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Fairview Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

225 Airline Road, Columbus, MS 39702 · (662) 241-7140 · Part of Columbus Municipal School District

Columbus’ School Grade D better than 9% of Mississippi school districts

Directions
Students
244
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Fairview Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 23% of Mississippi’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Columbus kids: Columbus Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Fairview Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Columbus Middle School597 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 35.2%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 34.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Mississippi’s 762 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

225 Airline Road, Columbus

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K19
Kindergarten26
Grade 124
Grade 243
Grade 350
Grade 440
Grade 542
Enrollment over time
261’20
271’21
236’22
229’23
244’24

Down 6.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 98%Two or more races 1%White <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fairview Elementary School from Columbus families.

Other schools in Columbus Municipal School District

The district →
Cook Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
C−
415 students14:1
Stokes Beard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
C−
369 students14:1
Sale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
C
290 students16:1
Franklin Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbus
C−
231 students14:1
Columbus Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbus
D
597 students12:1
Columbus High School
High · Grades 9–13 · Columbus
C−
865 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 Mississippi’s other public schools; Columbus’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.