Summary and Overall Rating
Fairlawn Elementary serves students from PreK through fifth grade in Westchester Miami. The school hosts approximately 375 students with a student to teacher ratio of 16 to 1. Academic outcomes are solid, with about 72 percent proficiency in math and 69 percent proficiency in reading. The school typically receives B grade ratings for performance and equity.
District policy requires staff to use and honor student chosen names and pronouns beginning in early grades. Parents are not offered an opt out option under these requirements.
From a traditional or faith-based perspective, Fairlawn Elementary receives a rating of 3.5 out of 10. Families may value the school’s academic strength and active parent community, while seeking clarity on how district identity policies are applied in practice.