20	0	n/a	n/a	19	320
2011	273	3	10	31	0	0	13	0	330
2012	265	7	13	27	0	1	12	0	325
2013	263	8	12	28	1	1	14	0	327
2014	280	6	13	29	1	1	18	0	348
2015	285	9	12	35	1	1	20	0	363
2016	272	12	12	34	0	0	24	0	354
2017	261	11	12	31	0	0	24	0	339
2018	266	10	11	27	0	0	27	0	341
2019	261	10	15	24	0	0	25	0	335
2020	260	10	17	23	0	0	24	0	334
2021	253	13	14	30	1	0	22	0	333
2022	263	3	14	37	0	1	28	0	346
2023	256	7	14	33	0	0	22	0	332
2024	256	6	13	28	0	0	20	0	323

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 Fairmount Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	407	23.5	17.3	n/a
1989	386	23.0	16.7	n/a
1990	399	23.0	17.3	n/a
1991	405	22.5	18.0	n/a
1992	402	21.6	18.6	n/a
1993	436	20.6	21.2	n/a
1994	398	22.6	17.6	n/a
1995	393	21.6	18.2	n/a
1996	393	21.6	18.2	n/a
1997	365	20.8	17.5	n/a
1998	385	20.7	18.6	n/a
1999	376	19.1	19.7	n/a
2000	355	17.3	20.5	n/a
2001	351	18.3	19.2	n/a
2002	335	16.3	20.6	0
2003	335	16.3	20.6	0
2004	331	15.3	21.6	0
2005	333	15.9	20.9	0
2006	333	15.8	21.1	0
2007	314	16.0	19.6	0
2008	310	15.0	20.7	0
2009	321	15.9	20.2	0
2010	320	16.8	18.9	0
2011	330	16.0	20.6	0
2012	325	17.0	19.1	3.1
2013	327	21.1	15.4	5.2
2014	348	17.0	20.4	6.9
2015	363	17.0	21.3	9.4
2016	354	18.0	19.6	5.4
2017	339	18.4	18.3	5.9
2018	341	18.8	18.1	9.1
2019	335	18.0	18.6	7.5
2020	334	19.2	17.3	8.1
2021	333	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	346	21.2	16.3	11.3
2023	332	20.6	16.0	n/a
2024	323	19.7	16.3	n/a

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 Fairmount Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	407	23.5	17.3	n/a
1989	386	23.0	16.7	n/a
1990	399	23.0	17.3	n/a
1991	405	22.5	18.0	n/a
1992	402	21.6	18.6	n/a
1993	436	20.6	21.2	n/a
1994	398	22.6	17.6	n/a
1995	393	21.6	18.2	n/a
1996	393	21.6	18.2	n/a
1997	365	20.8	17.5	n/a
1998	385	20.7	18.6	n/a
1999	376	19.1	19.7	n/a
2000	355	17.3	20.5	n/a
2001	351	18.3	19.2	n/a
2002	335	16.3	20.6	0
2003	335	16.3	20.6	0
2004	331	15.3	21.6	0
2005	333	15.9	20.9	0
2006	333	15.8	21.1	0
2007	314	16.0	19.6	0
2008	310	15.0	20.7	0
2009	321	15.9	20.2	0
2010	320	16.8	18.9	0
2011	330	16.0	20.6	0
2012	325	17.0	19.1	3.1
2013	327	21.1	15.4	5.2
2014	348	17.0	20.4	6.9
2015	363	17.0	21.3	9.4
2016	354	18.0	19.6	5.4
2017	339	18.4	18.3	5.9
2018	341	18.8	18.1	9.1
2019	335	18.0	18.6	7.5
2020	334	19.2	17.3	8.1
2021	333	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	346	21.2	16.3	11.3
2023	332	20.6	16.0	n/a
2024	323	19.7	16.3	n/a

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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