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Fairview Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 1355 Charlotte Hwy, Fairview, Buncombe County, 28730

659
Pupils
15.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Fairview Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fairview, Buncombe County. The school has 659 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Buncombe County Schools school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 43.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 56% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, devices for students.

School details

School district
Buncombe County Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Fairview Elementary enrolls 659 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 43.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.

Male students
328 (50%)
Female students
331 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
43.0
Student-teacher ratio
15.3:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.8% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White57387%
Hispanic or Latino507.6%
Two or more races253.8%
Black or African American6<1%
Asian3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

268 of the school's 659 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 234 qualify for free lunch and 34 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

Suburb, LargeGrades Kโ€“5Title I

Fairview Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 48, state house district 115.

School district: Buncombe County Schools

Fairview Elementary is one of 45 schools in Buncombe County Schools, based in Asheville, North Carolina. The district serves 22,452 students district-wide and employs 1,597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 659 students, Fairview Elementary is larger than the district average of about 499 students per school.

22,452
District students
45
Schools
1,597
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

63%
Reading proficient
56%
Math proficient
11%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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