Fairview Elementary School

Fairview Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in Bloomington, Indiana, part of Monroe County Community Sch Corp, with 414 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Within Monroe County Community Sch Corp, which oversees 23 schools and 10,480 students, Fairview Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Fairview Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Black, 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Fairview Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Monroe County's rate of about 39%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fairview Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 27.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.9%.

Zooming out to the county, Monroe County reports that median household earnings sit near $65,868, 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monroe County's 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,256 students), Fairview Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: The Bloomington Project School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fairview Elementary School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 36.1%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fairview Elementary School has rose 31%, going from 315 students in 2018 to 414 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 9% to 15% over that span.

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