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Fairview Elementary

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Fairview Elementary ranks 394 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

394^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Fairview Elementary is a public elementary school located in Olathe, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 253 students. The school is part of the Olathe School District, which is ranked 48 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the district's strong performance, Fairview Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the Olathe district and the state of Kansas in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA), Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 43.26% of Fairview students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 54.07% in Olathe and 44.47% in Kansas. Fairview's performance has been particularly weak for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students with special education needs. Additionally, Fairview has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.5% to 40.5% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Clearwater Creek, Forest View, and Ravenwood, other elementary schools in the Olathe School District, consistently outperform Fairview on standardized tests and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. These nearby schools with the strongest academic performance also have lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, suggesting a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement. Despite spending significantly more per student than many of the nearby schools, Fairview Elementary's academic performance remains well below the district and state averages, indicating that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes.

244

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,916

Per pupil spending ?

60.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 N Marion St
Olathe, KS 66061

(913) 780-7430

District: Olathe

Students who attend Fairview Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mission Trail Middle School
High:	Olathe Northwest High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.3%

White:

35.2%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 52nd percentile in 2022 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 20% Kansas)

!Ranking has slipped from its 52nd-percentile peak (2022) to 40th (2025)

!Near the bottom of Olathe's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg52%

Kansas avg42%

394^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 36Elementary Schools in the Olathe

48^th of 264Olathe among Kansas 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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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	394 of 656	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	416 of 653	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	381 of 660	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	319 of 668	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.6	445 of 670	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.4	539 of 667	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	546 of 656	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.0	488 of 659	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.3	527 of 656	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.8	489 of 678	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	71.7	186 of 668	72.2%	★★★★☆
2012	72.2	142 of 660	78.5%	★★★★☆
2011	71.9	156 of 631	75.3%	★★★★☆
2010	56.0	335 of 630	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.6	315 of 621	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.0	466 of 614	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	467 of 600	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.2	426 of 585	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	27 of 129	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	52.8	39 of 124	68.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	23 of 117	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	27.5	101 of 122	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	119 of 129	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	37.3	387 of 591	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	427 of 591	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	471 of 574	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	173 of 262	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	137 of 260	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	164 of 245	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.9	62 of 254	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	34.8	164 of 229	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.0	209 of 235	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	189 of 207	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	277 of 533	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	308 of 546	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	272 of 541	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.7	174 of 512	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.1	291 of 494	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	423 of 509	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	411 of 512	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	36.1	414 of 605	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.0	549 of 586	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	471 of 575	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2023	35.2	208 of 296	29.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	111 of 576	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	68.5	144 of 579	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	142 of 584	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	52.4	278 of 596	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	267 of 592	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.4	390 of 574	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2025)81st percentile+41 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+39 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2021)35th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2021)32nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)30th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Science42%~ state avg

Mathematics41%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Fairview Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)				KAP Mathematics (2025)				KAP 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	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 N Marion St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7430	244	23	10.5	60.7%	86 (35.2%)	20 (8.2%)	113 (46.3%)	6 (2.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.6%)	42.1	394^th of 656 public elementary schools	39.9%		39.7	416^th of 653 public elementary schools	36.3%	22	42.4	48.6	38.9	43.3	33.3	51.4	38.9	41.3	41.7	41.7	$19,916	$2,261	$17,655
Northview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	905 N Woodland Rd	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7570	218	21	10.2	58.3%	122 (56.0%)	18 (8.3%)	64 (29.4%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	44.6	366^th of 656 public elementary schools	44.2%		41.2	407^th of 653 public elementary schools	37.7%	41	35.3	50.0	36.6	41.2	44.1	51.1	41.5	45.8	43.9	43.9	$19,844	$2,032	$17,812
Westview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 S Troost St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7750	164	18	9.0	78.0%	38 (23.2%)	3 (1.8%)	117 (71.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.7%)	74.6	144^th of 656 public elementary schools	78.0%		61.5	228^th of 653 public elementary schools	65.1%	84	70.0	57.7	57.7	61.1	59.1	55.6	68.0	60.8	46.2	46.2	$23,413	$3,209	$20,204
Rolling Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 W Elm Terr	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7650	366	35	10.4	64.8%	131 (35.8%)	22 (6.0%)	183 (50.0%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	17.8	563^rd of 656 public elementary schools	14.2%		15	577^th of 653 public elementary schools	11.6%	14	32.8	40.7	22.2	31.9	28.8	32.7	14.3	25.3	14.3	14.3	$17,900	$1,874	$16,026
Ravenwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12211 S. Clinton St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7640	418	30	13.9	30.6%	277 (66.3%)	54 (12.9%)	48 (11.5%)	22 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	79	113^th of 656 public elementary schools	82.8%		80.6	100^th of 653 public elementary schools	84.7%	13	62.3	72.4	57.1	63.5	53.1	67.8	67.1	62.7	55.7	55.7	$14,125	$959	$13,167
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	305 E Cedar St	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	Yes	(913) 780-7370	254	23	11.0	74.8%	68 (26.8%)	17 (6.7%)	143 (56.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)	31.7	478^th of 656 public elementary schools	27.1%		32.1	466^th of 653 public elementary schools	28.6%	12	48.5	27.8	40.5	38.7	35.3	45.9	28.9	36.2	26.7	26.7	$18,271	$2,490	$15,781
School for Deaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	450 East Park Street	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	School for Deaf	No	No	No	No	(913) 210-8200	56	12	4.7	23.2%	31 (55.4%)	5 (8.9%)	10 (17.9%)	1 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (16.1%)	1.5	655^th of 656 public elementary schools	0.2%					(n/a)		0.0	7.1	5.4		0.0	0.0	0.0	7.1	7.1
Clearwater Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	930 S Clearwater Creek Drive	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7360	522	32	16.3	13.0%	390 (74.7%)	36 (6.9%)	50 (9.6%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.8%)	92.7	21^st of 656 public elementary schools	96.8%		89.8	42^nd of 653 public elementary schools	93.6%	21	67.0	75.3	81.8	74.2	65.1	76.5	86.4	75.3	77.3	77.3	$11,569	$784	$10,786
Prairie Center Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	629 N Persimmon Dr	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7610	360	24	14.9	16.7%	274 (76.1%)	21 (5.8%)	20 (5.6%)	20 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.9%)	81.4	99^th of 656 public elementary schools	84.9%		88.2	56^th of 653 public elementary schools	91.4%	43	63.3	58.3	65.7	62.3	75.5	69.4	66.7	70.0	52.9	52.9	$13,578	$819	$12,760
Forest View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12567 S. Canyon Dr	Olathe	66061	Johnson County	Olathe	No	No	No	No	(913) 780-7440	419	28	15.0	11.2%	330 (78.8%)	20 (4.8%)	41 (9.8%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	87.2	56^th of 656 public elementary schools	91.5%		88	57^th of 653 public elementary schools	91.3%	1	72.2	75.0	67.5	71.1	60.4	76.6	65.1	67.5	60.2	60.2	$13,264	$679	$12,585

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairview Elementary

What schools do graduates of Fairview Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairview Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mission Trail Middle School
High : Olathe Northwest High School

What district is Fairview Elementary in?

Olathe

What is the racial makeup of Fairview Elementary?

Students at Fairview Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 35% White, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Fairview Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Fairview Elementary.

Is Fairview Elementary a good school?

Fairview Elementary ranks 394^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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