Fairview Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Grinnell, Iowa

Fairview Elementary School in Grinnell, Iowa enrolled 242 students in 2024-25 with 17.5 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

243 students in 2022-23, 241 students in 2023-24, 242 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.3 to 17.5.

Students enrolled at Fairview Elementary School by school year2022-23: 243, 2023-24: 241, 2024-25: 24201002003002022-232432023-242412024-25242
Students enrolled at Fairview Elementary School by school year2022-23: 243, 2023-24: 241, 2024-25: 24201002003002022-232432023-242412024-25242
Students enrolled at Fairview Elementary School by school year2022-23: 243, 2023-24: 241, 2024-25: 24201002003002022-232432023-242412024-25242
Students enrolled at Fairview Elementary School by school year2022-23: 243, 2023-24: 241, 2024-25: 24201002003002022-232432023-242412024-25242
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2324318.313.3
2023-2424117.413.9
2024-2524217.513.8

13.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 60 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools

Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 13.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 13.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 13.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 13.8; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 13.8state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fairview Elementary School enrolled 150 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent11.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

80.2% of students were White, 7.9% Hispanic, 6.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White80.2%
  2. Hispanic7.9%
  3. Two or more races6.2%
  4. Black5.0%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%

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.

Elementary schools in Grinnell

3 public elementary schools in Grinnell report 2024-25 enrollment; Fairview Elementary School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fairview Elementary School24213.828.5%
Davis Elementary School21315.329.6%
Bailey Park Elementary School14714.133.3%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Fairview Elementary School

  1. Bailey Park Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 147 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Davis Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 213 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Fairview Elementary School with Bailey Park Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Grinnell-Newburg Community School District spends per student$17,121 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,121
  5. The largest public schools in IowaFairview Elementary School is the number 472 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#472 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.13.8:1
  7. 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 Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Fairview Elementary School?
    242 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 243 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Grinnell, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairview Elementary School?
    13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Fairview Elementary School a Title I school?
    Fairview Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Fairview Elementary School in?
    Grinnell-Newburg Community School District, NCES district ID 1913200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 191320000791 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
  • 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.

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