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Enrollment
797
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370234001004
Fairview School
251 Big Orange Way, Sylva, NC 28779 · (828) 586-2819 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL797 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
16.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
781 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 33 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (98).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
49.6%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
59.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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
56.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 School
Fairview School's state test result (56.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview School this school | 797 | 98.0% | 56.0% |
| Millers Creek Elementary School Millers Creek | 699 | 99.6% | 63.5% |
| Chicod Greenville | 902 | 99.7% | 77.7% |
| Shepherd Elementary Mooresville | 738 | 99.6% | 56.9% |
| Hudson Elementary Hudson | 665 | 97.0% | 59.8% |
| Southwood Elementary Lexington | 616 | 99.5% | 63.9% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #630 of 1,297 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #626 of 1,296 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #628 of 1,300 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 797 | #82 of 1,485 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,137 of 1,377 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #1,012 of 1,379 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.0% | #905 of 1,414 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #776 of 937 |
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
797
+46 (+6%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 810
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 797 | 48.1 | 16.6:1 | 98% (781) |
| 2023-24 | 781 | 51.5 | 15.2:1 | 56% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 762 | 49.8 | 15.3:1 | 58% (442) |
| 2020-21 | 751 | 48 | 15.7:1 | 42% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 841 | 48.7 | 17.3:1 | 54% (455) |
| 2015-16 | 799 | 43 | 18.6:1 | 59% (473) |
| 2010-11 | 709 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 51% (365) |
| 2000-01 | 771 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 39% (301) |
| 1990-91 | 810 | 47 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (841 to 797); teachers down 1% (48.7 to 48.1).
About Fairview School
Fairview School is a large elementary school that serves part of Sylva, North Carolina. Its grade span covers pre-K through 8, with 797 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in North Carolina average about 467 students, which makes this school 71% above average.
Fairview School falls under Jackson County Public Schools, which has 9 schools enrolling 3,444 students.
The share of White students at Fairview School is 69%, a majority. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Native American. For comparison, the population of Jackson County is roughly 79% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
On staff are 48.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. Elementary schools in North Carolina have an average ratio of 14.9:1. About 98% of students at Fairview School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Jackson County average a similar 96%.
On the allk12 Grade, Fairview School lands at B, ahead of 55% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Fairview School's results are 7.1 points above predicted: 56.0% against 48.9%.
The county, Jackson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $55,815 a year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Fairview School, Jackson County has 11 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Smoky Mountain High School is about 0.3 miles from Fairview School. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. In a group of 6 nearby schools with scores, Fairview School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% gain, from 751 to 797.
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Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,771
Census ACS
Median income
$55,815
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,823 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jackson County Public Schools
- Smoky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Cullowhee Valley SchoolElementary · 570 students
- Scotts Creek SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Smokey Mountain ElementaryElementary · 340 students
- Blue Ridge SchoolElementary · 144 students
- Blue Ridge Early CollegeHigh · 127 students
Other schools in Sylva
- Smoky Mountain High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Scotts Creek SchoolElementary · 422 students
- Jackson Co Early CollegeHigh · 113 students
- Jackson Community SchoolHigh · 50 students
Other Fairview schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Fairview. Fairview School is the largest of the 5.
- Fairview SchoolAuburn, ME · 489 students
- Fairview SchoolFAIRVIEW, MI · 309 students
- Fairview SchoolFAIRVIEW, UT · 235 students
- Fairview SchoolFairview, MT · 134 students
Nearby schools
- Smoky Mountain High School0.3 mi · 881
- Jackson Co Early College0.9 mi · 113
- Catamount School3.2 mi · 64
- Jackson Community School3.8 mi · 50
- Scotts Creek School3.8 mi · 422
- Cullowhee Valley School4.4 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview SchoolHow many students attend Fairview School?
Fairview School enrolls approximately 797 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Fairview School serve?
Fairview School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Fairview School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Fairview School.
How diverse is Fairview School?
Fairview School reports a student body of 69% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairview School?
Fairview School is overseen by Jackson County Public Schools in Jackson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.