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Enrollment
466
Elementary
STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRVIEW R-XI·NCES 291185000435
FAIRVIEW ELEM.
4036 STATE RTE K, WEST PLAINS, MO 65775 · (417) 256-1063 · Howell County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Missouri public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
234 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (44).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
MO avg 44.9% . +1.6pp since 2021
Math
44.6%
MO avg 43.8% . +9.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 15.3% | 25.9% | 40.6% | 18.0% |
| Math | 16.3% | 28.3% | 34.8% | 20.4% |
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 | 41.2% | 44.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 45.1% |
| 2022-23 | 42.2% | 44.4% |
| 2021-22 | 39.6% | 35.6% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.1%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 (42.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAIRVIEW ELEM. this school | 466 | 50.2% | 42.3% |
| PRAIRIE DELL ELEMENTARY UNION | 495 | 52.3% | 41.4% |
| PARKVIEW ELEM. CAMERON | 440 | 51.8% | N/A |
| SULLIVAN PRIMARY SULLIVAN | 453 | 53.9% | N/A |
| BROOKFIELD ELEM. BROOKFIELD | 417 | 49.2% | 49.6% |
| CENTRAL ELEM. DEXTER | 447 | 53.0% | 50.5% |
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 Howell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #477 of 1,002 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #449 of 1,019 ▼ 14 | #6 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #566 of 1,018 ▲ 74 | #6 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #273 of 943 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #216 of 1,294 | #2 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #826 of 950 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #801 of 953 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #638 of 1,165 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #662 of 684 | #7 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
466
-14 (-3%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 466 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 50% (234) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 42 | 11.6:1 | 51% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 519 | 41 | 12.7:1 | 50% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 480 | 41 | 11.7:1 | 50% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 42 | 11.2:1 | 45% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 42 | 11.5:1 | 56% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 42 | 12.7:1 | 45% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 586 | 45 | 13.0:1 | 46% (271) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 26 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FAIRVIEW ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (472 to 466); teachers down 26% (42 to 31).
About FAIRVIEW ELEM.
FAIRVIEW ELEM. is an elementary school located in WEST PLAINS, Missouri, in Howell County. The school had 466 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Missouri) has about 315 students.
FAIRVIEW ELEM. is administered by FAIRVIEW R-XI.
The student body at FAIRVIEW ELEM. is 93% White. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 13%, meaning two students picked at random have a 13% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 31 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.0:1. That is 2.6 students per teacher above the 12.4:1 average for elementary schools in Missouri. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at FAIRVIEW ELEM. is 50%. Public schools in Howell County average 61%.
FAIRVIEW ELEM. is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Missouri public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, FAIRVIEW ELEM. lands between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.3%; the prediction is 41.1%.
Census estimates describe Howell County this way: the median household income is $50,993, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides FAIRVIEW ELEM., Howell County has 14 other public schools.
The closest public school, OZARK HORIZON SCHOOL, is about 4.4 miles from FAIRVIEW ELEM.. Other public schools within five miles: 2. FAIRVIEW ELEM. is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes FAIRVIEW ELEM. as Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 466 students in 2024-25, 14 fewer than the 480 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.7:1 to 15.0:1.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at FAIRVIEW ELEM.. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Howell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,383
Census ACS
Median income
$50,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,704 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WEST PLAINS
- WEST PLAINS SR. HIGHHigh · 1,108 students
- WEST PLAINS ELEM.Elementary · 767 students
- WEST PLAINS MIDDLEMiddle · 555 students
- RICHARDS ELEM.Elementary · 389 students
- GLENWOOD ELEM.Elementary · 252 students
- HOWELL VALLEY ELEM.Elementary · 201 students
Other FAIRVIEW Elementary schools
62 other US public schools in 28 states are named FAIRVIEW Elementary. FAIRVIEW ELEM. is the 27th largest of the 63.
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.COLUMBIA, MO · 471 students
- FAIRVIEW ELEM.CARTHAGE, MO · 444 students
- Fairview ElementaryModesto, CA · 786 students
- Fairview ElementaryFairfax Station, VA · 751 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolFairview, PA · 707 students
Nearby schools
- OZARK HORIZON SCHOOL4.4 mi · 17
- GLENWOOD ELEM.4.9 mi · 252
- WEST PLAINS SR. HIGH5.0 mi · 1,108
- WEST PLAINS MIDDLE5.2 mi · 555
- WEST PLAINS ELEM.5.4 mi · 767
- RICHARDS ELEM.5.4 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About FAIRVIEW ELEM.How large is FAIRVIEW ELEM.?
FAIRVIEW ELEM. enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does FAIRVIEW ELEM. serve?
FAIRVIEW ELEM. serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does FAIRVIEW ELEM. have?
FAIRVIEW ELEM. employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at FAIRVIEW ELEM.?
Student demographics at FAIRVIEW ELEM. are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is FAIRVIEW ELEM. public or private?
FAIRVIEW ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by FAIRVIEW R-XI.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.