FAIRVIEW ELEM.

FAIRVIEW ELEM., a medium-sized primary school in COLUMBIA, Missouri, part of COLUMBIA 93, caters to 471 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 50% above the state mean of about 315.

Across the 34 schools in COLUMBIA 93 (18,640 students total), FAIRVIEW ELEM. accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FAIRVIEW ELEM. lists that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest comes out to 15% Black, 11% multiracial, 7% Asian, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting FAIRVIEW ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Boone County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, FAIRVIEW ELEM. sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.8%; actual is 79.9%, +29.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Boone County shows median household earnings sit near $72,758, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. FAIRVIEW ELEM. is one of 58 public schools in Boone County (combined enrollment of about 24,547 students).

Nearest neighbor: RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM., around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FAIRVIEW ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FAIRVIEW ELEM. at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.5%.

FAIRVIEW ELEM. operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. FAIRVIEW ELEM.'s enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 524 (now 471). Over the same period, the White share fell from 68% to 61%.

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