Our School
Welcome to Fairview Elementary!
Our school is located in the Reynolds school district. We have approximately 660 students in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade and we continue to grow! We have wonderful community and parent support and are extremely proud of our students and school.
At Fairview, we have a strong focus on meeting individual student needs every day through teacher collaboration, enrichment and intervention. We provide learning experiences that promote creativity, collaboration, curiosity and critical thinking, equipping students to successfully and responsibly navigate an ever-changing world.
Fairview Elementary School grows every child every day.
Our Campus
The bulk of the current building was completed in the fall of 1990. It replaced the original 1924 structure. In the early 2000s, 9 more classrooms and an addition to the Media Center were completed to accommodate growth in student numbers.
Overview
Fairview Elementary is a public school accredited by the Southern Association of Schools and the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction. The school is located in Fairview, approximately 6 miles southeast of Asheville. The full-time faculty includes a principal, an assistant principal, over 30 classroom teachers, an art specialist, a music specialist, a physical education teacher, a literacy specialist, a speech therapist, a media specialist, and a guidance counselor.
Additional services are regularly provided by an additional part-time guidance counselor, an AIG specialist, an instructional coach, an occupational therapist, a physical therapist, a school psychologist, an English for Multilingual Language Learners teacher, a part-time school nurse, and approximately 20 full-time and part-time instructional assistants. Additional part-time art, music and PE specialists also serve our students.
A number of our faculty also hold advanced degrees and/or National Board Certification.
Academic Performance
We are very proud of our recent performance and growth as demonstrated by student standardized test scores. You can learn more about our academic performance in our NC Report Card. We are a Title 1 school and offer specialized attention to academics in reading.