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Fairfield South Elementary School

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Fairfield South Elementary School ranks 464 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 70% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Fairfield South Elementary School is a PK–5 school in the Fairfield, OH area, serving 677 students in the Fairfield City district. In 2025–26, it ranked 464th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools (70th percentile, 4 stars), its best showing since 2022–23, while the district ranked 387th of 773 districts (50th percentile, 3 stars). About 54.8% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2024–25.

Among its same-district elementary peers, Fairfield South Elementary School stands out. Its 2025–26 average proficiency was 75.8, compared with 70.4 at Fairfield West Elementary School, 66.9 at Fairfield Central Elementary School, and 64.3 at Fairfield Compass Elementary. It led those peers in six of seven tested subject-grade areas, with especially strong results in 4th grade math (86.6% proficient, 19.3 points above the state) and 5th grade ELA (80.7%). The main academic watch point is 3rd grade ELA, where the school’s 62.9% trailed the district (65.4%) and state (63.4%). Chronic absenteeism is a bright spot: the school’s 10.4% rate is far below the district’s 19.3% and the lowest among its same-district peers.

The school also serves several groups well. In 2025–26, it ranked in the 92nd percentile for African American students, 92nd for Hispanic students, 88th for English Language Learner students, and 83rd for low-socioeconomic-status students; special education results improved from the 36th to the 70th percentile over two years. Compared with nearby high-poverty schools, the school’s average proficiency is above Hamilton County Math & Science (about 54.3%), Crawford Woods Elementary School (about 56.3%), Linden Elementary School (about 56.3%), and Riverview Elementary School (about 45.7%). Ross Intermediate School ranks higher (93rd percentile, 5 stars), but it serves only grades 4–5, has a much lower free/reduced lunch rate (29.95%), and is in a higher-ranked district, so it is not an apples-to-apples comparison. Overall, the school is an above-average Ohio elementary school with math and science strengths, strong attendance, and 3rd grade ELA as the area to watch.

677

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,383

Per pupil spending ?

54.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5460 Bibury Rd
Fairfield, OH 45014-3610

(513) 829-3078

District: Fairfield City

Students who attend Fairfield South Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Creekside Middle School
High:	Fairfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.4%

African American:

22.7%

Asian:

11.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2016 → 70th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (76% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Ohio median (70th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg70%

Ohio avg64%

464^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 30%▲ up 16 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to top 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Fairfield City

387^th of 773Fairfield 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	73.7	464 of 1560	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	68.7	554 of 1558	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.4	598 of 1577	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.3	426 of 1596	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	592 of 1588	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	609 of 1610	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.5	515 of 1676	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	553 of 1636	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.8	533 of 1651	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.6	764 of 1678	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.8	793 of 1684	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.9	594 of 1687	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.1	772 of 1701	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.1	699 of 1709	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.1	767 of 1686	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.5	685 of 1662	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.0	955 of 1610	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	69.7	526 of 1582	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.2	576 of 1609	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.1	597 of 1504	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.7	556 of 1501	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.9	540 of 1471	63.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.5	53 of 631	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	86.8	38 of 615	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	71 of 603	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.7	39 of 610	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	73.5	110 of 601	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	96 of 533	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	84 of 605	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	91 of 598	84.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	54 of 89	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.7	47 of 89	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.5	40 of 81	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.3	16 of 80	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	43.7	55 of 78	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.0	55 of 78	29.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	45.4	407 of 824	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.9	443 of 765	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	444 of 956	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	570 of 1021	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.0	37 of 318	88.4%	★★★★☆
2025	83.5	36 of 281	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	49 of 258	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	46 of 239	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	34 of 213	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	38 of 183	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	29 of 169	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	28 of 174	83.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.1	419 of 1452	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	408 of 1452	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	444 of 1466	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.3	341 of 1483	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	531 of 1488	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	570 of 1467	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.0	519 of 1502	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	534 of 1518	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	73.4	19 of 219	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	54.7	492 of 759	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	25 of 315	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	77.0	44 of 259	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	32 of 233	86.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.4	255 of 1467	82.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	355 of 1473	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	384 of 1484	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	308 of 1447	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	226 of 1419	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	254 of 1404	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	419 of 1465	71.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	408 of 1465	72.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	75.5	376 of 1467	74.4%	★★★★☆
2025	63.4	623 of 1466	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	685 of 1485	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	478 of 1498	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	620 of 1518	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	593 of 1499	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.4	405 of 1535	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	510 of 1536	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	58 of 220	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	65 of 218	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	52 of 202	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	65 of 162	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	88.9	7 of 154	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	68.6	33 of 166	80.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	58.2	278 of 914	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.8	447 of 935	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.1	574 of 900	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	273 of 856	68.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	357 of 1181	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	581 of 1175	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	522 of 1190	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.0	296 of 1215	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	320 of 1242	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	403 of 1249	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	280 of 1271	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	423 of 1309	67.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+22 vs school

