Fair Grove Elementary

Fair Grove Elementary operates as a moderately sized elementary-level community in Thomasville, North Carolina, overseen by Davidson County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 524 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Fair Grove Elementary is one of 35 schools operated by Davidson County Schools, a district that hosts 17,936 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Fair Grove Elementary reports that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Fair Grove Elementary has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Fair Grove Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at Fair Grove Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Davidson County (around 76%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fair Grove Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 54.5%, a residual of +6.0 points.

Around the school, census data for Davidson County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,172 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Davidson County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,696 students), of which Fair Grove Elementary is one.

East Davidson High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fair Grove Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 42.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fair Grove Elementary has contracted 3%, going from 538 students in 2018 to 524 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Fair Grove Elementary community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.