of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. The population of Fairmount grew by 3% between the 1990 and 2000 censuses. Education Fairmount is zoned to schools in the School District of Philadelphia. Fairmount is divided between two attendance zones for Kindergarten through 8th grade: Bache-Martin Elementary School Laura Wheeler Waring Elementary School Parents in the Fairmount neighborhood no longer have the opportunity to send children to the Albert M. Greenfield School, as the school no longer accepts applications from outside the catchment. The neighborhood Catholic elementary school is St. Francis Xavier School. For High School, Fairmount residents are assigned to the Benjamin Franklin High School, but many residents attend Roman Catholic High School, J. W. Hallahan Catholic Girls High School. Philadelphia Mennonite High School is a private Mennonite high school with about 100 students. It is located at 860 North 24th Street in Fairmount. See also Eakins Oval 2022 Philadelphia apartment fire, which occurred in Fairmount References External links Fairmount Civic Association The Neighborhood of Fairmount Fairmount CDC Fairmount Area Business Association 2601 Parkway History Neighborhoods in Philadelphia Irish-American neighborhoods