Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS·NCES 180951001556
Fairview Elementary School
60 NW 'L' St, Richmond, IN 47374 · (765) 973-3442 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Indiana public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
188 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 11% larger than its 4th grade class (46).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within Richmond Community Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
21.4%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
28.9%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
24.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.2%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Elementary School
Fairview Elementary School's state test result (24.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Elementary School this school | 259 | 72.6% | 24.8% |
| Arlington Heights Elementary Sch Bloomington | 301 | 70.4% | 15.3% |
| Bon Air Elementary School Kokomo | 261 | 77.4% | N/A |
| Vaile Elementary School Richmond | 311 | 71.1% | 29.2% |
| Claypool Elementary School Claypool | 253 | 75.5% | 33.7% |
| Starr Elementary School Richmond | 284 | 76.4% | 24.8% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #786 of 983 | #10 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #770 of 986 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #818 of 986 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #907 of 1,079 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #22 of 991 | #1 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #352 of 996 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #114 of 1,058 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.2% | #230 of 597 | #3 of 7 |
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
259
-47 (-15%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 291
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 259 | 24.9 | 10.4:1 | 73% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 24.3 | 11.1:1 | 79% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 23.7 | 12.5:1 | 90% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 306 | 23 | 13.3:1 | 87% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 309 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 92% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 24 | 12.9:1 | 88% (274) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 90% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 224 | 15 | 14.9:1 | 66% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 291 | 13 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview Elementary School.
About Fairview Elementary School
Fairview Elementary School is a small elementary school for students in Richmond, Indiana. It enrolled 259 students in pre-K through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 41% lower than the average for elementary schools in Indiana, which is about 436.
Richmond Community Schools serves 4,454 students across 10 schools.
Roughly 63% of students at Fairview Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 15% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 10% Black. County-wide, 87% of Wayne County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 55% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Fairview Elementary School is 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.4:1. This ratio sits 5.1 below the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 73%. That rate is above the 55% average among public schools in Wayne County.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Fairview Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Fairview Elementary School scores 24.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 24.2%.
Wayne County has about 66,397 residents, and the median household income is $55,692, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Fairview Elementary School, Wayne County has 22 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is Crestdale Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Fairview Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Fairview Elementary School at 5th of 7.
Fairview Elementary School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 259 students in 2024-25, 47 fewer than the 306 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.4:1.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,397
Census ACS
Median income
$55,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond Community Schools
- Richmond High SchoolHigh · 1,273 students
- Dennis Middle SchoolMiddle · 649 students
- Test Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Crestdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Charles Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Vaile Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
Other schools in Richmond
- Richmond High SchoolHigh · 1,273 students
- Dennis Middle SchoolMiddle · 649 students
- Test Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 621 students
- Crestdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 373 students
- Charles Elementary SchoolElementary · 359 students
- Vaile Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
Other Fairview Elementary schools
62 other US public schools in 28 states are named Fairview Elementary. Fairview Elementary School is the 50th largest of the 63.
- Fairview Elementary SchoolLogansport, IN · 428 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolBloomington, IN · 414 students
- Fairview ElementaryModesto, CA · 786 students
- Fairview ElementaryFairfax Station, VA · 751 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolFairview, PA · 707 students
Nearby schools
- Crestdale Elementary School0.8 mi · 373
- Community Youth Services0.9 mi · 67
- Dennis Middle School1.1 mi · 649
- Starr Elementary School1.5 mi · 284
- Richmond High School1.6 mi · 1,273
- Vaile Elementary School1.6 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview Elementary SchoolHow large is Fairview Elementary School?
Fairview Elementary School enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Fairview Elementary School serve?
Fairview Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Fairview Elementary School have?
Fairview Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
How diverse is Fairview Elementary School?
Fairview Elementary School reports a student body of 63% White, 15% Hispanic, 10% Black, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairview Elementary School?
Fairview Elementary School is overseen by Richmond Community Schools in Wayne County.
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