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How has Fairfield High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
442
High
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191134000693
Fairfield High School
605 E Broadway, Fairfield, IA 52556 · (641) 472-2059 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
163 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 120 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 114 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 106 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 102 | 23% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 48% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fairfield Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +11.7pp since 2023
Math
73.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.4% | 73.9% |
| 2023-24 | 71.7% | 63.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. 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
71.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 School
Fairfield High School's state test result (71.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield High School this school | 442 | 36.9% | 71.2% |
| Oskaloosa High School Oskaloosa | 632 | 38.1% | 66.9% |
| Washington High School Cherokee | 366 | 39.9% | 74.8% |
| Nevada High School Nevada | 498 | 36.5% | 70.1% |
| Camanche High School Camanche | 309 | 38.5% | 72.8% |
| West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High School West Burlington | 396 | 36.9% | 76.8% |
Matched among Iowa 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 School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #185 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #130 of 314 ▲ 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.4% | #76 of 314 ▲ 156 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #111 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #147 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.4% | #90 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #149 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.2% | #39 of 125 |
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
442
-89 (-17%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 442 | 29.8 | 14.8:1 | 37% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 27.8 | 16.0:1 | 43% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 31.1 | 15.3:1 | 42% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 531 | 32 | 16.6:1 | 39% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | 32.2 | 16.0:1 | 40% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 35 | 14.9:1 | 37% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 37% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 631 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 14% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 539 | 39 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfield High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (515 to 442); teachers down 7% (32.2 to 29.8).
About Fairfield High School
Fairfield High School is a public high school in Fairfield, Iowa. The school serves 442 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Fairfield Comm School District oversees Fairfield High School and 3 other schools, with 1,408 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Fairfield High School, with 82% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. The White share in Jefferson County as a whole is similar, at about 84%. By the diversity index, Fairfield High School comes in at 32%.
Federal staffing data show 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Fairfield High School and a ratio of 14.8:1. The average ratio among high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 37% of enrollment.
A school with Fairfield High School's lunch-eligibility share in Iowa is predicted to score 73.5%. Fairfield High School scores 71.2%, 2.3 points below that line.
Among Jefferson County residents, median household income is about $61,620, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Fairfield High School is one of 6 public schools in Jefferson County, which together enroll about 1,974 students.
Nearby, Washington Elementary is about 0.4 miles away. Fairfield High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Fairfield High School's average proficiency of 71.2% compares with 69.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
Federal counts put enrollment at 531 in 2020-21 and 442 in 2024-25, a 17% decrease. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 16.6:1 to 14.8:1.
Community posts for Fairfield High School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,705
Census ACS
Median income
$61,620
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfield Comm School District
- Fairfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 410 students
- Pence ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 239 students
Other schools in Fairfield
- Fairfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 410 students
- Pence ElementaryElementary · 317 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 239 students
Other Fairfield High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Fairfield High. Fairfield High School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Fairfield High SchoolFairfield, OH · 2,255 students
- Fairfield HighFairfield, CA · 1,605 students
- Fairfield High SchoolFAIRFIELD, TX · 500 students
- Fairfield High SchoolFairfield, MT · 107 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary0.4 mi · 239
- Pence Elementary1.1 mi · 317
- Fairfield Middle School1.2 mi · 410
- Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center14.0 mi · 292
- Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School14.7 mi · 258
- Pekin Elementary School14.7 mi · 308
Frequently asked questions
About Fairfield High SchoolHow many students attend Fairfield High School?
Fairfield High School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Fairfield High School serve?
Fairfield High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairfield High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairfield High School is approximately 14.8:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fairfield High School?
Fairfield High School reports a student body of 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Fairfield High School in?
Fairfield High School is part of Fairfield Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.