Enrollment
120
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ITAWAMBA COUNTY·NCES 280210000357
Fairview Attendance Center
66 Fairview Road, Golden, MS 38847 · (662) 585-3127 · Itawamba County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL120 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Mississippi public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
103 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 80%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (20).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 62% · 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
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
65.2%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 65.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49.2% | 58.5% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAAP. 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Mississippi 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 Mississippi'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 Attendance Center
Fairview Attendance Center's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Attendance Center this school | 120 | 85.8% | 59.1% |
| Baxterville School Lumberton | 217 | 77.9% | 61.5% |
| French Camp Elementary FRENCH CAMP | 118 | 97.5% | 76.3% |
| Benndale Elementary School LUCEDALE | 138 | 72.5% | 62.4% |
| Mclain Attendance Center McLain | 160 | 98.1% | 55.9% |
| Tishomingo Elementary School Tishomingo | 254 | 79.1% | 56.7% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 Attendance Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #173 of 428 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #113 of 439 ▲ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #247 of 439 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 120 | #440 of 453 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.8% | #228 of 444 |
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
120
+2 (+2%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 120 | 11 | 10.9:1 | 86% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 12.6 | 10.6:1 | 83% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 118 | 12.4 | 9.5:1 | 97% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 118 | 11 | 10.7:1 | 97% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 14.7 | 13.4:1 | 79% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 15 | 13.8:1 | 85% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 17 | 12.4:1 | 81% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 54% (131) |
| 1990-91 | 250 | 17 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview Attendance Center.
About Fairview Attendance Center
Fairview Attendance Center is a small elementary school based in Golden, Mississippi. Its 120 students are spread across kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 73% smaller than the 446 average for elementary schools in Mississippi.
Across its 6 schools, Itawamba County enrolls 3,275 students. Fairview Attendance Center is one of those schools.
Most students at Fairview Attendance Center are White: 93% of enrollment. The remaining students are 4% Black. By the diversity index, Fairview Attendance Center comes in at 13%.
The school reported 11 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Mississippi average 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 86%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Itawamba County is 69%.
Measured against Mississippi public elementary schools, Fairview Attendance Center receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Fairview Attendance Center is +7.9 points: 59.1% actual, 51.2% predicted.
Census estimates describe Itawamba County this way: median household income is about $55,546, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 8 public schools in Itawamba County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,275.
The nearest other public school, Tremont Attendance Center, is about 9.2 miles away. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Fairview Attendance Center is 7th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 118 to 120, a small change.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Itawamba County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,036
Census ACS
Median income
$55,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,275 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Itawamba County
- Itawamba Attendance CenterElementary · 1,129 students
- Mantachie Attendance CenterCombined · 926 students
- Itawamba Agricultural High SchoolHigh · 555 students
- Tremont Attendance CenterCombined · 312 students
- Dorsey Attendance CenterElementary · 233 students
- ITAWAMBA CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTERHigh
Nearby schools
- Tremont Attendance Center9.2 mi · 312
- Mantachie Attendance Center10.1 mi · 926
- Itawamba Attendance Center10.1 mi · 1,129
- Itawamba Agricultural High School10.3 mi · 555
- Red Bay High School11.4 mi · 322
- Red Bay Elementary11.4 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview Attendance CenterHow large is Fairview Attendance Center?
Fairview Attendance Center enrolls approximately 120 students in grades KG-06.
Is Fairview Attendance Center an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairview Attendance Center is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairview Attendance Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairview Attendance Center is approximately 10.9:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairview Attendance Center?
At Fairview Attendance Center, the student body is approximately 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Fairview Attendance Center in?
Fairview Attendance Center is part of Itawamba County.
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