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Fairview Heights Elementary

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Fairview Heights Elementary ranks 1043 rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1043^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Fairview Heights Elementary is a PK–5 school in Hamlet, NC, serving 480 students within the [Richmond County Schools](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NC/district/03870/search.aspx) district. The school operates in a county facing significant economic challenges—97% of its students are economically disadvantaged—and the district itself holds a 1-star state rating. Against this backdrop, Fairview stands out as one of the brighter spots, earning a 2-star rating and ranking in the 30th percentile of North Carolina elementary schools. While this reflects a decline from its post-pandemic peak (63rd percentile in 2021-2022), it remains a relative anchor of stability in a difficult regional context.

Academically, Fairview’s strongest suit is science. Fifth-grade science proficiency has consistently exceeded both state and district averages for three straight years (e.g., 70.8% proficient vs. 67.7% statewide in 2025-2026). Reading is another relative strength, with results above the district average in every grade level tested—including a 3rd grade reading rate (50%) that outpaces nearby [L J Bell Elementary](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NC/schools/0387001553/school.aspx) and [Mineral Springs Elementary](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NC/schools/0387001555/school.aspx). The most distinctive achievement, however, is with Hispanic students, whose outcomes rank in the 91st percentile statewide—a 5-star performance that far exceeds the school’s overall ranking.

Locally, Fairview is the second-highest ranked elementary school in its area, trailing only L J Bell, and decisively outranks nearby [Monroe Avenue Elementary](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NC/schools/0387001556/school.aspx), [West Rockingham Elementary](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NC/schools/0387001561/school.aspx), and [Sycamore Lane Elementary](https://www.schooldigger.com/go/NC/schools/0420001696/school.aspx). However, challenges remain. Chronic absenteeism (29.3%) is above the state average, and 4th grade math (42.5% proficiency) lags behind both the district and L J Bell. Outcomes for female, African American, and gifted students have also seen sharp recent declines. Despite these headwinds, Fairview spends less per student ($10,407) than elementary schools in neighboring districts, making its comparatively strong academic performance particularly noteworthy for parents exploring their options.

480

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

97.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

104 Hamilton Ave
Hamlet, NC 28345-2328

(910) 582-7900

District: Richmond County Schools

Students who attend Fairview Heights Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cordova Middle
High:	Richmond Early College High
	Richmond Senior High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

40.0%

White:

38.1%

Hispanic:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (51% vs 61% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg45%

North Carolina avg61%

1,043^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

188^th of 246Richmond County Schools among North Carolina districts

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	1043 of 1492	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	958 of 1490	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	892 of 1505	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	751 of 1502	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.0	553 of 1514	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	667 of 1489	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	616 of 1473	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	541 of 1434	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.7	732 of 1429	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.1	814 of 1425	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.5	651 of 1440	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	48.5	727 of 1390	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	61.5	495 of 1403	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.8	744 of 1388	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	55.0	707 of 1381	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.3	627 of 1363	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.1	877 of 1354	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	724 of 903	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.3	491 of 918	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	605 of 924	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	498 of 933	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.3	241 of 927	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.7	285 of 896	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	246 of 949	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	73.1	158 of 927	83.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	42.4	322 of 646	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.0	81 of 878	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	55.7	320 of 897	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	1178 of 1447	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	995 of 1451	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	861 of 1455	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	648 of 1459	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	567 of 1458	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	655 of 1440	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	439 of 1424	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	434 of 1405	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	48.2	563 of 743	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.7	467 of 710	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.7	117 of 669	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	102 of 582	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	80 of 500	84.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	84.1	88 of 981	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	63.7	261 of 865	69.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	961 of 1434	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.9	893 of 1437	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	828 of 1450	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.9	493 of 1437	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	238 of 1366	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.3	248 of 1329	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.4	256 of 1361	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	275 of 1332	79.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	841 of 1451	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.4	887 of 1450	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	869 of 1464	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	806 of 1461	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.8	515 of 1464	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	651 of 1444	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	820 of 1430	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	623 of 1413	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	496 of 815	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.5	513 of 821	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	498 of 801	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	796 of 1146	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	834 of 1172	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.3	681 of 1166	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	530 of 1183	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	447 of 1194	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	559 of 1172	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	673 of 1183	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.9	489 of 1178	58.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile+61 vs school

Disabled (2021)50th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2026)39th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)31st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)20th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science71%+3 vs state

