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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Fairmount this year?
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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 405
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HACKENSACK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 340627000500
Fairmount
105 GRAND AVENUE, HACKENSACK, NJ 07601 · (201) 646-7890 · Bergen County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 11.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
350 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 110 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (112).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Hackensack School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NJSLA 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
NJ avg 53.1% . +11.1pp since 2023
Math
29.4%
NJ avg 41.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NJSLA, New Jersey's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New Jersey schools, those numbers are about 53 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NJSLA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 28.3% |
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: NJSLA. 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on NJ schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for New Jersey 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 New Jersey'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
Fairmount's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount this school | 621 | 56.4% | 31.8% |
| Octavius V. Catto Community Family School CAMDEN | 593 | 56.5% | 16.7% |
| Nellie K. Parker HACKENSACK | 589 | 63.0% | 41.2% |
| Thomas H. Dudley Family School Camden | 549 | 49.2% | 8.9% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School RAHWAY | 608 | 59.0% | 24.1% |
| John P. Faber Elementary School DUNELLEN | 621 | 55.4% | 30.1% |
Matched among New Jersey 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New Jersey | In Bergen County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #924 of 1,290 | #133 of 137 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #987 of 1,319 ▼ 21 | #146 of 149 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #933 of 1,319 ▲ 144 | #145 of 149 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #198 of 1,562 | #7 of 173 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #1,323 of 1,390 | #148 of 151 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #719 of 1,392 | #99 of 151 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #504 of 1,481 | #30 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.5% | #393 of 545 | #45 of 64 |
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
621
+29 (+5%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 621 | 40 | 15.5:1 | 56% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 44 | 12.4:1 | 50% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 41.5 | 14.0:1 | 58% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 56% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 59% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 39 | 16.5:1 | 66% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 53% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 46 | 14.1:1 | 39% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | 34 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairmount.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (594 to 621); teachers up 5% (38 to 40).
About Fairmount
Families in HACKENSACK, New Jersey, are served by Fairmount, a large elementary school. The school enrolls 621 students, from pre-K through 4. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New Jersey) has about 405 students.
Fairmount sits within Hackensack School District, which has 6 schools and 5,376 students.
Roughly 65% of students at Fairmount are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 20% Black, 10% White, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Bergen County, the Hispanic share is about 23%. Fairmount's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 15.5:1 comes from the school's 40 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 4.1 students per teacher above the 11.4:1 average for elementary schools in New Jersey. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 56% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Bergen County, the average eligibility rate is 28%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Fairmount would be expected to post about 35.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.8%.
Federal survey data for Bergen County show that the median household income is $124,884, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Bergen County is home to 291 public schools and about 133,883 public school students.
The shortest distance from Fairmount to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Bergen County Academies. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Fairmount comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Fairmount is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school enrolled 621 students in 2024-25, 29 more than the 592 it had in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bergen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
962,316
Census ACS
Median income
$124,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
291
133,883 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hackensack School District
- Hackensack High SchoolHigh · 1,813 students
- Hackensack Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,399 students
- Nellie K. ParkerElementary · 589 students
- Fanny Meyer HillersElementary · 516 students
- Jackson AvenueElementary · 438 students
Other schools in HACKENSACK
- Hackensack High SchoolHigh · 1,813 students
- Hackensack Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,399 students
- Bergen County AcademiesHigh · 1,130 students
- Nellie K. ParkerElementary · 589 students
- Fanny Meyer HillersElementary · 516 students
- Jackson AvenueElementary · 438 students
Other Fairmount schools
One other US public school is named Fairmount. Fairmount is the largest of the 2.
- Fairmount SchoolBangor, ME · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Bergen County Academies0.5 mi · 1,130
- Hackensack Middle School0.8 mi · 1,399
- Nellie K. Parker0.9 mi · 589
- Maywood Avenue School1.0 mi · 561
- Maywood Campus1.0 mi · 206
- Hackensack High School1.1 mi · 1,813
Frequently asked questions
About FairmountHow large is Fairmount?
Fairmount enrolls approximately 621 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Fairmount serve?
Fairmount serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Fairmount have?
Fairmount employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairmount?
At Fairmount, the student body is approximately 10% White, 65% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Fairmount in?
Fairmount is part of Hackensack School District.
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