TOTAL AP STUDENTS
WITH SCORES 3+
90%
AP SCHOLARS W/DISTINCTION
3.5 on all AP Exams, and scores of 3 or
higher on five or more exams
43
2020 saw schools closing their doors and quickly pivoting from
on-campus instruction to remote learning. As a result of the shift to
remote and the disruptions it caused to the educational landscape,
education researchers across the nation predicted students would
experience an unprecedented learning loss, referred to as the
"COVID Slide."
Like the vast majority of public and private schools across the
country, Fairmont did not conduct our regular battery of spring
standardized tests in 2020. Instead, we started the new school
year with several formative assessments designed to give teachers
a baseline of where our students were and what we needed to
do to help them continue to thrive. We were delighted when our
results showed that Fairmont's students did not
experience the predicted COVID Slide — in fact,
in some instances, they even showed signs of significant growth
from the year before! Teachers used test results to help further
differentiate instruction last fall, meeting the needs of all students
whether learning from home or on campus.
When the environment shifted
and the nation went into an
unprecedented change because
of Covid-19, Fairmont didn't
skip a heartbeat, didn't give
up on the children, but rather
adapted and continued to lead
the students forward.
Esther and Nathan Cheng
Fairmont parents
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