Best Public Schools in Fairborn, OH


Summary:

The city of Fairborn, Ohio is home to 5 schools, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 2 high schools, and no alternative schools. The schools in this area serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, providing a range of educational opportunities for families in the Fairborn community.

Among the standout schools in Fairborn, Fairborn Intermediate School ranks 753 out of 1,558 Ohio elementary schools and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school performs well on state tests, with 65.6% of 5th graders proficient or better in Science, and strong performance in Math and English Language Arts across grades 3-5. Fairborn High School also stands out, ranking 509 out of 855 Ohio high schools and maintaining a high 4-year graduation rate of 94.5%. The school's students perform well on state end-of-course exams, with over 70% proficiency in American Government and American History.

The Fairborn Digital Academy, a public charter virtual high school, has a lower ranking of 709 out of 855 Ohio high schools, but it stands out with a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 1.4% in 2024-2025, compared to the other schools in the Fairborn City district, which had high chronic absenteeism rates of around 29.5%. This suggests the flexible, online learning environment of the Fairborn Digital Academy may be better suited for some students.








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

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