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Fairmont Elementary

1405 Lester Harris RD, Johnson City, TN 37601 · (423) 434-5275 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 90% of Tennessee public elementary schools
  • ATest 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 Tennessee public elementary schools

Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 470
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 19.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE -0%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K204%
Kindergarten8215%
Grade 17915%
Grade 29017%
Grade 38416%
Grade 48917%
Grade 58616%

This year's kindergarten class (82) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (86).

Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 61% · US 70%
White
34966%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 56% · US 43%
Hispanic
7013%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 16% · US 30%
Black
346%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 21% · US 15%
Asian
183%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
5911%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
26249%
Female
26851%

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Test scores

TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or Mastered
English Language Arts
64.8%
TN avg 40.9% . -4.5pp since 2022
Math
68.3%
TN avg 39.3% . -2.2pp since 2022

What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 2 points.

TCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2564.8%68.3%
2023-2466.3%63.3%
2022-2369.3%70.5%
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Fairmont Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TennesseeIn Washington County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
68.3%#101 of 957
▲ 14
#5 of 18
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
64.8%#90 of 959
▼ 14
#4 of 18
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
530#366 of 1,044#7 of 18
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.1%#271 of 962#5 of 17
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+3.5%#281 of 348#7 of 8
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 2024-25
Enrollment
530
+31 (+6%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 411
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25530N/AN/AN/A
2023-2455539.714.0:1N/A
2022-2358641.114.3:1N/A
2020-214993514.3:1N/A
2017-1851236.913.9:1N/A
2015-165513615.3:160% (330)
2010-114422716.4:149% (218)
2000-01352N/AN/AN/A
1990-914112218.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairmont Elementary.

About Fairmont Elementary

In Johnson City, Tennessee, part of Washington County, Fairmont Elementary is an elementary school. There are 530 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.

Johnson City operates 11 schools. Combined enrollment is 7,818 students.

More than half of enrollment at Fairmont Elementary is White: 66%. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. Washington County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.

Fairmont Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 90% of Tennessee public elementary schools.

In Washington County, home to about 136,261 people, the median household earns about $62,809 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Washington County number 30, with about 15,787 students.

About 1.0 miles separate Fairmont Elementary from the closest public school, Science Hill High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.

Enrollment was 530 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 499.

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Washington County at a glance

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Population
136,261
Census ACS
Median income
$62,809
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
15,787 students

Quick facts

School name
Fairmont Elementary
District
Johnson City
Address
1405 Lester Harris RD, Johnson City, TN 37601
Phone
(423) 434-5275
County
Washington County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
530
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
470213000672
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Fairmont Elementary. Fairmont Elementary is the 6th largest of the 7.

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Frequently asked questions

About Fairmont Elementary
How many students attend Fairmont Elementary?
Fairmont Elementary enrolls approximately 530 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fairmont Elementary serve?
Fairmont Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairmont Elementary?
At Fairmont Elementary, the student body is approximately 66% White, 13% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Fairmont Elementary in?
Fairmont Elementary is part of Johnson City.
Where is Fairmont Elementary located?
Fairmont Elementary is located at 1405 Lester Harris RD, Johnson City, TN 37601.
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