Fairfield Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Fairfield, Texas

Fairfield Elementary in Fairfield, Texas enrolled 348 students in 2024-25 with 24.8 full-time teachers, 14.0 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

391 students in 2022-23, 378 students in 2023-24, 348 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.6 to 24.8.

Students enrolled at Fairfield Elementary by school year2022-23: 391, 2023-24: 378, 2024-25: 34801002003004002022-233912023-243782024-25348
Students enrolled at Fairfield Elementary by school year2022-23: 391, 2023-24: 378, 2024-25: 34801002003004002022-233912023-243782024-25348
Students enrolled at Fairfield Elementary by school year2022-23: 391, 2023-24: 378, 2024-25: 34801002003004002022-233912023-243782024-25348
Students enrolled at Fairfield Elementary by school year2022-23: 391, 2023-24: 378, 2024-25: 34801002003004002022-233912023-243782024-25348
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339127.614.2
2023-2437825.814.6
2024-2534824.814.0

14.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 Texas elementary schools

Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Fairfield Elementary 14.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFairfield Elementary 14.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Fairfield Elementary 14.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFairfield Elementary 14.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Fairfield Elementary 14.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFairfield Elementary 14.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Fairfield Elementary 14.0; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherFairfield Elementary 14.0state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 394 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Fairfield Elementary enrolled 394 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 394 of the 394 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent20.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

49.1% of students were White, 29.3% Hispanic, 12.9% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White49.1%
  2. Hispanic29.3%
  3. Black12.9%
  4. Two or more races6.9%
  5. Asian1.1%
  6. American Indian0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Fairfield

2 public elementary schools in Fairfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Fairfield Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Fairfield Elementary34814.064.7%
Fairfield Intermediate34812.955.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Fairfield Elementary

  1. Fairfield IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 348 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Dew SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 9.2 miles away: 171 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).9.2 mi
  3. Compare Fairfield Elementary with Fairfield IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Fairfield ISD spends per student$14,563 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,563
  5. The largest public schools in TexasFairfield Elementary is the number 3,737 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,737 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher14.0 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.14.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Fairfield Elementary

  1. How many students attend Fairfield Elementary?
    348 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 391 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Fairfield, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairfield Elementary?
    14.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Fairfield Elementary a Title I school?
    Fairfield Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Fairfield Elementary in?
    Fairfield ISD, NCES district ID 4818940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481894001769 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22