Fairfield Elem Academy

Fairfield Elem Academy is a mid-tier elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The school teaches 492 students in grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Fairfield Elem Academy sits 29% larger than that benchmark.

Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 comprises 622 schools with combined enrollment of 324,396 students; Fairfield Elem Academy is among them.

Looking at the student body, Fairfield Elem Academy lists that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at school resources, Fairfield Elem Academy lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Cook County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, Fairfield Elem Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 14.8%, the actual is 14.4%, a residual of -0.5 points.

Around the school, Cook County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Fairfield Elem Academy is one campus in the mix.

Morrill Elem Math & Sci School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Fairfield Elem Academy at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 17.7%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 14%: 572 students in 2018 compared to 492 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 77% to 85%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 33.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.