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Fairview Elementary School

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Fairview Elementary School ranks 298 th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Arkansas elementary schools

Summary

Fairview Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 491 students in grades PK-5 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, which is part of the Fort Smith School District. Fairview Elementary generally outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with 37% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to 32.4% for the district and 34.7% for the state. The school also ranks higher than many of its neighboring schools in the district, such as Beard Elementary, Euper Lane Elementary, and Cavanaugh Elementary, which have lower test scores and rankings.

Fairview Elementary's spending per student is higher than the district average at $10,004 per student, which may contribute to its stronger academic performance. However, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, around 78% in recent years, which is higher than the district average and indicates a greater proportion of economically disadvantaged students. This raises questions about potential equity issues, as the school may be providing a higher quality education to a more privileged student population.

Fairview Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 92 to 359 out of all Arkansas elementary schools. This variability in ranking may be due to changes in student demographics, teaching staff, or other factors that impact the school's performance. Overall, Fairview Elementary appears to be a relatively high-performing school within the Fort Smith School District, but the school's high free/reduced lunch rate suggests it may be serving a more economically disadvantaged community.

582

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,809

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 S Dallas St
Fort Smith, AR 72901

(479) 783-3214

District: Fort Smith School District

Students who attend Fairview Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ramsey Middle School
High:	Southside High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.5%

Hispanic:

30.6%

Two or more races:

18.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 40 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Arkansas avg36%

298^th of 495

Arkansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Fort Smith School District

149^th of 250Fort Smith School District among Arkansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arkansas percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	298 of 495	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.7	237 of 497	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	223 of 492	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	309 of 487	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.2	207 of 496	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.2	129 of 488	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	169 of 480	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.1	125 of 485	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	67.5	129 of 494	73.9%	★★★★☆
2015	74.9	92 of 466	80.3%	★★★★☆
2014	52.4	258 of 471	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.9	147 of 476	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.1	236 of 468	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.8	235 of 471	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.2	284 of 457	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.4	256 of 445	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.2	277 of 439	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.1	165 of 440	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.0	212 of 402	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	51.5	230 of 411	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%~ state avg