African American (2026)92nd percentile+21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)91st percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)88th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)74th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

White (2026)70th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)70th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)51st percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2026)39th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics78%+15 vs state

Science76%+13 vs state

English Language Arts73%+8 vs state

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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 (2025)	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 Science 8th 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 Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th 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	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Fairfield South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5460 Bibury Rd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 829-3078	677	34	19.9	54.8%	314 (46.4%)	154 (22.7%)	72 (10.6%)	80 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.4%)	73.7	464^th of 1560 public elementary schools	70.3%		68.7	554^th of 1558 public elementary schools	64.4%	90	75.7		77.6	86.6	70.5				62.9	76.5	80.7				$10,383
Fairfield West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4700 River Rd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-3021	870	38	23.0	60.0%	400 (46.0%)	186 (21.4%)	115 (13.2%)	71 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.7%)	82 (9.4%)	65.9	617^th of 1560 public elementary schools	60.4%		64.7	633^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	59.4%	16	69.7		69.2	84.2	62.4				66.3	68.4	72.5				$9,230
Fairfield Central Elementary School	Public	K-5	5054 Dixie Hwy	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 829-7979	756	37	20.4	81.0%	140 (18.5%)	220 (29.1%)	322 (42.6%)	45 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	59.6	738^th of 1560 public elementary schools	52.7%		51.2	877^th of 1558 public elementary schools	43.7%	139	73.4		62.2	74.2	70.2				59.7	57.0	71.8				$10,771
Linden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 Hoadley Ave	Hamilton	45015	Butler County	Hamilton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 868-5630	674	35	19.2		410 (60.8%)	64 (9.5%)	138 (20.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (7.4%)	44.3	978^th of 1560 public elementary schools	37.3%		45.1	966^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.0%	12	60.9		57.6	51.4	71.0	54.2			47.7	43.1	62.3	50.6			$9,274
Fairfield Compass Elementary	Public	K-5	8801 Holden Blvd	Fairfield	45014	Butler County	Fairfield City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 858-8700	746	39	19.2	69.3%	146 (19.6%)	266 (35.7%)	170 (22.8%)	102 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.3%)	56.3	788^th of 1560 public elementary schools	49.5%		55.8	806^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.3%	18	62.2		52.5	80.8	51.4				66.7	64.2	72.1				$10,019
Pleasant Run Elementary School	Public	K-5	11780 Pippin Rd	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Northwest Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 825-7070	759	45	16.8		194 (25.6%)	360 (47.4%)	69 (9.1%)	46 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (11.9%)	55.5	804^th of 1560 public elementary schools	48.5%		49.7	900^th of 1558 public elementary schools	42.2%	96	59.3		55.5	71.0	64.8				66.4	58.8	71.3				$10,091
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
Hamilton County Math & Science	Public, Charter	K-8	2675 Civic Center Dr	Cincinnati	45231	Hamilton County	Hamilton County Math & Science	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(513) 728-8620	622	31	20.0	89.2%	8 (1.3%)	549 (88.3%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	52 (8.4%)	44.3	979^th of 1560 public elementary schools	37.2%		47.3	935^th of 1558 public elementary schools	40.0%	44	42.9	56.7	56.1	44.4	35.7	48.9	58.3	46.7	61.2	55.6	83.9	57.8	61.1	50.0	$10,220
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		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
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		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairfield South Elementary School

Is Fairfield South Elementary School a good school?

Fairfield South Elementary School ranks 464^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Fairfield South Elementary School in?

Fairfield City

What schools do graduates of Fairfield South Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fairfield South Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Creekside Middle School
High : Fairfield High School

What is the racial makeup of Fairfield South Elementary School?

Students at Fairfield South Elementary School are 46% White, 23% African American, 12% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Fairfield South Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 677 students attended Fairfield South Elementary School.

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