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Schools in Fairchilds · Needville Independent School District

Fairchilds’s public schools outscore 87% of Texas districts

Math proficiency in Fairchilds’s districts is 60%, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fairchilds, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% 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
66%
▲ 15 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
▲ 19 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
▲ 8 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.9K
▼ 7% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.9
TX 14.9
Schools in town
0
2,797 students on the public path
In brief

Fairchilds’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 727 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Fairchilds’s, its schools beat 92%, higher than their 87% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 66% and math 60% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,950 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Needville J H, then Needville H S. Enrollment is up 10% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fairchilds’s grade

A Test scoresA Graduation

A: better than 87% of Texas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; graduation is the stronger of the two.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 87%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (727)Better than 92%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,896 test results and a graduating class of 214 could put Fairchilds anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Fairchilds’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,889 in math, 1,903 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–3Needville Elin NeedvilleA−
7–8Needville J Hin NeedvilleA−
9–12Needville H Sin NeedvilleA−

Fairchilds’s public schools are run by Needville Independent School District, which also serves Needville. Parts of Fairchilds (3% of its land) are served by Lamar Consolidated Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Needville Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 3,650 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,950TX $12,815 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 51.1% · 1903 students tested
Math60%
State average 40.9% · 1889 students tested

Fairchilds vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Fairchilds’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
FairchildsANeedville Independent

Every school in Fairchilds

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

Also serving Fairchildsin other towns
Needville El
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Needville
A−
1,121 students17:1Rate it →
Needville J H
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Needville
A−
565 students13:1Rate it →
Needville H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Needville
A−
1,111 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Fairchilds’s schools

Are Fairchilds’s schools good?

By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Fairchilds children attend outscore 87% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 92%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fairchilds in?

Needville Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,650 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Fairchilds are served by Lamar Consolidated Independent.

Where do Fairchilds kids go to high school?

Needville H S in Needville, with 1,111 students; its own test results earn an A−.

What is Fairchilds’s graduation rate?

98% of the class of 2023 in Needville Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Fairchilds spend per student?

$11,950 in Needville Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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 Texas. Stars are from neighbors.