1
Enrollment
676
Middle
DISTRICT 714 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER PARK ISD·NCES 481653016972
Fairmont Junior High School
4911 HOLLY BAY CT, PASADENA, TX 77505 · (832) 668-7800 · Harris County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
255 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 224 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 197 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 255 | 38% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · 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
Fairmont Junior High School→Deer Park High School
Based on grade levels within DEER PARK ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
70.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
72.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 29.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 39.0% | 17.0% | 11.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 70.0% | 72.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 62.0% |
| 2020-21 | 48.0% | 65.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 Fairmont Junior High School
Fairmont Junior High School's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmont Junior High School this school | 676 | 37.7% | 67.7% |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Intermediate School SCHERTZ | 702 | 41.7% | 44.9% |
| Deer Park Junior High School DEER PARK | 877 | 38.2% | 62.0% |
| George Wagner Middle School GEORGETOWN | 837 | 43.6% | 31.2% |
| Bailey Middle School AUSTIN | 785 | 34.1% | 47.0% |
| Needville Junior High School NEEDVILLE | 565 | 43.4% | 61.9% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #127 of 1,635 | #21 of 218 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #113 of 1,670 ▼ 5 | #20 of 219 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #280 of 1,670 no change | #31 of 219 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.0pp | #99 of 1,570 | #14 of 216 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 676 | #793 of 1,749 | #138 of 227 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #969 of 1,542 | #127 of 215 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #703 of 1,543 | #92 of 215 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #1,361 of 1,648 | #199 of 221 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #838 of 942 | #132 of 145 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
676
-63 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 676 | 43.8 | 15.4:1 | 38% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 41.4 | 16.7:1 | 41% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 730 | 42.8 | 17.0:1 | 44% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 739 | 42 | 17.6:1 | 36% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 41.8 | 16.7:1 | 36% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 761 | 41 | 18.6:1 | 35% (266) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairmont Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (699 to 676); teachers up 5% (41.8 to 43.8).
About Fairmont Junior High School
Fairmont Junior High School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in PASADENA, Texas, administered by DEER PARK ISD. It educates 676 students in grades 6 through 8.
DEER PARK ISD runs Fairmont Junior High School along with 13 other schools, enrolling 12,165 students in total.
Fairmont Junior High School's enrollment is 57% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 35% White, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. In Harris County overall, about 44% of residents are Hispanic. Fairmont Junior High School has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Fairmont Junior High School is 43.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.4:1. Among middle schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 14.4:1. The school counts 255 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 38%. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, higher than here.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Fairmont Junior High School, the prediction is 57.6% and the result is 67.7%.
Harris County has these Census figures: median household income is about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Fairmont Junior High School is among the 1,205 public schools in Harris County.
The next-closest public school is Fairmont Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Fairmont Junior High School's average proficiency of 67.7% compares with 52.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 676 was 9% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 739. Students per teacher fell from 17.6 in 2020-21 to 15.4 in 2024-25.
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Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEER PARK ISD
- Deer Park High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Deer Park Junior High SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- San Jacinto Elementary SchoolElementary · 862 students
- Carpenter Elementary SchoolElementary · 837 students
- Fairmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
- Bonnette Junior High SchoolMiddle · 662 students
Other schools in PASADENA
- Pasadena Memorial High SchoolHigh · 3,177 students
- Sam Rayburn High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
- Pasadena High SchoolHigh · 2,217 students
- Bondy Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Miller Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 780 students
- Fairmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 776 students
Other Fairmont Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Fairmont Junior High. Fairmont Junior High School is the largest of the 2.
- FAIRMONT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLBOISE, ID · 659 students
Nearby schools
- Fairmont Elementary School0.6 mi · 776
- Ignite Community School - Pasadena1.2 mi · 194
- Jp Dabbs Elementary School2.1 mi · 612
- Bondy Intermediate School2.1 mi · 933
- Turner Elementary School2.2 mi · 526
- College Park Elementary School2.5 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Fairmont Junior High SchoolHow large is Fairmont Junior High School?
Fairmont Junior High School enrolls approximately 676 students in grades 06-08.
Is Fairmont Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairmont Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairmont Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairmont Junior High School is approximately 15.4:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairmont Junior High School?
At Fairmont Junior High School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 57% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Fairmont Junior High School public or private?
Fairmont Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DEER PARK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.