Fairview Elem

Fairview Elem, a low-enrollment K-5 school in Olathe, Kansas, one of the schools within Olathe, works with 244 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 22% leaner than the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 313 students.

Fairview Elem is one of 52 schools operated by Olathe, a district that caters to 28,194 students overall.

Demographically, Fairview Elem reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 35% White, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Johnson County as a whole is about 9% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Fairview Elem has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Fairview Elem tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 61% of students at Fairview Elem qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Johnson County (around 27%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fairview Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.1%; this one delivers 39.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Johnson County put median household income runs about $109,208, roughly 58% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Johnson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 93,598 students), of which Fairview Elem is one.

Nearest neighbor: Northview Elem, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fairview Elem. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fairview Elem at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 41.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 39%: 401 students in 2018 compared to 244 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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