Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLATHE·NCES 201014000131
Fairview Elem
600 N Marion St, Olathe, KS 66061 · (913) 780-7430 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
148 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 51%
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 | 45 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 44% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 58% · 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
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
43.3%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
41.3%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 41.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 33.6% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Elem
Fairview Elem's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Elem this school | 244 | 60.7% | 39.8% |
| McLean Science/Tech Magnet Elem Wichita | 262 | 63.4% | 59.3% |
| Havencroft Elem Olathe | 271 | 61.3% | 34.5% |
| Rolling Ridge Elem Olathe | 366 | 64.8% | 22.6% |
| Ridgeview Elem Olathe | 260 | 65.4% | 29.7% |
| Northview Elem Olathe | 218 | 58.3% | 38.3% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #369 of 625 | #92 of 111 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #323 of 625 | #93 of 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #402 of 625 | #97 of 111 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #473 of 714 | #106 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #25 of 539 | #7 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #91 of 540 | #13 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #247 of 658 | #11 of 111 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.2% | #10 of 377 | #2 of 76 |
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
244
+11 (+5%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 314
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 9.3:1
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 | 244 | 23.1 | 10.6:1 | 61% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 24.6 | 10.3:1 | 68% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 23.6 | 10.4:1 | 66% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 25 | 9.3:1 | 66% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 401 | 31.2 | 12.8:1 | 64% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | N/A | N/A | 76% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 70% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 52% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 314 | 24 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (401 to 244); teachers down 26% (31.2 to 23.1).
About Fairview Elem
Fairview Elem is a small elementary school. Its address is in Olathe, Kansas. A total of 244 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 313-student average for elementary schools in Kansas, enrollment here is 22% lower.
Olathe has 28,194 students spread across 52 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Fairview Elem. The largest is Hispanic students, at 46%. The remaining students are 35% White, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Johnson County is about 9% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fairview Elem and a ratio of 10.6:1. This ratio sits 2.6 below the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 61% of students. The 27% average for public schools in Johnson County is 34 points lower.
Schools in Kansas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.1%. Fairview Elem scores 39.8%.
In the county around the school, Johnson County, the median household income is $109,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 58% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. There are 168 public schools in Johnson County, enrolling about 93,598 students in all.
The closest public school to Fairview Elem is Northview Elem, about 1.0 miles away. Fairview Elem is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 39.8% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 6 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Fairview Elem as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 11 more students in 2024-25. The school's ratio rose from 9.3:1 to 10.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Fairview Elem covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
620,631
Census ACS
Median income
$109,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
58%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
93,598 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Olathe
- Olathe North Sr HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Olathe Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- Olathe East Sr HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Olathe South Sr HighHigh · 1,778 students
- Olathe West High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Prairie Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
Other schools in Olathe
- Olathe North Sr HighHigh · 2,011 students
- Olathe Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,958 students
- Olathe East Sr HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Olathe South Sr HighHigh · 1,778 students
- Olathe West High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Prairie Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
Other Fairview Elementary schools
62 other US public schools in 28 states are named Fairview Elementary. Fairview Elem is the 55th largest of the 63.
- Fairview ElementaryModesto, CA · 786 students
- Fairview ElementaryFairfax Station, VA · 751 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolFairview, PA · 707 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 677 students
- Fairview ElementaryFairview, NC · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Northview Elem1.0 mi · 218
- Step Up Virtual1.0 mi · 164
- Westview Elem1.1 mi · 164
- Rolling Ridge Elem1.1 mi · 366
- Ravenwood Elementary1.1 mi · 418
- Central Elem1.2 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview ElemHow large is Fairview Elem?
Fairview Elem enrolls approximately 244 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fairview Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairview Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Fairview Elem?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at Fairview Elem.
How diverse is Fairview Elem?
Fairview Elem reports a student body of 35% White, 46% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairview Elem?
Fairview Elem is overseen by Olathe in Johnson County.
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