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Enrollment
677
Elementary
DISTRICT 721 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD CITY·NCES 390461002433
Fairfield South Elementary School
5460 Bibury Rd, Fairfield, OH 45014 · (513) 829-3078 · Butler County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Ohio public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
371 students
DISTRICT 60% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
69.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.2pp since 2021
Math
71.1%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.6pp 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 71 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 1 points 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 | 69.8% | 71.1% |
| 2023-24 | 69.9% | 71.1% |
| 2022-23 | 75.1% | 75.3% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 65.4% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
72.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.1%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 South Elementary School
Fairfield South Elementary School's state test result (72.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield South Elementary School this school | 677 | 54.8% | 72.5% |
| Fairfield East Elementary School Hamilton | 650 | 58.5% | 66.3% |
| Fairfield West Elementary School Fairfield | 870 | 60.0% | 69.1% |
| Fairfield North Elementary School Hamilton | 629 | 48.2% | 79.1% |
| Wright Brothers Elementary School Huber Heights | 659 | 59.2% | 50.8% |
| Wilder Elementary School Westerville | 491 | 50.7% | 68.8% |
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 South Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.5% | #411 of 673 | #13 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #628 of 1,569 ▼ 36 | #14 of 42 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #599 of 1,569 ▲ 90 | #16 of 42 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.2pp | #828 of 1,514 | #21 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #167 of 1,808 | #16 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #1,264 of 1,582 | #30 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #105 of 1,590 | #6 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #185 of 767 | #5 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #496 of 992 | #16 of 27 |
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
677
-96 (-12%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 934
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 677 | 34 | 19.9:1 | 55% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 758 | 35 | 21.7:1 | 57% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 751 | 34.5 | 21.8:1 | 45% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 773 | 33 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 779 | 34.5 | 22.6:1 | 35% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 37 | 21.9:1 | 38% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 26 | 20.0:1 | 34% (179) |
| 2000-01 | 564 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 10% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 934 | 42 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfield South Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (779 to 677); teachers down 1% (34.5 to 34).
About Fairfield South Elementary School
Fairfield South Elementary School operates as a large elementary school in Fairfield, Ohio. Enrolled students number 677 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students each.
Fairfield South Elementary School is run by Fairfield City, whose 10 schools enroll 9,591 students.
At Fairfield South Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 46%. The next largest groups are 23% Black, 12% Asian, 11% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. The school's White share is 29 points below the 76% share among Butler County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 34 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 19.9:1. This ratio sits 2.0 above the 17.9:1 average for elementary schools in Ohio. The school's lunch program data list 55% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Butler County report 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Fairfield South Elementary School is B+. Compared with Ohio public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 69% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Ohio schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Fairfield South Elementary School's results are 4.4 points above predicted: 72.5% against 68.1%.
Within Butler County, the median household income is $81,590, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Butler County has 90 public schools and roughly 59,107 students.
The nearest other public school, Creekside Middle School, is about 0.7 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Fairfield South Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
Fairfield South Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Fairfield South Elementary School's enrollment declined 12%, to 677. By 2024-25, the school had 19.9 students per teacher, compared with 23.4 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Fairfield South Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
392,876
Census ACS
Median income
$81,590
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
90
59,107 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfield City
- Fairfield High SchoolHigh · 2,255 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,111 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,111 students
- Fairfield West Elementary SchoolElementary · 870 students
- Fairfield Freshman High SchoolHigh · 786 students
- Fairfield Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 756 students
Other schools in Fairfield
- Fairfield High SchoolHigh · 2,255 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,111 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,111 students
- Fairfield West Elementary SchoolElementary · 870 students
- Fairfield Freshman High SchoolHigh · 786 students
- Fairfield Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 756 students
Nearby schools
- Creekside Middle School0.7 mi · 1,111
- Fairfield Central Elementary School1.3 mi · 756
- Fairfield West Elementary School1.4 mi · 870
- Crossroads Middle School1.5 mi · 1,111
- Linden Elementary School1.7 mi · 674
- Fairfield Freshman High School1.9 mi · 786
Frequently asked questions
About Fairfield South Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Fairfield South Elementary School?
Fairfield South Elementary School enrolls approximately 677 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Fairfield South Elementary School serve?
Fairfield South Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fairfield South Elementary School?
Approximately 19.9:1 students per teacher at Fairfield South Elementary School.
How diverse is Fairfield South Elementary School?
Fairfield South Elementary School reports a student body of 46% White, 11% Hispanic, 23% Black, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairfield South Elementary School?
Fairfield South Elementary School is overseen by Fairfield City in Butler County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.