The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in Science. The lowest is 34% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmon
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont is a regular public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the west-central part of Denver. It is part of Denver Public Schools, the large city-wide district that educates the bulk of Denver's school-age population. The school is not a charter school, and its magnet and Title I status were not available in the data reviewed.
This is an elementary school with a modest enrollment for its grade band. The student body is diverse. Slightly under half the students are Hispanic, with a substantial share of white students and smaller shares of students who are Black, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, or identify as two or more races. About half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on the share of students with disabilities and English learners was missing, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about how it supports these populations.
The school offers a full pre-kindergarten program, which families looking for early childhood education within the same building may find convenient. The grade-level enrollment tapers off noticeably by fifth grade, with far fewer students in the oldest grade than in the younger ones; this could reflect a pattern of families leaving for middle school options or other elementary schools, and it is worth a parent asking about the trend.
State assessment data from the Colorado Measures of Academic Success test, which this school's students took in their tested grades, shows that in both math and English language arts the share of students scoring proficient or above was modest. In science, which Colorado tests at fifth grade, the share of students meeting proficiency was higher than in math but still left room for improvement. Compared with other Denver County elementary schools for which testing data was available, Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont's overall proficiency across subjects placed it above the midpoint of the group. The school had strong participation rates on the assessments, meaning nearly all enrolled students took the tests.
The school sits within the city of Denver, a major consolidated city-county and state capital that is the commercial and transportation hub of the Rocky Mountain region. Denver's economy is broad, with major employment in telecommunications, aviation and aerospace, software, financial services, health care, and government. Eight Fortune firms are headquartered in the city. Housing in the school's zip code is valued above national and state benchmarks, though prices have recently moderated. Rents are also high, and monthly mortgage costs on a typical home would exceed the cost of renting a similar property. The national unemployment rate has been stable, and real median household income has risen gradually in recent years.
Denver Public Schools has made several recent changes that affect this school. Voters approved a large bond measure in 2024, the largest in district history, for facility improvements, safety upgrades, technology, and new school construction. A separate mill levy override passed in 2022 increased teacher pay and mental health funding. The district shifted to a new literacy curriculum based on the science of reading starting in the 2023-2024 school year, which will affect how students at this school are taught reading. A new unified enrollment system for school choice launched in 2024-2025, changing the process for families who apply to schools other than their neighborhood option.
The data reviewed did not include information on the school's specific programs or course access, staffing ratios, chronic absenteeism, or disciplinary rates. A parent may want to ask about these areas, as they are important for understanding the daily experience of students, but were not available in the public data used for this profile.
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