Mathematics51%-13 vs state

Reading45%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)				EOG Reading (2026)				EOG Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairview Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Hamilton Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7900	480	28	16.9	97.3%	183 (38.1%)	192 (40.0%)	41 (8.5%)	5 (1.0%)	23 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.5%)	33	1043^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	30.1%		37.3	958^th of 1490 public elementary schools	35.7%	85	57.1	42.5	53.8		50.0	38.8	47.7		70.8	$10,407	$1,710	$8,696
Monroe Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Monroe Ave	Hamlet	28345	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7907	411	26	15.7	96.4%	84 (20.4%)	225 (54.7%)	45 (10.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.7%)	25.2	1185^th of 1492 public elementary schools	20.6%		18.9	1297^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.0%	112	47.9	47.8	56.4		27.1	37.3	38.2		69.1	$11,634	$1,916	$9,718
East Rockingham Elementary	Public	K-5	154 Chalk Road	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 557-0900	430	24	17.6	99.1%	183 (42.6%)	106 (24.7%)	79 (18.4%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (11.2%)	10.4	1417^th of 1492 public elementary schools	5.0%		23.2	1216^th of 1490 public elementary schools	18.4%	201	35.0	47.7	30.1		23.8	36.4	37.3		42.2	$9,938	$1,903	$8,035
Washington Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	566 E Washington St Ext	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9836	417	23	18.2	96.2%	113 (27.1%)	218 (52.3%)	36 (8.6%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (8.2%)	16.7	1337^th of 1492 public elementary schools	10.4%		21.9	1245^th of 1490 public elementary schools	16.4%	92	61.3	34.3	41.7		41.9	28.6	28.3		53.3	$9,981	$1,768	$8,213
L J Bell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	442 Hawthorne Ave	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9834	449	26	17.4	98.0%	184 (41.0%)	161 (35.9%)	56 (12.5%)	5 (1.1%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.9%)	38.4	934^th of 1492 public elementary schools	37.4%		35.9	983^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	34.0%	49	63.8	62.5	52.2		39.1	52.1	44.8		59.7	$9,668	$1,319	$8,349
West Rockingham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	271 W US 74 Hwy	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9802	314	22	14.0	98.4%	110 (35.0%)	106 (33.8%)	59 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	9.7	1428^th of 1492 public elementary schools	4.3%		14.1	1362^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	8.6%	66	25.6	10.9	41.9		32.6	28.3	41.9		54.8	$10,508	$1,851	$8,657
Laurel Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11340 Old Wire Road	Laurel Hill	28351	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 542-8071	662	50	13.1	98.6%	167 (25.2%)	283 (42.7%)	22 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	127 (19.2%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.8%)	28.1	1134^th of 1492 public elementary schools	24.0%		25	1187^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.3%	53	70.5	40.9	50.8		44.6	34.0	36.1		59.0	$11,677	$1,806	$9,872
Mineral Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1426 Green Lake Rd	Ellerbe	28338	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 582-7915	441	24	18.3	99.3%	155 (35.1%)	97 (22.0%)	134 (30.4%)	12 (2.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	28.9	1117^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.1%		41.7	887^th of 1490 public elementary schools	40.5%	230	56.7	70.8	53.3		34.3	36.9	41.3		52.0	$10,516	$1,652	$8,864
Sycamore Lane Elementary	Public	3-5	2100 Sycamore Lane	Laurinburg	28352	Scotland County	Scotland County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 384-0679	347	27	12.7	98.0%	67 (19.3%)	195 (56.2%)	19 (5.5%)	4 (1.2%)	36 (10.4%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (6.9%)	12.4	1392^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	6.7%		11.9	1394^th of 1490 public elementary schools	6.4%	2	46.0	43.9	32.0		31.6	31.3	32.0		54.8	$11,857	$1,616	$10,241
Lilesville Elementary	Public	K-6	121 Camden Street	Lilesville	28091	Anson County	Anson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 848-4975	257	21	12.4	98.4%	86 (33.5%)	134 (52.1%)	9 (3.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.1%)	29.9	1096^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.5%		39	938^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.0%	158	55.6	46.4	48.3	58.3	41.7	42.9	34.5	61.1	31.0	$13,073	$2,369	$10,704

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairview Heights Elementary

How many students attend Fairview Heights Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Fairview Heights Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Fairview Heights Elementary?

Students at Fairview Heights Elementary are 40% African American, 38% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 1% Asian.

Is Fairview Heights Elementary a good school?

Fairview Heights Elementary ranks 1043^rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Fairview Heights Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Cordova Middle
High : Richmond Early College High
High : Richmond Senior High

What district is Fairview Heights Elementary in?

Richmond County Schools

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