📍 120 N Cedar Ave, Independence, Jackson County, 64053
Fairmount Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Independence, Jackson County. The school has 312 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Independence 30 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths.
Fairmount Elem. enrolls 312 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 132 | 42% |
| White | 123 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
255 of the school's 312 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 215 qualify for free lunch and 40 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fairmount Elem. is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-50, state senate district 11, state house district 19.
Fairmount Elem. is one of 31 schools in INDEPENDENCE 30, based in INDEPENDENCE, Missouri. The district serves 14,272 students district-wide and employs 926 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 312 students, Fairmount Elem. is smaller than the district average of about 460 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large