Fairview Elem., West Plains MO - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Fairview Elem.

Fairview Elem. serves the community of West Plains and the surrounding rural area through a single campus covering prekindergarten through eighth grade. It is the only school in the Fairview R-XI district, a small school system that does not operate its own high school, so students who continue past eighth grade attend high school elsewhere, likely in another district or through a transfer arrangement. Families considering this school should understand that their child will need to leave the district for high school.

The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic and Asian students and a very small multiracial population. About half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that aligns with a community where poverty is a well-documented challenge. West Plains itself is a regional trade and manufacturing hub in south-central Missouri, with a historic downtown and a modest but steady population growth. Housing prices in the area are below the national median, which may be a factor for families moving into the district.

On state assessments, Fairview Elem. shows a pattern that varies by grade and subject. In English language arts, proficiency rates range from the low end for third graders to around half of students for fourth, fifth, seventh, and eighth graders, with a dip for sixth graders. Math proficiency follows an upward trajectory as students get older, with the lower elementary grades posting lower rates and the middle school grades reaching a clear majority of students scoring proficient or above for seventh and eighth graders. Science results are available for fifth and eighth grades, with fifth graders testing higher than eighth graders. Overall, the school’s combined proficiency index sits above the midpoint when placed against all other districts in Howell County, though it is not at the top of the county.

The school’s strength is that it offers a full pre-K through eighth grade continuum in one building, which can provide continuity for students. The rising math proficiency in the middle grades is a positive signal. A parent may want to look into the lower elementary English language arts results, particularly for third grade, where fewer than one in five students scored proficient. That could reflect early literacy challenges worth understanding better through direct conversation with the school.

No data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, course access, or staffing was available in the materials provided. No recent district changes, such as bond issues or curriculum shifts, were found through publicly reported sources. The district brief turned up no major parent-relevant developments, which is neither good nor bad; it simply means no notable changes were recorded.

The setting is a rural Ozarks community where the school is the center of its small district. Families who want their child to attend the same school from kindergarten through the end of middle school will find that here. Those who value a diverse peer environment will find a student body that is overwhelmingly white. The school serves as a solid option for families who prioritize a small, contained pre-K-through-8 experience and are comfortable arranging high school placement separately.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 440%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 3 pts below state median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 36%

even with state median

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 44%

▲ 1 pts above state median

Grade 754%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 864%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 37 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 317%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 24 pts below state median

Grade 452%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 46%

▲ 6 pts above state median

Grade 635%

School 35% · District 35%

even with state median

Grade 746%

School 46% · District 46%

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 850%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 11 pts above state median

Science

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 43%

▲ 9 pts above state median

This schoolFAIRVIEW R-XI, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income48%20 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income55%26 pp gap