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Fairbank Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

311 5th St N, Fairbank, IA 50629 · (319) 635-2071 · Part of Wapsie Valley Community School District

Fairbank’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Iowa school districts

Students
187
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Fairbank Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 70% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Fairbank kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Fairbank kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Fairbank Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency77%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

311 5th St N, Fairbank

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K25
Kindergarten20
Grade 131
Grade 221
Grade 322
Grade 425
Grade 527
Grade 616
Enrollment over time
199’20
197’21
195’22
184’23
187’24

Down 6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Hispanic 4%Two or more races 2%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fairbank Elementary School from Fairbank families.

Other schools in Wapsie Valley Community School District

The district →
Readlyn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Readlyn
A
107 students11:1
Rural Elementary School #1
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Fairbank
D
29 students14:1
Rural Elementary School #2
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Fairbank
24 students13:1
Rural Elementary School #4
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Fairbank
17 students8:1
Wapsie Valley High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Fairbank
B
273 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Fairbank’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.