Fairview Elementary School, Bellevue NE

Original Research by School Decision on Fairview Elementary School

Fairview Elementary School serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade in Bellevue, a suburban city within the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area. The school is part of Bellevue Public Schools.

Bellevue itself is the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in Nebraska, founded as a fur trading post in the 1820s. Its modern character is shaped substantially by Offutt Air Force Base, home to U.S. Strategic Command headquarters, which attracted thousands of civilian and military workers. The city's growth has been further driven by the Kennedy Freeway, a limited-access highway that spurred commercial, industrial, and residential expansion. Recent Census estimates show the population has seen minimal change after a slight decline from the 2020 count. The Missouri River floods destroyed a number of homes in the area, a notable event for the community. Fontenelle Forest, with miles of hiking trails, and Haworth Park are major recreational anchors, while transit is limited to a weekday express bus to downtown Omaha. The built environment is low-density and car-oriented.

Fairview is a regular public school. Its enrollment makeup is predominantly white, with Hispanic students forming the next largest group, followed by smaller populations of students who identify as two or more races, Black, and Asian students. A relatively modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the source material.

On state assessments administered in the most recent school year, Fairview's results show a varied picture by grade and subject. In mathematics, proficiency rates for third, fifth, and sixth graders were in a range that a parent would likely view as mixed to solid, while the fourth-grade cohort had no students reaching the proficient bar. In English language arts, proficiency rates across the tested grades fell within a band that may give a parent pause, with the fifth grade showing a lower rate than the others. Fifth-grade science results were notably strong. Looking at overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades, the school's composite index places it in the bottom quartile relative to the other districts in Sarpy County for which data was available. A parent considering this school may want to ask the school directly about the fourth-grade math result and about the supports in place for reading and writing across the elementary years.

Because Fairview serves only through sixth grade, it does not have a graduation rate to report.

The school's academic performance data covers only a single year, and the trend data reflects the same period, so no meaningful change over time can be assessed from what was provided. No information was available on programs such as gifted offerings, arts, or extracurriculars. Discipline, staffing, and attendance data were also absent from the source materials.

The Bellevue housing market shows home values and rents that are above the national median. The typical estimated monthly mortgage payment in the area is substantial, and rents are a significant but not overwhelming share of the typical household income at the national benchmark. A family relocating to the area should factor housing costs into their decision.

The district itself did not have any recent, confirmed changes of lasting impact, such as bond measures, curriculum shifts, or boundary adjustments, in the publicly reported information searched. A parent interested in upcoming plans may want to check with the district office directly.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 356%

School 56% · District 61% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 56 pts above state median · ▲ 56 pts above county median

Grade 40%

School 0% · District 57% · ▼ 57 pts below district

even with state median · even with county median

Grade 566%

School 66% · District 59% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 66 pts above state median · ▲ 66 pts above county median

Grade 669%

School 69% · District 59% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 69 pts above state median · ▲ 69 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 362%

School 62% · District 59% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 62 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 54% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 556%

School 56% · District 57% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 56 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 657%

School 57% · District 63% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▲ 51 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Science

Grade 590%

School 90% · District 85% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 90 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

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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.