Fairview Heights Elementary

As an average-sized K-5 school in Hamlet, North Carolina, Fairview Heights Elementary educates 480 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Richmond County Schools.

Fairview Heights Elementary is one of 15 schools operated by Richmond County Schools, a district that serves 6,504 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Fairview Heights Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black at 40%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 38% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 31% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Fairview Heights Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Fairview Heights Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.1%, the actual is 50.3%, a residual of +1.2 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Richmond County indicate median household income runs about $44,883, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 20%. In all, Richmond County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,504 students), of which Fairview Heights Elementary is one.

Hamlet Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fairview Heights Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 39.5%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fairview Heights Elementary has fell 11%, going from 542 students in 2018 to 480 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 48% to 38% over that span.

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