Fairway Elementary School
Public elementary school in Wildwood, Missouri · Rockwood R-VI School District · Grades K–5
Fairway Elementary School serves 346 students in grades K–5 in Wildwood (St. Louis County). It is one of 30 schools in Rockwood R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 547th largest of 1,202 public elementary schools in Missouri (median 327 students). With 14.3 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 ÷ 24.14 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Rockwood R-VI School District |
| County | St. Louis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292685002859 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Rockwood R-VI | Missouri elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 346 | 19,597 | 327 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 14.2 | 12.3 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 7.2% | 12.5% | 53.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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.
Fairway Elementary School in context
Size
Fairway Elementary School is the 16th largest of Rockwood R-VI School District's 19 elementary schools; its 346 students are 1.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.4 miles away and have a median of 403 students, so Fairway Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 76 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 46, against an average of 58 per grade. This year grade 5 has 38% more students than kindergarten (65 against 47). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 81.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Rockwood R-VI (74.3%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
7.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 12.5% across Rockwood R-VI and a median of 53.6% for Missouri elementary schools. 2.3% 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
Fairway Elementary School has 24.14 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Missouri elementary school ratio of 12.3, a school with 346 students would have about 28.1 teachers, so Fairway Elementary School has 4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri elementary schools (12.3).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Ridge Meadows Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 14 elementary schools within 5 miles and 37 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 81.2% |
| Asian | 5.8% |
| Hispanic | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |
| Black | 3.5% |
45.1% of students are girls and 54.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 47 |
| Grade 1 | 49 |
| Grade 2 | 46 |
| Grade 3 | 76 |
| Grade 4 | 63 |
| Grade 5 | 65 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
480 Old Fairway Dr., Wildwood, MO 63040
Phone: (636)733-4175
Website: rsdmo.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fairway Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Meadows Elementary School | Rockwood R-VI | 1.0 mi | 267 | 14 | 6.4% |
| Green Pines Elementary School | Rockwood R-VI | 1.6 mi | 423 | 13.9 | 10.9% |
| Pond Elementary School | Rockwood R-VI | 1.9 mi | 380 | 13.7 | 11.8% |
| Babler Elementary School | Rockwood R-VI | 2.4 mi | 408 | 11.8 | 8.8% |
| Ellisville Elementary School | Rockwood R-VI | 2.4 mi | 474 | 14.5 | 9.3% |
| Woerther Elementary School | Rockwood R-VI | 3.5 mi | 423 | 13 | 11.1% |
| Westridge Elementary School | Rockwood R-VI | 3.6 mi | 397 | 15 | 28% |
| Blevins Elementary School | Rockwood R-VI | 4.0 mi | 376 | 14.7 | 12.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.