High Schools in Fairfield School District

Summary:

The Fairfield School District in Connecticut is home to two high schools: Fairfield Ludlowe High School and Fairfield Warde High School. Both schools serve grades 9-12 and have a strong academic reputation, but Fairfield Ludlowe High School stands out as a top-performing institution in the state.

Fairfield Ludlowe High School consistently ranks among the best high schools in Connecticut, with a 7th place ranking out of 141 schools for the 2024-2025 school year and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with 90.8% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/English Language Arts, 61.5% in SAT/Math, and 71.8% in NGSS/Science. In comparison, Fairfield Warde High School has a more fluctuating statewide ranking and slightly lower academic performance, though still above the state average.

Both high schools in the Fairfield School District have a 4-year graduation rate of 88.4% and a chronic absenteeism rate of 17.7%. However, Fairfield Ludlowe High School spends slightly less per student ($18,714) compared to Fairfield Warde High School ($18,870), suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be driving the performance differences between the two schools.

District Detail

501 Kings Highway East
Fairfield, CT 06825

(203) 255-8371

SchoolDigger Rank:
21^st of 156 Connecticut districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 8,790

Primary Schools: 11
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SAT English Language Arts (2025)	SAT Math (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	NGSS Science 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	SAT Math 11th Grade	Total
Fairfield Warde High School	Public	9-12	755 Melville Ave.	Fairfield	06825	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-8449	1,308	124	10.5	24.7%	824 (63.0%)	72 (5.5%)	250 (19.1%)	96 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (4.8%)								(n/a)	67.5			$26,569
Fairfield Ludlowe High School	Public	9-12	785 Unquowa Rd.	Fairfield	06824	Greater Bridgeport Planning Region	Fairfield School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 255-7201	1,367	123	11.1	12.5%	1,031 (75.4%)	36 (2.6%)	147 (10.8%)	89 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.4%)	92.7	7^th of 141 public high schools	95.0%		89.8	14^th of 145 public high schools	90.3%	7	71.8	90.8	61.5	$24,916

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bridgeport School District	1.27 mi	37	152^nd
Park City Prep Charter School District	1.59 mi	1	127^th
Great Oaks Charter School District	1.85 mi	1
Judicial Centers	1.89 mi	14
New Beginnings Inc Family Academy District	2.13 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Connecticut Department of Education.

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