How does Fairmont Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Sanger?

Fairmont Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 53.6/100, placing it at the 74th percentile statewide. 28% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,036 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Fairmont Elementary?

28.3% of students at Fairmont Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 59.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Fairmont Elementary improving or declining?

Fairmont Elementary's proficiency rate decreases by 11.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Fairmont Elementary?

10.5% of students at Fairmont Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Fairmont Elementary

Sanger Unified Sanger Fresno County 93657

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

2,036 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

697 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

23:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

46%

Teachers

30 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 38.2%

White 42.0%

Asian 13.1%

Black 0.4%

Other 6.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Fairmont Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	28.3%
Met Standard	31.4%
Below Standard	40.3%

Exceeded

28.3%

Met

31.4%

Below

40.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "60% proficient" for Fairmont Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

28.3% of students exceeded standard while 31.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 7.3 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 7.3 points above the Sanger Unified district average of 21.0%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 46.9% exceeded — 18.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 11.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.5%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

28.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

59.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

-11.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,036

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	88	44.3%	26.1%	20.4%	9.1%	70.5%
4th	77	33.8%	31.2%	14.3%	20.8%	64.9%
5th	83	25.3%	43.4%	18.1%	13.3%	68.7%
6th	83	28.9%	37.4%	21.7%	12.1%	66.3%
7th	98	28.6%	37.8%	17.4%	16.3%	66.3%
8th	80	23.8%	37.5%	25.0%	13.8%	61.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	88	37.5%	26.1%	20.4%	15.9%	63.6%
4th	77	19.5%	39.0%	28.6%	13.0%	58.4%
5th	83	21.7%	21.7%	38.5%	18.1%	43.4%
6th	83	22.9%	28.9%	25.3%	22.9%	51.8%
7th	98	25.5%	27.6%	23.5%	23.5%	53.1%
8th	80	27.5%	20.0%	32.5%	20.0%	47.5%

Nearby schools

1 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 66.8

Quail Lake Environmental Charter

Sanger Unified · 2.5 mi

66.8

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