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Schools in Fairfield

Fairfield’s public schools

Nelson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairfield. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/9schools above Kentucky’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kentucky’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.2K
▲ 3% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.1
KY 15.4
Schools in town
0
3,975 students on the public path
In brief

Fairfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Fairfield’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools. Boston School places highest (better than 74%); Foster Heights Elementary School lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Fairfield, graded from D to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and two high schools: Nelson County High School and Thomas Nelson High School. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to B+
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Nelson County School District.

The district

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

Nelson County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 4,178 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (KY 15.4)
$15,226KY $14,752 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 44.7% · 2306 students tested
Math24%
State average 37.8% · 2308 students tested

Fairfield vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kentucky towns that share Fairfield’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairfield—Nelson County

Every school in Fairfield

9 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kentucky’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Fairfieldin other towns
Boston School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Boston
B+
251 students15:1Rate it →
Foster Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bardstown
D
588 students14:1Rate it →
Coxs Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Coxs Creek
B
474 students13:1Rate it →
Bloomfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bloomfield
C+
225 students12:1Rate it →
The New Haven School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · New Haven
C−
162 students11:1Rate it →
Old Kentucky Home Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bardstown
C
594 students19:1Rate it →
Bloomfield Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bloomfield
B−
296 students17:1Rate it →
Nelson County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bardstown
C+
756 students16:1Rate it →
Thomas Nelson High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bardstown
B+
629 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairfield’s schools

Are Fairfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fairfield. Nelson County School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairfield. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kentucky’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fairfield in?

Nelson County School District.

Where do Fairfield kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Nelson County High School and Thomas Nelson High School.

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What Fairfield families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.