Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTMINSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080723001235
Fairview PK-8
7826 FAIRVIEW DRIVE, DENVER, CO 80221 · (303) 428-1405 · Adams County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
350 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 34% smaller than its 8th grade class (41).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Fairview PK-8→Westminster High School
Based on grade levels within Westminster Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
6.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
8.7%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.8% | 8.7% |
| 2023-24 | 11.3% | 8.9% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
10.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fairview PK-8
Fairview PK-8's state test result (10.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview PK-8 this school | 397 | 88.2% | 10.7% |
| Doull Elementary School DENVER | 381 | 85.3% | 31.3% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill DENVER | 443 | 86.0% | 33.5% |
| Godsman Elementary School DENVER | 332 | 91.9% | 15.1% |
| Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School ARVADA | 364 | 88.5% | 16.1% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School NORTHGLENN | 338 | 84.3% | 14.8% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fairview PK-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #913 of 931 | #83 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #903 of 940 ▼ 9 | #77 of 89 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.8% | #942 of 946 ▼ 19 | #86 of 89 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #434 of 1,056 | #57 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #706 of 896 | #57 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #824 of 896 | #70 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #58 of 983 | #17 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.5% | #34 of 200 | #7 of 20 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
397
+127 (+47%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 334
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 397 | 22.8 | 17.4:1 | 88% (350) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 19.8 | 18.4:1 | 90% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 20.1 | 16.6:1 | 81% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 20 | 13.5:1 | 85% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 89% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 18 | 18.9:1 | 88% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 362 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 85% (306) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 20 | 19.3:1 | 53% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 334 | 18 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview PK-8.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (302 to 397); teachers up 21% (19 to 22.8).
About Fairview PK-8
Fairview PK-8 is a medium-sized elementary school located in DENVER, Colorado. School enrollment was 397 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 8.
Westminster Public Schools runs Fairview PK-8 along with 17 other schools, enrolling 7,724 students in total.
Fairview PK-8's enrollment is 84% Hispanic. The school is also 8% White and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 43% Hispanic share among all Adams County residents. Fairview PK-8's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fairview PK-8 and a ratio of 17.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 88% of enrollment. That rate is above the 62% average among public schools in Adams County.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 13.3%. Fairview PK-8 scores 10.7%.
Among Adams County residents, the median household income is $94,571, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Besides Fairview PK-8, Adams County has 170 other public schools.
The school nearest to Fairview PK-8 is Metropolitan Arts Academy, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Fairview PK-8 is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21 the school reported 270 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 397. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. Federal data show the ratio rising from 13.5:1 to 17.4:1.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westminster Public Schools
- Westminster High SchoolHigh · 2,010 students
- Josephine Hodgkins Leadership AcademyElementary · 597 students
- Orchard Park AcademyElementary · 531 students
- Sunset Ridge PK-8Elementary · 449 students
- Colorado Sports Leadership AcademyElementary · 425 students
- Colorado STEM AcademyElementary · 415 students
Other schools in DENVER
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Metropolitan Arts Academy0.5 mi · 302
- Early Learning Center at Gregory Hill0.5 mi · 137
- Orchard Park Academy0.6 mi · 531
- Westminster Academy for International Studies0.7 mi · 258
- Crown Pointe Charter Academy0.9 mi · 461
- Colorado STEM Academy1.0 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview PK-8How many students attend Fairview PK-8?
Fairview PK-8 enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-08.
Is Fairview PK-8 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairview PK-8 is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairview PK-8?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairview PK-8 is approximately 17.4:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairview PK-8?
At Fairview PK-8, the student body is approximately 8% White, 84% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairview PK-8?
Fairview PK-8 is overseen by Westminster Public Schools in Adams County.
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