Fairmont School, Lockport IL - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Fairmont School

Fairmont School is a small, early-through-middle grades building in Lockport, serving prekindergarten through eighth grade. The school sits in a historic canal-town setting about thirty miles southwest of Chicago, in a district that enrolls students across this single building. The enrollment is modest and stable, with roughly balanced representation. The student body is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with a smaller white population, and includes a small number of multiracial students.

The academic picture here shows consistent challenges across tested grades and subjects. In math, proficiency rates range from low single digits in the upper middle grades to the low-to-mid forties in the lower elementary grades. English-language arts shows a similar pattern, with third grade at the higher end and grades four through eight mostly in the twenties and thirties, except for a stronger sixth-grade cohort hovering just above fifty percent. Science results, available for grades five and eight, fall in the similar mid-to-high thirties range. When measured against other districts in Will County, Fairmont School's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile, meaning it trails substantially behind the median performance of tested schools across the county.

Illinois changed its proficiency cut scores in 2024-25, so direct year-over-year comparison is not possible, and trend data was not available. Participation rates are strong across the school, with nearly all students taking assessments.

The school is a regular public school, not a charter, in a district that appears to function as a single-building operation. No data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, English learner enrollment, or staff composition was available. The school's location in historic downtown Lockport places it within walking distance of civic anchors like the Metra station and public library, and near the revitalized State Street corridor, which may offer community connection and access to local amenities.

Lockport itself is growing through new residential subdivisions on its edges while also developing infill downtown, with several hundred single-family homes and townhomes either recently completed or underway. Housing values in the broader area have ticked upward over the past year, and the rental market remains active. A pending development proposal east of Interstate 355 could add students to the district if approved.

A parent may want to look into what academic supports are in place for students in the lower-proficiency grades, and what interventions the school is currently using to address the gap between third-grade and upper-grades performance. It would also be worth asking the school about enrollment trends and whether the district is planning for growth ahead of the potential new housing development nearby.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 37%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 611%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 717%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 820%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 44%

even with state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 428%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 42%

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 653%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 743%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

Science

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 37%

even with state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 828%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

This schoolFairmont SD 89, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.