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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROANOKE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510330001415
Fairview Elementary
648 Westwood Blvd NW, Roanoke, VA 24017 · (540) 853-2978 · Roanoke city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
476 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 66%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -1.0pp since 2022
Math
55.0%
VA avg 72.7% . +5.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 5 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 50.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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
Fairview Elementary's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Elementary this school | 479 | 99.4% | 53.4% |
| Longdale Elementary Glen Allen | 476 | 89.3% | 57.5% |
| Willis A. Jenkins Elementary Newport News | 507 | 100.0% | 53.5% |
| Granby Elementary Norfolk | 464 | 99.6% | 48.8% |
| Richneck Elementary Newport News | 502 | 99.6% | 55.1% |
| Lake Taylor Norfolk | 664 | 98.8% | 48.1% |
Matched among Virginia 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 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Roanoke city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #941 of 1,101 | #9 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #970 of 1,111 ▼ 14 | #10 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,015 of 1,111 ▼ 21 | #10 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #632 of 1,176 | #6 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #189 of 1,105 | #11 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #401 of 1,106 | #9 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.4% | #168 of 1,157 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #327 of 759 | #4 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
479
-86 (-15%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 479 | 39.6 | 12.1:1 | 99% (476) |
| 2023-24 | 474 | 39.4 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 42.8 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 34 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 34.2 | 16.3:1 | 99% (553) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 99% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 32 | 15.8:1 | 78% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 38 | 13.6:1 | 65% (335) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 29 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (556 to 479); teachers up 16% (34.2 to 39.6).
About Fairview Elementary
Fairview Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Roanoke, Virginia. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 479 students enrolled.
Roanoke City Public Schools has 13,811 students spread across 24 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Fairview Elementary is 54% Black. Enrollment also includes 15% Hispanic, 14% White, 10% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The school's Black share is 26 points above the 28% share among Roanoke city residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
Fairview Elementary has 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. The school's 12.1:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Virginia. The school has 99% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 61.0%.
In Roanoke city, where the school is located, the median household earns about $55,378 a year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of people live in poverty. Counting Fairview Elementary, Roanoke city has 30 public schools.
The closest school to Fairview Elementary is Westside Elementary, located about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 53.4% is below the 55.0% average for nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Enrollment decreased by 15% across 4 years, from 565 in 2020-21 to 479 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.6:1 to 12.1:1 over the same years.
The Fairview Elementary discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Roanoke city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,355
Census ACS
Median income
$55,378
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
14,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roanoke City Public Schools
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 2,030 students
- William Fleming HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Breckinridge MiddleMiddle · 733 students
- Round Hill ElementaryElementary · 720 students
- Westside ElementaryElementary · 624 students
- Woodrow Wilson MiddleMiddle · 601 students
Other schools in Roanoke
- Patrick Henry HighHigh · 2,030 students
- William Fleming HighHigh · 1,957 students
- Cave Spring HighHigh · 1,046 students
- Northside HighHigh · 919 students
- Hidden Valley HighHigh · 832 students
- Cave Spring MiddleMiddle · 746 students
Other Fairview Elementary schools
62 other US public schools in 28 states are named Fairview Elementary. Fairview Elementary is the 21st largest of the 63.
- Fairview ElementaryFairfax Station, VA · 751 students
- Fairview ElementaryGalax, VA · 146 students
- Fairview ElementaryModesto, CA · 786 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolFairview, PA · 707 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 677 students
Nearby schools
- Westside Elementary1.1 mi · 624
- Woodrow Wilson Middle1.7 mi · 601
- Virginia Heights Elementary1.7 mi · 245
- Roanoke Academy For Mathematics & Science Elementary1.7 mi · 464
- Hurt Park Elementary1.8 mi · 321
- William Fleming High1.8 mi · 1,957
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview ElementaryHow many students attend Fairview Elementary?
Fairview Elementary enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fairview Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairview Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fairview Elementary have?
Fairview Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
How diverse is Fairview Elementary?
Fairview Elementary reports a student body of 14% White, 15% Hispanic, 54% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairview Elementary?
Fairview Elementary is overseen by Roanoke City Public Schools in Roanoke city.
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