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Fairmount Elementary School

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Fairmount Elementary School ranks 446 th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

446^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,019 Tennessee Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Tennessee elementary schools

Summary

Fairmount Elementary School is a public PK–5 school in Bristol, TN, serving 351 students as part of Bristol City Schools. The school currently ranks in the 56th percentile statewide (3 stars), placing it in the middle of Tennessee elementary schools but near the bottom of a very strong local district where several nearby schools sit in the 80th–90th percentile.

Fairmount’s biggest academic challenge is English Language Arts, with only 38.2% of students proficient compared to 45.6% districtwide and 40.6% statewide. The gap is especially sharp in 5th grade, where just 24.5% of students meet ELA standards. Math and science are closer to district averages, and 3rd grade math is actually a standout — 67.5% proficient, well above the district and state. However, performance drops sharply by 4th and 5th grade in both math and ELA. These patterns set Fairmount apart from higher-performing peers like Haynesfield Elementary (89th percentile) and Holston View Elementary (86th percentile), while it remains above Anderson Elementary in overall ranking.

Encouragingly, Fairmount shows exceptional results for economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide for that subgroup — far above the school’s overall rank. Special education students also perform above the schoolwide average. Yet chronic absenteeism runs at 17.7%, roughly double the rate at Haynesfield (6.9%) and Holston View (9.2%), and spending per student is high at $15,613 without proportional outcomes. The good news is that the school is improving: math proficiency jumped from 30.8% in 2023–24 to 48.7% in 2025–26, and overall ranking has rebounded recently. A targeted focus on upper-elementary literacy and attendance would likely yield the greatest gains for this rising school.

351

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,613

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

821 Virginia Avenue
Bristol, TN 37620

(423) 652-9311

District: Bristol City Schools

Students who attend Fairmount Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bristol Tennessee Middle School
High:	Tennessee High School
	Tennessee Online Public School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Two or more races:

7.7%

Hispanic:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 61st percentile in 2023 → 56th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Tennessee median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 61st-percentile peak (2023) to 56th (2026)

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

!Near the bottom of Bristol City Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg52%

Tennessee avg43%

446^th of 1,019

Tennessee public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 3 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Bristol City Schools

28^th of 141Bristol City Schools among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	446 of 1019	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.4	535 of 1009	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	604 of 1018	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	395 of 1020	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	462 of 1000	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	521 of 983	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	692 of 985	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	725 of 997	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	50.6	299 of 646	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.5	469 of 855	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	45.0	504 of 853	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.5	622 of 846	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	57.1	376 of 820	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	29.3	643 of 818	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.5	463 of 809	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2019	40.2	218 of 404	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	581 of 986	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	548 of 990	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.7	348 of 989	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	508 of 975	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.5	517 of 945	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	696 of 926	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	79.0	87 of 823	89.4%	★★★★☆
2025	63.7	223 of 843	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	280 of 853	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	283 of 865	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	281 of 858	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	279 of 823	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.7	564 of 821	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	592 of 877	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	489 of 984	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.5	621 of 991	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	440 of 987	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	404 of 980	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	488 of 941	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.7	607 of 916	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	46.7	265 of 641	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.6	219 of 618	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.0	394 of 582	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	262 of 528	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	198 of 447	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.2	262 of 369	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	338 of 395	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	537 of 849	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.7	617 of 840	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	671 of 847	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	533 of 852	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	521 of 844	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.5	539 of 844	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.0	689 of 812	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	764 of 841	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)89th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2026)59th percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2019)46th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

