Best Public Schools in Fairmount, GA

Summary:

Fairmount, Georgia is home to a single public elementary school, Fairmount Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. As the sole educational institution in the community, Fairmount Elementary plays a crucial role in shaping the academic and social development of the area's younger residents.

Gordon County School District, which oversees Fairmount Elementary, is ranked 77 out of 206 districts in Georgia and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's statewide ranking among Georgia elementary schools has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 499 out of 1,242 schools in 2022-2023 to 598 out of 1,248 schools in 2023-2024. While the school's performance on the Milestones Assessment is mixed compared to county and state averages, its 4th and 5th grade English Language Arts proficiency rates were higher than the surrounding region in 2023-2024.

Fairmount Elementary School faces some challenges, including a high rate of 87.3% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. However, the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.7 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year could be a positive factor, potentially allowing for more individualized attention and support for students. With a spending per student of $10,089 in the 2018-2019 school year, the school appears to have access to resources, though it remains to be seen how this funding is being utilized to support student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment English Language Arts (2025)			Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2025)			Milestones Assessment Science (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	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairmount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Peachtree St	Fairmount	30139	Gordon County	Gordon County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 337-5321	366	31	12.0	99.2%	333 (91.0%)	7 (1.9%)	7 (1.9%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	50.7	555^th of 1238 public elementary schools	55.2%		47.3	598^th of 1248 public elementary schools	52.1%	43	32.7	38.8	39.1	32.7	51.0	43.8	43.8	$15,149	$1,057	$14,092

Cities Near Fairmount

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Calhoun	5.05 mi	12	153^rd
Rydal	8.24 mi	1	43^rd
White	12.38 mi	2	169^th
Jasper	12.74 mi	5	175^th
Adairsville	12.88 mi	3	114^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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