FAIRMONT EL

FAIRMONT EL is a primary school of mid-sized scale in PASADENA, Texas, part of DEER PARK ISD, hosting 776 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 50% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 14 schools in DEER PARK ISD (12,165 students total), FAIRMONT EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FAIRMONT EL reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 40% White, 3% Black, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the income-and-resources front, FAIRMONT EL lists 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting FAIRMONT EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 35% of students at FAIRMONT EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Harris County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, FAIRMONT EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.8%; this one delivers 65.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Harris County indicate median household income runs about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which FAIRMONT EL is one.

The closest other public school is FAIRMONT J H, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FAIRMONT EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.2%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 6%: 828 students in 2018 compared to 776 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 41% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

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