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Schools in Golden Gate

Golden Gate’s public schools

Fairfield Public School District 112 and Fairfield Community High School District 225 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Golden Gate. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Illinois’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 106% of students in Illinois’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
26%
2020–21
Math proficiency
20%
2020–21
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 27% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Fairfield Public School District 112
Students per teacher
13.9
IL 13.6
Schools in town
0
1,061 students on the public path
In brief

Golden Gate’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Golden Gate’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s 3,406 public schools. North Side Elem School places highest (better than 65%); Fairfield Comm High School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Golden Gate, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3North Side Elem Schoolin FairfieldB+
4–8Center Street Elem Schoolin FairfieldB−
9–12Fairfield Comm High Schoolin FairfieldC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fairfield Public School District 112.

Two districts serve Golden Gate

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Fairfield Public School District 112Grades PK–8 · 2 schools · 617 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,773IL $21,567 · FY2024
C+
Fairfield Community High School District 225Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 444 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$15,340IL $21,567 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2020–21

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Fairfield Public School District 11226%
State average 29.9% · 354 students tested
Math · PK–8, Fairfield Public School District 11220%
State average 25.8% · 386 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Fairfield Community High School District 22522%
State average 29.9% · 93 students tested
Math · 9–12, Fairfield Community High School District 22512%
State average 25.8% · 98 students tested

Golden Gate vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Golden Gate’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Golden Gate—Fairfield Public School District 112 PK–8 · Fairfield Community High School District 225 9–12

Every school in Golden Gate

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).

Also serving Golden Gatein other towns
North Side Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Fairfield
B+
321 students14:1Rate it →
Center Street Elem School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Fairfield
B−
296 students12:1Rate it →
Fairfield Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairfield
C+
444 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Golden Gate’s schools

Are Golden Gate’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Golden Gate. Fairfield Public School District 112 and Fairfield Community High School District 225 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Golden Gate. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Illinois’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Golden Gate in?

Fairfield Public School District 112 and Fairfield Community High School District 225.

Where do Golden Gate kids go to high school?

Fairfield Comm High 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). Stars are from neighbors.