Fairview School

Located at 397 Minot Avenue, in Auburn, Maine, Fairview School is a roomy K-5 school that instructs 489 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Auburn Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 229 students per school, that is 114% larger than typical.

Auburn Public Schools runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,241 students. Fairview School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Fairview School records that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Androscoggin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Fairview School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.5:1 average. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Androscoggin County's rate of about 52%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Androscoggin County put the typical household earns roughly $67,873 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Androscoggin County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,588 students), of which Fairview School is one.

Auburn Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 13%: 565 students in 2018 compared to 489 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 93% to 88% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.