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C−

Fairmount School

PublicElementaryGrades 4–5

58 Thirteenth Street, Bangor, ME 04401 · (207) 941-6260 · Part of Bangor

Bangor’s School Grade B+ better than 69% of Maine school districts

Directions
Students
259
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
City
Grades
4–5
The gist

What stands out about Fairmount School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 22% of Maine’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency78%
State average 81.4%
Reading / language arts80%
State average 85.2%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Maine’s 487 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

58 Thirteenth Street, Bangor

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 4119
Grade 5140
Enrollment over time
252’20
240’21
231’22
257’23
259’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 85%Black 5%Hispanic 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fairmount School from Bangor families.

Other schools in Bangor

The district →
Fruit Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bangor
B+
310 students13:1
Downeast School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bangor
D
288 students10:1
Vine Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bangor
C+
190 students10:1
Abraham Lincoln School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bangor
C+
184 students11:1
Fourteenth Street School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Bangor
A−
153 students12:1
Mary Snow School
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Bangor
B
266 students13:1

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 Maine’s other public schools; Bangor’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.