Fairfield Compass Elementary

Fairfield Compass Elementary is a primary school of big scale in Fairfield, Ohio, operated by Fairfield City, hosting 746 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 85% bigger than the state mean of about 404.

Across the 10 schools in Fairfield City (9,591 students total), Fairfield Compass Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Fairfield Compass Elementary shows that the largest single group is Black at 36%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 20% White, 14% Asian, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Fairfield Compass Elementary has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.9:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at Fairfield Compass Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Butler County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fairfield Compass Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 62.6%, the actual is 64.3%, a residual of +1.7 points.

Across the wider county, Butler County reports that median household earnings sit near $81,590, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Butler County's 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,107 students), Fairfield Compass Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Fairfield High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Fairfield Compass Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 67.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Fairfield Compass Elementary's enrollment has contracted 5% since 2018, when it stood at 782 (now 746). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 33% to 20%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.