Fairmont Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · New Albany, Indiana

Fairmont Elementary School in New Albany, Indiana enrolled 334 students in 2024-25 with 22.1 full-time teachers, 15.1 students per teacher against the Indiana elementary-school median of 15.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Indiana: 38.5%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 22%

300 students in 2022-23, 329 students in 2023-24, 334 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.5 to 22.1.

Students enrolled at Fairmont Elementary School by school year2022-23: 300, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 33401002003004002022-233002023-243292024-25334
Students enrolled at Fairmont Elementary School by school year2022-23: 300, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 33401002003004002022-233002023-243292024-25334
Students enrolled at Fairmont Elementary School by school year2022-23: 300, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 33401002003004002022-233002023-243292024-25334
Students enrolled at Fairmont Elementary School by school year2022-23: 300, 2023-24: 329, 2024-25: 33401002003004002022-233002023-243292024-25334
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330028.510.5
2023-2432925.113.1
2024-2533422.115.1

15.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 of every 100 Indiana elementary schools

Among the 1,039 Indiana elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 15.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 15.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 15.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state median 15.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Indiana elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 31.1; This school 15.1; state median 15.0.2 more above 25.0 →510152025students per full-time teacherThis school 15.1state median 15.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 301 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fairmont Elementary School enrolled 301 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 301 of the 301 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions16
  • Chronically absent37.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

38.6% of students were Hispanic, 33.5% White, 16.5% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic38.6%
  2. White33.5%
  3. Black16.5%
  4. Two or more races8.4%
  5. Asian2.4%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Fairmont Elementary School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Indiana, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtIndiana
Math55‑59%48% (2021-22)38.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in New Albany

6 public elementary schools in New Albany report 2024-25 enrollment; Fairmont Elementary School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mount Tabor Elementary School65515.249.5%
Grant Line Elementary School51317.320.7%
Slate Run Elementary School40515.045.2%
Green Valley Elementary School40414.458.9%
Fairmont Elementary School33415.156.6%
S Ellen Jones Elementary School24311.856.4%

All public schools in New Albany →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Fairmont Elementary School

  1. Slate Run Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 405 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. S Ellen Jones Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 243 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  3. Compare Fairmont Elementary School with Slate Run Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New Albany Floyd County Schools spends per student$13,175 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,175
  5. The largest public schools in IndianaFairmont Elementary School is the number 748 by size of 1,044 Indiana elementary schools open in 2024-25.#748 of 1,044
  6. Indiana schools by students per teacher15.1 students per teacher here against the Indiana median of 15.0 for elementary schools.15.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Fairmont Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Fairmont Elementary School?
    334 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 300 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in New Albany, IN.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairmont Elementary School?
    15.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Indiana median for elementary schools is 15.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Fairmont Elementary School a Title I school?
    Fairmont Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Fairmont Elementary School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Fairmont Elementary School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in math, against 38.5% in math across Indiana. Indiana's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Fairmont Elementary School in?
    New Albany Floyd County Schools, NCES district ID 1807410. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 180741001264 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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