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Schools in Fairfield Township · Cumberland Regional School District, Fairfield Township School District

Fairfield Township’s public schools score below 95% of New Jersey districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 6% of Fairfield Township’s students scored proficient, below the New Jersey average (36%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Fairfield Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within New Jersey, not nationally.

#446of 465 New Jersey townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From New Jersey state tests taken in spring 2022, when 93% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
17%
▼ 32 pts vs NJ 49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
6%
▼ 30 pts vs NJ 36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
89%
▼ 2 pts vs NJ 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.1K
▼ 22% vs NJ $28.4K
FY2024 · Cumberland Regional
Students per teacher
13.3
NJ 11.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
1,687 students on the public path
In brief

Fairfield Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 116 New Jersey towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fairfield Township’s, its schools beat 14%, higher than their 5% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Fairfield Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Fairfield Township School (PK–8) is Fairfield Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Cumberland Regional School District with Deerfield, Greenwich, Hopewell, Shiloh, Stow Creek and Upper Deerfield: Cumberland Regional High School in Bridgeton. The high school’s own results earn a C−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 17% of tested students were proficient in reading and 6% in math, against 49% and 36% statewide; 93% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Cumberland Regional spends $22,144 per student and Fairfield Township $22,154, against $28,441 across New Jersey (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Fairton Christian Center Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fairfield Township’s grade

D− Test scoresC Graduation

D: better than 5% of New Jersey school districts, #446 of 465 New Jersey towns. Both inputs trail the New Jersey average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

New Jersey school districts we grade (651)Better than 5%
Lower resultsHigher results
New Jersey towns with similar household incomes (116)Better than 14%
Towns in Cumberland County (10)Better than 20%
D−DA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 592 test results and a graduating class of 277 could put Fairfield Township anywhere from D− to D. The tests are from spring 2022, when 93% of Fairfield Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (600 in math, 585 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Fairfield Township SchoolFairfield Township School DistrictD−
9–12Cumberland Regional High Schoolin BridgetonC−

Fairfield Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Fairfield Township School District). From grade 9, students attend the Cumberland Regional School District, shared with Deerfield, Greenwich, Hopewell, Shiloh, Stow Creek and Upper Deerfield. Its high school is in Bridgeton. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Fairfield Township

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

Cumberland Regional School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 1 schools · 1,161 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$22,144NJ $28,441 · FY2024
D
Fairfield Township School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 526 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (NJ 11.6)
$22,154NJ $28,441 · FY2024
D−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Cumberland Regional School District21%
State average 48.6% · 297 students tested
Math · 9–12, Cumberland Regional School District8%
State average 35.5% · 311 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Fairfield Township School District13%
State average 48.6% · 288 students tested
Math · PK–8, Fairfield Township School District3%
State average 35.5% · 289 students tested

Fairfield Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairfield TownshipDFairfield Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12
LawrenceC−Lawrence Township
HopewellC−Hopewell Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12
Greenwich—Greenwich Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12
BridgetonD−Bridgeton City
Upper DeerfieldDUpper Deerfield Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12
DeerfieldDDeerfield Township PK–8 · Cumberland Regional 9–12

4 of the 6 neighbors share Cumberland Regional with Fairfield Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Fairfield Township

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

District schools in Fairfield Townshipby address
Fairfield Township School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bridgeton
D−
526 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Fairfield Townshipin other towns
Cumberland Regional High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bridgeton
C−
1,161 students14:1Rate it →
Other public schools in Fairfield Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Cumberland Campus
Grades PK–12 · Bridgeton
Special Education
88 students5:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Fairton Christian Center Academy
Grades PK–12 · Fairton
Private · Religious
79 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairfield Township’s schools

Are Fairfield Township’s schools good?

On New Jersey’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Fairfield Township children attend score below 95% of New Jersey’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #446 of 465 New Jersey towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 14%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fairfield Township in?

Two districts: Fairfield Township School District runs grades PK–8, and Cumberland Regional School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Deerfield, Greenwich, Hopewell, Shiloh, Stow Creek and Upper Deerfield.

Where do Fairfield Township kids go to high school?

Cumberland Regional High School in Bridgeton, with 1,161 students; its own test results earn a C−.

What is Fairfield Township’s graduation rate?

89% of the class of 2023 in Cumberland Regional School District graduated in four years, against 90% across New Jersey.

How much does Fairfield Township spend per student?

$22,144 in Cumberland Regional School District and $22,154 in Fairfield Township School District (FY2024), against $28,441 across New Jersey. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Fairfield Township?

Yes: Fairton Christian Center Academy (religious, grades PK–12, 79 students).

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within New Jersey. Stars are from neighbors.