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D−

Fairview Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Fairview.

Fairview’s School Grade D− better than 4% of New Jersey school districts

Students
1,535
Schools
3
Spent per student
$19,396
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
The gist

What stands out about Fairview Borough School District

  • Its letter, D−: results better than 4% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 33 pts below the state
  • Spends 32% less per student than the NJ average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D−: better than 4% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fairview. Grade by grade →

PK–42 elementary schoolsThis district
5–8Lincoln SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency13%
State average 35.5% · 956 students tested
Reading / language arts16%
State average 48.6% · 920 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$19,396 per student · 32% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 41%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 69%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,521’20
1,529’21
1,540’22
1,552’23
1,535’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 91%White 8%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.