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Fairfield Elementary

175 Medley Road, Winnsboro, SC 29180 · (803) 635-5594 · Fairfield County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL418 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of South Carolina public elementary schools
  • FTest 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.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded South Carolina public elementary schools

Enrollment
418
Elementary
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 526
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 13.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K7919%
Kindergarten4210%
Grade 14811%
Grade 24611%
Grade 34912%
Grade 44511%
Grade 55112%
Grade 65814%

This year's kindergarten class (42) is 28% smaller than its 6th grade class (58).

Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 67% · US 70%
White
379%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 46% · US 43%
Hispanic
143%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
35685%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
92%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 5%
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
Male
21351%
Female
20549%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Fairfield Elementary→Fairfield Middle
Based on grade levels within Fairfield 01. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Expectations
English Language Arts
29.5%
SC avg 59.7% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
19.0%
SC avg 44.2% . +2.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.

SC READY results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2529.5%19.0%
2023-2422.8%16.5%
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Fairfield Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn South Carolina
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
19.0%#627 of 635
▲ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.5%#626 of 635
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
418#463 of 709
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.3:1#92 of 656
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
26.5%#608 of 656
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-29.2%#50 of 395
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 2024-25
Enrollment
418
-101 (-19%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 596
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254183711.3:1N/A
2023-244504011.3:1100% (450)
2022-234634610.1:1100% (463)
2020-215194910.6:1100% (519)
2017-185905111.6:1100% (590)
2015-165774812.0:1100% (577)
2010-117055014.1:166% (466)
2000-016875113.5:185% (585)
1990-915964114.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfield Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 29% (590 to 418); teachers down 27% (51 to 37).

About Fairfield Elementary

Fairfield Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Winnsboro, South Carolina, under Fairfield 01. It teaches 418 students in pre-K through 6. That is 21% below the average of about 526 students for elementary schools in South Carolina.

Fairfield 01 runs Fairfield Elementary along with 6 other schools, enrolling 2,103 students in total.

By race and ethnicity, Fairfield Elementary is 85% Black. Other groups include 9% White, 3% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 55% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.

Fairfield Elementary lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 11.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.3:1 average for elementary schools in South Carolina is 2.0 students per teacher.

Fairfield Elementary holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 1% of South Carolina public elementary schools.

Fairfield County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $47,885, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fairfield County's 9 public schools enroll about 2,409 students and include Fairfield Elementary.

About 0.6 miles separate Fairfield Elementary from the closest public school, Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science. Within five miles are 4 other public schools.

Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.

A 19% decline took enrollment from 519 in 2020-21 to 418 in 2024-25.

This page is set up for the Fairfield Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Fairfield County at a glance

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Population
20,550
Census ACS
Median income
$47,885
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,409 students

Quick facts

School name
Fairfield Elementary
District
Fairfield 01
Address
175 Medley Road, Winnsboro, SC 29180
Phone
(803) 635-5594
County
Fairfield County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
418
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
11.3:1
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
450210001407
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Fairfield 01
Other schools in Winnsboro
Other Fairfield Elementary schools

10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Fairfield Elementary. Fairfield Elementary is the 5th largest of the 11.

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Frequently asked questions

About Fairfield Elementary
How many students attend Fairfield Elementary?
Fairfield Elementary enrolls approximately 418 students in grades PK-06.
Is Fairfield Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairfield Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Fairfield Elementary have?
Fairfield Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Fairfield Elementary?
Student demographics at Fairfield Elementary are roughly 9% White, 3% Hispanic, 85% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Fairfield Elementary in?
Fairfield Elementary is part of Fairfield 01.
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