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Fairmont Junior High School

Q: Is Fairmont Junior High School a good school?

Fairmont Junior High School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Idaho middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Fairmont Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended Fairmont Junior High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Fairmont Junior High School?

Students at Fairmont Junior High School are 51% White, 33% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Fairmont Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Fairmont Junior High School usually go on to attend Capital Senior High School

Public Grades 7-9

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 177 Idaho Middle Schools

Better than 6% of Idaho middle schools

Summary

Fairmont Junior High School is a public school in Boise, Idaho, serving 659 students in grades 7–9 as part of the Boise Independent District.

Academically, Fairmont is the lowest-performing junior high in its district and ranks 163rd out of 174 Idaho middle schools — placing it in the bottom 6% statewide. Math proficiency is just 24.8%, versus 65.3% at North Junior High School. ELA proficiency is 37.1%, compared to 67.8% at North, and eighth-grade science is 25.5% against a 42.9% state average. Nearby schools like West Junior High, Riverglen Junior High School, and Hillside Junior High School all post stronger results in every core subject.

Chronic absenteeism is another concern. Fairmont's rate of 29.2% is more than double the state average of 13.8% and the highest among local junior highs, tied with South Junior High School (29.0%); North Junior High's rate is just 15.2%. Yet Fairmont spends more per student ($10,023) with a favorable 15.4:1 student-teacher ratio. Nearby Lowell Scott Middle School spends only $7,081 per student with a 21.1:1 ratio and achieves far higher proficiency. Funding and class size don't appear to be the main barriers.

Test scores have been volatile. After modest gains in 2023–2024 and 2024–2025, math and ELA proficiency dropped sharply in the most recent year. Fairmont's poverty rate (43.6% free/reduced lunch) is moderate for the area — South Junior High serves a 97% low-income population yet still outperforms Fairmont. While Fairmont has pockets of relative strength among some student subgroups, the overall picture is concerning. High absenteeism, inconsistent scores, and low achievement point to engagement and instructional consistency as key challenges — meaning these outcomes are not inevitable, and targeted work could turn things around.

659

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,023

Per pupil spending ?

43.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2121 North Cole Road
Boise, ID 83704-7312

(208) 854-4790

District: Boise Independent District

Students who attend Fairmont Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Capital Senior High School

Feeder schools for Fairmont Junior High School:

Elementary:	Koelsch Elementary School
	Morley Nelson Elementary
	Valley View Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.0%

Hispanic:

32.8%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Idaho average (29% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 14% Idaho)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg48%

Idaho avg47%

166^th of 177

Idaho public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Middle Schools in the Boise Independent District

41^st of 104Boise Independent District among Idaho 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	Idaho percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	166 of 177	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	116 of 164	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	83 of 107	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	48 of 53	9.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	36 of 42	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	40 of 43	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	84 of 100	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	115 of 131	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.2	90 of 98	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.6	88 of 100	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.7	151 of 173	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.4	145 of 171	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.7	129 of 169	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.6	114 of 166	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.8	115 of 160	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.5	130 of 158	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	21.6	62 of 72	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	47 of 51	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.8	28 of 28	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	53 of 60	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	40.0	29 of 56	48.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.1	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	22.7	28 of 37	24.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	26.0	54 of 72	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	45 of 51	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	28 of 28	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	51 of 60	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2018	33.3	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	50.7	33 of 81	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	4.9	21 of 21	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	32 of 35	8.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2024)59th percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2024)48th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2024)25th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)24th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2018)22nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2024)14th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-17 vs state

