Fairmont Junior High School performed excellent to earn a State accountability rating of A (90-100) based on three domains: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps. Scores are scaled from 0 to 100 to align with letter grades. The school scored 91 in student achievement, 89 in school progress and 90 in closing performance gaps. It scored 91 overall in post-secondary readiness, a broad term that refers to student preparedness to undertake multiple pathways after graduation, or specifically, their preparedness for college education.

On the other hand, Deer Park Junior High School earned a State accountability rating of B. The school posted 89 in student achievement, 85 in school progress, 72 in closing performance gaps and 84 overall in post-secondary readiness.

A distinction designation acknowledges districts and campuses for outstanding achievement based on the outcomes of several performance indicators. Distinction designations are awarded for achievement in several areas and are based on performance relative to a group of campuses of similar type, size, grade span, and student demographics.

It is in this area where the two schools differ. Fairmont Junior High School's six out of seven distinctions are in Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, post-secondary, with 25% student progress and 25% closing performance gaps. Deer Park Junior High School’s two out of seven distinctions are in Science and post-secondary.

Based on Racial/Ethnic Groups, Hispanics comprise the biggest group at Fairmont Junior High School. They make up for 56.95% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (35.06%), African Americans (3.11%), Asians (2.66%), Two or More Races (1.92%) and Native Americans (0.30%).

At Deer Park Junior High School, Hispanics are the biggest group, comprising 55.53% of student population, followed by Whites or Caucasians (39.79%), Two or More Races (2.62%), African Americans (1.48%), Asians (0.46%) and Native Americans (0.11%).

Based on household incomes, the Fairmont Junior High School’s economically disadvantaged students is lower at 37.72% compared to 38.20% at Deer Park Junior High School.

In terms of Limited English Proficiency (LEP), a term used in the United States that refers to a person who is not fluent in the English Language, mainly because it is not their native language, Fairmont Junior High School has 54 English Language Learners or ELLS or about 7.99% of student population. Deer Park Junior High School has slightly more ELLs at 71 or about 8.10% of student population.

Fairmont Junior High School’s bilingual students comprise 7.69%, gifted and talented students, 11.69%, while 17.75% are in the special education program. Deer Park Junior High School bilingual students comprise 15.17%, gifted and talented students, 8.67%, and 15.62% are in the special education program.

Fairmont Junior High School's 43 teachers have been working at the campus for an average of 11 years with individual teaching experience averaging 14.5 years. Teachers at Deer Park Junior High School, numbering 57 teachers, have been serving the school for an average of 8.8 years with individual teaching experience averaging 12.5 years.

Of its teaching staff, Fairmont Junior High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has ten teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 16 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, three teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while ten teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including two beginning teachers. Deer Park Junior High School has three teachers serving the school for over 30 years, has eight teachers serving the school for 20-30 years, 18 teachers have worked for 11-20 years, 15 teachers have worked for 6-10 years, while 13 teachers have been serving the school for over 1-5 years, including one beginning teacher only.

In both schools, female teachers outnumber the male teachers. At Fairmont Junior High School there are 31 female teachers and 11 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, three special education teachers are being assisted by 11 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and six more working as school support staff.

At Deer Park Junior High School there are 43 female teachers and 13 male teachers. Of its teaching staff, four special education teachers are being assisted by 15 teachers aides or paraprofessionals. In addition to its teaching staff, the school has three staff members in the school administration department and five more working as school support staff.