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Which teacher or staff member at Fairview Avenue El Sch deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
597
Elementary
DISTRICT 453 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNESBORO AREA SD·NCES 422511002233
Fairview Elementary School
220 Fairview Ave, Waynesboro, PA 17268 · (717) 762-1191 · Franklin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Pennsylvania 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.
- 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
453 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 75%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (111).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 59% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Waynesboro Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
47.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.8% | 45.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Elementary School
Fairview Elementary School's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Elementary School this school | 597 | 75.9% | 50.4% |
| East Berwick Elementary School Berwick | 539 | 71.2% | 64.4% |
| Ringgold Elementary School South Monongahela | 517 | 70.6% | 44.7% |
| Mazie Gable Elementary School Red Lion | 481 | 83.6% | 32.0% |
| EverGreen Elementary School Lake Ariel | 522 | 65.1% | 64.6% |
| Southmoreland Elementary School Scottdale | 548 | 64.4% | 44.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #857 of 1,396 | #14 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #854 of 1,511 ▲ 9 | #15 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #894 of 1,511 ▲ 29 | #17 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #267 of 1,638 | #2 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,226 of 1,528 | #11 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #807 of 1,531 | #13 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #711 of 1,600 | #18 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #414 of 1,045 | #5 of 18 |
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
597
-33 (-5%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 719
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 597 | 40.4 | 14.8:1 | 76% (453) |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 39.4 | 16.0:1 | 72% (453) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 41.1 | 15.1:1 | 70% (433) |
| 2020-21 | 630 | 39 | 16.1:1 | 68% (429) |
| 2017-18 | 710 | 44.7 | 15.9:1 | 65% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 887 | 51 | 17.4:1 | 62% (554) |
| 2010-11 | 812 | 47 | 17.3:1 | 48% (392) |
| 2000-01 | 695 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 40% (279) |
| 1990-91 | 719 | 40 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (710 to 597); teachers down 10% (44.7 to 40.4).
About Fairview Elementary School
Fairview Elementary School, located in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania, is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 597 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average about 443 students.
In Waynesboro Area SD, 6 schools enroll a combined 4,090 students.
At Fairview Elementary School, White students make up 78% of the student body. Next come 10% multiracial, 6% Black, and 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 87% White. Fairview Elementary School's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 40.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.8:1. This ratio sits 1.7 above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 76%.
The allk12 Grade for Fairview Elementary School is B-. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 46% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Fairview Elementary School's results are 5.3 points above predicted: 50.4% against 45.1%.
Among Franklin County residents, the median household income is $77,003, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fairview Elementary School is one of 41 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Waynesboro Area Senior High School is the closest, at about 1.1 miles. Fairview Elementary School has 5 other public schools within five miles. The school's 50.4% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
Federal data place Fairview Elementary School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Fairview Elementary School had 630 students, to 2024-25, when it had 597. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.1:1 in 2020-21, and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
The Fairview Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
157,379
Census ACS
Median income
$77,003
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
21,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waynesboro Area SD
- Waynesboro Area Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,392 students
- Waynesboro Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Mowrey Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Summitview Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Hooverville Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
Other schools in Waynesboro
- Waynesboro Area Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,392 students
- Waynesboro Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 887 students
- Mowrey Elementary SchoolElementary · 534 students
- Summitview Elementary SchoolElementary · 363 students
- Hooverville Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
Other Fairview Elementary schools
62 other US public schools in 28 states are named Fairview Elementary. Fairview Elementary School is the 9th largest of the 63.
- Fairview Elementary SchoolFairview, PA · 707 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolMountaintop, PA · 612 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolPittsburgh, PA · 387 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolMidland, PA · 303 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolNew Cumberland, PA · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Waynesboro Area Senior High School1.1 mi · 1,392
- Waynesboro Area Middle School1.4 mi · 887
- Summitview Elementary School1.5 mi · 363
- Hooverville Elementary School3.0 mi · 317
- Mowrey Elementary School4.2 mi · 534
- Cascade Elementary6.0 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Fairview Elementary School?
Fairview Elementary School enrolls approximately 597 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Fairview Elementary School serve?
Fairview Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairview Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairview Elementary School is approximately 14.8:1 (40 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fairview Elementary School?
Fairview Elementary School reports a student body of 78% White, 5% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairview Elementary School?
Fairview Elementary School is overseen by Waynesboro Area SD in Franklin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.