Summary:
Fairmount, Indiana has six public schools — two elementary, one middle, and three high schools — all belonging to Madison-Grant United School Corp, a district ranked 302 of 374 in Indiana (19th percentile, 1 star), serving roughly 1,794 students across kindergarten through 12th grade.
Two traditional brick-and-mortar schools stand out. Madison-Grant Junior/Senior High School posted a 98.8% graduation rate and 8.1% chronic absenteeism, both far better than the district (75.0% and 18.4%) and state (89.7% and 16.7%), and it has the city's lowest student-teacher ratio at 13.7. Park Elementary School is the most stable performer, holding a 2-star rank near the 39th–41st percentile for three years, with the city's lowest chronic absenteeism at 3.3% and its highest math proficiency at 43.33%.
Meanwhile, the four virtual/online schools enroll 58.5% of the city's students but generally trail on outcomes. Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 6-8 ranks 464 of 486 (5th percentile, 0 stars), and Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant K-5 ranks 955 of 1015 (6th percentile, 0 stars). Virtual Preparatory Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant 9-12 has the largest enrollment (489) but a 64.7% graduation rate and 45.3% chronic absenteeism, while Beacon Online Academy of Indiana at Madison-Grant (83 students) has the lowest graduation rate at 57.1%. Math is weak citywide: district SAT math proficiency is just 4.41% versus the state's 25.6%. Note that percentages at the smaller schools can swing considerably from year to year.
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