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Fairfield Central Elementary School

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Fairfield Central Elementary School ranks 877 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

877^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Fairfield Central Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 806 students in grades K-5 in Fairfield, Ohio, which is part of the Fairfield City School District. While the district is ranked 383 out of 828 school districts in Ohio, Fairfield Central Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Ohio elementary schools, receiving a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Fairfield Central Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently underperforming compared to the district and state on standardized tests in Math and English Language Arts. The school also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 15.4% to 22.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 71.41% to 79.9% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Interestingly, the school ranks very highly (top 5%) for African American students, but struggles with Special Education and Disabled students, ranking in the bottom 25% of Ohio elementary schools.

When compared to other Fairfield City elementary schools, such as Fairfield West, Fairfield Compass, and Fairfield South, Fairfield Central Elementary performs worse on most academic metrics, including standardized test scores and subgroup performance. This suggests that Fairfield Central may be the weakest performing school in the district, and addressing the school's attendance issues and providing targeted support for struggling subgroups could be crucial for improving student outcomes.

756

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,771

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5054 Dixie Hwy
Fairfield, OH 45014-2934

(513) 829-7979

District: Fairfield City

Students who attend Fairfield Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Creekside Middle School
High:	Fairfield High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.6%

African American:

29.1%

White:

18.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Fairfield City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg68%

Ohio avg64%

877^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Fairfield City

383^rd of 828Fairfield City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	877 of 1558	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	913 of 1577	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	875 of 1596	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	876 of 1588	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.9	1026 of 1610	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	1108 of 1676	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.4	979 of 1636	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.0	999 of 1651	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.2	1132 of 1678	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.4	1094 of 1684	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	56.0	994 of 1687	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.3	860 of 1701	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.3	1062 of 1709	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.5	1096 of 1686	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.8	890 of 1662	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	60.6	821 of 1610	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	60.0	797 of 1582	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.1	876 of 1609	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	69.0	492 of 1504	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.5	340 of 1501	77.3%	★★★★☆
2004	67.5	510 of 1471	65.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	28 of 615	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	26 of 603	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	41 of 610	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.0	66 of 601	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	63 of 533	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	157 of 605	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	81 of 598	86.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	46.2	54 of 81	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	56 of 80	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	57 of 78	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	14.5	793 of 824	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	714 of 765	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	719 of 956	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	862 of 1021	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	108 of 281	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	99 of 258	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	79 of 239	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.5	87 of 213	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	102 of 183	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	99 of 169	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	92 of 174	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	901 of 1452	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	824 of 1466	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	784 of 1483	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.8	852 of 1488	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	998 of 1467	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	976 of 1502	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	943 of 1518	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	54.0	61 of 126	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	381 of 759	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	107 of 259	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	114 of 234	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	81 of 233	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	72 of 216	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	111 of 189	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	142 of 228	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	124 of 239	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	712 of 1473	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	689 of 1484	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	587 of 1447	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	428 of 1419	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	761 of 1404	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	930 of 1465	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	773 of 1465	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	790 of 1466	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	885 of 1485	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	842 of 1498	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	849 of 1518	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	977 of 1499	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	1073 of 1535	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	932 of 1536	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	73.6	40 of 162	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	38.7	91 of 139	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	747 of 935	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	753 of 900	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	624 of 856	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	676 of 1175	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	900 of 1190	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.3	484 of 1215	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.5	426 of 1242	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.3	694 of 1249	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	664 of 1271	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	637 of 1309	51.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)95th percentile+52 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)75th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)52nd percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

White (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2024)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-24 vs school

Disabled (2022)4th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+3 vs state

