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Fairmount

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Fairmount ranks 1010 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

1010^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

Fairmount is an elementary school located in Hackensack, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 548 students. The school is part of the Hackensack School District, which is ranked 466 out of 609 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairmount consistently underperforms compared to the Hackensack School District and the state of New Jersey in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 36.7% of 3rd graders and 42.9% of 4th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.9% and 53.6% statewide, respectively. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with 35% of 3rd graders and 24.4% of 4th graders meeting or exceeding the standards, compared to 49.8% and 46.7% statewide. Additionally, Fairmount has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.9% to 19% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Fairmount's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While Fairmount has performed relatively well for African American students, the school's performance for White students and students with disabilities has been consistently low, ranking in the bottom 25% of schools in the state. The high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 49.64% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, may contribute to the challenges the school faces. Nearby schools in the Hackensack School District, such as Fanny Meyer Hillers and Nellie K. Parker, have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that Fairmount has opportunities for improvement if the right strategies and resources are implemented.

621

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,855

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

105 Grand Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601

(201) 646-7890

District: Hackensack School District

Students who attend Fairmount usually attend:

Middle:	Hackensack Middle School
High:	Hackensack High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.6%

African American:

20.1%

White:

10.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New Jersey average (35% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the New Jersey average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg41%

New Jersey avg49%

1,010^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Hackensack School District

466^th of 609Hackensack School District among New Jersey 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	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1010 of 1347	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1061 of 1338	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	916 of 1342	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1036 of 1345	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.3	1076 of 1317	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	949 of 1360	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	986 of 1353	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.2	953 of 1352	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	1007 of 1346	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	1048 of 1357	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	48.5	842 of 1363	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.7	718 of 1367	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.2	910 of 1363	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.6	758 of 1360	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.3	942 of 1354	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.1	922 of 1346	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.8	920 of 1338	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.0	1047 of 1329	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	1115 of 1314	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.2	1108 of 1303	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	36.5	967 of 1298	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	57.7	630 of 1204	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	272 of 463	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	145 of 469	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	83.7	55 of 463	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	79 of 494	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.1	174 of 456	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	124 of 522	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	175 of 517	66.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	307 of 597	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	391 of 559	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	235 of 499	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	217 of 411	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.0	197 of 463	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	902 of 1326	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1052 of 1317	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.0	844 of 1318	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1033 of 1326	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	1092 of 1290	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	926 of 1331	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	965 of 1333	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	551 of 1032	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	728 of 989	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	565 of 982	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	626 of 953	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	643 of 896	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.9	406 of 899	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	386 of 870	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	505 of 1023	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.1	532 of 939	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	408 of 910	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	370 of 863	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.1	452 of 839	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.5	335 of 948	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	421 of 942	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	1020 of 1318	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	968 of 1313	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	886 of 1315	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.6	959 of 1324	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	995 of 1297	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	881 of 1335	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	916 of 1334	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	650 of 1023	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	804 of 989	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	682 of 958	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	805 of 949	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	710 of 1007	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	839 of 1001	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	882 of 970	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	70.3	269 of 975	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	34.2	719 of 1023	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	69.7	293 of 1022	71.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+24 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)41st percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-9 vs state

