Fair Oaks Bridge, Old, · Photo: LPS.1 · CC BY-SA 3.0Fair Oaks’s public schools outscore 54% of California districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Fair Oaks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Fair Oaks, 29% of tested students are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Fair Oaks’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 511 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fair Oaks’s, its schools beat 38%, lower than their 54% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
86% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,376 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then 17 middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Mel School (private), Summit Christian School (private), Country Hill Montessori (private) and Lotus Child Montessori (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Fair Oaks’s grade
B−: better than 54% of California school districts, #442 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fair Oaks, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Fair Oaks · depends on your address
Earl LeGette Elementary
Grades K–6 · 622 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Northridge Elementary
Grades K–6 · 423 students · 24:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Fair Oaks · depends on your address
Earl LeGette Elementary
Grades K–6 · 622 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Northridge Elementary
Grades K–6 · 423 students · 24:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Fair Oaks · depends on your address
Earl LeGette Elementary
Grades K–6 · 622 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Northridge Elementary
Grades K–6 · 423 students · 24:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Fair Oaks · depends on your address
Earl LeGette Elementary
Grades K–6 · 622 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Northridge Elementary
Grades K–6 · 423 students · 24:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Fair Oaks · depends on your address
Earl LeGette Elementary
Grades K–6 · 622 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Northridge Elementary
Grades K–6 · 423 students · 24:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Fair Oaks · depends on your address
Earl LeGette Elementary
Grades K–6 · 622 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Northridge Elementary
Grades K–6 · 423 students · 24:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Fair Oaks · depends on your address
Earl LeGette Elementary
Grades K–6 · 622 students · 25:1 students per teacher
Northridge Elementary
Grades K–6 · 423 students · 24:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Fair Oaks
Bella Vista High
Grades 9–12 · 1,939 students · 24:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Fair Oaks
Bella Vista High
Grades 9–12 · 1,939 students · 24:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Fair Oaks
Bella Vista High
Grades 9–12 · 1,939 students · 24:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Fair Oaks
Bella Vista High
Grades 9–12 · 1,939 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Fair Oaks’s public schools are run by San Juan Unified School District, which also serves Citrus Heights. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Fair Oaks vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Fair Oaks’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Oaks | B− | San Juan Unified |
| Rancho Cordova | B+ | Folsom-Cordova Unified K–12 · Elk Grove Unified K–12 |
| Folsom | A− | Folsom-Cordova Unified |
| Citrus Heights | B− | San Juan Unified |
Every school in Fair Oaks
27 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
1 duplicate private-school records merged.
Questions about Fair Oaks’s schools
Are Fair Oaks’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Fair Oaks children attend outscore 54% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #442 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Fair Oaks in?
San Juan Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 39,171 students in 67 schools (2024–25).
Where do Fair Oaks kids go to high school?
Bella Vista High, with 1,939 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Fair Oaks’s graduation rate?
86% of the class of 2023 in San Juan Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Fair Oaks spend per student?
$17,376 in San Juan Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Fair Oaks?
Yes: St. Mel School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 336 students), Summit Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 166 students), Country Hill Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–1, 64 students) and Lotus Child Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 39 students).
Parents talk
What Fair Oaks families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Fair Oaks → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.