Enrollment
66
Elementary
DISTRICT 67 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFAX R-III·NCES 291176000432
FAIRFAX ELEM.
500 MAIN ST, FAIRFAX, MO 64446 · (660) 686-2851 · Atchison County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL66 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.7:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
32 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
FAIRFAX ELEM.→FAIRFAX HIGH
Based on grade levels within FAIRFAX R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
21.0%
MO avg 49.5% . -34.5pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
MO avg 48.7% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are down about 35 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
66
-12 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.5:1
was 6.8:1
% White
97%
was 97%
% Black
0%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About FAIRFAX ELEM.
FAIRFAX ELEM. operates as a tiny elementary campus in FAIRFAX, Missouri, run under FAIRFAX R-III. Current enrollment sits at 66 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 79% smaller than the state mean of about 315.
Across the 2 schools in FAIRFAX R-III (134 students total), FAIRFAX ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, FAIRFAX ELEM. logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). That composition is broadly in line with Atchison County as a whole.
Looking at school resources, FAIRFAX ELEM. shows 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.5:1. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, FAIRFAX ELEM. sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 56.5%.
In the area at large, Atchison County reports that median household income runs about $58,750, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Atchison County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 819 students), of which FAIRFAX ELEM. is one.
The closest other public school is FAIRFAX HIGH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FAIRFAX ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 41.3%.
The school occupies an outlying site.
Trend over the last 7 years. FAIRFAX ELEM.'s enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 78 (now 66).
On this page, members of the FAIRFAX ELEM. community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Atchison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,187
Census ACS
Median income
$58,750
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
819 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FAIRFAX R-III
- FAIRFAX HIGHHigh · 68 students
- COMMUNITY FOR KIDSElementary
Nearby schools
- FAIRFAX HIGH0.0 mi · 68
- TARKIO ELEMENTARY6.7 mi · 142
- TARKIO JH AND HIGH SCHOOL6.8 mi · 176
- ROCK PORT ELEM.8.3 mi · 174
- ROCK PORT HIGH8.3 mi · 193
- MOUND CITY MIDDLE16.5 mi · 69
Frequently asked questions
About FAIRFAX ELEM.How many students attend FAIRFAX ELEM.?
FAIRFAX ELEM. enrolls approximately 66 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does FAIRFAX ELEM. serve?
FAIRFAX ELEM. serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at FAIRFAX ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at FAIRFAX ELEM. is approximately 6.5:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at FAIRFAX ELEM.?
At FAIRFAX ELEM., the student body is approximately 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees FAIRFAX ELEM.?
FAIRFAX ELEM. is overseen by FAIRFAX R-III in Atchison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.