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Schools in Fairfield

Fairfield’s public schools

Fairfield Area 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?2/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.7K
▼ 5% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
882 students on the public path
In brief

Fairfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Fairfield’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Fairfield Area HS places highest (better than 88%); Fairfield Area MS lowest (32%). 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–4Fairfield Area El SchFairfield Area School DistrictB+
5–8Fairfield Area MSFairfield Area School DistrictC
9–12Fairfield Area HSFairfield Area School DistrictA

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

Fairfield Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 882 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,706PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 55.1% · 470 students tested
Math37%
State average 36.1% · 436 students tested

Fairfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairfield—Fairfield Area

Every school in Fairfield

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

Also serving Fairfieldin other towns
Fairfield Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4
B+
346 students10:1Rate it →
Fairfield Area MS
Middle · Grades 5–8
C
259 students12:1Rate it →
Fairfield Area HS
High · Grades 9–12
A
277 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairfield’s schools

Are Fairfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fairfield. Fairfield Area 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, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fairfield in?

Fairfield Area School District.

Where do Fairfield kids go to high school?

Fairfield Area HS.

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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.