Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Clifton

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B

Fairbanks Middle School

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

1056 Fairbanks Road, Morenci, AZ 85540 · (928) 865-3501 · Part of Morenci Unified District

Clifton’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
398
Students per teacher
9:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Fairbanks Middle School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 61% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Clifton kids: Morenci High School

On the path

Where Clifton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Metcalf Elementary Schoolin Morenci
5–8Fairbanks Middle SchoolYou are here
9–12Morenci High Schoolin Morenci

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1056 Fairbanks Road, Morenci

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 5122
Grade 696
Grade 7100
Grade 880
Enrollment over time
433’20
404’21
395’22
395’23
398’24

Down 8.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 65%White 25%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fairbanks Middle School from Clifton families.

Other schools in Morenci Unified District

The district →
Metcalf Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Morenci
A
777 students18:1
Morenci High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Morenci
B
361 students7:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Clifton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.