Science58%-6 vs state

English Language Arts56%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Fairfield Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	5054 Dixie Hwy	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 829-7979	756	37	20.4	81.0%	140 (18.5%)	220 (29.1%)	322 (42.6%)	45 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	51.2	877^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.7%		50.8	913^th of 1577 public elementary schools	42.1%	36	57.9	68.8	77.6	53.3		46.1	60.3	61.7		$10,771
Fairfield Compass Elementary	Public	K-5	8801 Holden Blvd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 858-8700	746	39	19.2	69.3%	146 (19.6%)	266 (35.7%)	170 (22.8%)	102 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.3%)	55.8	806^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.3%		57.3	804^th of 1577 public elementary schools	49.0%	2	67.3	63.6	72.9	53.6		54.9	66.9	65.5		$10,019
Fairfield South Elementary School	Public	K-5	5460 Bibury Rd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 829-3078	677	34	19.9	54.8%	314 (46.4%)	154 (22.7%)	72 (10.6%)	80 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.4%)	68.7	554^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.4%		67.4	598^th of 1577 public elementary schools	62.1%	44	80.9	74.4	75.7	63.1		71.1	58.2	80.0		$10,383
Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 Hoadley Ave	Hamilton	45015	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5630	674	35	19.2		410 (60.8%)	64 (9.5%)	138 (20.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.4%)	45.1	966^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.0%		49.9	929^th of 1577 public elementary schools	41.1%	37	58.0	57.9	57.4	65.1	46.8	50.0	52.9	59.3	45.6	$9,274
Fairfield West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 River Rd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-3021	870	38	23.0	60.0%	400 (46.0%)	186 (21.4%)	115 (13.2%)	71 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	82 (9.4%)	64.7	633^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	59.4%		65.2	653^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	58.6%	20	57.8	78.1	81.3	57.8		68.4	77.6	62.2		$9,230
Richard Allen Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1206 Shuler Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Richard Allen Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 795-6549	124	10	12.4		4 (3.2%)	62 (50.0%)	49 (39.5%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	23	1213^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.1%		27.9	1159^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.5%	54	15.4	40.0		7.7	37.5	53.3		46.2	43.8	$15,158
Crawford Woods Elementary School	Public	K-6	2200 Hensley Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5600	564	30	18.8		154 (27.3%)	85 (15.1%)	258 (45.7%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	49 (8.7%)	39.6	1022^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	34.4%		48.3	946^th of 1577 public elementary schools	40.0%	76	43.8	62.3	67.2	51.6	43.4	53.8	53.4	46.9	36.8	$10,145
Endeavor Elementary School	Public	3-6	4400 Smith Rd	West Chester	45069	Butler County	Lakota Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 759-8300	740	31	23.8	28.8%	384 (51.9%)	122 (16.5%)	40 (5.4%)	147 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.2%)	83.2	215^th of 1558 public elementary schools	86.2%		82.4	248^th of 1577 public elementary schools	84.3%	33	81.7	79.6	86.3	89.9	83.7	74.7	77.6	84.7	72.1	$12,484
Pleasant Run Elementary School	Public	K-5	11780 Pippin Rd	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 825-7070	759	45	16.8		194 (25.6%)	360 (47.4%)	69 (9.1%)	46 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (11.9%)	49.7	900^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.2%		50	925^th of 1577 public elementary schools	41.3%	25	61.4	53.1	71.2	58.3		51.5	57.6	66.9		$10,091
Fairfield Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	2470 Princeton Rd	Fairfield Township	45011	Butler County	Fairfield Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 437-0996	173	12	14.4		53 (30.6%)	83 (48.0%)	16 (9.2%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	40.2	1018^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.7%					(n/a)		60.0	42.9			66.7	50.0			$10,218

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairfield Central Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Fairfield Central Elementary School?

Students at Fairfield Central Elementary School are 43% Hispanic, 29% African American, 19% White, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Fairfield Central Elementary School in?

Fairfield City

Is Fairfield Central Elementary School a good school?

Fairfield Central Elementary School ranks 877^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fairfield Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 756 students attended Fairfield Central Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Fairfield Central Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fairfield Central Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Creekside Middle School
High : Fairfield High School

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