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About this school
Fairview Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that is part of Milwaukee Public Schools.
It serves 628 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
Its teachers have had 100 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
60%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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Fairview Elementary School
$60,000
raised using DonorsChoose
100
projects
funded
23
teachers
funded
193
donors
5
projects
for
basic supplies
17
projects for
technology
6
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Fairview Elementary School has received support from
140 individuals from Wisconsin and
53 individuals out-of-state.