Best Public Schools in Fairfield, CA

Fairfield has 33 schools—19 elementary, four middle, nine high and one alternative—serving students across elementary, middle, high-school and other program settings. In 2025–26, the state proficiency rates were 49% in English language arts (ELA), 38% in math and 36% in science; the biggest citywide contrast was the 73-percentage-point range between schools’ reported ELA results, showing that outcomes vary widely from school to school.

Public Safety Academy led in all three subjects, with 78% ELA, 64% math and 54% science—29, 26 and 18 percentage points above state rates. Green Valley Middle also exceeded the state in all three: 70% ELA, 52% math and 45% science, and had 9% chronic absenteeism versus 18% statewide. Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun was another standout, scoring 69% in ELA, 59% in math and 44% in science. At the low end, E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning scored 16%, 4% and 4%, respectively, while Weir Preparatory Academy scored 24%, 18% and 13%; both were below state rates in every subject. The lowest reported results differed by subject: Solano County Community had 5% ELA, Travis Education Center had 0% math, and Anna Kyle Elementary had 3% science.

Recent results show both progress and setbacks: across the same ten listed K–5 schools, average scores fell about 2 percentage points in ELA and math from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while science was essentially unchanged; the average gap from state results widened by about 3 points in each subject. Individual schools differed, with Laurel Creek Elementary science rising 16 points, while Nelda Mundy Elementary ELA fell 8 points and math fell 7. SchoolDigger rankings also offer a contrasting signal: Green Valley rose from the 79th to the 85th percentile, while Weir fell from the 10th to the 6th; Public Safety Academy ranked at the 95th percentile in 2025–26. The reported free/reduced lunch eligible measure is for 2024–25: it was 53% at Public Safety Academy and 61% at Virtual Academy, both strong performers, compared with 91% at Weir. These differences are useful context, not explanations of school results.