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Downtown Fairfax, Missouri in 2019Photo: Grey Wanderer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Fairfax

Fairfax’s public schools

Fairfax R-III School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairfax. Each school below is shown with its own results.

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

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Missouri’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.6K
▲ 14% vs MO $14.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.7
MO 12.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
134 students on the public path
In brief

Fairfax’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Fairfax’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s 2,023 public schools. Fairfax High places highest (better than 83%); Fairfax Elem. lowest (73%). 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 Fairfax, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Fairfax Elem.Fairfax R-III School DistrictB+
7–12Fairfax HighFairfax R-III School DistrictA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fairfax R-III 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.

Fairfax R-III School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 134 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 6.7 per teacher (MO 12.8)
$16,587MO $14,569 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 43.2% · 75 students tested
Math57%
State average 39.2% · 84 students tested

Fairfax vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Missouri towns that share Fairfax’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairfax—Fairfax R-III

Every school in Fairfax

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

District schools in Fairfaxby address
Fairfax Elem.
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
66 students6:1Rate it →
Fairfax High
High · Grades 7–12
A−
68 students7:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Community for Kids).

Questions about Fairfax’s schools

Are Fairfax’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fairfax. Fairfax R-III School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Fairfax. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Missouri’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fairfax in?

Fairfax R-III School District.

Where do Fairfax kids go to high school?

Fairfax High.

Parents talk

What Fairfax 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.