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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 328 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARTHAGE R-IX·NCES 290746000206
FAIRVIEW ELEM.
1201 E FAIRVIEW, CARTHAGE, MO 64836 · (417) 359-7070 · Jasper County
GRADES KG–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
330 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 | 125 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 24% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 23% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 52% · 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
Based on grade levels within CARTHAGE R-IX. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
31.5%
MO avg 44.9% . +10.5pp since 2021
Math
34.7%
MO avg 43.8% . +3.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.5% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 47.3% |
| Math | 22.1% | 12.6% | 32.6% | 32.6% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.5% | 34.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 46.2% |
| 2022-23 | 39.8% | 61.4% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 31.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →
Schools most like FAIRVIEW ELEM.
FAIRVIEW ELEM.'s state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRVIEW ELEM. this school | 444 | 74.3% | 35.3% |
| COLUMBIAN ELEM. CARTHAGE | 398 | 81.7% | 25.6% |
| SOUTHWEST CITY ELEM. SOUTHWEST CITY | 350 | 81.4% | 33.7% |
| FRONTIER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION Kansas City | 645 | 86.0% | 30.8% |
| FAIRMOUNT ELEM. INDEPENDENCE | 313 | 82.7% | 23.1% |
| CASSELL PARK ELEMENTARY INDEPENDENCE | 362 | 81.2% | 20.6% |
Matched among Missouri 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 Missouri | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #643 of 1,002 | #18 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #677 of 1,019 ▼ 266 | #20 of 23 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #772 of 1,018 ▲ 19 | #21 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.9pp | #208 of 943 | #8 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #260 of 1,294 | #5 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #402 of 950 | #9 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #342 of 953 | #12 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.3% | #293 of 1,165 | #5 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #684 of 684 | #18 of 18 |
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
444
+51 (+13%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 444 | 35.6 | 12.5:1 | 74% (330) |
| 2023-24 | 411 | 35.2 | 11.7:1 | 74% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 38.4 | 10.6:1 | 71% (288) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 32 | 12.3:1 | 67% (262) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 35.5 | 12.5:1 | 80% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 36 | 12.1:1 | 84% (363) |
| 2010-11 | 474 | 36 | 13.2:1 | 68% (324) |
| 2000-01 | 525 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 56% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 516 | 23 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FAIRVIEW ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (445 to 444); teachers unchanged (35.5 to 35.6).
About FAIRVIEW ELEM.
FAIRVIEW ELEM. is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in CARTHAGE, Missouri. It educates 444 students in kindergarten through 3. The typical figure for elementary schools in Missouri is about 315 students.
District-wide, CARTHAGE R-IX has 10 schools and 5,070 students.
At 63%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at FAIRVIEW ELEM. combined. Smaller groups are 33% White and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 10% of Jasper County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at FAIRVIEW ELEM. belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 49%.
FAIRVIEW ELEM.'s 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 12.5:1. Elementary schools in Missouri have a similar average ratio of 12.4:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 74%. The rate at public schools in Jasper County averages 57%, lower than here.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, FAIRVIEW ELEM. falls in the middle 80% of Missouri schools: 35.3% actual against 32.0% predicted.
FAIRVIEW ELEM. is located in Jasper County, where median household income is about $60,694, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 49 public schools in Jasper County, with a combined enrollment of about 21,177.
The closest public school, EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PAT CENTER, is about 0.5 miles from FAIRVIEW ELEM.. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, FAIRVIEW ELEM. ranks 3rd of 5 on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
FAIRVIEW ELEM. saw enrollment rise 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
124,357
Census ACS
Median income
$60,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
21,177 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CARTHAGE R-IX
- CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,626 students
- CARTHAGE JR. HIGHMiddle · 773 students
- CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTERElementary · 664 students
- COLUMBIAN ELEM.Elementary · 398 students
- CARTHAGE 6TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 377 students
- STEADLEY ELEM.Elementary · 346 students
Other schools in CARTHAGE
- CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,626 students
- CARTHAGE JR. HIGHMiddle · 773 students
- CARTHAGE INTERMEDIATE CENTERElementary · 664 students
- COLUMBIAN ELEM.Elementary · 398 students
- CARTHAGE 6TH GRADE CENTERMiddle · 377 students
- STEADLEY ELEM.Elementary · 346 students
Other FAIRVIEW Elementary schools
62 other US public schools in 28 states are named FAIRVIEW Elementary. FAIRVIEW ELEM. is the 30th largest of the 63.
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.COLUMBIA, MO · 471 students
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.WEST PLAINS, MO · 466 students
- Fairview ElementaryModesto, CA · 786 students
- Fairview ElementaryFairfax Station, VA · 751 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolFairview, PA · 707 students
Nearby schools
- EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PAT CENTER0.5 mi · 116
- CARTHAGE JR. HIGH0.6 mi · 773
- CARTHAGE HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,626
- MARK TWAIN ELEM.1.1 mi · 164
- CARTHAGE 6TH GRADE CENTER1.5 mi · 377
- COLUMBIAN ELEM.1.8 mi · 398
Frequently asked questions
About FAIRVIEW ELEM.What is the total enrollment at FAIRVIEW ELEM.?
FAIRVIEW ELEM. enrolls approximately 444 students in grades KG-03.
What age range does FAIRVIEW ELEM. serve?
FAIRVIEW ELEM. serves students from grade KG through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at FAIRVIEW ELEM.?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at FAIRVIEW ELEM..
What is the racial breakdown of students at FAIRVIEW ELEM.?
At FAIRVIEW ELEM., the student body is approximately 33% White, 63% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is FAIRVIEW ELEM. public or private?
FAIRVIEW ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by CARTHAGE R-IX.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.