Fairview Elementary School
Public elementary school in Columbia, Missouri · Columbia 93 School District · Grades Pre-K–5
Fairview Elementary School serves 471 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Columbia (Boone County). It is one of 34 schools in Columbia 93 School District. By enrollment it is the 204th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 15.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Missouri elementary school (12.3).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,202 Missouri elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Columbia 93 School District |
| County | Boone County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 290100000303 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Columbia 93 | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 471 | 18,640 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 12.8 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 26.3% | 41.7% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 92% of Missouri elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Fairview Elementary School in context
Size
Fairview Elementary School is the 7th largest of Columbia 93 School District's 21 elementary schools; its 471 students are 2.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 343; Fairview Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 96 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 14, against an average of 67 per grade. This year grade 5 has 12% more students than kindergarten (77 against 69). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 14 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 60.9% here and 51.8% across Columbia 93. Black students are next, at 15.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
26.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 41.7% across Columbia 93 and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 12.7% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 471 students, Fairview Elementary School has 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 471 students would have about 38.3 teachers, so Fairview Elementary School has 7.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
Fairview Elementary School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is Russell Blvd. Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 19 other elementary schools, 13 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 60.9% |
| Black | 15.3% |
| Two or more races | 11.3% |
| Asian | 6.6% |
| Hispanic | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 14 |
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 67 |
| Grade 2 | 82 |
| Grade 3 | 96 |
| Grade 4 | 66 |
| Grade 5 | 77 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
909 Fairview Rd, Columbia, MO 65203
Phone: (573)214-3590
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fairview Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Blvd. Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 0.9 mi | 500 | 14.5 | 17.4% |
| Mary Paxton Keeley Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 1.0 mi | 619 | 15.5 | 34.1% |
| West Blvd. Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 1.8 mi | 327 | 10.6 | 100% |
| Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 2.4 mi | 296 | 13.7 | 31.1% |
| Mill Creek Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 2.5 mi | 583 | 17.6 | 15.3% |
| John Ridgeway Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 2.7 mi | 227 | 14.3 | 15% |
| Parkade Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 3.1 mi | 359 | 11.4 | 57.9% |
| Locust St Expressive Arts Elementary School | Columbia 93 | 3.2 mi | 283 | 12.5 | 45.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.