📍 500 Main St, Fairfax, Atchison County, 64446
Fairfax Elem. is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fairfax, Atchison County. The school has 75 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfax R-Iii school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.8:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fairfax Elem. enrolls 75 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 100% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 75 | 100% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
30 of the school's 75 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 18 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Fairfax Elem. is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MO-60, state senate district 12, state house district 1.
Fairfax Elem. is one of 3 schools in FAIRFAX R-III, based in FAIRFAX, Missouri. The district serves 134 students district-wide and employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 75 students, Fairfax Elem. is larger than the district average of about 45 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote