Fairfield Elementary

Fairfield Elementary is a micro-enrollment primary school in Davis, California, part of Davis Joint Unified. The school caters to 48 students in grades K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 90% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Davis Joint Unified comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 8,241 students; Fairfield Elementary is among them.

On the student-mix side, Fairfield Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment; the rest reads as 23% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Native American. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Yolo County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Yolo County) records that median household income runs about $91,752, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Yolo County's 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,820 students), Fairfield Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Patwin Elementary, around 3.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Fairfield Elementary operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 12%: 43 students in 2018 compared to 48 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 21.5:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.