Science55%+8 vs state

Mathematics49%+6 vs state

English Language Arts38%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)				TNReady English Language Arts (2026)				TNReady Science (2026)				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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2020)	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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairmount Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Virginia Avenue	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9311	365	28	13.1	70.0%	310 (84.9%)	17 (4.7%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	54.3	446^th of 1019 public elementary schools	56.2%		45.4	535^th of 1009 public elementary schools	47.0%	89	67.5	37.3	47.2	48.7	50.0	42.4	24.5	38.2	67.5	54.2	45.1	54.7	$15,613	$1,557	$12,239
Tennessee Online Public School at Bristol	Public, Virtual	K-5	615 Martin Luther King Junior	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(423) 652-9209	21	3	6.9		19 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)								(n/a)													$4,037	$301	$3,736
Anderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Ninth Street	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9444	268	23	11.5	77.6%	213 (79.5%)	8 (3.0%)	12 (4.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	31 (11.6%)	51.2	481^st of 1019 public elementary schools	52.8%		43.8	552^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	45.3%	71	43.3	42.2	56.7	46.7	51.6	40.0	43.3	44.3	41.9	40.0	53.3	44.3	$16,786	$1,576	$14,099
Haynesfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Bluff City Highway	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 652-9292	397	25	15.7	34.4%	327 (82.4%)	7 (1.8%)	26 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	86.3	112^th of 1019 public elementary schools	89.0%		85.9	116^th of 1009 public elementary schools	88.5%	4	54.4	63.8	65.0	61.3	64.9	62.3	60.0	62.4	66.7	81.2	71.7	73.7	$12,763	$565	$11,461
Holston View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1840 King College Road	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	No	(423) 652-9470	314	21	14.7	35.6%	274 (87.3%)	5 (1.6%)	13 (4.1%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	81.2	143^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	86.0%		83.5	132^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	86.9%	11	50.0	59.3	72.5	59.7	66.0	50.9	57.5	58.0	68.0	70.4	67.5	68.8	$15,764	$1,338	$13,445
Emmett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	753 Emmett Road	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1865	309	24	12.8		296 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	41.7	620^th of 1019 public elementary schools	39.2%		34.4	687^th of 1009 public elementary schools	31.9%	67	14.3	47.8	17.1	26.9	46.9	54.3	22.9	43.1	51.0	56.5	14.3	43.1	$15,170	$1,610	$12,440
Avoca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2440 Volunteer Parkway	Bristol	37620	Sullivan County	Bristol City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 652-9445	402	27	14.9	42.6%	361 (89.8%)	3 (0.7%)	20 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	71.4	234^th of 1019 public elementary schools	77.0%		75.4	192^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	81.0%	42	53.3	71.0	43.8	55.7	62.2	54.1	42.2	53.3	66.7	56.5	48.4	57.7	$13,270	$963	$11,396
Bluff City Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	282 Maple Drive	Bluff City	37618	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1825	544	33	16.4		508 (93.4%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	41.6	623^rd of 1019 public elementary schools	38.9%		38.2	627^th of 1009 public elementary schools	37.9%	4	39.7	46.4	37.5	41.2	37.2	38.1	44.3	40.0	43.6	40.5	31.8	38.4	$13,452	$857	$11,659
Central Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	158 Central Heights Road	Blountville	37617	Sullivan County	Sullivan County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 354-1575	235	19	12.3		223 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	63	329^th of 1019 public elementary schools	67.7%		71.8	225^th of 1009 public elementary schools	77.7%	104	44.1	76.5	61.1	60.6	58.8	58.8	38.9	51.9	41.2	52.9	33.3	42.3	$14,828	$972	$12,913
Unaka Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Unaka Drive	Elizabethton	37643	Carter County	Carter County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 474-4110	213	15	14.3		202 (94.8%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	24.9	806^th of 1019 public elementary schools	20.9%		23.3	809^th of 1009 public elementary schools	19.8%	3	15.4	33.3		20.0	38.5	25.0		33.3	38.5	33.3		30.0	$17,890	$2,394	$13,958

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairmount Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Fairmount Elementary School?

Students at Fairmount Elementary School are 83% White, 8% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend Fairmount Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Fairmount Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Fairmount Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bristol Tennessee Middle School
High : Tennessee High School
High : Tennessee Online Public School

What district is Fairmount Elementary School in?

Bristol City Schools

Is Fairmount Elementary School a good school?

Fairmount Elementary School ranks 446^th of 1019 Tennessee elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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