📍 105 Grand Avenue, Hackensack, Bergen County, 07601
Fairmount is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hackensack, Bergen County. The school has 581 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hackensack School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fairmount enrolls 581 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 22% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 355 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 128 | 22% |
| White | 67 | 12% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
336 of the school's 581 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 273 qualify for free lunch and 63 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fairmount is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 NJ-50, state senate district 37, state house district 37.
Fairmount is one of 6 schools in Hackensack School District, based in Hackensack, New Jersey. The district serves 5,513 students district-wide and employs 431 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 581 students, Fairmount is smaller than the district average of about 919 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large