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Schools in Fairfield

Fairfield’s public schools

Sumner County 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?39/45schools above Tennessee’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Tennessee’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
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▼ 7% vs TN $13.1K
FY2024
Schools in town
0
30,016 students on the public path
In brief

Fairfield’s schools, in brief

School by school

39 of Fairfield’s 45 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s 1,649 public schools. Merrol Hyde Magnet School places highest (better than 100%); Benny C. Bills Elementary School lowest (29%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

28 elementary schools serve Fairfield, graded from C to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 13 middle schools and nine high schools: Gallatin Senior High School, Beech Sr High School, Hendersonville High School, Portland High School, Station Camp High School, Liberty Creek High School, White House High School, Merrol Hyde Magnet School and Westmoreland High School. 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.

28 schools teach K in Fairfield’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C to A+, so check the specific school.
Station Camp Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
A+
974 studentsRate it →
Jack Anderson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
A+
829 studentsRate it →
Dr. William Burrus Elementary at Drakes Creek
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hendersonville
A+
789 studentsRate it →
Liberty Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gallatin
735 studentsRate it →
Vena Stuart Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
B−
710 studentsRate it →
Merrol Hyde Magnet School
Grades K–12 · Hendersonville
A+
670 studentsRate it →
Benny C. Bills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
C
659 studentsRate it →
Union Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
A+
620 studentsRate it →
Howard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
B
591 studentsRate it →
Madison Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goodlettsville
A+
566 studentsRate it →
Guild Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
B−
556 studentsRate it →
Nannie Berry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
A
553 studentsRate it →
Portland Gateview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Portland
B+
552 studentsRate it →
Westmoreland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westmoreland
A−
464 studentsRate it →
Indian Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hendersonville
A+
464 studentsRate it →
Harold B. Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · White House
A
435 studentsRate it →
George A Whitten Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
B−
430 studentsRate it →
Watt Hardison Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Portland
A−
429 studentsRate it →
Beech Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
A
407 studentsRate it →
Gene W. Brown Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hendersonville
A−
391 studentsRate it →
Walton Ferry Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hendersonville
A
359 studentsRate it →
Lakeside Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
A−
358 studentsRate it →
J W Wiseman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Portland
A
336 studentsRate it →
Clyde Riggs Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Portland
A−
301 studentsRate it →
Bethpage Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bethpage
A−
254 studentsRate it →
Millersville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goodlettsville
C+
252 studentsRate it →
North Sumner Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bethpage
A−
212 studentsRate it →
Oakmont Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cottontown
A
128 studentsRate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–528 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+
9–129 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sumner County 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.

Sumner County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 53 schools · 30,719 students, up 4% since 2020–21
$12,082TN $13,059 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 36.8% · 18393 students tested
Math49%
State average 31.1% · 19950 students tested

Fairfield vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fairfield—Sumner County

Every school in Fairfield

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

Also serving Fairfieldin other towns
Station Camp Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
A+
974 studentsRate it →
Jack Anderson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
A+
829 studentsRate it →
Vena Stuart Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
B−
710 studentsRate it →
Benny C. Bills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
C
659 studentsRate it →
Union Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
A+
620 studentsRate it →
Howard Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
B
591 studentsRate it →
Madison Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goodlettsville
A+
566 studentsRate it →
Guild Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gallatin
B−
556 studentsRate it →
Nannie Berry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
A
553 studentsRate it →
Portland Gateview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Portland
B+
552 studentsRate it →
Westmoreland Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westmoreland
A−
464 studentsRate it →
Harold B. Williams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · White House
A
435 studentsRate it →
George A Whitten Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
B−
430 studentsRate it →
Beech Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
A
407 studentsRate it →
Lakeside Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hendersonville
A−
358 studentsRate it →
J W Wiseman Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Portland
A
336 studentsRate it →
Millersville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Goodlettsville
C+
252 studentsRate it →
Dr. William Burrus Elementary at Drakes Creek
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hendersonville
A+
789 studentsRate it →
Liberty Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gallatin
735 studentsRate it →
Merrol Hyde Magnet School
Grades K–12 · Hendersonville
A+
670 studentsRate it →
Indian Lake Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hendersonville
A+
464 studentsRate it →
Watt Hardison Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Portland
A−
429 studentsRate it →
Gene W. Brown Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hendersonville
A−
391 studentsRate it →
Walton Ferry Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hendersonville
A
359 studentsRate it →
Clyde Riggs Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Portland
A−
301 studentsRate it →
Bethpage Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bethpage
A−
254 studentsRate it →
North Sumner Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Bethpage
A−
212 studentsRate it →
Oakmont Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Cottontown
A
128 studentsRate it →
White House Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · White House
A−
638 studentsRate it →
Station Camp Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gallatin
A
904 studentsRate it →
Joe Shafer Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gallatin
B
670 studentsRate it →
Liberty Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gallatin
652 studentsRate it →
Knox Doss Middle School at Drakes Creek
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hendersonville
A−
641 studentsRate it →
Rucker Stewart Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Gallatin
C
585 studentsRate it →
T. W. Hunter Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hendersonville
A+
532 studentsRate it →
Robert E Ellis Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hendersonville
A
509 studentsRate it →
Portland West Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Portland
B
491 studentsRate it →
Westmoreland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westmoreland
B+
423 studentsRate it →
V G Hawkins Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hendersonville
B+
403 studentsRate it →
Portland East Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Portland
C+
396 studentsRate it →
Gallatin Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gallatin
C+
1,644 studentsRate it →
Beech Sr High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hendersonville
B
1,477 studentsRate it →
Hendersonville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hendersonville
B+
1,410 studentsRate it →
Portland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Portland
C+
1,151 studentsRate it →
Station Camp High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gallatin
A−
1,137 studentsRate it →
Liberty Creek High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gallatin
993 studentsRate it →
White House High School
High · Grades 9–12 · White House
B−
818 studentsRate it →
Westmoreland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Westmoreland
B+
518 studentsRate it →

Questions about Fairfield’s schools

Are Fairfield’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Fairfield. Sumner County 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, 39 of its 45 district schools with test results score above the middle of Tennessee’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Fairfield in?

Sumner County School District.

Where do Fairfield kids go to high school?

One of nine high schools, depending on your address: Gallatin Senior High School, Beech Sr High School, Hendersonville High School, Portland High School, Station Camp High School, Liberty Creek High School, White House High School, Merrol Hyde Magnet School and Westmoreland 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.