FAIRFIELD EL

Set in FAIRFIELD, Texas, FAIRFIELD EL is a small elementary campus, overseen by FAIRFIELD ISD. It educates 348 students across grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 33% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 4 schools in FAIRFIELD ISD (1,602 students total), FAIRFIELD EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, FAIRFIELD EL shows that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 29% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, FAIRFIELD EL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting FAIRFIELD EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 70% of students at FAIRFIELD EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Freestone County's rate of about 55%.

Around the school, Freestone County reports that median household income runs about $59,960, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Freestone County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,520 students), of which FAIRFIELD EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: FAIRFIELD INT, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 22%: 449 students in 2018 compared to 348 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 53% to 49% across the same window.

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