Enrollment
198
Middle
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD LOCAL·NCES 390476204620
Fairfield Local Middle School
11611 State Route 771, Leesburg, OH 45135 · (937) 780-2977 · Highland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Ohio public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 86% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 56 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 38% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 33% |
Student demographics
9%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
Fairfield Local Middle School→Fairfield Local High School
Feeds from
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Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
70.3%
OH avg 59.8% . -5.2pp since 2021
Math
80.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.4pp 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 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.3% | 80.1% |
| 2023-24 | 66.3% | 73.5% |
| 2022-23 | 73.7% | 75.0% |
| 2021-22 | 75.5% | 72.7% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Fairfield Local Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #129 of 637 ▲ 96 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #229 of 637 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.1pp | #381 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #582 of 654 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.9% | #16 of 410 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
198
-6 (-3%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 282
Student : Teacher
24.8:1
was 22.7:1
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 | 198 | 8 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 218 | 9 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 208 | 9 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 204 | 9 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 304 | 11 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 13 | 22.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 14 | 20.1:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfield Local Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (304 to 198); teachers down 27% (11 to 8).
About Fairfield Local Middle School
In Leesburg, Ohio, Fairfield Local Middle School is a small middle-grades school. It had 198 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students, which makes this school 59% below average.
Fairfield Local Middle School belongs to Fairfield Local, a district of 3 schools and 850 students.
White students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 2% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Among Highland County residents, the White share is about 95%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 9%.
Fairfield Local Middle School lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 24.8 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Ohio is 17.0:1.
Fairfield Local Middle School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of Ohio public middle schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Highland County show that the median household earns about $65,785 a year, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Highland County has 18 public schools with about 6,468 students, including Fairfield Local Middle School.
Fairfield Local High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count fell 3% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 22.7:1 to 24.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Fairfield Local High SchoolHigh · 222 students
Other schools in Leesburg
- Fairfield Local Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Fairfield Local High SchoolHigh · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Fairfield Local High School0.0 mi · 222
- Fairfield Local Elementary School0.0 mi · 430
- New Vienna Elementary School7.4 mi · 252
- East Clinton High School8.2 mi · 284
- East Clinton Junior High School8.2 mi · 268
- McClain High School8.6 mi · 496
Frequently asked questions
About Fairfield Local Middle SchoolHow large is Fairfield Local Middle School?
Fairfield Local Middle School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Fairfield Local Middle School serve?
Fairfield Local Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Fairfield Local Middle School?
Approximately 24.8:1 students per teacher at Fairfield Local Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Fairfield Local Middle School?
Student demographics at Fairfield Local Middle School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Fairfield Local Middle School in?
Fairfield Local Middle School is part of Fairfield Local.
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