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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD LOCAL·NCES 390476202930
Fairfield Local Elementary School
11611 State Route 771, Leesburg, OH 45135 · (937) 780-2988 · Highland County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
370 students
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 54% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Fairfield Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
70.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +0.9pp since 2021
Math
74.0%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.9pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 70 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 Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.3% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% | 80.7% |
| 2022-23 | 68.9% | 68.2% |
| 2021-22 | 69.4% | 68.1% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Ohio's top 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 Local Elementary School
Fairfield Local Elementary School's state test result (76.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Local Elementary School this school | 430 | 86.0% | 76.6% |
| Buckeye Trail Elementary Lore City | 435 | 82.1% | 58.5% |
| Northmor Elementary School Galion | 541 | 85.0% | 67.4% |
| Fredericktown Elementary School Fredericktown | 535 | 82.1% | 77.1% |
| West Liberty-Salem Elementary School West Liberty | 480 | 75.6% | 83.9% |
| Cornerstone Elementary School Wooster | 347 | 79.5% | 51.7% |
Matched among Ohio elementary 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 Local Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Highland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #320 of 673 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #546 of 1,569 ▼ 210 | #3 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #579 of 1,569 ▲ 33 | #5 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.4pp | #718 of 1,514 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #720 of 1,808 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #701 of 1,582 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.1% | #1,513 of 1,590 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.0% | #15 of 767 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.9% | #160 of 561 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
430
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 422
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 86% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 91% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 24 | 18.5:1 | 58% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 22 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 23 | 15.2:1 | 81% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 94% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 18 | 22.2:1 | 85% (339) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 25 | 17.9:1 | 20% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 422 | 18 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfield Local Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (350 to 430); teachers up 9% (23 to 25).
About Fairfield Local Elementary School
Fairfield Local Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Fairfield Local, located in Leesburg, Ohio. It educates 430 students in pre-K through 5.
Fairfield Local Elementary School is run by Fairfield Local, whose 3 schools enroll 850 students.
About 96% of the student body at Fairfield Local Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 3% multiracial. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. Fairfield Local Elementary School's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 25 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1. Roughly 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Highland County is 66%.
Measured against Ohio public elementary schools, Fairfield Local Elementary School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 76.6%, is 20.3 points above the 56.3% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Ohio schools.
Across Highland County, the median household income is $65,785, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Highland County is home to 18 public schools and about 6,468 public school students.
The closest public school, Fairfield Local Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Fairfield Local Elementary School. There are 2 other public schools within five miles.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Fairfield Local Elementary School was 420 in 2020-21 and 430 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The number of students per teacher fell from 19.1 to 17.2 over 4 years.
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Highland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,517
Census ACS
Median income
$65,785
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfield Local
- Fairfield Local High SchoolHigh · 222 students
- Fairfield Local Middle SchoolMiddle · 198 students
Other schools in Leesburg
- Fairfield Local High SchoolHigh · 222 students
- Fairfield Local Middle SchoolMiddle · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Fairfield Local Middle School0.0 mi · 198
- Fairfield Local High School0.0 mi · 222
- New Vienna Elementary School7.4 mi · 252
- East Clinton Junior High School8.2 mi · 268
- East Clinton High School8.2 mi · 284
- McClain High School8.6 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Fairfield Local Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fairfield Local Elementary School?
Fairfield Local Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fairfield Local Elementary School serve?
Fairfield Local Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Fairfield Local Elementary School?
Approximately 17.2:1 students per teacher at Fairfield Local Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairfield Local Elementary School?
At Fairfield Local Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Fairfield Local Elementary School public or private?
Fairfield Local Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fairfield Local.
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