Fairview El Sch

Set in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Fairview El Sch is a mid-tier primary school, operated by Fox Chapel Area SD. It caters to 387 students across grades K through 5.

Fox Chapel Area SD comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 4,266 students; Fairview El Sch is among them.

In terms of who attends, Fairview El Sch logs that nearly all students (83%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 8% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Allegheny County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fairview El Sch is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 74.3%; this one delivers 95.7%, a residual of +21.4 points.

In the area at large, census data for Allegheny County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,548 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Fairview El Sch is one of 277 public schools in Allegheny County (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students).

Hartwood El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fairview El Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fairview El Sch at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 81.1%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Fairview El Sch has grew 8%, going from 358 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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