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Schools in Fairfield Township

Fairfield Township’s public schools

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairfield Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Michigan’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▼ 11% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.0
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,245 students on the public path
In brief

Fairfield Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Fairfield Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Michigan’s 2,812 public schools. OvidElsie Middle School places highest (better than 68%); EE Knight Elementary School lowest (43%). 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 Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Leonard Elementary Schoolin OvidNo scores
3–5EE Knight Elementary Schoolin ElsieC+
6–8OvidElsie Middle Schoolin ElsieB+
9–12OvidElsie High Schoolin ElsieB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ovid-Elsie Area Schools.

The district

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

Ovid-Elsie Area SchoolsGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,275 students, down 9% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,772MI $16,528 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 45.4% · 681 students tested
Math39%
State average 33.6% · 681 students tested

Fairfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairfield Township—Ovid-Elsie Area Schools
RushC+Owosso
MiddleburyB+Ovid-Elsie Area Schools
Chapin—Ashley PK–12 · Chesaning Union Schools PK–12 · Ovid-Elsie Area Schools K–12
DuplainB+Ovid-Elsie Area Schools

3 of the 4 neighbors share Ovid-Elsie Area Schools with Fairfield Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Fairfield Township

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

Also serving Fairfield Townshipin other towns
Leonard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Ovid
284 students19:1Rate it →
EE Knight Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Elsie
C+
296 students17:1Rate it →
OvidElsie Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elsie
B+
293 students17:1Rate it →
OvidElsie High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Elsie
B−
372 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairfield Township’s schools

Are Fairfield Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fairfield Township. Ovid-Elsie Area Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairfield Township. 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 Michigan’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fairfield Township in?

Ovid-Elsie Area Schools.

Where do Fairfield Township kids go to high school?

OvidElsie High 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.