Fairview Elementary

Fairview Elementary is a modestly sized elementary-level community in Monroe, North Carolina, part of Union County Public Schools. The school teaches 394 students in grades K through 5.

Fairview Elementary is one of 52 schools operated by Union County Public Schools, a district that works with 41,272 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Fairview Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Hispanic, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Fairview Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Fairview Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Fairview Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.9%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Union County indicate median household income runs about $102,900, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Union County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,934 students), of which Fairview Elementary is one.

Porter Ridge Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fairview Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 65.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 19%: 487 students in 2018 compared to 394 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 12% to 17% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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