Fairview South Elementary School
Skokie, IL · Fairview SD 72
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, small
344th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 84%▼ Declining
7040 Laramie Ave, Skokie, IL 60077
(847)929-1050NCES ID 171482001820Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Fairview South Elementary School 344th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 84% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 90th in 2019 to 84th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 707 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 50.2% | 46.3% | ▼ 3.9 pts | |
| Asian | 29.3% | 28.6% | ▼ 0.7 pts | |
| Hispanic | 14.2% | 13.4% | ▼ 0.8 pts | |
| Two or more races | 5.1% | 7.4% | ▲ 2.3 pts | |
| Black | 1.1% | 4.1% | ▲ 3.0 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $382K in zip 60077 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Fairview South Elementary School in?
Fairview South Elementary School is part of the Fairview SD 72 district in Skokie, Illinois.
Is Fairview South Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Fairview South Elementary School 344th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 84% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Fairview South Elementary School?
White 46%, Asian 29%, Hispanic 13%, Two or more races 7% (707 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Fairview South Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60077 is $382K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.