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Fairmont School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

735 Green Garden Pl, Lockport, IL 60441 · (815) 726-6156 · Part of Fairmont School District 89

Lockport Township’s School Grade B better than 59% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
300
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Fairmont School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

735 Green Garden Pl, Lockport

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K38
Kindergarten29
Grade 121
Grade 244
Grade 324
Grade 435
Grade 528
Grade 618
Grade 735
Grade 828
Enrollment over time
313’20
345’21
312’22
291’23
300’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 57%Black 27%White 12%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fairmont School from Lockport Township families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Lockport Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.