Summary:
Fairview Elementary is a public elementary school located in Orland, California, serving grades 3-5 with a total enrollment of 434 students. The school is part of the Orland Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 1327 out of 1560 districts in California and has a rating of 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.
Fairview Elementary faces significant challenges, with a student population that is 71.66% Hispanic, significantly higher than the state average. The school consistently performs below state and district averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 23.3% of students proficient or better in ELA and 14.25% in Math, compared to 46.66% and 34.62% statewide, respectively. Fairview Elementary also has a high rate of chronic absenteeism, at 10.6% compared to the state average of 14.3%. Additionally, 85.25% of Fairview students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.
Compared to nearby schools, Fairview Elementary performs significantly worse. For example, Capay Joint Union Elementary, located about 6.6 miles away, outperforms Fairview in both ELA and Math proficiency by a wide margin. Fairview's subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, consistently rank in the bottom quartile of California elementary schools, indicating significant achievement gaps. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past decade, from 4,415 out of 5,390 California elementary schools in 2011-2012 to 5,183 out of 5,848 in 2022-2023, with a consistent 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Detail:
Public 3-5
District:
Orland Joint Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
5202nd of 5,868 California Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,805
Students who attend Fairview Elementary usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 21.7
Number of students: 434
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
71.7%
White:
22.8%
Asian:
2.1%
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American Indian:
1.6%
Two or more races:
1.6%
African American:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 85.3%
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