FAIRFIELD J H

Located at 701 POST OAK RD, in FAIRFIELD, Texas, FAIRFIELD J H is a modestly sized 6-8 campus that caters to 406 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within FAIRFIELD ISD. That puts it 37% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

FAIRFIELD J H is one of 4 schools operated by FAIRFIELD ISD, a district that instructs 1,602 students overall.

On the student-mix side, FAIRFIELD J H shows that 51% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Freestone County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, FAIRFIELD J H tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.9%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Freestone County) records that median household earnings sit near $59,960, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FAIRFIELD J H is one of 13 public schools in Freestone County (combined enrollment of about 3,520 students).

FAIRFIELD H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FAIRFIELD J H comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 53.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 398 students in 2018 compared to 406 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 58% to 51% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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