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Fairmont Elementary School

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Fairmont Elementary School ranks 576 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

576^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Fairmont Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Fairmont, Minnesota, with 974 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.6. The school is part of the Fairmont Area School District, which is ranked 275 out of 446 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairmont Elementary School's test scores are generally below the state averages in both math and reading. In 2024-2025, only 38.86% of students were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 45.21%, and only 42.46% were proficient or better in reading, compared to the state average of 49.59%. The school's performance has been declining over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 397 out of 870 schools in 2018-2019 to 576 out of 872 schools in 2024-2025. When compared to nearby schools, such as Blue Earth Area Elementary, Fairmont Elementary School generally performs worse on standardized tests, with lower proficiency rates in both math and reading.

Fairmont Elementary School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 53.07% to 62.03% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and indicates a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and English Language Learners performing relatively well compared to their peers statewide, while White students and students with special needs perform significantly worse.

1,007

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,653

Per pupil spending ?

59.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

714 Victoria Street Ste 101
Fairmont, MN 56031-4364

(507) 238-4487

District: Fairmont Area School District

Students who attend Fairmont Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Fairmont Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.3%

Hispanic:

27.0%

Two or more races:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 54th percentile in 2019 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 54th-percentile peak (2019) to 34th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg38%

Minnesota avg47%

576^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

275^th of 446Fairmont Area School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	576 of 872	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	607 of 881	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	507 of 845	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	439 of 858	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	445 of 869	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.5	397 of 870	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	417 of 847	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.4	472 of 853	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.6	574 of 848	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.3	622 of 840	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.1	658 of 826	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.0	580 of 824	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.7	601 of 820	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.3	585 of 814	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.0	585 of 803	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	56.9	403 of 781	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.1	344 of 777	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.6	457 of 756	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.8	409 of 685	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.0	403 of 676	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2003	34.5	524 of 674	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	206 of 303	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	205 of 303	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	124 of 276	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	73 of 256	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	52.4	67 of 175	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.4	118 of 239	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	535 of 799	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	583 of 809	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.6	504 of 787	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	446 of 799	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	458 of 783	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.1	390 of 787	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	388 of 774	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	151 of 238	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	178 of 249	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.4	85 of 214	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	63 of 209	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	51.3	68 of 153	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.3	48 of 219	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	64 of 220	70.9%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	1 of 10	90.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	466 of 764	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	521 of 793	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	368 of 774	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.4	195 of 663	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.3	213 of 683	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.3	162 of 740	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	246 of 728	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	558 of 812	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	585 of 826	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.1	450 of 799	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	387 of 808	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	402 of 784	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.8	388 of 798	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	433 of 779	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	366 of 562	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	434 of 572	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	467 of 524	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	415 of 500	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	321 of 417	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	369 of 515	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	358 of 463	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	570 of 714	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	634 of 730	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	538 of 712	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.4	451 of 725	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	396 of 710	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	415 of 722	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	492 of 712	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)90th percentile+56 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-7 vs state

Math39%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					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	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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Fairmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	714 Victoria Street Ste 101	Fairmont	56031	Martin County	Fairmont Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 238-4487	1,007	65	15.3	59.1%	698 (69.3%)	13 (1.3%)	272 (27.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	16 (1.6%)	39.5	576^th of 872 public elementary schools	33.9%		35.9	607^th of 881 public elementary schools	31.1%	31	58.2	46.2	17.2	33.6	38.9	42.5	40.0	44.1	43.1	42.5	$11,653
Southern Plains Education Coop.	Public	PK-K	1200 North Park Street	Fairmont	56031	Martin County	Southern Plains Education Coop.	No	No	No	No	(507) 238-1472	19	3	7.1	68.4%	11 (57.9%)	1 (5.3%)	6 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)								(n/a)
Granada Huntley East Chain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Reynolds St	Granada	56039	Martin County	Granada Huntley East Chain	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 447-2211	138	10	13.5	57.2%	120 (87.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.6%)	22.2	697^th of 872 public elementary schools	20.1%		28	668^th of 881 public elementary schools	24.2%	29	41.7	14.8	16.7		24.6	37.5	29.6	44.4		36.2	$9,679
Truman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 E 1st St S	Truman	56088	Martin County	Truman Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 776-2111	136	14	9.9	57.4%	115 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (8.8%)	31.5	631^st of 872 public elementary schools	27.6%		40.5	578^th of 881 public elementary schools	34.4%	53	26.3	52.9	38.9	23.1	35.8	26.3	31.3	55.6	30.8	36.4	$13,534
Sherburn Elementary	Public	K-2	105 E 5th St	Sherburn	56171	Martin County	Martin County West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 764-4461	136	14	9.9	36.8%	127 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.9%)								(n/a)											$13,112
Trimont Elementary	Public	3-6	77 W Beech St	Trimont	56176	Martin County	Martin County West School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 639-2071	200	15	13.6	36.5%	177 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (5.0%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	48.2	492^nd of 872 public elementary schools	43.6%		61.4	362^nd of 881 public elementary schools	58.9%	130	58.3	51.9	34.0	46.9	48.0	41.7	41.2	48.9	40.8	43.1	$11,420
Blue Earth Area Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	315 E 6th St	Blue Earth	56013	Faribault County	Blue Earth Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 526-3090	515	33	15.4	52.8%	374 (72.6%)	3 (0.6%)	122 (23.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	42.2	549^th of 872 public elementary schools	37.0%		37.2	599^th of 881 public elementary schools	32.0%	50	64.6	45.2	18.1		42.1	60.0	27.4	43.4		44.1	$11,825

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairmont Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Fairmont Elementary School?

Students at Fairmont Elementary School are 69% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Fairmont Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fairmont Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Fairmont Junior/Senior High School

Is Fairmont Elementary School a good school?

Fairmont Elementary School ranks 576^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Fairmont Elementary School in?

Fairmont Area School District

How many students attend Fairmont Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,007 students attended Fairmont Elementary School.

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