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Fairbank Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 311 5th St N, Fairbank, Buchanan County, 50629

195
Pupils
12.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Fairbank Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fairbank, Buchanan County. The school has 195 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Holly Myers. It is part of the Wapsie Valley Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a rural setting. The school employs 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Holly Myers
School district
Wapsie Valley Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Fairbank Elementary School enrolls 195 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.

Male students
100 (51%)
Female students
95 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
15.7
Student-teacher ratio
12.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 97% White, 1% Black or African American and 1% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White18997%
Black or African American21%
Two or more races21%
Hispanic or Latino1<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

55 of the school's 195 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 50 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

Rural, DistantGrades Pre-Kโ€“6

Fairbank Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 32, state house district 64.

School district: Wapsie Valley Comm School District

Fairbank Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Wapsie Valley Comm School District, based in Fairbank, Iowa. The district serves 652 students district-wide and employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 195 students, Fairbank Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 93 students per school.

652
District students
7
Schools
58
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

72%
Reading proficient
77%
Math proficient
9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Distant

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