Fairmount School

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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 607 preschool and elementary school students from grades PK-4
- Ranks 1048th out of 1,517 elementary schools in NJ.
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 105 Grand Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601
- Principal or Admin: Joseph Cicchelli
School Operational Details
- Title I Eligible
School District Details
- Hackensack City School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $17,185
- Graduation Rate: 83.2%
- Dropout Rate: 0.7%
- Students Per Teacher: 14.1
- Enrolled Students: 5,019
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 607
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 34.0
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 17.9
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 319 (52.6%)
- Females: 288 (47.4%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 65 (10.7%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 238 (39.2%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 303 (49.9%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 3 | 0.5% |
| Black | 220 | 36.2% |
| Asian | 37 | 6.1% |
| Hispanic | 279 | 46.0% |
| White | 66 | 10.9% |
Number of Students Per Grade

| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 36 | 5.9% |
| Kindergarten | 125 | 20.6% |
| 1st Grade | 118 | 19.4% |
| 2nd Grade | 96 | 15.8% |
| 3rd Grade | 100 | 16.5% |
| 4th Grade | 90 | 14.8% |
| Ungraded | 42 | 6.9% |
Source: NJ Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Fairmount School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on ASK state exams in the following subjects:
- Language Arts
- Math
- Science
ASK - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 60.8% | 55.5% | 59.7% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | 69.9% | 62.7% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 80.4% | 71.2% | 59.9% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | 72.2% | 75.2% |
Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Language Arts Test | |||
| 2010 | 52.2% | 50.7% | 41.9% |
| 2009 | 51.8% | 58.4% | 80.2% |
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 67.8% | 69.1% | 59.4% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | 73.0% | 62.7% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 88.9% | 91.4% | 87.1% |
| 2009 | 89.4% | 87.1% | 85.7% |
Source: NJ Department of Education 2009-2010
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