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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICHMOND COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370387001550
Fairview Heights Elementary
104 Hamilton Ave, Hamlet, NC 28345 · (910) 582-7900 · Richmond County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- C+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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
467 students
DISTRICT 98% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
41.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
51.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Heights Elementary
Fairview Heights Elementary's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Heights Elementary this school | 480 | 97.3% | 50.3% |
| Central Elementary Elizabeth City | 484 | 98.6% | 51.4% |
| Jefferson Elementary Shelby | 439 | 99.3% | 64.8% |
| White Oak Elementary Edenton | 488 | 99.4% | N/A |
| L J Bell Elementary Rockingham | 449 | 98.0% | 50.5% |
| Whiteville Primary Whiteville | 486 | 99.0% | N/A |
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 Heights Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Richmond County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #804 of 1,297 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #843 of 1,296 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #896 of 1,300 | #3 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #674 of 1,485 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #1,210 of 1,377 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #319 of 1,379 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #984 of 1,414 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #536 of 937 | #4 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
480
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 797
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 480 | 28.4 | 16.9:1 | 97% (467) |
| 2023-24 | 495 | 33 | 15.0:1 | 99% (488) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 99% (497) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 99% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 33 | 16.4:1 | 98% (532) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 33 | 16.6:1 | 99% (545) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | 39 | 16.3:1 | 75% (477) |
| 2000-01 | 563 | 51 | 11.0:1 | 99% (560) |
| 1990-91 | 797 | 42 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview Heights Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (542 to 480); teachers down 14% (33 to 28.4).
About Fairview Heights Elementary
Fairview Heights Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Hamlet, North Carolina, under Richmond County Schools. The school serves 480 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Fairview Heights Elementary is a school in Richmond County Schools. The district has 15 schools and 6,504 students.
At Fairview Heights Elementary, the largest share of students is Black, at 40%. The remaining shares are 38% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Native American. Richmond County as a whole is about 31% Black, so the school's share is higher. Fairview Heights Elementary's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.9 students per teacher. That is 2.0 students per teacher above the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 97% of students. That tracks the 99% average for public schools in Richmond County.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, Fairview Heights Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Fairview Heights Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.3%, compared with a predicted 49.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the county around the school, Richmond County, the median household income is $44,883, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 20% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in Richmond County, enrolling about 6,504 students in all.
The nearest public school is Hamlet Middle, at about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Fairview Heights Elementary places 2nd of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
2024-25 enrollment was 480, a 5% rise from 455 in 2020-21. The school's ratio rose from 13.8:1 to 16.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Richmond County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,344
Census ACS
Median income
$44,883
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Richmond County Schools
- Richmond Senior HighHigh · 1,365 students
- Rockingham MiddleMiddle · 606 students
- L J Bell ElementaryElementary · 449 students
- Mineral Springs ElementaryElementary · 441 students
- East Rockingham ElementaryElementary · 430 students
- Richmond 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 424 students
Other schools in Hamlet
- Richmond 9th Grade AcademyHigh · 424 students
- Monroe Avenue ElementaryElementary · 411 students
- Hamlet MiddleMiddle · 399 students
- Richmond Early College HighHigh · 294 students
Nearby schools
- Hamlet Middle0.5 mi · 399
- Monroe Avenue Elementary1.0 mi · 411
- Richmond Early College High1.2 mi · 294
- East Rockingham Elementary2.2 mi · 430
- Richmond 9th Grade Academy2.4 mi · 424
- Washington Street Elementary3.9 mi · 417
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview Heights ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fairview Heights Elementary?
Fairview Heights Elementary enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fairview Heights Elementary serve?
Fairview Heights Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Fairview Heights Elementary?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Fairview Heights Elementary.
How diverse is Fairview Heights Elementary?
Fairview Heights Elementary reports a student body of 38% White, 9% Hispanic, 40% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Fairview Heights Elementary public or private?
Fairview Heights Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Richmond County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.