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Fairfield High

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Fairfield High ranks 1378 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 36% of California high schools

Summary

Fairfield High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 1,605 students in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified district, operating in a context where a high percentage of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The school faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics where only 13% of students are proficient, a rate far below state averages and lower than nearby Armijo High (16.96%) and Vanden High (28.03%). Its English proficiency is stronger at 44%, but still trails many local schools. While the school's graduation rate has improved to 88.8%, its performance has been volatile in recent years, and it serves specific student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, with declining effectiveness. Notably, the school spends more per student than some higher-performing neighbors, suggesting factors beyond funding are at play.

Interesting comparisons exist within the same area, most starkly with the Public Safety Academy located less than half a mile away, which achieves exceptional results including 100% graduation and 58% math proficiency with a similar student population and resources. This contrast, along with the broader district-wide struggle in math, highlights that structural and instructional differences between schools can lead to vastly different outcomes for students in the same community.

1,605

Students ?

23.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,869

Per pupil spending ?

81.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

205 East Atlantic Ave.
Fairfield, CA 94533-1626

(707) 438-3000

District: Fairfield-Suisun Unified

Feeder schools for Fairfield High:

Elementary:	Anna Kyle Elementary
	B. Gale Wilson Middle
	Cleo Gordon Elementary
	Dover Elementary
	More...
	Laurel Creek Elementary
	Rolling Hills Elementary
	Tolenas Elementary
	Weir Preparatory Academy
Middle:	Grange Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.0%

African American:

17.1%

Asian:

10.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 25th percentile in 2022 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 36th (2025) from a 25th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 24 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg34%

California avg41%

1,378^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Fairfield-Suisun Unified

