Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERMAN ISD·NCES 484008004546
Fairview Elementary School
501 W TAYLOR ST, SHERMAN, TX 75090 · (903) 891-6580 · Grayson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
281 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 65%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 45.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 45.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 25.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
43.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Elementary School this school | 382 | 73.6% | 43.5% |
| H G Temple Elementary School DIBOLL | 428 | 75.5% | N/A |
| Corrigan-Camden Elementary School CORRIGAN | 397 | 76.6% | 44.3% |
| Ben Milam Elementary School CAMERON | 396 | 73.7% | N/A |
| Bivins Elementary School AMARILLO | 415 | 75.7% | 43.4% |
| East Chambers Primary School WINNIE | 431 | 71.0% | N/A |
Matched among Texas 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 Texas | In Grayson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #2,143 of 4,401 | #11 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,700 of 4,466 ▼ 495 | #19 of 24 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,185 of 4,466 ▼ 1,116 | #17 of 24 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #798 of 3,998 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #3,639 of 4,938 | #18 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #81 of 4,622 | #2 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #879 of 4,628 | #6 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.6% | #2,354 of 4,789 | #8 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #2,155 of 2,838 | #6 of 10 |
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
382
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 382 | 36 | 10.6:1 | 74% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 29.9 | 9.9:1 | 71% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 28 | 10.5:1 | 75% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 31 | 12.0:1 | 70% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 33.9 | 12.3:1 | 58% (242) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 53% (204) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | 31 | 11.3:1 | 53% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 39 | 13.1:1 | 42% (217) |
| 1990-91 | 516 | 26 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (418 to 382); teachers up 6% (33.9 to 36).
About Fairview Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Fairview Elementary School serves students in SHERMAN, Texas. The school's enrollment of 382 students covers kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
Enrollment across the 16 schools in SHERMAN ISD totals 7,788 students.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Fairview Elementary School, with 44% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 36% White, 11% Black, and 8% multiracial. Grayson County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Fairview Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Its 36 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.6:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 74%. That is higher than the 53% average for public schools in Grayson County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Fairview Elementary School is 1.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 43.5%. Predicted: 42.3%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Grayson County show that median household income is about $72,182, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 68 public schools in Grayson County, with a combined enrollment of about 25,915.
The next-closest public school is Fred Douglass Early Childhood Center, about 1.0 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Fairview Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 43.5% is above the 32.2% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Fairview Elementary School's location as City: Small.
The number of students climbed from 371 to 382 over 4 years. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 12.0:1 to 10.6:1.
Discussions about Fairview Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Grayson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,337
Census ACS
Median income
$72,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
25,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHERMAN ISD
- Sherman High SchoolHigh · 2,143 students
- Sherman Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
- Piner Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Dillingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Henry W Sory Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
Other schools in SHERMAN
- Sherman High SchoolHigh · 2,143 students
- Sherman Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
- Piner Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Dillingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Henry W Sory Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
Other Fairview Elementary schools
62 other US public schools in 28 states are named Fairview Elementary. Fairview Elementary School is the 39th largest of the 63.
- Fairview ElementaryModesto, CA · 786 students
- Fairview ElementaryFairfax Station, VA · 751 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolFairview, PA · 707 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 677 students
- Fairview ElementaryFairview, NC · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Fred Douglass Early Childhood Center1.0 mi · 224
- Piner Middle School1.3 mi · 831
- Wakefield Elementary School1.3 mi · 324
- Percy W Neblett Elementary School1.8 mi · 462
- Henry W Sory Elementary School1.9 mi · 619
- Dillingham Elementary School2.0 mi · 710
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview Elementary SchoolHow large is Fairview Elementary School?
Fairview Elementary School enrolls approximately 382 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 10.6:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fairview Elementary School?
Fairview Elementary School reports a student body of 36% White, 44% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Fairview Elementary School public or private?
Fairview Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SHERMAN ISD.
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