Fairview Avenue Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Waynesboro, Pennsylvania
Fairview Avenue Elementary School in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania enrolled 597 students in 2024-25 with 40.4 full-time teachers, 14.8 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 39-43% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
620 students in 2022-23, 629 students in 2023-24, 597 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.1 to 40.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 620 | 41.1 | 15.1 |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 39.4 | 16.0 |
| 2024-25 | 597 | 40.4 | 14.8 |
14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools
Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 614 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fairview Avenue Elementary School enrolled 614 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 17 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 614 of the 614 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions17
- Chronically absent19.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
77.6% of students were White, 10.1% of two or more races, 5.9% Black in 2024-25.
- White77.6%
- Two or more races10.1%
- Black5.9%
- Hispanic5.0%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Fairview Avenue Elementary School scored proficient or above: 39-43% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 39‑43% | 48‑49% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 34% | 29‑30% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Waynesboro
4 public elementary schools in Waynesboro report 2024-25 enrollment; Fairview Avenue Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Avenue Elementary School | 597 | 14.8 | 69.8% |
| Mowrey Elementary School | 534 | 13.6 | 50.7% |
| Summitview Elementary School | 363 | 15.4 | 53.7% |
| Hooverville Elementary School | 317 | 15.0 | 52.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Fairview Avenue Elementary School
- Summitview Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 363 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Hooverville Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 317 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Compare Fairview Avenue Elementary School with Summitview Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Waynesboro Area SD spends per student$13,779 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,779
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaFairview Avenue Elementary School is the number 263 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#263 of 1,617
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.14.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Fairview Avenue Elementary School
How many students attend Fairview Avenue Elementary School?
597 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 620 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Waynesboro, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairview Avenue Elementary School?
14.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Fairview Avenue Elementary School a Title I school?
Fairview Avenue Elementary School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Fairview Avenue Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Fairview Avenue Elementary School scored proficient or above: 39-43% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Fairview Avenue Elementary School in?
Waynesboro Area SD, NCES district ID 4225110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 422511002233 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.