Fairmount School
58 Thirteenth St
Bangor ME, 04401, Penobscot County
Phone: 207-941-6260
Ranking: 
(76 out of 407, top 19%)*
(76 out of 407, top 19%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 4 to Grade 5
School District: Bangor
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 268 | 269 | 300 | 304 | 240 | 273 | 263 | |||||||
| Grade 4: | 148 | 55.2% | 130 | 48.3% | 144 | 48.0% | 175 | 57.6% | 115 | 47.9% | 137 | 50.2% | 126 | 47.9% |
| Grade 5: | 120 | 44.8% | 139 | 51.7% | 156 | 52.0% | 129 | 42.4% | 125 | 52.1% | 136 | 49.8% | 137 | 52.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 148 | 55.2% | 136 | 50.6% | 157 | 52.3% | 164 | 53.9% | 123 | 51.3% | 137 | 50.2% | 135 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 120 | 44.8% | 133 | 49.4% | 143 | 47.7% | 140 | 46.1% | 109 | 45.4% | 128 | 46.9% | 124 | 47.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 1.9% | 7 | 2.6% | 7 | 2.3% | 7 | 2.3% | 4 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.5% | 2 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 3 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.5% | 3 | 1.0% | 6 | 2.0% | 5 | 2.1% | 6 | 2.2% | 4 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 2.6% | 6 | 2.2% | 3 | 1.0% | 4 | 1.3% | 2 | 0.8% | 3 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.9% | 6 | 2.2% | 12 | 4.0% | 12 | 3.9% | 9 | 3.8% | 12 | 4.4% | 8 | 3.0% |
| White: | 238 | 88.8% | 244 | 90.7% | 272 | 90.7% | 274 | 90.1% | 220 | 91.7% | 248 | 90.8% | 249 | 94.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 10 | 3.7% | 2 | 0.7% | 3 | 1.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 159 | 59.3% | 167 | 62.1% | NA | NA | 164 | 53.9% | 131 | 54.6% | 150 | 54.9% | 135 | 51.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 6.0% | 13 | 4.8% | NA | NA | 22 | 7.2% | 18 | 7.5% | 23 | 8.4% | 21 | 8.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.25 | 11.82 | 12.15 | 13.45 | 12.44 | 11.90 | 7.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MEA | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | 59% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | N/A | 61% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 60% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 78% | 79% | 66% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 61% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76% | N/A | 67% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | N/A | 63% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73% | 76% | 71% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | N/A | 57% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 56% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | 57% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 58% | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | 55% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 73% | N/A | 60% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 64% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 80% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52% | N/A | 58% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | 63% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 67% |
| 2009 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 66% | 55% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 69% | N/A | 58% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | N/A | 43% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 27% | N/A | N/A |
| NECAP | ||||||
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 62% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | 60% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 66% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 69% | 66% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 67% | 73% | 67% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66% | N/A | 68% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75% | 80% | 70% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 65% | 75% | 69% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 74% | 64% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | N/A | 60% |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 68% | 69% | 64% |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 62% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 75% | 72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | 70% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 77% | 79% | 68% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 78% | 71% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | N/A | 43% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 53% | 55% | 41% |
| 2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 54% | 61% | 45% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 45.8% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 54.2% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 18.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 0.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 100.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $49,631.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | NA |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $49,631.0 |
* Fairmount School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.