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Enrollment
593
High
DISTRICT 644 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRVIEW SD·NCES 420957006737
Fairview High School
7460 McCray Rd, Fairview, PA 16415 · (814) 474-2600 · Erie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL593 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
162 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 135 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 153 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 161 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 144 | 24% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fairview SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
77.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
85.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 down about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.9% | 85.1% |
| 2023-24 | 82.8% | 89.1% |
% 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
81.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 High School
Fairview High School's state test result (81.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview High School this school | 593 | 27.3% | 81.7% |
| Danville Area SHS Danville | 635 | 30.6% | 65.7% |
| South Park SHS South Park | 553 | 30.0% | 67.5% |
| Lewisburg High School Lewisburg | 551 | 27.2% | 76.8% |
| Saucon Valley SHS Hellertown | 627 | 29.8% | 69.2% |
| Quaker Valley High School Leetsdale | 550 | 24.5% | 77.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Erie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #19 of 576 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #4 of 626 ▼ 1 | #1 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #86 of 626 ▼ 23 | #2 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #340 of 713 | #8 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #369 of 601 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #291 of 604 | #6 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #555 of 619 | #15 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.7% | #58 of 221 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
593
+50 (+9%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 593 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 27% (162) |
| 2023-24 | 604 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 27% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 54 | 10.9:1 | 21% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 20% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 517 | 36.2 | 14.3:1 | 17% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 20% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 566 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 14% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 40 | 13.0:1 | 10% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 39 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (517 to 593); teachers up 13% (36.2 to 41).
About Fairview High School
Fairview High School is a small high school with its address in Fairview, Pennsylvania. The school serves 593 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
The 3 schools in Fairview SD enroll 1,933 students altogether, Fairview High School among them.
Most students at Fairview High School are White: 82% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 83% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Fairview High School comes in at 31%.
The school has about 14.5 students per teacher and 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Pennsylvania is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 47 points below the 74% average for public schools in Erie County.
Fairview High School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.9% for Fairview High School. The school posts 81.7%, 15.8 points above the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Erie County show that median household income is about $63,354, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 68 public schools operate in Erie County, serving about 35,738 students.
The closest public school, Fairview Elementary School, is about 0.2 miles from Fairview High School. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Fairview High School ranks 1st of 7 on average proficiency.
Fairview High School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 543 to 593.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Erie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,052
Census ACS
Median income
$63,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
35,738 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairview SD
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 707 students
- Fairview Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
Other schools in Fairview
- Fairview Elementary SchoolElementary · 707 students
- Fairview Middle SchoolMiddle · 633 students
- Asbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Walnut Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 399 students
Other Fairview High schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Fairview High. Fairview High School is the 3rd largest of the 10.
- Fairview High SchoolBOULDER, CO · 1,863 students
- Fairview High SchoolFairview, TN · 688 students
- Fairview High SchoolCullman, AL · 512 students
- Fairview High SchoolFairview Park, OH · 484 students
- Fairview High SchoolGrant, LA · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Fairview Elementary School0.2 mi · 707
- Fairview Middle School0.3 mi · 633
- Walnut Creek Middle School4.1 mi · 399
- Asbury Elementary School4.2 mi · 572
- Rice Avenue Middle School4.4 mi · 443
- Girard High School4.6 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview High SchoolHow many students attend Fairview High School?
Fairview High School enrolls approximately 593 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Fairview High School serve?
Fairview High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Fairview High School have?
Fairview High School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Fairview High School?
Student demographics at Fairview High School are roughly 82% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Fairview High School public or private?
Fairview High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairview SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.