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Schools in Fairmont · Lockport Township High School District 205, Fairmont School District 89

Fairmont’s public schools outscore 66% of Illinois districts

On the state math tests, 30% of Fairmont’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Fairmont, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#312of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
30%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
30%
▲ 5 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 4 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.6K
▼ 5% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Lockport Township High School District 205
Students per teacher
15.4
IL 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,978 students on the public path
In brief

Fairmont’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1496 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fairmont’s, its schools beat 79%, higher than their 66% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Fairmont runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Fairmont School (PK–8) is Fairmont’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Lockport Township High School District 205 with Crest Hill, Du Page, Homer Glen, Homer, Lockport, Lockport and Romeoville: Lockport Township High Sch East in Lockport. The high school’s own results earn an A−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 30% and math 30% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Lockport Township High School District 205 spends $20,557 per student and Fairmont School District 89 $27,615, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fairmont’s grade

B Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 66% of Illinois school districts, #312 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 66%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1496)Better than 79%
BB+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,138 test results and a graduating class of 1,022 could put Fairmont anywhere from B to B+. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of Fairmont’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,097 in math, 1,180 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fairmont, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Fairmont Schoolin LockportC−
9–12Lockport Township High Sch Eastin LockportA−

Fairmont runs its own schools through grade 8 (Fairmont School District 89). From grade 9, students attend the Lockport Township High School District 205, shared with Crest Hill, Du Page, Homer Glen, Homer, Lockport, Lockport and Romeoville. Its school is in Lockport. Parts of Fairmont (4% of its land) are served by Taft School District 90 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Fairmont

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lockport Township High School District 205Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 3,678 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 16.4 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$20,557IL $21,567 · FY2024
B+
Fairmont School District 89Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 300 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 8.8 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$27,615IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Lockport Township High School District 20533%
State average 29.9% · 977 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lockport Township High School District 20535%
State average 25.8% · 916 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Fairmont School District 8917%
State average 29.9% · 203 students tested
Math · PK–8, Fairmont School District 898%
State average 25.8% · 181 students tested

Fairmont vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Fairmont’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FairmontB+Fairmont School District 89 PK–8 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12
LockportA−Will County School District 92 PK–8 · Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C PK–8 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12
JolietC−Joliet Public School District 86 PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12
Joliet TownshipC−Joliet Public School District 86 PK–8 · Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C PK–8 · Joliet Township High School District 204 9–12
Lockport TownshipBValley View Community Unit School District 365U PK–12 · Lockport Township High School District 205 9–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Lockport Township High School District 205 with Fairmont for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Fairmont

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Fairmontin other towns
Fairmont School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lockport
C−
300 students9:1Rate it →
Lockport Township High Sch East
High · Grades 9–12 · Lockport
A−
3,678 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairmont’s schools

Are Fairmont’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools Fairmont children attend outscore 66% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #312 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fairmont in?

Two districts: Fairmont School District 89 runs grades PK–8, and Lockport Township High School District 205 runs grades 9–12, shared with Crest Hill, Du Page, Homer Glen, Homer, Lockport, Lockport and Romeoville.

Where do Fairmont kids go to high school?

Lockport Township High Sch East in Lockport, with 3,678 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Fairmont’s graduation rate?

92% of the class of 2023 in Lockport Township High School District 205 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does Fairmont spend per student?

$20,557 in Lockport Township High School District 205 and $27,615 in Fairmont School District 89 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.