Summary:
ZIP code 62837 has five schools: three elementary schools, one school serving grades 4–8, and one high school, spanning prekindergarten through grade 12. In 2025–2026, Fairfield Community High School was below state results in all three grade 11 ACT subjects: by 7 points in ELA, 14 in math, and 11 in science; its grade 9 and 10 PreACT Secure results were also below state results in every subject. The clearest high-school concern is that math is weakest across both tests, with gaps of 14 points on the ACT and 9 points on each PreACT.
New Hope Elementary School is the strongest broad elementary performer: its latest all-grade results were 76% in ELA and 66% in math, compared with state results of 56% and 40%. It led or shared the lead in many grade-level comparisons. At the other end, Center Street Elementary School had the lowest all-grade math result, 32%, and was below the state in grades 4, 5, and 6 math by 9, 15, and 13 points. Its all-grade ELA was higher, at 63%. North Side Elementary School stands out in third grade, with ELA 28 points and math 14 points above the state. Jasper Elementary School had the lowest chronic absenteeism, 3%, but its all-grade scores were below New Hope’s.
Recent changes are mixed rather than pointing to one area-wide trend. North Side’s all-grade ELA rose 25 points and math 6; Center Street’s ELA rose 14 points while math was nearly unchanged. New Hope’s scores fell 3 points in ELA and 6 in math, while Jasper fell 1 and 5 points, respectively. SchoolDigger ranks New Hope at the 88th statewide percentile, Jasper at the 70th, and Center Street at the 51st. As context, free/reduced lunch eligible figures for sy 2024–2025 ranged from 40% at Jasper to 67% at Center Street; these figures do not explain the schools’ results. Grade spans differ, so grade-specific comparisons are more useful than comparing every all-grade score directly.
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