Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 229
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BANGOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 230282000050
Fairmount School
58 Thirteenth Street, Bangor, ME 04401 · (207) 941-6260 · Penobscot County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Maine 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Maine public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 10.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
160 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 48%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 119 | 46% |
| Grade 5 | 140 | 54% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 28% · 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
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.7%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
56.6%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Fairmount School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount School this school | 259 | 61.8% | N/A |
| Sylvio J Gilbert School Augusta | 305 | 57.4% | N/A |
| Farrington School Augusta | 306 | 63.7% | N/A |
| Albert S Hall School Waterville | 237 | 71.3% | N/A |
| South School Rockland | 311 | 64.3% | N/A |
| Vine Street School Bangor | 190 | 63.7% | N/A |
Matched among Maine 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maine | In Penobscot County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #108 of 193 | #13 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #123 of 199 | #14 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #132 of 360 | #16 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #70 of 181 | #9 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #56 of 181 | #6 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #73 of 280 | #10 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #81 of 134 | #10 of 16 |
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
259
+7 (+3%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 350
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 259 | 23.8 | 10.9:1 | 62% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 23.3 | 11.0:1 | 65% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 22.8 | 10.1:1 | 65% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | 23 | 11.0:1 | 70% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 24.4 | 11.8:1 | 72% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 24 | 12.2:1 | 71% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 61% (186) |
| 2000-01 | 342 | 23 | 14.9:1 | 55% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 350 | 25 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairmount School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (289 to 259); teachers down 2% (24.4 to 23.8).
About Fairmount School
Bangor, Maine, is home to Fairmount School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers grades 4 through 5 and reported 259 students in 2024-25.
Fairmount School belongs to Bangor Public Schools, a district of 10 schools and 3,436 students.
Fairmount School is 85% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 5% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 28%.
A staff of 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 10.9:1. It is about the same as the 10.5:1 average for elementary schools in Maine. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 62%. The average for public schools in Penobscot County is 48%.
On the allk12 Grade, Fairmount School lands at C-, ahead of 18% of Maine public elementary schools.
Penobscot County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $66,356 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Fairmount School shares Penobscot County with 68 other public schools.
The closest school to Fairmount School is Fourteenth Street School, located about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
For locale, NCES codes Fairmount School as City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 252 to 259, a 3% rise.
Fairmount School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Penobscot County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
154,710
Census ACS
Median income
$66,356
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
18,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bangor Public Schools
- Bangor High SchoolHigh · 1,068 students
- William S. Cohen SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- James F. Doughty SchoolMiddle · 346 students
- Fruit Street SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Downeast SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Mary Snow SchoolElementary · 266 students
Other schools in Bangor
- Bangor High SchoolHigh · 1,068 students
- William S. Cohen SchoolMiddle · 372 students
- James F. Doughty SchoolMiddle · 346 students
- Fruit Street SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Downeast SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Mary Snow SchoolElementary · 266 students
Other Fairmount schools
One other US public school is named Fairmount. Fairmount School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- FairmountHACKENSACK, NJ · 621 students
Nearby schools
- Fourteenth Street School0.1 mi · 153
- James F. Doughty School0.5 mi · 346
- Vine Street School0.5 mi · 190
- Mary Snow School1.4 mi · 266
- Abraham Lincoln School1.4 mi · 184
- Fruit Street School1.8 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Fairmount SchoolHow many students attend Fairmount School?
Fairmount School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Fairmount School serve?
Fairmount School serves grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Fairmount School have?
Fairmount School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairmount School?
At Fairmount School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Fairmount School public or private?
Fairmount School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bangor Public Schools.
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