Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FOX CHAPEL AREA SD·NCES 421007000149
Fairview El Sch
738 Dorseyville Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15238 · (412) 963-9315 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
30 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Fox Chapel Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
91.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
96.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 96 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
95.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 96% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 74% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
387
+29 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 11.8:1
% White
83%
was 85%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 0%
% Asian
4%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Fairview El Sch typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fox Chapel Area SD
- Fox Chapel Area HSHigh · 1,360 students
- Dorseyville MSMiddle · 981 students
- OHara El SchElementary · 726 students
- Kerr El SchElementary · 426 students
- Hartwood El SchElementary · 386 students
Other schools in Pittsburgh
- Mt Lebanon SHSHigh · 1,772 students
- Baldwin SHSHigh · 1,657 students
- North Hills HSHigh · 1,443 students
- Pittsburgh Allderdice HSHigh · 1,386 students
- Fox Chapel Area HSHigh · 1,360 students
- Upper Saint Clair HSHigh · 1,269 students
Nearby schools
- Hartwood El Sch2.2 mi · 386
- Central El Sch2.2 mi · 456
- Dorseyville MS2.2 mi · 981
- Burchfield Primary Sch2.3 mi · 339
- Fox Chapel Area HS2.5 mi · 1,360
- Kerr El Sch2.5 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview El SchHow many students attend Fairview El Sch?
Fairview El Sch enrolls approximately 387 students in grades KG-05.
Is Fairview El Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairview El Sch is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Fairview El Sch have?
Fairview El Sch employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Fairview El Sch?
Student demographics at Fairview El Sch are roughly 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Fairview El Sch public or private?
Fairview El Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fox Chapel Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.