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Fairfield Local Elementary School

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Fairfield Local Elementary School ranks 430 th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

430^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Fairfield Local Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Leesburg, Ohio, serving roughly 430 students as part of the Fairfield Local district. In 2025–2026 it ranked 430th of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools — the 72nd percentile, with 4 stars — an improvement from 514th of 1,558 (67th percentile, 3 stars) in 2024–2025. Its percentile rank has stayed between 62 and 74 since 2015–2016, so this is a steady, above-average school rather than a one-year spike.

Academically, the school performs above the state average in nearly every tested grade and subject. Science is the standout: 86.8% of 5th graders were proficient versus 62.7% statewide, the highest among nearby schools, ahead of Rainsboro Elementary School (83.3%) and Sabina Elementary School (79.6%). Fifth grade ELA also reached 86.8% against a 70.4% state average, and math was strong in grades 3, 4, and 5 (74.6%, 81.5%, and 79.4%). The clearest soft spot is 4th grade ELA at 61.5%, essentially at the state average of 61.8% but behind Hillsboro Intermediate School (72.9%) and Sabina Elementary School (67.8%).

Attendance is a major strength: chronic absenteeism was 9.4% in 2025–2026, down from 16.6% in 2022–2023, lower than the district's 13.1%, and lower than every nearby school with comparable data, including New Vienna Elementary School (9.8%) and Hillsboro Intermediate School (18.0%). The school serves a high-poverty population — 86–91% of students qualified for free or reduced lunch in recent years — yet its low-income subgroup reached the 92nd percentile with 5 stars, an unusual combination of high need and strong results. One area to watch: special education students fell to the 24th percentile, 1 star, in 2024–2025 after sitting near the 57th percentile the two prior years. The Fairfield Local district ranks 230th of 773 Ohio districts, the highest among nearby districts.

430

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,108

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11611 State Route 771
Leesburg, OH 45135-8601

(937) 780-2988

District: Fairfield Local

Students who attend Fairfield Local Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fairfield Local Middle School
High:	Fairfield Local High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.8%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Hispanic:

0.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (77% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

Ohio avg64%

430^th of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

230^th of 773Fairfield Local 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	75.2	430 of 1560	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.9	514 of 1558	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.8	411 of 1577	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	605 of 1596	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	578 of 1588	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	530 of 1610	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.1	631 of 1676	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.2	502 of 1636	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.7	632 of 1651	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.6	526 of 1678	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.7	384 of 1684	77.2%	★★★★☆
2014	76.5	362 of 1687	78.5%	★★★★☆
2013	62.9	837 of 1701	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.3	730 of 1709	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.2	1008 of 1686	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.9	930 of 1662	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.8	670 of 1610	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.7	599 of 1582	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.5	451 of 1609	72.0%	★★★★☆
2006	61.8	686 of 1504	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.6	588 of 1501	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	46.3	924 of 1471	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	60.0	238 of 824	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	56.5	257 of 765	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.2	335 of 1452	76.9%	★★★★☆
2025	65.9	555 of 1452	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.5	368 of 1466	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	547 of 1483	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	474 of 1488	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.7	432 of 1467	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	549 of 1502	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.3	372 of 1518	75.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2023	67.6	17 of 108	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	52 of 128	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	53 of 219	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	50.1	558 of 759	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	116 of 1467	92.1%	★★★★★
2025	63.3	555 of 1473	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.1	220 of 1484	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	399 of 1447	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	244 of 1419	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	266 of 1404	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	449 of 1465	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	437 of 1465	70.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	426 of 1467	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	388 of 1466	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.4	378 of 1485	74.5%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	587 of 1498	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	627 of 1518	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.0	576 of 1499	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	536 of 1535	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	569 of 1536	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	715 of 935	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.2	387 of 900	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	379 of 856	55.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	477 of 1181	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	559 of 1175	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	421 of 1190	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	643 of 1215	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	644 of 1242	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.6	571 of 1249	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	626 of 1271	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	549 of 1309	58.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile+20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)84th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)77th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile~ school

