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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Fairmont High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
780
High
DISTRICT 1,090 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ROBESON COUNTY·NCES 370393002232
Fairmont High
5419 Old Stage Road, Fairmont, NC 28340 · (910) 628-6727 · Robeson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL780 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of North Carolina public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
777 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 234 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 199 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 183 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 164 | 21% |
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
36.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
25.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 High
Fairmont High's state test result (25.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont High this school | 780 | 99.6% | 25.6% |
| Shelby High Shelby | 792 | 99.6% | 29.7% |
| Scotland High School Laurinburg | 1,294 | 99.8% | 29.2% |
| Nash Central High Rocky Mount | 703 | 99.6% | 50.1% |
| SouthWest Edgecombe High Pinetops | 798 | 99.5% | 19.2% |
| Farmville Central High Farmville | 778 | 99.6% | 40.1% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Robeson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #428 of 468 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #323 of 464 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #401 of 448 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 780 | #252 of 598 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #27 of 473 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #15 of 474 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #90 of 527 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.2% | #30 of 164 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
780
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 562
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 780 | 58.1 | 13.4:1 | 100% (777) |
| 2023-24 | 801 | 53.4 | 15.0:1 | 99% (796) |
| 2022-23 | 840 | 49.5 | 17.0:1 | 98% (825) |
| 2020-21 | 779 | 56 | 13.9:1 | 100% (776) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | 45.1 | 14.4:1 | 98% (638) |
| 2015-16 | 730 | 48 | 15.2:1 | 98% (712) |
| 2010-11 | 659 | 52 | 12.7:1 | 76% (502) |
| 2000-01 | 759 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 63% (479) |
| 1990-91 | 562 | 44 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairmont High.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (649 to 780); teachers up 29% (45.1 to 58.1).
About Fairmont High
A medium-sized high school in Fairmont, North Carolina, Fairmont High is part of Public Schools of Robeson County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 780 students in grades 9 through 12.
Public Schools of Robeson County has 36 schools; together they serve 20,856 students.
Fairmont High's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 41%. After that, the student body is 25% Native American, 16% White, 10% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. Among all residents of Robeson County, the Black share is about 23%. Fairmont High has a diversity index of 73%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 58.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fairmont High and a ratio of 13.4:1. That ratio is under the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 100% of students. Across public schools in Robeson County, the average is about the same, 98%.
Fairmont High is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of North Carolina public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In North Carolina, Fairmont High is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.6% compared with a predicted 48.4%.
Robeson County has these Census figures: median household income is about $41,978, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 15%, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Fairmont High is among the 40 public schools in Robeson County.
Fairmont Middle is located about 1.9 miles from Fairmont High. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Fairmont High comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
The school's size has been steady, with 779 students in 2020-21 and 780 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Fairmont High may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Robeson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
116,902
Census ACS
Median income
$41,978
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
21,625 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Public Schools of Robeson County
- Lumberton Senior HighHigh · 1,894 students
- Purnell Swett HighHigh · 1,583 students
- Saint Pauls HighHigh · 1,142 students
- Red Springs HighHigh · 867 students
- Magnolia ElementaryElementary · 779 students
- Prospect ElementaryElementary · 775 students
Other schools in Fairmont
- Rosenwald ElementaryElementary · 343 students
- Fairgrove Elementary SchoolElementary · 291 students
- Fairmont MiddleMiddle · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Fairmont Middle1.9 mi · 253
- Rosenwald Elementary2.1 mi · 343
- Fairgrove Elementary School4.6 mi · 291
- Orrum Middle4.9 mi · 294
- Long Branch Elementary8.8 mi · 428
- Lumberton Junior9.4 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About Fairmont HighWhat is the total enrollment at Fairmont High?
Fairmont High enrolls approximately 780 students in grades 09-12.
Is Fairmont High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairmont High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Fairmont High have?
Fairmont High employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairmont High?
At Fairmont High, the student body is approximately 16% White, 9% Hispanic, 41% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Fairmont High public or private?
Fairmont High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Public Schools of Robeson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.