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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 499
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VIRGINIA BEACH CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510384001683
Fairfield Elementary
5428 Providence Rd, Virginia Beach, VA 23464 · (757) 648-2480 · Virginia Beach city
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Virginia public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 Virginia public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
188 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 66%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 71% · 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
SOL 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
81.0%
VA avg 74.2% . -3.0pp since 2022
Math
82.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -4.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 4 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 79.0% |
| 2022-23 | 84.0% | 86.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. 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
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.4%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% typical for Virginia 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 Virginia'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 Elementary
Fairfield Elementary's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Elementary this school | 478 | 39.3% | 72.9% |
| Indian Lakes Elementary Virginia Beach | 516 | 39.5% | 71.9% |
| Kempsville Elementary Virginia Beach | 498 | 37.6% | 77.4% |
| Providence Elementary Virginia Beach | 547 | 40.6% | 79.5% |
| Waller Mill Elementary Williamsburg | 445 | 38.7% | 85.5% |
| Rosemont Forest Elementary Virginia Beach | 497 | 30.4% | 80.8% |
Matched among Virginia 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Virginia Beach city |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #504 of 1,101 | #29 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #353 of 1,111 ▲ 33 | #22 of 54 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #315 of 1,111 ▲ 120 | #24 of 54 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #636 of 1,176 | #38 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #894 of 1,105 | #43 of 55 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #172 of 1,106 | #25 of 55 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.3% | #859 of 1,157 | #38 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #348 of 759 | #12 of 40 |
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
478
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 478 | 30.3 | 15.8:1 | 39% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 31.2 | 15.1:1 | 41% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 34.3 | 13.9:1 | 42% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 28.7 | 19.2:1 | 31% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 26 | 19.9:1 | 30% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 24 | 21.1:1 | 26% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 37 | 14.8:1 | 13% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 36 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (551 to 478); teachers up 5% (28.7 to 30.3).
About Fairfield Elementary
Fairfield Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It serves 478 students in pre-K through 5.
Federal data list 82 schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools, with 64,731 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Fairfield Elementary is White (46%). Other students are 18% Black, 17% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 8% Asian. That is lower than the 61% White share among all Virginia Beach city residents. By the diversity index, Fairfield Elementary comes in at 71%.
Staffing totals 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Virginia average 13.8:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 39%. The 49% average for public schools in Virginia Beach city is 10 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Fairfield Elementary is C+. Compared with Virginia public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 77.4% for Fairfield Elementary. The school posts 72.9%, 4.5 points below the prediction.
Among Virginia Beach city residents, median household income is about $92,968, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 89 public schools in Virginia Beach city, with a combined enrollment of about 64,731.
The school nearest to Fairfield Elementary is Arrowhead Elementary, at a distance of about 1.1 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Fairfield Elementary places 6th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 491 in 2020-21 and 478 in 2024-25, a decrease of 13 students. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.0:1 to 15.8:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Fairfield Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Virginia Beach city at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
456,349
Census ACS
Median income
$92,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
89
64,731 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Virginia Beach City Public Schools
- Landstown HighHigh · 2,152 students
- Kempsville HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Bayside HighHigh · 1,984 students
- Tallwood HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Floyd Kellam HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Ocean Lakes HighHigh · 1,834 students
Other schools in Virginia Beach
- Landstown HighHigh · 2,152 students
- Kempsville HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Bayside HighHigh · 1,984 students
- Tallwood HighHigh · 1,890 students
- Floyd Kellam HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Ocean Lakes HighHigh · 1,834 students
Other Fairfield Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 9 states are named Fairfield Elementary. Fairfield Elementary is the 4th largest of the 11.
- Fairfield ElementaryFairfield, VA · 241 students
- FAIRFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMASSAPEQUA, NY · 513 students
- Fairfield Elementary SchoolPickerington, OH · 502 students
- Fairfield Elementary SchoolFort Wayne, IN · 481 students
- Fairfield ElementaryWinnsboro, SC · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Arrowhead Elementary1.1 mi · 500
- Kempsville Elementary1.1 mi · 498
- Kempsville High1.2 mi · 2,046
- Woodstock Elementary1.3 mi · 689
- Kempsville Middle1.3 mi · 727
- Providence Elementary1.4 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Fairfield ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Fairfield Elementary?
Fairfield Elementary enrolls approximately 478 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fairfield Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairfield Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fairfield Elementary have?
Fairfield Elementary employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
How diverse is Fairfield Elementary?
Fairfield Elementary reports a student body of 46% White, 17% Hispanic, 18% Black, 8% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairfield Elementary?
Fairfield Elementary is overseen by Virginia Beach City Public Schools in Virginia Beach city.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.