Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GORDON COUNTY·NCES 130243001071
Fairmount Elementary School
130 Peachtree St, Fairmount, GA 30139 · (706) 337-5321 · Gordon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
363 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 74%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
37.1%
GA avg 40.1% . +3.3pp since 2021
Math
42.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +12.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 42.5% |
| 2023-24 | 36.6% | 39.5% |
| 2022-23 | 38.4% | 37.9% |
| 2021-22 | 33.7% | 30.2% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fairmount Elementary School
Fairmount Elementary School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Elementary School this school | 366 | 99.2% | 39.8% |
| Buchanan Elementary School Buchanan | 377 | 100.0% | 52.5% |
| West Haralson Elementary School Tallapoosa | 403 | 100.0% | 46.1% |
| Blue Ridge Elementary School Blue Ridge | 383 | 99.0% | 38.0% |
| North LaFayette Elementary School La Fayette | 420 | 100.0% | 33.0% |
| Nahunta Primary School Nahunta | 440 | 100.0% | 51.0% |
Matched among Georgia elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fairmount Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gordon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #560 of 1,208 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #571 of 1,215 ▲ 42 | #4 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #538 of 1,215 ▲ 66 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.9pp | #221 of 1,183 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #1,153 of 1,324 | #8 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #273 of 1,301 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #1,229 of 1,301 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #462 of 1,312 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #429 of 854 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
366
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 695
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 366 | 30.5 | 12.0:1 | 99% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 87% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 28.6 | 13.8:1 | 66% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 66% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 28.5 | 14.8:1 | 71% (301) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 25 | 16.9:1 | 75% (315) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 23 | 15.2:1 | 64% (223) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 29 | 17.5:1 | 48% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 695 | 42 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairmount Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (421 to 366); teachers up 7% (28.5 to 30.5).
About Fairmount Elementary School
Among the schools in Fairmount, Georgia, is Fairmount Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. Its enrollment is 366 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Georgia, the average enrollment is about 605.
Fairmount Elementary School belongs to Gordon County, a district of 10 schools and 6,259 students.
Roughly 91% of students at Fairmount Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 3% Asian. Among people living in Gordon County, the White share is about 78%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fairmount Elementary School scores 17%.
Based on 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, Fairmount Elementary School has a ratio of 12.0:1. Compared with the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in Georgia, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 99%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Gordon County is 90%.
The model predicts 26.1% for a school in Georgia with Fairmount Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Fairmount Elementary School posts 39.8%.
The school is in Gordon County, where median household income comes to about $63,650, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gordon County counts 15 public schools with about 10,452 students.
Among nearby public schools, Pine Log Elementary is closest at about 7.4 miles. In all, 3 other public schools sit within ten miles of Fairmount Elementary School. On state test proficiency, Fairmount Elementary School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 365 to 366. The ratio was 13.0:1 in 2020-21 and 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Gordon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
59,100
Census ACS
Median income
$63,650
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
10,452 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gordon County
- Sonoraville High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Gordon Central High SchoolHigh · 875 students
- Red Bud Middle SchoolMiddle · 786 students
- Sonoraville ElementaryElementary · 584 students
- Ashworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 578 students
- Red Bud Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Other Fairmount Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Fairmount Elementary. Fairmount Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 8.
- FAIRMOUNT ELEM.ST PETERS, MO · 971 students
- Fairmount Elementary SchoolGOLDEN, CO · 601 students
- Fairmount ElementaryEverett, WA · 510 students
- Fairmount ElementaryBristol, TN · 351 students
- Fairmount Elementary SchoolDowners Grove, IL · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Pine Log Elementary7.4 mi · 463
- Sonoraville High School7.5 mi · 1,094
- Sonoraville Elementary7.6 mi · 584
- Red Bud Middle School10.2 mi · 786
- Red Bud Elementary School10.2 mi · 547
- Hill City Elementary School10.5 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Fairmount Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fairmount Elementary School?
Fairmount Elementary School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fairmount Elementary School serve?
Fairmount Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Fairmount Elementary School have?
Fairmount Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
How diverse is Fairmount Elementary School?
Fairmount Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Fairmount Elementary School public or private?
Fairmount Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gordon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.