942^nd of 1,543Fairfield-Suisun Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	1378 of 2162	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1462 of 2159	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1233 of 2170	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1600 of 2123	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	894 of 1290	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	1338 of 2133	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1290 of 2017	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.4	1116 of 2021	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.7	1094 of 2039	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.2	928 of 1994	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	30.5	1302 of 2426	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.0	858 of 2354	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.8	916 of 2367	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.2	987 of 2281	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	36.4	1145 of 2238	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.7	1029 of 2117	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.2	899 of 2063	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.7	823 of 1968	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.7	652 of 1901	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.6	714 of 1653	56.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	396 of 523	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	370 of 517	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.6	280 of 521	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	400 of 522	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	406 of 592	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	382 of 582	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	439 of 585	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	562 of 573	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	488 of 591	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	559 of 581	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	575 of 582	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.6	1088 of 1161	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	494 of 555	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	777 of 1117	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.3	406 of 1052	61.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	767 of 1085	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	495 of 1064	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	439 of 1044	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.1	340 of 467	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	730 of 941	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	547 of 938	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1272 of 1906	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1361 of 1915	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	1157 of 1915	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1545 of 1858	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	832 of 1054	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1235 of 1833	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1264 of 1760	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1311 of 1900	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	1333 of 1902	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	1256 of 1917	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1412 of 1861	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	1194 of 1814	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1195 of 1742	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	280 of 410	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	222 of 328	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.3	1332 of 2013	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1359 of 2026	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	1041 of 2030	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1459 of 1943	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	816 of 1126	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1285 of 1937	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1216 of 1862	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1287 of 1942	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1334 of 1948	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1173 of 1963	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1418 of 1916	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	836 of 1122	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1221 of 1880	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	1144 of 1834	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	427 of 577	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	550 of 574	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	502 of 541	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	275 of 422	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.9	323 of 366	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	767 of 1252	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	578 of 1216	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.0	1115 of 1197	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	922 of 1155	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	623 of 1173	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	733 of 1193	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1074 of 1204	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	952 of 1222	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	917 of 1173	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)39th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)25th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics13%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairfield High	Public	9-12	205 East Atlantic Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 438-3000	1,605	68	23.7	81.3%	125 (7.8%)	275 (17.1%)	899 (56.0%)	166 (10.3%)	4 (0.2%)	17 (1.1%)	118 (7.4%)	35.1	1378^th of 2162 public high schools	36.3%		31.2	1462^nd of 2159 public high schools	32.3%	84			19.4	10.5	18.9					43.8	43.8					13.0	13.0	$16,869	$16,306	$563
Sem Yeto Continuation High	Public	10-12	205 East Atlantic Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 438-3170	311	17	18.5	89.4%	25 (8.0%)	61 (19.6%)	188 (60.5%)	14 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	15 (4.8%)	12.2	1901^st of 2162 public high schools	12.1%		10.5	2044^th of 2159 public high schools	5.3%	143			3.2		3.1					8.2	8.2					8.3	8.3	$24,167	$23,034	$1,133
Public Safety Academy	Public	5-12	230 Atlantic Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 421-3933	745	30	24.6	52.6%	125 (16.8%)	57 (7.7%)	314 (42.1%)	159 (21.3%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	75 (10.1%)	98.4	28^th of 2162 public high schools	98.7%		98.3	34^th of 2159 public high schools	98.4%	6	51.6	45.4	73.9		54.5	72.0	78.7	77.5	75.0	92.9	78.3	41.9	64.6	53.5	59.2	71.4	57.7	$16,745	$16,182	$563
Solano County Community	Public	7-12	Golden Hills Education Ctr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Solano County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 399-4840	79	5	16.3	48.1%	14 (17.7%)	16 (20.3%)	38 (48.1%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.1%)	8.1	2114^th of 2162 public high schools	2.2%					(n/a)					13.3					6.3	3.6					0.0	3.5	$73,666	$66,146	$7,520
Armijo High	Public	9-12	824 Washington St.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Fairfield-Suisun Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 422-7500	1,844	88	20.9	81.3%	137 (7.4%)	243 (13.2%)	1,079 (58.5%)	226 (12.3%)	4 (0.2%)	24 (1.3%)	123 (6.7%)	28.6	1512^th of 2162 public high schools	30.1%		31.2	1463^rd of 2159 public high schools	32.2%	49			14.7	7.7	14.4					31.1	31.1					17.0	17.0	$17,327	$16,654	$673
Solano County Juve Detention Facility - Evergreen Academy	Public	7-12	740 Beck Ave.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Solano County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 399-4840	16	4	4.0	81.3%	2 (12.5%)	8 (50.0%)	6 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Vanden High	Public	9-12	2951 Markeley Ln.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-7333	1,631	66	24.7	41.1%	309 (18.9%)	273 (16.7%)	446 (27.3%)	314 (19.3%)	6 (0.4%)	14 (0.9%)	260 (15.9%)	68	636^th of 2162 public high schools	70.6%		67.4	605^th of 2159 public high schools	72.0%	31			38.6	25.0	38.2					63.4	63.4					28.0	28.0	$19,975	$19,662	$313
Travis Education Center	Public	9-12	2775 DeRonde Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-8265	67	5	13.5	59.7%	12 (17.9%)	10 (14.9%)	31 (46.3%)	4 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.0%)	7 (10.4%)	24.4	1607^th of 2162 public high schools	25.7%		15.6	1802^nd of 2159 public high schools	16.5%	195			18.4		20.5					24.3	24.3					10.5	10.5	$42,330	$42,068	$262
Travis Community Day	Public	7-12	2785 De Ronde Dr.	Fairfield	94533	Solano County	Travis Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 437-8265	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Ernest Kimme Charter Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	194 Bella Vista Rd	Vacaville	95687	Solano County	Vacaville Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 469-2305	194	11	17.8	63.4%	47 (24.2%)	14 (7.2%)	107 (55.2%)	8 (4.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.8%)	11.9	1921^st of 2162 public high schools	11.1%		19	1720^th of 2159 public high schools	20.3%	201			8.7	9.1	8.8					10.1	10.1					0.0	0.0	$27,735	$25,574	$2,161

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairfield High

Is Fairfield High a good school?

Fairfield High ranks 1378^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fairfield High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,605 students attended Fairfield High.

What schools feed into Fairfield High?

Fairfield High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Anna Kyle Elementary
Elementary : B. Gale Wilson Middle
Elementary : Cleo Gordon Elementary
Elementary : Dover Elementary
Elementary : Laurel Creek Elementary
Elementary : Rolling Hills Elementary
Elementary : Tolenas Elementary
Elementary : Weir Preparatory Academy
Middle : Grange Middle

What is the racial makeup of Fairfield High?

Students at Fairfield High are 56% Hispanic, 17% African American, 10% Asian, 8% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Fairfield High in?

Fairfield-Suisun Unified

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