Fairfield Township School

Fairfield Township School is one of the average-sized elementary-level communitys in BRIDGETON, New Jersey, part of Fairfield Township School District, with 526 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, New Jersey's public schools average about 405 students each, so Fairfield Township School sits 30% above that benchmark.

Fairfield Township School is a school of Fairfield Township School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Fairfield Township School reports that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 41% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Fairfield Township School reports 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.4:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at Fairfield Township School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Cumberland County's rate of about 67%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Fairfield Township School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 23.4%; this one comes in at 7.8%, -15.6 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Cumberland County put median household income runs about $67,436, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Cumberland County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,803 students), of which Fairfield Township School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bridgeton Public Charter School, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Fairfield Township School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fairfield Township School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 10.9%.

Fairfield Township School operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 573 students in 2018 compared to 526 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 25% to 45%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.