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Fairwood Elementary School

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Fairwood Elementary School ranks 1165 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1165^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Fairwood Elementary School is a PK–6 school in the Hamilton City district in Hamilton, OH, serving 613 students in a district that itself ranks 570th of 773 Ohio districts (26th percentile, 1 star). Fairwood ranks 1165th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools in 2025–2026 (25th percentile, 1 star), putting it in the lower quartile statewide and slightly below its own district. Its history shows long-term low performance with some improvement from its lowest years: it sat in the 19th–22nd percentile from 2015–2016 through 2018–2019, rose to the 29th–32nd percentile from 2020–2021 through 2022–2023, then settled at the 24th–28th percentile in 2023–2024 through 2025–2026. It has mostly earned 1 star, with 2-star years in 2021–2022 and 2022–2023.

Among nearby schools, Fairwood is tied with Riverview Elementary School at the 25th percentile — the bottom two among nearby Hamilton City elementaries — while Highland Elementary School, Linden Elementary School, Bridgeport Elementary School, and Crawford Woods Elementary School land in the 33rd–37th percentile. Fairwood still outranks New Miami Elementary School (22nd percentile) and Richard Allen Academy (15th percentile). In 2025–2026 testing, Fairwood fell below district levels in 7 of 9 subject/grade areas and below the state in all 9, averaging about 43.0% proficiency versus roughly 53.4% district and 62.1% state. Fifth grade is the clearest weakness (math 26.7%, ELA 35.0%, science 40.0%), and third grade math dropped from 59.5% to 34.9%. Sixth grade math (54.9%) and ELA (47.9%) are relative bright spots, slightly above district. Nearby Fairfield City schools offer a stark contrast: Fairfield North Elementary School is at the 75th percentile with 4 stars.

Chronic absenteeism was 27.8% in 2025–2026, unchanged from the year before. That is better than the district's 31.1% and improved from 36.2% in 2021–2022, but higher than every nearby Hamilton City elementary, and far above Fairfield East Elementary School (14.5%) and Fairfield North (7.4%). Class size looks typical: an 18.0 student–teacher ratio, similar to surrounding schools, with per-student spending of $9,659 in the only year reported (2018–2019). Special education students rank low statewide (15th–21st percentile, 1 star). Note that free/reduced lunch figures for recent years are unavailable, spending data is dated, and some subgroup data series end in earlier years, which limits how firmly outcomes can be explained.

613

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,935

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

281 Fair Avenue
Hamilton, OH 45011

(513) 868-5610

District: Hamilton City

Students who attend Fairwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Garfield Middle School
High:	Hamilton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.8%

White:

38.5%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 25th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (43% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 23 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg53%

Ohio avg62%

1,165^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Hamilton City

570^th of 773Hamilton City among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	1165 of 1560	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.1	1120 of 1558	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1206 of 1577	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.8	1113 of 1596	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	1083 of 1588	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.2	1137 of 1610	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1349 of 1676	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1321 of 1636	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	1310 of 1651	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	1310 of 1678	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	32.3	1243 of 1684	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.6	1168 of 1687	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.9	1252 of 1701	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	38.3	1264 of 1709	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.3	1337 of 1686	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	37.6	352 of 603	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.9	139 of 610	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	133 of 601	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	186 of 533	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	303 of 605	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	246 of 598	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	34.6	531 of 824	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.9	655 of 765	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	913 of 956	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	937 of 1021	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	228 of 318	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.5	160 of 281	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	212 of 258	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.0	96 of 239	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	90 of 213	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.8	80 of 183	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	127 of 169	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	143 of 174	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	1096 of 1452	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.4	1097 of 1452	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1170 of 1466	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1074 of 1483	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1050 of 1488	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1102 of 1467	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1296 of 1502	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1263 of 1518	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	187 of 315	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.3	135 of 259	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	142 of 234	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	118 of 233	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.6	87 of 216	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	105 of 189	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	180 of 228	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	208 of 239	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	23.6	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.9	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.2	16 of 22	27.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	1053 of 1467	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	997 of 1473	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1097 of 1484	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	889 of 1447	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	805 of 1419	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	894 of 1404	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1196 of 1465	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1206 of 1465	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	1123 of 1467	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.4	1052 of 1466	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1151 of 1485	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1097 of 1498	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1074 of 1518	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	1103 of 1499	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1191 of 1535	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	1266 of 1536	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	774 of 914	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	738 of 935	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	751 of 900	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	682 of 856	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	1050 of 1181	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	1096 of 1175	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1099 of 1190	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	1088 of 1215	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1118 of 1242	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	1128 of 1249	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1206 of 1271	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1195 of 1309	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)42nd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2022)36th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)17th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)11th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics45%-16 vs state

English Language Arts42%-21 vs state

Science40%-23 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, July 25, 2016

