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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:
100th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,634 Help


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:  16.0 Help
Number of students:  332

Racial breakdown:

White:
77.1%
Hispanic:
9.9%
Two or more races:
6.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  11.3% Help


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Compare Details Fairmount Elementary School ranks better than 95.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Downers Grove GSD 58 School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.35. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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.
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Compare Details Fairmount Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Downers Grove GSD 58 School District.  (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fairmount Elementary School is $17,634, which is the 3rd highest among 11 elementary schools in the Downers Grove GSD 58 School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fairmount Elementary School:

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

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Downers Grove GSD 58:

SchoolDigger ranks Downers Grove GSD 58 95th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2003 81.79 292nd 2020 85.5%
2004 83.31 231st 2030 88.6%
2005 73.85 529th 2022 73.8%
2006 75.98 471st 2086 77.4%
2007 83.66 148th 2095 92.9%
2008 77.84 424th 2092 79.7%
2009 78.86 395th 2120 81.4%
2010 80.24 334th 2139 84.4%
2011 80.07 355th 2147 83.5%
2012 81.47 300th 2166 86.1%
2013 86.94 221st 2167 89.8%
2014 82.48 337th 2093 83.9%
2015 78.43 380th 2052 81.5%
2016 78.22 396th 2046 80.6%
2017 77.97 409th 2044 80.0%
2018 86.37 232nd 2037 88.6%
2019 85.65 250th 2086 88.0%
2021 84.07 258th 1948 86.8%
2022 86.84 249th 2082 88.0%
2023 94.73 92nd 2077 95.6%
2024 95.35 100th 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 190th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.01 275th 1964 86.0%
2019 80.00 332nd 2019 83.6%
2021 78.32 289th 1680 82.8%
2022 80.53 330th 1970 83.2%
2023 95.03 70th 1957 96.4%
2024 94.46 86th 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.64 222nd 1972 88.7%
2019 86.93 195th 2019 90.3%
2021 81.15 239th 1707 86.0%
2022 90.49 141st 1977 92.9%
2023 92.22 117th 1984 94.1%
2024 93.72 108th 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 162nd 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.78 226th 1463 84.6%
2019 77.40 248th 1462 83.0%
2021 74.54 242nd 1308 81.5%
2022 79.69 210th 1425 85.3%
2023 91.34 67th 1419 95.3%
2024 92.15 56th 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.

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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

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

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

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.

Immunization Rates

Fairmount Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTPPneumococcal Meningococcal
201598.7%97.8%97.8%97.8%17.0%98.4%98.1%2.2%
201695.8%97.0%97.0%97.0%19.7%97.8%78.4%2.2%16.9%
201796.3%96.6%96.6%96.6%14.3%96.6%96.6%3.1%10.3%
201896.9%97.2%97.2%97.2%20.1%96.9%97.2%4.5%14.5%
201997.7%97.7%97.7%97.7%18.0%97.7%97.7%3.7%14.0%
202197.2%96.9%96.9%96.9%97.5%96.9%96.9%12.3%
202297.5%97.9%97.9%97.9%18.8%97.9%97.5%4.0%15.1%
202398.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%17.0%98.8%98.8%4.6%12.4%
202499.1%98.4%98.4%98.4%14.8%98.1%98.7%4.7%10.1%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Fairmount Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $528 (3.8%) $13,546 (96.2%) $14,074
2020 $463 (3.2%) $13,794 (96.8%) $14,257
2021 $616 (4.0%) $14,965 (96.0%) $15,582
2022 $616 (4.0%) $14,965 (96.0%) $15,582
2023 $850 (4.7%) $17,364 (95.3%) $18,214
2024 $624 (3.5%) $17,010 (96.5%) $17,634

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Fairmount Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 250th of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 92nd of 2077 Elementary schools
 7.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fairmount Elementary School)45.565.8
 20.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Downers Grove GSD 58)44.554
 9.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fairmount Elementary School)49.171.1
 22%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Downers Grove GSD 58)55.364.1
 8.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Fairmount Elementary School)56.373.4
 17.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Downers Grove GSD 58)5661.6
 5.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Fairmount Elementary School)39.685.7
 46.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Downers Grove GSD 58)46.760.1
 13.4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Fairmount Elementary School)77.572.7
 4.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Downers Grove GSD 58)56.353.4
 2.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Fairmount Elementary School)65.366.7
 1.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Downers Grove GSD 58)46.753.9
 7.2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (Fairmount Elementary School)83.797.1
 13.4%
   5th Grade Science (Downers Grove GSD 58)71.677
 5.4%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Fairmount Elementary School)6647.6
 18.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Downers Grove GSD 58)55.256.6
 1.4%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Fairmount Elementary School)6240.5
 21.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Downers Grove GSD 58)48.852.5
 3.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students335332
 0.9%
African American107
 30%
American Indian00
Asian1514
 6.7%
Hispanic2433
 37.5%
Pacific Islander00
White261256
 1.9%
Two or More Races2522
 12%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Fairmount Elementary School

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

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

In the 2022-23 school year, 332 students attended Fairmount Elementary School.

Students at Fairmount Elementary School are 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.


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