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Fairfax Elementary School

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Fairfax Elementary School ranks 457 th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

457^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 680 Alabama Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Alabama elementary schools

Summary

Fairfax Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Valley, Alabama, with 674 students. The school is part of the Chambers County School District, which is ranked 108 out of 135 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairfax Elementary consistently underperforms the state and county averages in math and English/language arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 30.82% of 3rd graders were proficient in math compared to the state average of 45.47%. The school also struggles with achievement gaps, particularly for Hispanic and English Language Learner students, who rank near the bottom of the state. Additionally, Fairfax Elementary has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.0% to 17.9% over the past few years, which is above the state average. With 69.14% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a high percentage of students from low-income families.

Compared to nearby schools, Fairfax Elementary's performance is generally lower. For example, Huguley Elementary, which is also in Chambers County, outperforms Fairfax Elementary across most subject areas and grade levels. Fairfax Elementary's spending per student ($9,507 in 2018-2019) is also lower than the state average, and the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 19.8, which may impact its ability to provide individualized attention to students. Despite these challenges, Fairfax Elementary's performance has been relatively stagnant, with its ranking and star rating remaining in the bottom half of the state over the past 10 years.

689

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,507

Per pupil spending ?

58.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

502 Blvd
Valley, AL 36854-4800

(334) 756-2966

District: Chambers County

Students who attend Fairfax Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	W F Burns Middle School
High:	Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.6%

African American:

33.4%

Hispanic:

12.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 35th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (41% vs 52% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg42%

Alabama avg52%

457^th of 680

Alabama public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Chambers County

108^th of 135Chambers County among Alabama 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	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	457 of 680	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	490 of 684	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	464 of 680	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	403 of 687	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	334 of 692	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	384 of 681	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.7	430 of 680	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.6	475 of 688	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.7	466 of 691	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.8	447 of 691	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.7	492 of 695	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.9	583 of 696	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.5	565 of 696	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.5	521 of 709	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.4	575 of 704	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.8	610 of 696	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.4	598 of 698	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.9	577 of 698	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.8	582 of 689	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.9	574 of 688	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.8	441 of 623	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	199 of 427	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.0	249 of 420	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	269 of 427	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	193 of 426	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	120 of 426	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	51.2	175 of 426	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	244 of 423	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.6	264 of 336	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	141 of 142	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	125 of 131	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	58.3	29 of 123	76.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	454 of 649	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	474 of 650	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	424 of 645	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	390 of 656	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	302 of 656	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	373 of 646	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	369 of 640	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.1	479 of 639	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	202 of 206	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	195 of 196	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	85 of 184	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	387 of 660	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	426 of 670	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	428 of 623	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	413 of 651	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	299 of 653	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.4	357 of 649	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	414 of 651	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.8	337 of 567	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	433 of 651	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	459 of 655	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	451 of 649	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	405 of 669	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	351 of 669	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	387 of 650	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	428 of 650	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.5	419 of 639	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	308 of 403	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	305 of 395	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	285 of 373	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	271 of 345	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	210 of 398	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.1	162 of 392	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	162 of 344	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	25.2	225 of 280	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	433 of 532	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	435 of 535	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	411 of 528	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	316 of 540	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	289 of 539	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	316 of 529	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	327 of 508	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.6	293 of 369	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)53rd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Alabama (2024-2025) ?