As a parent, I value the nurturing approach of the teachers and principal. As we all know, state tests are a joke and mean nothing. My child has grown tremendously, and I am proud that she attends Fairwood. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Teachers refuse to supervise kids. Teachers don't care about helping, they are they for a paycheck. Principle Alf pretends everything is A-OK and nothing ever goes wrong. Kids that complain are punished and kids who bully get away with it and become teacher pets. SAD! Grades are based on personal standing with teachers not work. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)				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 (2020)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Total
Fairwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	281 Fair Avenue	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5610	613	34	18.0	81.2%	236 (38.5%)	52 (8.5%)	250 (40.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.9%)	54 (8.8%)	27.3	1165^th of 1560 public elementary schools	25.3%		30.1	1120^th of 1558 public elementary schools	28.1%	45	40.0	34.9	63.3	26.7	54.9	43.1	41.0	35.0	47.9	$9,935
Crawford Woods Elementary School	Public	K-6	2200 Hensley Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5600	564	30	18.8	89.7%	154 (27.3%)	85 (15.1%)	258 (45.7%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	49 (8.7%)	41.7	1010^th of 1560 public elementary schools	35.3%		39.6	1022^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	34.4%	12	47.8	57.7	64.5	69.6	52.2	42.3	50.0	62.3	37.7	$10,145
Richard Allen Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1206 Shuler Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Richard Allen Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 795-6549	124	10	12.4		4 (3.2%)	62 (50.0%)	49 (39.5%)	3 (2.4%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.2%)	1 (0.8%)	15.3	1320^th of 1560 public elementary schools	15.4%		23	1213^th of 1558 public elementary schools	22.1%	107		27.3	25.0		7.1	66.7	25.0		21.4	$15,158
Fairfield Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-7	2470 Princeton Rd	Fairfield Township	45011	Butler County	Fairfield Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(513) 437-0996	173	12	14.4		53 (30.6%)	83 (48.0%)	16 (9.2%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.5%)	42.5	1000^th of 1560 public elementary schools	35.9%		40.2	1018^th of 1558 public elementary schools	34.7%	18	62.5	43.8	53.8	50.0	50.0	64.7	38.5	68.8	50.0	$10,218
Riverview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	250 Knightsbridge Dr	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5650	640	36	17.7	97.2%	108 (16.9%)	129 (20.2%)	343 (53.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	15 (2.3%)	40 (6.3%)	26.6	1177^th of 1560 public elementary schools	24.6%		24.6	1189^th of 1558 public elementary schools	23.7%	12	46.3	46.6	53.4	46.3	37.5	35.6	35.0	56.7	33.8	$11,054
Bridgeport Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2171 Bridgeport Drive	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5580	575	32	17.9	65.2%	422 (73.4%)	35 (6.1%)	47 (8.2%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.8%)	38.4	1048^th of 1560 public elementary schools	32.8%		46.6	951^st of 1558 public elementary schools	39.0%	97	56.9	43.5	74.6	47.5	30.0	44.9	57.7	62.7	41.7	$11,082
Fairfield East Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6711 Morris Rd	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 737-5000	650	36	18.0	43.0%	302 (46.5%)	137 (21.1%)	92 (14.2%)	85 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.1%)	54.5	825^th of 1560 public elementary schools	47.1%		60.3	730^th of 1558 public elementary schools	53.1%	95	61.1	63.6	69.2	57.9		59.1	59.0	72.6		$9,722
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1125 Main St	Hamilton	45013	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5620	695	35	19.8	67.2%	401 (57.7%)	57 (8.2%)	153 (22.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	72 (10.4%)	41.9	1006^th of 1560 public elementary schools	35.5%		39.5	1023^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	34.3%	17	45.7	50.7	57.5	48.9	48.3	64.8	58.8	64.1	41.7	$8,788
Fairfield North Elementary School	Public	K-5	6116 Morris Rd	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(513) 868-0070	629	32	19.6	26.3%	296 (47.1%)	137 (21.8%)	44 (7.0%)	108 (17.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.4%)	76.4	395^th of 1560 public elementary schools	74.7%		76.1	411^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.6%	16	82.8	67.0	83.5	66.1		78.9	79.3	84.4		$10,619
New Miami Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Seven Mile Ave	Hamilton	45011	Butler County	New Miami Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 896-7153	292	23	12.6		251 (86.0%)	8 (2.7%)	16 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	23.7	1214^th of 1560 public elementary schools	22.2%		13.3	1350^th of 1558 public elementary schools	13.4%	136	34.8	42.6	50.0	32.6		53.2	43.5	50.0		$12,883

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairwood Elementary School

How many students attend Fairwood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended Fairwood Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fairwood Elementary School?

Students at Fairwood Elementary School are 41% Hispanic, 38% White, 9% Two or more races, 8% African American, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is Fairwood Elementary School a good school?

Fairwood Elementary School ranks 1165^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Fairwood Elementary School in?

Hamilton City

What schools do graduates of Fairwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fairwood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Garfield Middle School
High : Hamilton High School

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