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Fairmont Senior High School
B+

Fairmont Senior High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1 Loop Park Dr, Fairmont, WV 26554 · (304) 367-2150 · Part of Marion County School District

Fairmont’s School Grade A better than 86% of West Virginia school districts

Directions
Photo: Carol Amos · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
835
Students per teacher
20:1
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Fairmont Senior High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 71% of West Virginia’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

On the path

Where Fairmont kids come from and go next. The whole path →

5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Fairmont Senior High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 27.7%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 39.6%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among West Virginia’s 591 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1 Loop Park Dr, Fairmont

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9246
Grade 10191
Grade 11190
Grade 12208
Enrollment over time
797’20
809’21
821’22
779’23
835’24

Up 4.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Black 9%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 2%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fairmont Senior High School from Fairmont families.

Other schools in Marion County School District

The district →
Watson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fairmont
C−
383 students15:1
East Dale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fairmont
A
352 students13:1
Blackshere Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mannington
D
328 students15:1
Barrackville Elementary/Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Barrackville
B−
321 students13:1
Jayenne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fairmont
A
310 students13:1
Rivesville Elementary/Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Rivesville
B−
292 students11:1

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