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Fairmount Elementary

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Fairmount Elementary ranks 535 th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

535^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,009 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Fairmount Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bristol, Tennessee, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 365. The school is part of the Bristol District, which is ranked 22 out of 139 districts in Tennessee and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Academically, Fairmount Elementary's performance, as measured by TNReady test scores, is generally lower than the Bristol district and the state of Tennessee averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Mathematics was 39.1% at Fairmount Elementary, compared to 47.7% for the Bristol district and 42.2% for Tennessee. The school also has consistently higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, ranging from 15.4% to 20.2% in recent years.

Fairmount Elementary's statewide ranking among Tennessee elementary schools has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 299 out of 646 schools in 2016-2017 to 692 out of 985 schools in 2018-2019. The school's ranking has generally been in the lower half of Tennessee elementary schools, with a 2-star or 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Fairmount Elementary performs better than some nearby schools in the Sullivan County and Carter County districts, such as Unaka Elementary and Emmett Elementary.

351

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,613

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

821 Virginia AVE
Bristol, TN 37620

(423) 652-9311

District: Bristol

Students who attend Fairmount Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bristol Tennessee Middle School
High:	Tennessee High School
	Tennessee Online Public School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Two or more races:

7.7%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 61st percentile in 2023 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 61st-percentile peak (2023) to 47th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Bristol's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg50%

Tennessee avg42%

535^th of 1,009

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Bristol

22^nd of 139Bristol among Tennessee districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	535 of 1009	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	604 of 1018	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	395 of 1020	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	462 of 1000	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	521 of 983	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	692 of 985	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	725 of 997	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.6	299 of 646	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.5	469 of 855	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.0	504 of 853	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.5	622 of 846	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	57.1	376 of 820	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	29.3	643 of 818	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.5	463 of 809	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	40.2	218 of 404	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	581 of 986	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	548 of 990	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	348 of 989	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	508 of 975	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	517 of 945	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	696 of 926	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	223 of 843	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	280 of 853	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	283 of 865	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	281 of 858	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	279 of 823	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.7	564 of 821	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	592 of 877	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	489 of 984	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	621 of 991	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	440 of 987	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	404 of 980	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	488 of 941	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	607 of 916	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	219 of 618	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	394 of 582	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	262 of 528	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	198 of 447	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.2	262 of 369	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	338 of 395	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	617 of 840	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	671 of 847	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	533 of 852	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	521 of 844	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	539 of 844	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	689 of 812	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	764 of 841	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2019)46th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Science48%~ state avg

Mathematics39%-3 vs state

English Language Arts35%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairmount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Virginia AVE	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9311	365	28	13.1		310 (84.9%)	17 (4.7%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	45.4	535^th of 1009 public elementary schools	47.0%		41	604^th of 1018 public elementary schools	40.7%	69	50.9	31.4	32.6				39.1	38.6	35.3	31.0				35.3	49.1	56.9	34.9				47.7					$15,613	$1,557	$12,239
Tennessee Online Public School at Bristol	Public, Virtual	K-5	615 Martin Luther King Junior	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 652-9209	21	3	6.9		19 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)								(n/a)							57.1							50.0							64.3					$4,037	$301	$3,736
Anderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Ninth ST	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9444	268	23	11.5		213 (79.5%)	8 (3.0%)	12 (4.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.6%)	43.8	552^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	45.3%		55.2	408^th of 1018 public elementary schools	59.9%	144	28.6	51.5	41.2				39.7	14.3	54.5	43.1				36.5	28.6	48.5	45.1				40.5					$16,786	$1,576	$14,099
Haynesfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Bluff City HWY	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	No	No	(423) 652-9292	397	25	15.7		327 (82.4%)	7 (1.8%)	26 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	85.9	116^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.5%		76.5	180^th of 1018 public elementary schools	82.3%	64	66.7	55.2	69.1				64.1	56.1	56.9	56.7				56.5	74.2	69.0	76.5				73.4					$12,763	$565	$11,461
Holston View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1840 King College RD	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	No	No	(423) 652-9470	314	21	14.7		274 (87.3%)	5 (1.6%)	13 (4.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	83.5	132^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	86.9%		90.6	86^th of 1018 public elementary schools	91.6%	46	58.2	50.0	75.6				61.4	52.7	61.1	63.4				58.3	63.6	63.9	82.9				69.7					$15,764	$1,338	$13,445
Emmett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	753 Emmett RD	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1865	309	24	12.8		296 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	34.4	687^th of 1009 public elementary schools	31.9%		32.2	710^th of 1018 public elementary schools	30.3%	23	37.8	28.1	23.4				29.8	42.2	34.4	21.7				32.5	55.6	37.5	27.7				40.3					$15,170	$1,610	$12,440
Avoca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2440 Volunteer PKWY	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9445	402	27	14.9		361 (89.8%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	75.4	192^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	81.0%		77.8	168^th of 1018 public elementary schools	83.5%	24	59.1	47.8	53.3				53.3	53.0	47.8	50.0				50.3	71.2	63.2	75.0				69.6					$13,270	$963	$11,396
Bluff City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	282 Maple DR	Bluff City	37618	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1825	544	33	16.4		508 (93.4%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	38.2	627^th of 1009 public elementary schools	37.9%		38.3	634^th of 1018 public elementary schools	37.7%	7	47.7	42.5	32.2				40.8	33.0	41.4	27.3				33.8	42.0	37.9	29.9				36.6					$13,452	$857	$11,659
Central Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Central Heights RD	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1575	235	19	12.3		223 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	71.8	225^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.7%		63.4	304^th of 1018 public elementary schools	70.1%	79	53.3	68.6	57.4				59.8	50.0	70.6	48.9				55.9	41.4	57.1	46.8				48.6					$14,828	$972	$12,913
Unaka Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	120 Unaka DR	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 474-4110	213	15	14.3		202 (94.8%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	23.3	809^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.8%		36.9	650^th of 1018 public elementary schools	36.1%	159	25.0	20.0	20.0	15.4	23.5	50.0	26.2	30.0	33.3	15.0	38.5	41.2	44.4	33.0	35.0	40.0	20.0	46.2	47.1	44.4	37.9	15.4	35.3	66.7	41.7	$17,890	$2,394	$13,958

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairmount Elementary

Is Fairmount Elementary a good school?

Fairmount Elementary ranks 535^th of 1009 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fairmount Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Fairmount Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fairmount Elementary?

Students at Fairmount Elementary are 83% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Fairmount Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairmount Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bristol Tennessee Middle School
High : Tennessee High School
High : Tennessee Online Public School

What district is Fairmount Elementary in?

Bristol

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