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Schools in Fairfield

Fairfield’s public schools

Fairfield Elementary School District and Fairfield High School District have 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?3/3schools above Montana’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 14% vs MT $13.6K
FY2024 · Fairfield Elementary
Students per teacher
11.6
MT 13.7 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
327 students on the public path
In brief

Fairfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Fairfield’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s 592 public schools. Fairfield Elementary School places highest (better than 92%); Fairfield 7-8 lowest (61%). 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
PK–6Fairfield Elementary SchoolFairfield Elementary School DistrictA
7–8Fairfield 7-8Fairfield Elementary School DistrictB
9–12Fairfield High SchoolFairfield High School DistrictA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fairfield Elementary School 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.

Fairfield Elementary School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 220 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$11,712MT $13,570 · FY2024
A
Fairfield High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 107 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 9.5 per teacher (MT 13.7)
$20,664MT $13,570 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Fairfield Elementary School District62%
State average 45.7% · 114 students tested
Math · PK–8, Fairfield Elementary School District52%
State average 35.2% · 114 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Fairfield High School District34%
State average 45.7% · 32 students tested
Math · 9–12, Fairfield High School District24%
State average 35.2% · 32 students tested

Fairfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairfield—Fairfield Elementary PK–8 · Fairfield High 9–12

Every school in Fairfield

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

District schools in Fairfieldby address
Fairfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
173 students14:1Rate it →
Fairfield 7-8
Middle · Grades 7–8
B
47 students10:1Rate it →
Fairfield High School
High · Grades 9–12
A
107 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairfield’s schools

Are Fairfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fairfield. Fairfield Elementary School District and Fairfield High School District have 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 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Montana’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fairfield in?

Fairfield Elementary School District and Fairfield High School District.

Where do Fairfield kids go to high school?

Fairfield 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.