Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 310 · STATE 446
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280120000158
Fairview Elementary School
225 Airline Road, Columbus, MS 39702 · (662) 241-7140 · Lowndes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Mississippi public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
15.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
243 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Fairview Elementary School→Columbus Middle School
Based on grade levels within Columbus Municipal School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
30.5%
MS avg 45.9% . -15.9pp since 2023
Math
32.8%
MS avg 52.8% . -6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.5% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 38.9% |
% 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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Elementary School
Fairview Elementary School's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Elementary School this school | 244 | 99.6% | 43.9% |
| Weddington Elementary School Greenville | 249 | 100.0% | 33.1% |
| Sanders Elementary School Hollandale | 246 | 100.0% | 36.7% |
| South Delta Elementary School ROLLING FORK | 234 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
| Clausell Elementary School Jackson | 231 | 100.0% | 37.4% |
| R.H. Bearden Elementary SUMNER | 251 | 98.8% | 33.3% |
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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi | In Lowndes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #320 of 428 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #351 of 439 ▼ 37 | #7 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #374 of 439 ▼ 99 | #6 of 8 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 244 | #377 of 453 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #239 of 408 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.0% | #396 of 409 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #127 of 444 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #144 of 296 | #4 of 7 |
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
-17 (-7%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 244 | 15.8 | 15.4:1 | 100% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 15.7 | 14.6:1 | 100% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 236 | 19.4 | 12.2:1 | 100% (236) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 100% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 285 | 19 | 15.0:1 | 100% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 100% (283) |
| 2010-11 | 306 | 17 | 18.0:1 | 97% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 21 | 15.2:1 | 73% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 370 | 19 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview Elementary School.
About Fairview Elementary School
Fairview Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Columbus, Mississippi. The school serves 244 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Enrollment is 45% lower than the average for elementary schools in Mississippi, which is about 446.
The 7 schools in Columbus Municipal School District enroll 3,011 students altogether, Fairview Elementary School among them.
Most students at Fairview Elementary School are Black: 98% of enrollment. That is higher than the 44% Black share among all Lowndes County residents. By the diversity index, Fairview Elementary School comes in at 4%.
Staffing totals 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. Elementary schools in Mississippi average about 15.9:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Fairview Elementary School is 100%. The 75% average for public schools in Lowndes County is 25 points lower.
allk12 grades Fairview Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Mississippi public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Fairview Elementary School is 44.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Lowndes County, median household income is about $53,812, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 20 public schools operate in Lowndes County, serving about 8,512 students.
The nearest public school is Columbus High School, at about 0.8 miles. Fairview Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Fairview Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Fairview Elementary School as Town: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 261 to 244. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 15.4:1, from 13.7:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Fairview Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lowndes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
57,838
Census ACS
Median income
$53,812
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
8,512 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbus Municipal School District
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 865 students
- Columbus Middle SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- Cook Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Stokes Beard Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Sale Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Franklin AcademyElementary · 231 students
Other schools in Columbus
- New Hope ElementaryElementary · 1,191 students
- Columbus High SchoolHigh · 865 students
- New Hope High SchoolHigh · 787 students
- New Hope Middle SchoolMiddle · 604 students
- Columbus Middle SchoolMiddle · 597 students
- Cook Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
Other Fairview Elementary schools
62 other US public schools in 28 states are named Fairview Elementary. Fairview Elementary School 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
- Columbus High School0.8 mi · 865
- Sale Elementary School1.2 mi · 290
- Stokes Beard Elementary School1.3 mi · 369
- MS SCHOOL FOR MATH AND SCIENCE2.0 mi · 240
- Franklin Academy2.6 mi · 231
- Cook Elementary School2.9 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview Elementary SchoolHow large is Fairview Elementary School?
Fairview Elementary School enrolls approximately 244 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fairview Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairview Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fairview Elementary School have?
Fairview Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Fairview Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fairview Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairview Elementary School?
Fairview Elementary School is overseen by Columbus Municipal School District in Lowndes County.
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