Fairview South Elementary School

Fairview South Elementary School is one of the sizable primary schools in Skokie, Illinois, run under Fairview SD 72, with 718 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Fairview South Elementary School sits 88% above that benchmark.

Fairview South Elementary School is a school of Fairview SD 72, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Fairview South Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 29% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Cook County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Fairview South Elementary School lists 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Fairview South Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 34% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Cook County's rate of about 66%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Fairview South Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 51.7%; Fairview South Elementary School posts 66.0%, +14.3 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cook County put the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Fairview South Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Edgebrook Elem School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fairview South Elementary School at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 57.1%.

Fairview South Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fairview South Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 718 students in 2018 to 718 in 2025.

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