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Schools in Fairmount · Hamilton County School District

Fairmount’s public schools outscore 59% of Tennessee districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Fairmount, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Tennessee, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Tennessee state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% 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

37%

▲ 0 pts vs TN 37%

2021–22

Math proficiency

32%

▲ 1 pts vs TN 31%

2021–22

Graduate on time

88%

▲ 1 pts vs TN 87%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$16.4K

▲ 26% vs TN $13.1K

FY2024

Schools in town

42,774 students on the public path

In brief

Fairmount’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 30 Tennessee towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fairmount’s, its schools beat 30%, lower than their 59% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 37% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 37% and 31% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 87%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,443 per student, against $13,059 across Tennessee (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

40 elementary schools, then 21 middle and 19 high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fairmount’s grade

B Test scoresB⁻ Graduation

B: better than 59% of Tennessee school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Tennessee average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Tennessee school districts we grade (147)Better than 59%

Lower resultsHigher results

Tennessee towns with similar household incomes (30)Better than 30%

B⁻B⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 27,342 test results and a graduating class of 3,131 could put Fairmount anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Fairmount’s students in the tested grades sat them (28,501 in math, 26,182 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

40 schools teach K in Fairmount’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Fairmount	B	Hamilton County
Signal Mountain	B	Hamilton County
Walden	B	Hamilton County

Fairmount’s public schools outscore 59% of Tennessee districts

Fairmount’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Above the state on both counts

Spending and class size

40 elementary schools, then 21 middle and 19 high schools

What’s behind Fairmount’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Close to the state in reading

Fairmount vs. its neighbors

Every school in Fairmount

Questions about Fairmount’s schools

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