Photo: Nyttend · Public domainFairfield’s public schools score below 64% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 18% of Fairfield’s students scored proficient, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Fairfield, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all 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.
Fairfield’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 350 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fairfield’s, its schools beat 52%, higher than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Fairfield runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
North Side Elem School (PK–3) and Center Street Elem School (4–8) are Fairfield’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Fairfield Community High School District 225 with Barnhill, Big Mound, Burnt Prairie, Burnt Prairie, Golden Gate, Grover, Jasper, Jeffersonville, Lamard, Leech, Massilon, Mill Shoals and Mill Shoals: Fairfield Comm High School in Fairfield. The high school’s own results earn a C+. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 25% of tested students were proficient in reading and 18% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
70–74% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois (the state reports Fairfield’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Fairfield Community High School District 225 spends $15,340 per student and Fairfield Public School District 112 $15,773, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Fairfield’s grade
C+: better than 36% of Illinois school districts, #542 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois 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 Fairfield, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Fairfield
North Side Elem School
Grades PK–3 · 321 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Fairfield
North Side Elem School
Grades PK–3 · 321 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Fairfield
North Side Elem School
Grades PK–3 · 321 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Fairfield
North Side Elem School
Grades PK–3 · 321 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Fairfield
Center Street Elem School
Grades 4–8 · 296 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Fairfield
Center Street Elem School
Grades 4–8 · 296 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Fairfield
Center Street Elem School
Grades 4–8 · 296 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Fairfield
Center Street Elem School
Grades 4–8 · 296 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Fairfield
Center Street Elem School
Grades 4–8 · 296 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Fairfield
Fairfield Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Fairfield
Fairfield Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Fairfield
Fairfield Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Fairfield
Fairfield Comm High School
Grades 9–12 · 444 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Fairfield runs its own schools through grade 8 (Fairfield Public School District 112). From grade 9, students attend the Fairfield Community High School District 225, shared with Barnhill, Big Mound, Burnt Prairie, Burnt Prairie, Golden Gate, Grover, Jasper, Jeffersonville, Lamard, Leech, Massilon, Mill Shoals and Mill Shoals. Its elementary school is in Fairfield. Parts of Fairfield (8%, 6% and 4% of its land) are served by Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17, Geff Community Consolidated School District 14 and New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Fairfield
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
Fairfield vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Fairfield’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | C+ | Fairfield Public School District 112 PK–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12 |
| Big Mound | B | Fairfield Public School District 112 PK–8 · New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12 |
| Lamard | C− | Geff Community Consolidated School District 14 K–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Fairfield Community High School District 225 with Fairfield for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Fairfield
3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Fairfield’s schools
Are Fairfield’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Fairfield children attend score below 64% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #542 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 52%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Fairfield in?
Two districts: Fairfield Public School District 112 runs grades PK–8, and Fairfield Community High School District 225 runs grades 9–12, shared with Barnhill, Big Mound, Burnt Prairie, Burnt Prairie, Golden Gate, Grover, Jasper, Jeffersonville, Lamard, Leech, Massilon, Mill Shoals and Mill Shoals.
Where do Fairfield kids go to high school?
Fairfield Comm High School, with 444 students; its own test results earn a C+.
What is Fairfield’s graduation rate?
70–74% of the class of 2023 in Fairfield Community High School District 225 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Fairfield spend per student?
$15,340 in Fairfield Community High School District 225 and $15,773 in Fairfield Public School District 112 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Fairfield families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2020–21, 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 Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.