English57%-8 vs state

Science32%-11 vs state

Mathematics28%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2025)				Summative Assessment Science (2025)	Summative Assessment English (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	Summative Assessment Mathematics 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 3rd Grade	Summative Assessment English 4th Grade	Summative Assessment English 5th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairfax Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	502 Blvd	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 756-2966	689	35	19.6	58.2%	335 (48.6%)	230 (33.4%)	88 (12.8%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	33.5	457^th of 680 public elementary schools	32.8%		30.2	490^th of 684 public elementary schools	28.4%	33	30.8	25.0	28.1		31.8	58.5	53.5	59.0		$9,507	$1,748	$7,744
Bob HardingShawmut Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	3301 23rd Dr	Valley	36854	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 710-2803	232	13	17.8	43.1%	87 (37.5%)	78 (33.6%)	54 (23.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)								(n/a)										$10,550	$1,603	$8,933
Huguley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3011 Phillips Rd	Lanett	36863	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 576-2572	383	22	17.4	52.7%	231 (60.3%)	112 (29.2%)	22 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.7%)	57.6	298^th of 680 public elementary schools	56.2%		64.2	228^th of 684 public elementary schools	66.7%	70	43.6	56.6	37.1		52.8	60.0	66.0	60.7		$8,700	$1,133	$7,554
W O Lance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 S 8th Ave	Lanett	36863	Chambers County	Lanett City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 644-5915	564	35	16.1	64.7%	27 (4.8%)	339 (60.1%)	177 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	7.6	663^rd of 680 public elementary schools	2.5%		11.5	621^st of 684 public elementary schools	9.2%	42	20.5	12.0	9.2	4.1	14.7	37.0	27.1	23.6	22.4	$9,031	$1,278	$7,750
Beulah Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4747 Lee Road 270	Valley	36854	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 705-6021	696	45	15.4	59.2%	497 (71.4%)	98 (14.1%)	58 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	45.7	385^th of 680 public elementary schools	43.4%		35.8	458^th of 684 public elementary schools	33.0%	73	46.7	28.6	29.4	28.7	38.4	77.1	47.3	59.0	58.5	$8,119	$1,028	$7,075
Wacoochee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	125 Lee Road 254	Salem	36874	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 664-4072	574	36	15.9	42.9%	428 (74.6%)	70 (12.2%)	42 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.7%)	77.5	137^th of 680 public elementary schools	79.9%		70.4	187^th of 684 public elementary schools	72.7%	50	46.2	59.0	63.4	39.1	57.8	73.1	77.1	83.1	75.0	$8,808	$813	$7,979
Morris Avenue Intermediate School	Public	3-5	8 Morris Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9734	397	23	17.6	70.5%	138 (34.8%)	209 (52.6%)	29 (7.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.3%)	41.8	411^th of 680 public elementary schools	39.6%		50.4	346^th of 684 public elementary schools	49.4%	65	38.7	33.3	26.7		28.7	57.5	59.3	71.0		$11,678	$2,234	$9,403
Jeter Primary School	Public	K-3	700 Jeter Ave	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9723	435	27	15.8	64.6%	162 (37.2%)	202 (46.4%)	35 (8.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (6.7%)								(n/a)										$10,721	$1,733	$8,934
Lafayette Eastside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 Ave A SE	Lafayette	36862	Chambers County	Chambers County	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 864-8274	311	18	17.2	76.8%	64 (20.6%)	229 (73.6%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22.4	525^th of 680 public elementary schools	22.8%		12	617^th of 684 public elementary schools	9.8%	92	31.0	8.5	4.4		24.1	61.0	32.2	62.2		$11,267	$2,574	$8,680
Northside School	Public	3-5	601 N 5th St	Opelika	36801	Lee County	Opelika City	No	No	No	Yes	(334) 745-9731	464	26	17.6	63.8%	175 (37.7%)	219 (47.2%)	54 (11.6%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.9%)	58.1	291^st of 680 public elementary schools	57.2%		64.2	229^th of 684 public elementary schools	66.5%	62	45.5	37.4	52.3		38.7	69.4	59.6	72.9		$10,139	$1,909	$8,170

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairfax Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Fairfax Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fairfax Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : W F Burns Middle School
High : Valley High School

What district is Fairfax Elementary School in?

Chambers County

What is the racial makeup of Fairfax Elementary School?

Students at Fairfax Elementary School are 49% White, 33% African American, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Fairfax Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Fairfax Elementary School.

Is Fairfax Elementary School a good school?

Fairfax Elementary School ranks 457^th of 680 Alabama elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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