Reading34%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-8 vs state

Science29%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ATLAS English Language Arts (2025)				ATLAS Reading (2025)				ATLAS Mathematics (2025)				ATLAS Science (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ATLAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	ATLAS English Language Arts All Grades	ATLAS Reading 3rd Grade	ATLAS Reading 4th Grade	ATLAS Reading 5th Grade	ATLAS Reading All Grades	ATLAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 4th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics 5th Grade	ATLAS Mathematics All Grades	ATLAS Science 3rd Grade	ATLAS Science 4th Grade	ATLAS Science 5th Grade	ATLAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 S Dallas St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-3214	582	32	17.9	80.6%	236 (40.5%)	43 (7.4%)	178 (30.6%)	10 (1.7%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (18.9%)	42.7	298^th of 495 public elementary schools	39.8%		52.7	237^th of 497 public elementary schools	52.3%	61	28.5	32.5	51.2	37.0	29.6	28.5	45.2	34.2	28.6	34.6	30.9	31.2	29.5	25.3	30.9	28.6	$11,809	$1,299	$10,510
Ballman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2601 S Q St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-1280	286	15	18.7	67.1%	144 (50.3%)	20 (7.0%)	79 (27.6%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (13.3%)	64.7	164^th of 495 public elementary schools	66.9%		61.2	200^th of 497 public elementary schools	59.8%	36	28.0	47.0	57.8	43.8	30.0	47.0	51.1	42.4	38.0	44.9	53.3	45.2	30.0	46.9	48.9	41.7	$13,689	$1,511	$12,178
Raymond F. Orr Elementary School	Public	K-5	3609 Phoenix Ave	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 646-3711	235	14	17.0	70.6%	124 (52.8%)	18 (7.7%)	32 (13.6%)	12 (5.1%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (19.6%)	57.5	215^th of 495 public elementary schools	56.6%		59.7	208^th of 497 public elementary schools	58.1%	7	27.7	58.6	34.9	39.7	27.6	53.7	39.6	39.7	34.0	61.0	32.6	42.0	29.8	51.2	34.9	38.2	$16,992	$4,555	$12,437
Carnall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2524 South Tulsa St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 646-3612	172	9	18.8	91.3%	79 (45.9%)	22 (12.8%)	40 (23.3%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (16.3%)	23.3	400^th of 495 public elementary schools	19.2%		15.7	439^th of 497 public elementary schools	11.7%	39	20.9	37.0	16.7	25.3	25.0	37.0	20.9	28.0	16.7	22.2	16.7	18.7	25.0	22.2	12.5	20.0	$17,679	$2,202	$15,477
Bonneville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 South Waldron Rd	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 478-3161	287	15	19.1	74.6%	114 (39.7%)	38 (13.2%)	65 (22.6%)	23 (8.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (15.0%)	61	190^th of 495 public elementary schools	61.6%		64.9	170^th of 497 public elementary schools	65.8%	20	34.1	46.4	44.0	40.8	36.1	46.4	42.0	40.8	33.4	50.0	40.0	39.7	39.6	46.4	34.0	38.9	$12,206	$1,033	$11,173
Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4111 Park Ave	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 783-4506	387	20	19.3	89.9%	79 (20.4%)	42 (10.9%)	210 (54.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.7%)	21.3	404^th of 495 public elementary schools	18.4%		18	432^nd of 497 public elementary schools	13.1%	28	15.1	30.3	28.3	24.0	16.6	25.0	30.2	23.4	16.7	26.7	24.5	22.3	12.1	26.8	15.1	17.7	$13,603	$2,816	$10,787
Tilles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	815 N 16th St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 785-5606	343	18	18.9	90.4%	92 (26.8%)	45 (13.1%)	175 (51.0%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.9%)	12	456^th of 495 public elementary schools	7.9%		8.8	475^th of 497 public elementary schools	4.4%	19	14.0	14.6	24.1	17.7	12.0	12.6	18.5	14.5	14.0	18.8	16.7	16.5	18.0	16.6	11.2	15.1	$12,663	$1,720	$10,943
Beard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Cavanaugh Rd	Fort Smith	72908	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 646-0834	297	19	15.3	78.1%	136 (45.8%)	32 (10.8%)	54 (18.2%)	19 (6.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (17.8%)	32.4	359^th of 495 public elementary schools	27.5%		45.4	282^nd of 497 public elementary schools	43.3%	77	25.5	22.7	30.6	26.2	25.6	24.5	26.5	25.5	31.9	35.8	32.6	33.6	25.6	26.4	32.6	28.2	$14,170	$2,080	$12,089
Euper Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Euper Ln	Fort Smith	72903	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 452-2601	397	24	16.2	61.5%	188 (47.4%)	26 (6.5%)	96 (24.2%)	16 (4.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	65 (16.4%)	57.4	217^th of 495 public elementary schools	56.2%		81.3	71^st of 497 public elementary schools	85.7%	146	36.4	43.1	42.6	40.9	31.8	43.2	42.6	39.6	47.8	41.2	40.7	42.9	36.4	33.4	27.8	32.3	$14,761	$1,961	$12,800
Cavanaugh Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1025 School St	Fort Smith	72908	Sebastian County	Fort Smith School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 646-1131	303	18	16.6	71.9%	139 (45.9%)	38 (12.5%)	59 (19.5%)	16 (5.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (16.2%)	80.9	79^th of 495 public elementary schools	84.0%		67.8	151^st of 497 public elementary schools	69.6%	72	45.4	54.0	41.3	47.1	41.0	54.0	47.8	47.8	52.3	58.0	69.6	60.0	54.5	48.0	50.0	50.7	$14,156	$1,588	$12,568

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairview Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Fairview Elementary School?

Students at Fairview Elementary School are 41% White, 31% Hispanic, 19% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Fairview Elementary School in?

Fort Smith School District

What schools do graduates of Fairview Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fairview Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ramsey Middle School
High : Southside High School

How many students attend Fairview Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Fairview Elementary School.

Is Fairview Elementary School a good school?

Fairview Elementary School ranks 298^th of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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