Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 434 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW ALBANY-FLOYD CO CON SCH·NCES 180741001264
Fairmont Elementary School
1725 Abbie Dell Ave, New Albany, IN 47150 · (812) 949-4286 · Floyd County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
198 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 50%
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 | 16 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 7% larger than its 4th grade class (58).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 57% · 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
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
26.1%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
47.7%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.6%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Fairmont Elementary School
Fairmont Elementary School's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont Elementary School this school | 334 | 59.3% | 34.1% |
| Woodland Elementary School Elkhart | 429 | 61.8% | 23.1% |
| Riverview Elementary School Elkhart | 439 | 56.9% | 41.1% |
| Beiriger Elementary School Griffith | 426 | 59.9% | 45.4% |
| Eleanor Skillen School 34 - a Montessori School Indianapolis | 328 | 64.6% | 12.8% |
| Edgelea Elementary School Lafayette | 444 | 58.1% | 42.3% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Fairmont Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Floyd County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #632 of 983 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #463 of 986 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #761 of 986 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #758 of 1,079 | #8 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #513 of 991 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.4% | #71 of 996 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.3% | #375 of 1,058 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #562 of 597 | N/A |
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
334
0 (0%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 19.6:1
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 | 334 | 22.1 | 15.1:1 | 59% (198) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 25.1 | 13.1:1 | 60% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 300 | 28.5 | 10.5:1 | 87% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 17 | 19.6:1 | 75% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 16.2 | 21.0:1 | 83% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 374 | 16 | 23.4:1 | 85% (317) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 87% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 337 | 21 | 16.1:1 | 70% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 14 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairmont Elementary School.
About Fairmont Elementary School
Fairmont Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in New Albany, Indiana. The school's 334 students are in pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 23% lower than the average for elementary schools in Indiana, which is about 436.
New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch has 15 schools and 11,362 students, and Fairmont Elementary School is one of those schools.
The most common group at Fairmont Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 39%. Other groups include 34% White, 16% Black, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 4% Hispanic. Fairmont Elementary School's diversity index is 70%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Fairmont Elementary School total 22.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.1:1. That is close to the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The school counts 198 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 59%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Floyd County is 38%.
The allk12 Grade for Fairmont Elementary School is C+. Compared with Indiana public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 35% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Fairmont Elementary School is 33.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 34.1%.
Federal survey data for Floyd County show that the median household income is $79,704, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Floyd County is home to 17 public schools and about 11,849 public school students.
The shortest distance from Fairmont Elementary School to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Slate Run Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Fairmont Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 334 in 2020-21 and 334 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.1:1) than in 2020-21 (19.6:1).
Discussions about Fairmont Elementary School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Floyd County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,918
Census ACS
Median income
$79,704
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
11,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch
- New Albany Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,821 students
- Floyd Central High SchoolHigh · 1,785 students
- Highland Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,676 students
- Nathaniel Scribner Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Hazelwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Georgetown Elementary SchoolElementary · 659 students
Other schools in New Albany
- New Albany Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,821 students
- Nathaniel Scribner Middle SchoolMiddle · 941 students
- Hazelwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Mount Tabor Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Grant Line Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Community MontessoriCombined · 487 students
Other Fairmont Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Fairmont Elementary. Fairmont Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 7.
- FAIRMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFAIRMONT, MN · 1,007 students
- Fairmont ElementaryYorba Linda, CA · 794 students
- Fairmont Elementary SchoolPASADENA, TX · 776 students
- Fairmont ElementarySanger, CA · 744 students
- Fairmont ElementaryEl Cerrito, CA · 537 students
Nearby schools
- Slate Run Elementary School0.7 mi · 405
- Hazelwood Middle School0.7 mi · 798
- New Albany Senior High School0.9 mi · 1,821
- S Ellen Jones Elementary School1.3 mi · 243
- Green Valley Elementary School1.3 mi · 404
- Mount Tabor Elementary School1.4 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About Fairmont Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fairmont Elementary School?
Fairmont Elementary School enrolls approximately 334 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Fairmont Elementary School serve?
Fairmont Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Fairmont Elementary School have?
Fairmont Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairmont Elementary School?
At Fairmont Elementary School, the student body is approximately 34% White, 39% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Fairmont Elementary School in?
Fairmont Elementary School is part of New Albany-Floyd Co Con Sch.
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