Mathematics29%-19 vs state

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Sunday, October 20, 2013

I believe the ranking of Fairmount underrates the quality school. The school has a excellent and dedicated teaching staff as well as engaged parents. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)		NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)						NJSLA Mathematics (2025)						NJSLA Algebra I (2025)		NJSLA Geometry (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA-S Science 8th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 6th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 7th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 8th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 6th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 7th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 8th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I 7th Grade	NJSLA Algebra I End of Course	NJSLA Geometry 8th Grade	NJSLA Geometry End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairmount	Public	PK, KG-4	105 Grand Avenue	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7890	621	40	15.5	56.4%	63 (10.1%)	125 (20.1%)	401 (64.6%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	11 (1.8%)	26.3	1010^th of 1347 public elementary schools	25.0%		21	1061^st of 1338 public elementary schools	20.7%	51			36.7	42.9					35.0	24.4									$16,855	$337	$16,518
Nellie K. Parker	Public	PK, KG-4	261 Maple Hill Dr	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-8020	589	46	12.9	63.0%	61 (10.4%)	106 (18.0%)	369 (62.6%)	37 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	38.3	841^st of 1347 public elementary schools	37.6%		38	820^th of 1338 public elementary schools	38.7%	21			40.3	43.9					43.4	41.7									$19,904	$353	$19,551
Maywood Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	404 Maywood Avenue	Maywood	07607	Bergen County	South Bergen Jointure Commission School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 845-8818	206	32	6.4	21.4%	101 (49.0%)	13 (6.3%)	77 (37.4%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)																			$87,208		$87,208
Memorial School	Public	PK, KG-3	764 Grant Ave	Maywood	07607	Bergen County	Maywood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 845-9113	415	35	11.9	22.9%	129 (31.1%)	21 (5.1%)	175 (42.2%)	65 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	57.4	579^th of 1347 public elementary schools	57.0%		87	175^th of 1338 public elementary schools	86.9%	404			45.5						58.0										$17,279	$209	$17,070
James Russell Lowell Elementary School	Public	K-4	1025 Lincoln Place	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5550	320	23	13.6	55.3%	38 (11.9%)	86 (26.9%)	158 (49.4%)	21 (6.6%)	6 (1.9%)	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.2%)	52.1	650^th of 1347 public elementary schools	51.7%		58.3	564^th of 1338 public elementary schools	57.8%	86			47.1	54.8					60.9	36.5									$19,996	$666	$19,330
Cherry Hill School	Public	PK, KG-6	410 Bogert Rd	River Edge	07661	Bergen County	River Edge School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 261-3405	697	59	11.8	2.2%	257 (36.9%)	30 (4.3%)	94 (13.5%)	273 (39.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.0%)	90.4	108^th of 1347 public elementary schools	92.0%		92.6	70^th of 1338 public elementary schools	94.8%	38	59.0		66.7	77.6	80.0	90.5			71.5	78.9	81.0	76.7							$18,114	$337	$17,777
John Greenleaf Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-4	491 W Englewood Avenue	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5535	361	29	12.3	49.9%	59 (16.3%)	118 (32.7%)	134 (37.1%)	26 (7.2%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.2%)	38.6	835^th of 1347 public elementary schools	38.0%		45.9	721^st of 1338 public elementary schools	46.1%	114			26.3	62.9					38.3	41.0									$17,100	$307	$16,793
Teaneck Community Charter school	Public, Charter	K-8	563 Chestnut Avenue	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck Community Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-9600	377	30	12.5	20.4%	71 (18.8%)	112 (29.7%)	119 (31.6%)	41 (10.9%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.2%)	73.5	369^th of 1347 public elementary schools	72.6%		62.2	518^th of 1338 public elementary schools	61.3%	149	31.1	20.6	79.6	80.0	75.6	77.8	74.3	61.7	77.2	66.7	35.6	36.1	55.6	17.6	68.8	57.2	33.3	33.3	$18,516	$639	$17,877
Fanny Meyer Hillers	Public	PK, KG-4	56 Longview Avenue	Hackensack	07601	Bergen County	Hackensack School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 646-7870	516	44	11.8	66.1%	32 (6.2%)	79 (15.3%)	345 (66.9%)	45 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.7%)	46.8	720^th of 1347 public elementary schools	46.5%		35.6	859^th of 1338 public elementary schools	35.8%	139			44.1	57.0					50.0	37.0									$21,658	$396	$21,262
Lillian M. Steen	Public	3-5	134 W. Main	Bogota	07603	Bergen County	Bogota Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 342-6446	347	28	12.3	59.1%	34 (9.8%)	29 (8.4%)	244 (70.3%)	28 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	55.3	612^th of 1347 public elementary schools	54.6%		54.4	616^th of 1338 public elementary schools	54.0%	4	28.9		48.3	55.3	63.5				56.4	45.9	44.2								$13,961	$875	$13,086

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