White (2026)60th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

Science87%+24 vs state

Mathematics78%+16 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 (2024)	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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Fairfield Local Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11611 State Route 771	Leesburg	45135	Highland County	Fairfield Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 780-2988	430	25	17.2	91.4%	412 (95.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	75.2	430^th of 1560 public elementary schools	72.4%		70.9	514^th of 1558 public elementary schools	67.0%	84	86.8	74.6	81.5	79.4	71.4	61.5	86.8	$12,108
New Vienna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 E Church St	New Vienna	45159	Clinton County	East Clinton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 987-2448	252	17	15.2	52.6%	232 (92.1%)	2 (0.8%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	62.1	690^th of 1560 public elementary schools	55.8%		65.1	623^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	60.0%	67	56.8	84.6	76.3	56.8	75.0	57.9	70.3	$12,128
Greenfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 N 5th St	Greenfield	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 981-3241	562	26	21.6	67.4%	521 (92.7%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	50.2	890^th of 1560 public elementary schools	42.9%		55.8	807^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.2%	83	67.1	56.6	55.9	67.1	54.2	50.5	75.3	$8,596
Rainsboro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12916 Barrett Mill Rd	Bainbridge	45123	Highland County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 365-1271	221	16	13.8	71.8%	193 (87.3%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.8%)	69.8	542^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	65.3%		43.7	987^th of 1558 public elementary schools	36.6%	445	83.3	77.8	65.6	77.8	77.8	53.1	80.6	$13,664
Hillsboro Primary School	Public	2-3	500 Us Highway 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 393-3132	344	18	19.1	99.2%	301 (87.5%)	6 (1.7%)	11 (3.2%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.4%)								(n/a)		67.6			71.2			$14,038
Hillsboro Early Childhood Center	Public	PK, KG-1	500 Us Highway 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 393-3132	456	21	21.7		401 (87.9%)	15 (3.3%)	18 (3.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)								(n/a)								$10,089
Hillsboro Intermediate School	Public	4-5	500 Us Highway 62	Hillsboro	45133	Highland County	Hillsboro City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 393-3132	308	19	16.2		278 (90.3%)	6 (1.9%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.5%)	74.5	448^th of 1560 public elementary schools	71.3%		80.5	291^st of 1558 public elementary schools	81.3%	157	75.0		84.7	70.6		72.9	76.5	$12,133
Sabina Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	246 W Washington St	Sabina	45169	Clinton County	East Clinton Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 584-5421	375	21	18.2	69.1%	351 (93.6%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	78.6	338^th of 1560 public elementary schools	78.3%		75	433^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	72.2%	95	79.6	83.7	86.4	83.7	71.4	67.8	85.7	$10,784
Buckskin Elementary School	Public	K-5	4297 Broadway St	South Salem	45681	Ross County	Greenfield Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 981-2673	202	15	13.4	69.9%	195 (96.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	47	935^th of 1560 public elementary schools	40.1%		46.2	955^th of 1558 public elementary schools	38.7%	20	67.6	62.9	52.8	38.2	62.9	47.2	76.5	$14,502
Belle Aire Intermediate	Public	3-5	1120 High St	Washington Court House	43160	Fayette County	Washington Court House City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 335-1810	395	28	14.1	71.0%	336 (85.1%)	9 (2.3%)	14 (3.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.1%)	48.3	913^th of 1560 public elementary schools	41.5%		46.6	949^th of 1558 public elementary schools	39.1%	36	62.6	64.8	57.5	58.9	61.6	52.8	60.7	$12,128

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairfield Local Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Fairfield Local Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Fairfield Local Middle School
High : Fairfield Local High School

How many students attend Fairfield Local Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Fairfield Local Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fairfield Local Elementary School?

Students at Fairfield Local Elementary School are 96% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Fairfield Local Elementary School in?

Fairfield Local

Is Fairfield Local Elementary School a good school?

Fairfield Local Elementary School ranks 430^th of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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