Science26%-17 vs state

Math25%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISAT Math (2026)				ISAT Science (2026)		ISAT English Language Arts (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT Science All Grades	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairmont Junior High School	Public	7-9	2121 North Cole Road	Boise	83704	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4790	659	43	15.4		336 (51.0%)	53 (8.0%)	216 (32.8%)	16 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	28 (4.2%)	10.5	166^th of 177 public middle schools	6.2%					(n/a)		25.1	24.4	24.8	25.5			41.9	32.2	37.1	$10,023	$750	$9,273
Hillside Junior High School	Public	7-9	3536 Hill Road	Boise	83703	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5120	561	36	15.6	26.2%	439 (78.3%)	36 (6.4%)	41 (7.3%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.3%)	45.5	88^th of 177 public middle schools	50.3%		48.9	80^th of 166 public middle schools	51.8%	8		48.5	43.6	45.9	40.9			54.7	50.6	52.5	$10,075	$866	$9,208
South Junior High School	Public	7-9	3101 Cassia Street	Boise	83705	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-6110	533	37	14.5	97.0%	329 (61.7%)	44 (8.3%)	114 (21.4%)	12 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.1%)	27.2	138^th of 177 public middle schools	22.0%					(n/a)		27.4	41.8	34.7	33.1			38.9	52.8	45.8	$11,445	$758	$10,687
Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4141 East Pine Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4270	898	42	21.2	40.9%	597 (66.5%)	28 (3.1%)	177 (19.7%)	32 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	55 (6.1%)	60.2	58^th of 177 public middle schools	67.2%		59.1	56^th of 166 public middle schools	66.3%	2	45.7	45.1	44.4	45.1	49.5		66.8	62.7	62.5	63.9	$6,819	$655	$6,164
North Junior High School	Public	7-9	1105 North 13th Street	Boise	83702	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5740	886	47	18.7	20.5%	690 (77.9%)	33 (3.7%)	102 (11.5%)	12 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.0%)	81.5	25^th of 177 public middle schools	85.9%		66.7	41^st of 166 public middle schools	75.3%	16		65.5	65.1	65.3	53.3			68.3	67.2	67.8	$8,791	$618	$8,174
West Junior High	Public	7-9	8371 West Salt Creek Court	Boise	83709	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-6450	717	41	17.5	37.4%	525 (73.2%)	15 (2.1%)	117 (16.3%)	15 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.6%)	32.9	120^th of 177 public middle schools	32.2%		28.4	127^th of 166 public middle schools	23.5%	7		47.4	34.6	40.7	32.2			52.1	45.3	48.5	$9,693	$868	$8,825
Riverglen Junior High School	Public	7-9	6801 North Gary Lane	Boise	83714	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5910	497	36	13.6	37.8%	360 (72.4%)	19 (3.8%)	77 (15.5%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.0%)	33	119^th of 177 public middle schools	32.8%		41.8	95^th of 166 public middle schools	42.8%	24		34.8	35.1	35.0	41.7			52.8	47.9	50.3	$11,760	$1,178	$10,582
Lowell Scott Middle School	Public	6-8	13600 West McMillan Road	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4060	773	37	21.1	35.2%	606 (78.4%)	27 (3.5%)	66 (8.5%)	22 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.0%)	86.7	20^th of 177 public middle schools	88.7%		87	15^th of 166 public middle schools	91.0%	5	51.5	69.6	63.3	61.4	68.4		70.7	78.1	75.8	74.9	$7,081	$609	$6,472
Crossroads Middle School	Public	6-8	650 North Nola	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 855-4275	124	16	8.0	47.6%	103 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (12.9%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								(n/a)	< 32%	< 34%	31.0	28.6	< 40%	< 40%	< 20%	< 45%	50.0	33.6	$11,165	$858	$10,307
Pathways Middle School	Public	6-8	1870 East Heritage Park Lane	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 350-4040	122	14	8.5	49.2%	98 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.7%)	33.1	118^th of 177 public middle schools	33.3%		33.7	118^th of 166 public middle schools	28.9%		< 23%	< 22%	< 29%	19.8	33.3		28.6	48.9	63.6	47.4	$10,779	$837	$9,943

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairmont Junior High School

What district is Fairmont Junior High School in?

Boise Independent District

What is the racial makeup of Fairmont Junior High School?

Students at Fairmont Junior High School are 51% White, 33% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Fairmont Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended Fairmont Junior High School.

What high school do graduates of Fairmont Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Fairmont Junior High School usually go on to attend Capital Senior High School

Is Fairmont Junior High School a good school?

Fairmont Junior High School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Idaho middle schools.

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