Fairview Elementary School

Fairview Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus in Carroll, Iowa, run under Carroll Comm School District. The school works with 419 students in grades pre-K through 2. Enrollment runs roughly 29% larger than the state mean of about 325.

Carroll Comm School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,593 students. Fairview Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Fairview Elementary School shows that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

On the resource side, Fairview Elementary School records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 40% of students at Fairview Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, Carroll County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,930, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Fairview Elementary School is one of 10 public schools in Carroll County (combined enrollment of about 2,912 students).

The closest other public school is Adams Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 17%: 504 students in 2018 compared to 419 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 86% to 72%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Fairview Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.