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Does Fairview Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370462001791
Fairview Elementary
110 Clontz Road, Monroe, NC 28110 · (704) 296-6332 · Union County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
139 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 82%
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 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
66.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
78.2%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. 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
74.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for North Carolina 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 North Carolina'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 Elementary
Fairview Elementary's state test result (74.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Elementary this school | 394 | 35.3% | 74.9% |
| Valle Crucis Elementary Boone | 345 | 40.3% | 67.2% |
| J B Page Primary School Belmont | 396 | 34.6% | N/A |
| Hendersonville Elementary Hendersonville | 323 | 38.7% | 78.8% |
| Evergreen Community Charter Asheville | 430 | 40.5% | N/A |
| Dr Hubert Eaton Sr Elem Wilmington | 461 | 30.4% | 80.8% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Union County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #137 of 1,297 | #11 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #150 of 1,296 | #12 of 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #194 of 1,300 | #10 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #916 of 1,485 | #25 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #496 of 1,377 | #12 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #1,219 of 1,379 | #30 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #1,256 of 1,414 | #20 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #305 of 937 | #9 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
394
+32 (+9%) vs 2020
+63% since 1990-91, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 394 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 35% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 28.7 | 13.3:1 | 35% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 30 | 13.9:1 | 35% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 17% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 24% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 520 | 28 | 18.6:1 | 26% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 22% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 16 | 19.1:1 | 19% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 242 | 13 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (487 to 394); teachers unchanged (28 to 28).
About Fairview Elementary
Fairview Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Monroe, North Carolina. It enrolls 394 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
Enrollment across the 52 schools in Union County Public Schools totals 41,272 students.
The share of White students at Fairview Elementary is 78%, a majority. The school is also 17% Hispanic and 2% Asian. That is higher than the 69% White share among all Union County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 36%.
The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. The average for elementary schools in North Carolina, 14.9:1, is higher. A total of 139 students, or 35%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Fairview Elementary is +6.9 points: 74.9% actual, 68.1% predicted.
American Community Survey estimates for Union County show that the median household earns about $102,900 a year, about 41% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Union County, 58 public schools serve about 45,934 students.
Fairview Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Porter Ridge Elementary, about 5.0 miles away. The ten-mile area around Fairview Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Fairview Elementary ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 74.9% versus a 65.8% average.
Locale data from NCES put Fairview Elementary in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 32 students, from 362 to 394. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.1:1.
On allk12, people connected to Fairview Elementary can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
250,958
Census ACS
Median income
$102,900
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
58
45,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union County Public Schools
- Marvin Ridge HighHigh · 1,961 students
- Weddington HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Cuthbertson HighHigh · 1,857 students
- Porter Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Porter Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,447 students
- Weddington MiddleMiddle · 1,324 students
Other schools in Monroe
- Union AcademyCombined · 2,186 students
- Sun Valley HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Piedmont HighHigh · 1,270 students
- Monroe HighHigh · 1,215 students
- Parkwood HighHigh · 1,082 students
- Piedmont MiddleMiddle · 980 students
Other Fairview Elementary schools
62 other US public schools in 28 states are named Fairview Elementary. Fairview Elementary is the 36th largest of the 63.
- Fairview ElementaryFairview, NC · 646 students
- Fairview ElementaryHigh Point, NC · 442 students
- Fairview ElementaryRocky Mount, NC · 259 students
- Fairview ElementaryRocky Mount, NC · 255 students
- Fairview ElementaryModesto, CA · 786 students
Nearby schools
- Porter Ridge Elementary5.0 mi · 765
- Porter Ridge High School5.2 mi · 1,809
- Porter Ridge Middle School5.2 mi · 1,447
- Piedmont High5.2 mi · 1,270
- Piedmont Middle5.4 mi · 980
- Unionville Elementary5.4 mi · 679
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview ElementaryHow many students attend Fairview Elementary?
Fairview Elementary enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-05.
Is Fairview Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairview Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairview Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairview Elementary is approximately 14.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairview Elementary?
At Fairview Elementary, the student body is approximately 78% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairview Elementary?
Fairview Elementary is overseen by Union County Public Schools in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.