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Fairfield Elementary

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Fairfield Elementary ranks 366 th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

366^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,110 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Fairfield Elementary is a public elementary school in Virginia Beach, Virginia, serving 471 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Virginia Beach City Public Schools district, which is ranked 25th out of 129 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Fairfield Elementary consistently outperforms the Virginia Beach City Public Schools and state averages on SOL (Standards of Learning) tests, with 80.9% of 3rd-graders proficient in math and 78.82% of 5th-graders proficient in English reading, compared to district and state averages. The school has shown strong performance across different student subgroups, particularly Hispanic and White students. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased from 7.5% to 19.3% over the past few years, which is an area of concern.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Tallwood Elementary, Point O' View Elementary, and Kempsville Elementary, Fairfield Elementary generally outperforms them in academic achievement and student subgroup performance. Despite having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, the school has maintained strong academic results, likely due to its low student-teacher ratio and effective strategies in supporting students from lower-income backgrounds.

478

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,787

Per pupil spending ?

39.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5428 Providence Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23464

(757) 648-2480

District: Virginia Beach City Public Schools

Students who attend Fairfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Kempsville Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.6%

African American:

17.8%

Hispanic:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (78% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg77%

Virginia avg71%

366^th of 1,110

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 53Elementary Schools in the Virginia Beach City Public Schools

25^th of 129Virginia Beach City Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	366 of 1110	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	490 of 1114	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	81.3	189 of 1114	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	231 of 1109	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	274 of 1103	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	380 of 1105	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	435 of 1097	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	75.4	216 of 1099	80.3%	★★★★☆
2016	77.9	181 of 1096	83.5%	★★★★☆
2015	77.2	189 of 1100	82.8%	★★★★☆
2014	47.9	634 of 1110	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.4	599 of 1120	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.1	698 of 1117	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.2	689 of 1117	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.3	660 of 1113	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	69.3	287 of 1082	73.5%	★★★★☆
2008	55.0	530 of 1081	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.5	398 of 1083	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.2	568 of 1071	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.8	426 of 1062	59.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	296 of 579	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	343 of 588	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	74.0	117 of 579	79.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2023	57.0	152 of 324	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	334 of 1096	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	467 of 1098	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.1	117 of 1100	89.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	102 of 606	83.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	477 of 1046	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.3	509 of 1036	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	416 of 1093	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	515 of 1101	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	254 of 1093	76.8%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	32 of 192	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	56 of 195	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	63 of 182	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	168 of 271	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	201 of 247	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	70.0	73 of 245	70.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	181 of 973	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	55.5	491 of 979	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	78.4	132 of 984	86.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)83rd percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile~ school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2023)53rd percentile-30 vs school

African American (2025)49th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)38th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics82%+10 vs state

English Reading81%+10 vs state

VA Studies71%~ state avg

Science67%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SOL Mathematics (2025)			SOL Science (2025)	SOL English Reading (2025)			SOL VA Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5428 Providence Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2480	478	30	15.7	39.3%	218 (45.6%)	85 (17.8%)	80 (16.7%)	38 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	54 (11.3%)	69	366^th of 1110 public elementary schools	67.0%		59.9	490^th of 1114 public elementary schools	56.0%	124	80.9	81.7	83.7	67.4	82.0	81.7	78.8	71.4	$15,787	$1,128	$14,659
Kempsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	570 Kempsville Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2720	498	37	13.5	37.6%	258 (51.8%)	76 (15.3%)	76 (15.3%)	21 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.4%)	59 (11.8%)	67.5	382^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	65.6%		76	268^th of 1114 public elementary schools	75.9%	114	87.5	77.4	77.1	69.5	80.6	77.1	80.7	74.4	$15,812	$1,495	$14,317
Arrowhead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5549 Susquehanna Dr	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2040	500	37	13.4	68.4%	223 (44.6%)	133 (26.6%)	79 (15.8%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.4%)	60.3	473^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	57.4%		57.6	516^th of 1114 public elementary schools	53.7%	43	75.7	76.5	75.0	70.0	71.4	75.3	75.6	77.3	$15,171	$1,749	$13,422
Woodstock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6016 Providence Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-4200	689	46	15.1	68.4%	287 (41.7%)	202 (29.3%)	89 (12.9%)	37 (5.4%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (9.7%)	66.7	395^th of 1110 public elementary schools	64.4%		43.7	685^th of 1114 public elementary schools	38.5%	290	79.2	86.3	76.2	69.3	78.1	81.2	75.3	71.9	$14,308	$1,084	$13,224
Providence Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4968 Providence Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-3520	547	36	15.1	40.6%	244 (44.6%)	114 (20.8%)	73 (13.3%)	26 (4.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	84 (15.4%)	70.4	349^th of 1110 public elementary schools	68.6%		73.7	298^th of 1114 public elementary schools	73.2%	51	89.1	75.6	83.3	77.8	71.0	77.0	78.9	82.4	$15,925	$1,103	$14,822
Point O' View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 Parliament Dr	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-3440	692	54	12.8	100.7%	119 (17.2%)	270 (39.0%)	204 (29.5%)	21 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	73 (10.5%)	18	949^th of 1110 public elementary schools	14.5%		29.6	847^th of 1114 public elementary schools	24.0%	102	62.0	44.1	54.2	51.7	55.5	50.0	60.3	56.3	$15,659	$2,251	$13,408
College Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1110 Bennington Rd	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 648-2280	496	38	12.9	100.4%	47 (9.5%)	342 (69.0%)	62 (12.5%)	15 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	49.8	598^th of 1110 public elementary schools	46.1%		49.6	624^th of 1114 public elementary schools	44.0%	26	79.2	64.7	83.1	65.3	75.0	76.1	67.6	43.7	$18,204	$2,677	$15,526
Kempsville Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	736 Edwin Dr	Virginia Beach	23462	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2760	438	37	11.7	43.8%	165 (37.7%)	135 (30.8%)	54 (12.3%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	70 (16.0%)	45.3	665^th of 1110 public elementary schools	40.1%		45.7	662^nd of 1114 public elementary schools	40.6%	3	66.2	70.0	70.9	64.6	64.7	70.0	70.9	68.4	$16,320	$1,953	$14,367
Indian Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 Homestead Dr	Virginia Beach	23464	Virginia Beach city	Virginia Beach City Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(757) 648-2680	516	39	13.1	39.5%	226 (43.8%)	114 (22.1%)	83 (16.1%)	22 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	67 (13.0%)	58.5	497^th of 1110 public elementary schools	55.2%		55.1	555^th of 1114 public elementary schools	50.2%	58	68.6	82.5	79.5	68.3	61.4	80.0	74.7	74.4	$15,058	$1,345	$13,713
Sparrow Road Intermediate	Public	4-5	1605 Sparrow Rd	Chesapeake	23325	Chesapeake city	Chesapeake City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(757) 578-7050	413	29	14.3	72.9%	113 (27.4%)	207 (50.1%)	47 (11.4%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (9.2%)	30.1	825^th of 1110 public elementary schools	25.7%		28.1	864^th of 1114 public elementary schools	22.4%	39		72.6	62.6	50.5		71.4	56.9	49.7	$11,799	$1,722	$10,077

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairfield Elementary

How many students attend Fairfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 478 students attended Fairfield Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Fairfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kempsville Middle

What district is Fairfield Elementary in?

Virginia Beach City Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Fairfield Elementary?

Students at Fairfield Elementary are 46% White, 18% African American, 17% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

Is Fairfield Elementary a good school?

Fairfield Elementary ranks 366^th of 1110 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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