📍 58 Thirteenth Street, Bangor, Penobscot County, 04401
Fairmount School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bangor, Penobscot County. The school has 231 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Bangor Public Schools school district. It serves grades 4–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 80% of students are proficient in reading. 78% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Fairmount School enrolls 231 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 8.2% Two or more races and 5.6% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 192 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 8.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
149 of the school's 231 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 132 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fairmount School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ME-20, state senate district 9, state house district 127.
Fairmount School is one of 10 schools in Bangor Public Schools, based in Bangor, Maine. The district serves 3,439 students district-wide and employs 281 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 231 students, Fairmount School is smaller than the district average of about 344 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small