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Enrollment
936
Middle
DISTRICT 935 · STATE 750
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HENRICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 510189000799
Fairfield Middle
5121 Nine Mile Rd, Richmond, VA 23223 · (804) 328-4020 · Henrico County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL936 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
852 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 66%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 342 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 312 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 282 | 30% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
53.0%
VA avg 74.2% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
40.0%
VA avg 72.7% . -1.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the SOL, Virginia's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Virginia schools, those numbers are about 74 and 73. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 1 points.
SOL results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 41.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SOL. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of VA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.3%
based on VA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% typical for Virginia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Middle
Fairfield Middle's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Middle this school | 936 | 91.0% | 44.0% |
| Vernon Johns Middle Petersburg | 949 | 92.4% | 36.5% |
| John Rolfe Middle Richmond | 874 | 89.1% | 33.8% |
| Ruffner School Norfolk | 576 | 93.4% | 27.3% |
| Westwood Middle Danville | 642 | 92.2% | 55.0% |
| Crittenden Middle Newport News | 781 | 98.3% | 50.0% |
Matched among Virginia middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Virginia | In Henrico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #328 of 337 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #325 of 342 no change | #10 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #318 of 342 ▲ 6 | #10 of 12 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 936 | #101 of 343 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #230 of 327 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.6% | #306 of 333 | #12 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #83 of 340 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #97 of 224 | #4 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
936
-184 (-16%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 1,048
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 936 | 65.5 | 14.3:1 | 91% (852) |
| 2023-24 | 889 | 68 | 13.1:1 | 95% (844) |
| 2022-23 | 987 | 64 | 15.4:1 | 85% (836) |
| 2020-21 | 1,120 | 67 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,060 | 66.5 | 15.9:1 | 66% (699) |
| 2015-16 | 1,017 | 71 | 14.3:1 | 61% (622) |
| 2010-11 | 820 | 51 | 16.1:1 | 63% (515) |
| 2000-01 | 1,240 | 71 | 17.5:1 | 40% (502) |
| 1990-91 | 1,048 | 70 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfield Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,060 to 936); teachers down 2% (66.5 to 65.5).
About Fairfield Middle
Families in Richmond, Virginia, are served by Fairfield Middle, a mid-sized middle school. Total enrollment is 936 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. It has 25% more students than the average for middle schools in Virginia (about 750).
District-wide, Henrico County Public Schools has 69 schools and 51,044 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Fairfield Middle is Black, at 87%. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 29%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fairfield Middle scores 24%.
There are 65.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.3:1. The gap from the 13.1:1 average for middle schools in Virginia is 1.2 students per teacher. On the income side, 91% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 67% average for public schools in Henrico County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Fairfield Middle is -19.3 points, in the bottom 10% of Virginia. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.0%, and the predicted rate is 63.3%.
For Henrico County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $88,783, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 84 public schools and about 51,753 students.
Jacob L. Adams Elementary sits about 0.7 miles from Fairfield Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Fairfield Middle is 6th among 8 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
The school's enrollment fell 16% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.7:1 to 14.3:1.
Fairfield Middle has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Henrico County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
335,744
Census ACS
Median income
$88,783
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
84
51,753 students
Quick facts
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Other Fairfield Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Fairfield Middle. Fairfield Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Fairfield Middle SchoolFairfield, IA · 410 students
- Fairfield MiddleWinnsboro, SC · 311 students
Nearby schools
- Jacob L. Adams Elementary0.7 mi · 453
- Highland Springs Elementary1.1 mi · 469
- Arthur Ashe Jr. Elementary1.8 mi · 425
- An Achievable Dream Middle and High School Oak Avenue Comple2.0 mi · 129
- Montrose Elementary2.0 mi · 341
- Harvie Elementary2.0 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Fairfield MiddleHow large is Fairfield Middle?
Fairfield Middle enrolls approximately 936 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Fairfield Middle serve?
Fairfield Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Fairfield Middle have?
Fairfield Middle employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Fairfield Middle?
Student demographics at Fairfield Middle are roughly 2% White, 7% Hispanic, 87% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Fairfield Middle public or private?
Fairfield Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Henrico County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.