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Enrollment
1,605
High
DISTRICT 1,323 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD-SUISUN UNIFIED·NCES 061336001516
Fairfield High
205 East Atlantic Ave., Fairfield, CA 94533 · (707) 438-3000 · Solano County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,605 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
1,305 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 418 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 398 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 402 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 387 | 24% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
43.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -15.2pp since 2014
Math
13.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.3% | 29.6% | 25.5% | 30.7% |
| Math | 3.8% | 9.2% | 16.6% | 70.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.5% | 10.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.9% | 11.6% |
| 2021-22 | 28.9% | 4.8% |
| 2020-21 | 40.1% | 14.1% |
| 2018-19 | 45.4% | 13.2% |
| 2017-18 | 41.9% | 10.4% |
| 2016-17 | 50.2% | 17.2% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 59.0% | 24.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fairfield High
Fairfield High's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield High this school | 1,605 | 81.3% | 27.1% |
| Armijo High Fairfield | 1,844 | 81.3% | 23.5% |
| Carson Senior High Carson | 1,407 | 87.7% | 42.0% |
| Nathaniel Narbonne Senior High Harbor City | 1,549 | 84.0% | 43.6% |
| Natomas High Sacramento | 1,157 | 76.0% | 24.6% |
| Rancho Verde High Moreno Valley | 2,101 | 82.1% | 35.6% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fairfield High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Solano County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #883 of 1,052 | #8 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.0% | #891 of 1,056 ▲ 23 | #13 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #825 of 1,056 ▲ 10 | #8 of 14 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.6pp | #96 of 1,044 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,605 | #510 of 2,093 | #6 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #1,078 of 1,352 | #11 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #306 of 1,351 | #10 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.3% | #577 of 1,575 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.7% | #176 of 327 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,605
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 2,476
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 23.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,605 | 67.5 | 23.8:1 | 81% (1,305) |
| 2023-24 | 1,560 | 68.5 | 22.8:1 | 63% (977) |
| 2022-23 | 1,633 | 70.9 | 23.0:1 | 58% (939) |
| 2020-21 | 1,596 | 68 | 23.5:1 | 70% (1,117) |
| 2017-18 | 1,504 | 64.4 | 23.4:1 | 74% (1,108) |
| 2015-16 | 1,443 | 60 | 24.1:1 | 64% (925) |
| 2010-11 | 1,691 | N/A | N/A | 51% (868) |
| 2000-01 | 2,923 | 124 | 23.6:1 | 21% (615) |
| 1990-91 | 2,476 | 109 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfield High.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,504 to 1,605); teachers up 5% (64.4 to 67.5).
About Fairfield High
Fairfield High is a high-enrollment high school. Its address is in Fairfield, California. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,605 students enrolled. High schools in California have about 838 students on average; enrollment here is 92% higher.
Fairfield-Suisun Unified is responsible for 31 schools, Fairfield High included, with 20,505 students in all.
More than half of the students at Fairfield High are Hispanic (56%). The rest of enrollment is 17% Black, 10% Asian, 8% White, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Solano County's population at about 30%. The diversity index for Fairfield High is 63%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 23.8:1. The school has 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 23.8:1 compares with an average of 18.2:1 for high schools in California. Federal data show 81% of students (1,305) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 60% average for public schools in Solano County is 21 points.
The model predicts 31.9% for a school in California with Fairfield High's free or reduced-price lunch share. Fairfield High posts 27.1%.
Census data for Solano County show the median household earns about $100,401 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Fairfield High, Solano County has 110 public schools.
Sem Yeto Continuation High sits less than a tenth of a mile from Fairfield High. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Fairfield High comes in 2nd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Mid-size. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment went from 1,596 in 2020-21 to 1,605 in 2024-25, a change of 9 students.
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Solano County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
451,918
Census ACS
Median income
$100,401
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
110
60,765 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfield-Suisun Unified
- Angelo Rodriguez HighHigh · 2,111 students
- Armijo HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Grange MiddleMiddle · 944 students
- Green Valley MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- Crystal MiddleMiddle · 774 students
- K. I. Jones ElementaryElementary · 760 students
Other schools in Fairfield
- Angelo Rodriguez HighHigh · 2,111 students
- Armijo HighHigh · 1,844 students
- Vanden HighHigh · 1,631 students
- Grange MiddleMiddle · 944 students
- Green Valley MiddleMiddle · 903 students
- K. I. Jones ElementaryElementary · 760 students
Other Fairfield High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Fairfield High. Fairfield High is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Fairfield High SchoolFairfield, OH · 2,255 students
- Fairfield High SchoolFAIRFIELD, TX · 500 students
- Fairfield High SchoolFairfield, IA · 442 students
- Fairfield High SchoolFairfield, MT · 107 students
Nearby schools
- Sem Yeto Continuation High0.0 mi · 311
- Dover Elementary0.3 mi · 463
- Public Safety Academy0.4 mi · 745
- Cleo Gordon Elementary0.7 mi · 464
- Sullivan Language Immersion Academy0.8 mi · 455
- Laurel Creek Elementary0.9 mi · 648
Frequently asked questions
About Fairfield HighHow large is Fairfield High?
Fairfield High enrolls approximately 1,605 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Fairfield High serve?
Fairfield High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Fairfield High?
Approximately 23.8:1 students per teacher at Fairfield High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairfield High?
At Fairfield High, the student body is approximately 8% White, 56% Hispanic, 17% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Fairfield High public or private?
Fairfield High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfield-Suisun Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.