Fireside offers instruction for students from pre-kindergarten through the fifth grade. About three fourths of Fireside students enter kindergarten having attended preschool or day care out of their homes. Fireside students enroll at Monarch K-8 for their middle school experience. Students continue to Monarch High School. The Boulder Valley School district provides preschool services for children identified as needing special education services.
Fireside is one of the district's elementary schools designated to offer preschool services.
Other children may also attend the Fireside preschool as tuition students on a space-available basis. The city of Louisville has undergone phenomenal growth since the late 1980's and is one of the fastest growing communities in the state of Colorado. Since 1980, Louisville's population has tripled to its current level of 19,621 within a three mile radius of Fireside. The median age of Louisville residents is about 33 years. The involvement of parents, grandparents, and neighbors is an important part of the educational process at Fireside.