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What's the most underrated thing about Fairview Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
603
Elementary
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960001159
Fairview Elementary
6500 W Kinnickinnic River Pkwy, Milwaukee, WI 53219 · (414) 546-7700 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL603 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
438 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
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 | 60 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 67 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 10% smaller than its 8th grade class (67).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · 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
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
37.4%
WI avg 54.8% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.4% | 37.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 38.2% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 (44.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Elementary this school | 603 | 72.6% | 44.3% |
| Todd Elementary Beloit | 471 | 69.2% | 26.4% |
| Robinson Elementary Beloit | 477 | 69.8% | 20.6% |
| Horace Mann Elementary West Allis | 384 | 72.1% | 26.9% |
| Hackett Elementary Beloit | 434 | 74.2% | 16.3% |
| Johnson Elementary Racine | 557 | 74.7% | 16.2% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #712 of 982 | #58 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.4% | #764 of 992 ▼ 1 | #63 of 174 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #627 of 992 ▲ 48 | #55 of 174 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 603 | #62 of 1,157 | #17 of 180 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #829 of 901 | #118 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #130 of 901 | #36 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.6% | #164 of 1,064 | #100 of 174 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #551 of 664 | #108 of 133 |
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
603
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 603 | 34.9 | 17.3:1 | 73% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 34.4 | 18.3:1 | 72% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 647 | 33.1 | 19.6:1 | 69% (448) |
| 2020-21 | 631 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 65% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 26.8 | 23.9:1 | 57% (365) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 21 | 31.8:1 | 48% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 638 | 40 | 15.9:1 | 44% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 41 | 15.2:1 | 69% (429) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 30 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (641 to 603); teachers up 30% (26.8 to 34.9).
About Fairview Elementary
Fairview Elementary is a large elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, administered by Milwaukee School District. It reports enrollment of 603 students in pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin enroll around 323, and this school is 87% bigger than that mark.
The district, Milwaukee School District, operates 155 schools serving 65,835 students.
The student body at Fairview Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 46%. The remaining shares are 31% White, 13% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Milwaukee County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. A diversity index of 67% means there is a 67% chance two randomly chosen students at Fairview Elementary are from different groups.
The school has 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 17.3 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Of all students at Fairview Elementary, 73% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 64% for public schools in Milwaukee County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Fairview Elementary, the prediction is 33.1% and the result is 44.3%.
In Milwaukee County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $64,435 a year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Milwaukee County number 284, with about 122,496 students.
Milwaukee Spanish Immersion is the nearest public school to Fairview Elementary, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Fairview Elementary comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 4% over 4 years, reaching 603 in 2024-25.
Fairview Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Milwaukee School District
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- Riverside HighHigh · 1,240 students
Other schools in Milwaukee
- HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12Combined · 1,974 students
- Milwaukee Academy of ScienceCombined · 1,711 students
- Hamilton HighHigh · 1,472 students
- Reagan College Preparatory HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Bruce GuadalupeElementary · 1,364 students
- King InternationalHigh · 1,308 students
Other Fairview Elementary schools
62 other US public schools in 28 states are named Fairview Elementary. Fairview Elementary is the 7th largest of the 63.
- Fairview ElementaryPlymouth, WI · 213 students
- Fairview ElementaryKrakow, WI · 99 students
- Fairview ElementaryModesto, CA · 786 students
- Fairview ElementaryFairfax Station, VA · 751 students
- Fairview Elementary SchoolFairview, PA · 707 students
Nearby schools
- Milwaukee Spanish Immersion0.5 mi · 605
- Wedgewood Park School0.8 mi · 541
- Honey Creek Elementary0.9 mi · 393
- Hamilton High0.9 mi · 1,472
- Jefferson Elementary1.1 mi · 393
- Glenwood Elementary1.1 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview ElementaryHow large is Fairview Elementary?
Fairview Elementary enrolls approximately 603 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Fairview Elementary serve?
Fairview Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Fairview Elementary?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Fairview Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairview Elementary?
At Fairview Elementary, the student body is approximately 31% White, 46% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Fairview Elementary public or private?
Fairview Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Milwaukee School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.