Summary:
The Fairmont Area School District has only one elementary school, Fairmont Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school has consistently performed below the state averages in Math, Reading, and Science proficiency rates over the past two school years, ranking between 507 and 607 out of 845-881 Minnesota elementary schools.
Fairmont Elementary School has been rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, and the Fairmont Area School District as a whole is ranked 275 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and is also rated 2 stars out of 5. The school's Math proficiency rates ranged from 17.24% in 5th grade to 58.22% in 3rd grade, compared to the state averages of 42.94% to 57.93%. Similarly, the school's Reading proficiency rates ranged from 40% in 4th grade to 44.14% in 5th grade, compared to the state averages of 46.14% to 57.09%. The school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate was 34.19%, compared to the state average of 45.02%.
The high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at Fairmont Elementary School, 59.45%, indicates that the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which may contribute to the school's lower academic performance. Additionally, the fact that the Fairmont Area School District as a whole is ranked in the bottom half of districts in Minnesota suggests that the district may be facing broader systemic challenges that are impacting the performance of its schools.
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