Fairview Elementary School

Fairview Elementary School is an elementary-level community of mid-tier scale in Sherwood, Ohio, overseen by Central Local, enrolling 411 students in grades K through 5.

Fairview Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Central Local, a district that enrolls 882 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Fairview Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school records 8% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Fairview Elementary School shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fairview Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 74.4%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Defiance County indicate the typical household earns roughly $73,064 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fairview Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Defiance County (combined enrollment of about 5,682 students).

Fairview High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Fairview Elementary School.

Fairview Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fairview Elementary School has edged down 12%, going from 466 students in 2018 to 411 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.