FAIRMONT J H

Located at 4911 HOLLY BAY CT, in PASADENA, Texas, FAIRMONT J H is a moderately sized junior high that works with 676 students (grades 6 through 8), run under DEER PARK ISD.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, FAIRMONT J H records that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 35% White, 3% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Harris County as a whole is about 44% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, FAIRMONT J H has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 38% of students at FAIRMONT J H qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harris County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FAIRMONT J H sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.4%; this one delivers 68.7%.

In the broader community, Harris County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which FAIRMONT J H is one.

FAIRMONT EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FAIRMONT J H at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 53.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 699 students in 2018 compared to 676 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 49% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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