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Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-6

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 649 South Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of South Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science is a small, specialized elementary school in Winnsboro, SC, serving 188 students in grades PK through 6 within the Fairfield 01 district.

This school is a true standout. For the 2025-2026 school year, it ranks in the 97th percentile statewide—22nd out of 649 elementary schools—and holds a 5-star rating. What makes this even more impressive is the school's remarkable consistency: it has climbed from the 64th percentile in 2015-2016 to its current elite status, showing a decade-long commitment to improvement. Perhaps the most striking achievement is that Fairfield Magnet ranks #1 in the entire state for both African American students and students from low socio-economic backgrounds. This means the school's success isn't limited to a select group—it's delivering excellent results across the board. The school also keeps students engaged with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.1%, far better than the district's 19.6% and the state's 22.3%.

When you compare Fairfield Magnet to its neighbors, the difference is dramatic. Within the same district, Geiger Elementary ranks in the 62nd percentile, Kelly Miller Elementary in the 38th, and Fairfield Elementary in the 4th. Fairfield Magnet even outperforms schools in more affluent districts, like Oak Pointe Elementary and Round Top Elementary in Lexington 05, and Bethel-Hanberry Elementary in Richland 02. The school's low student-teacher ratio (9.4:1) and high per-student spending ($24,046) reflect a deliberate investment in its math and science focus. One area to watch: 6th-grade math proficiency (58.8%) lags behind the school's other stellar scores, though it still beats district and state averages.

188

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,046

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1647 US Highway 321 Bypass Nor
Winnsboro, SC 29180

(803) 635-4810

District: Fairfield 01

Students who attend Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science usually attend:

Middle:	Fairfield Middle
High:	Fairfield Central High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.0%

White:

14.4%

Hispanic:

6.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2016 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the South Carolina average (81% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of South Carolina elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school81%

District avg52%

South Carolina avg55%

22^nd of 649

South Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 32 pts since 2016

From top 36% (2016) to top 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Fairfield 01

34^th of 75Fairfield 01 among South Carolina 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	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	94.9	22 of 649	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	90.8	44 of 640	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	51 of 638	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	83 of 644	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.4	48 of 625	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	83.2	96 of 622	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	215 of 643	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	210 of 624	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.3	194 of 639	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.7	222 of 619	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.0	280 of 638	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	85.2	51 of 630	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	87.8	29 of 599	95.2%	★★★★★
2012	76.4	111 of 594	81.3%	★★★★☆
2011	64.2	213 of 597	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.2	309 of 589	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.7	366 of 580	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	11.1	545 of 577	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.2	511 of 566	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.1	521 of 559	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	15.6	511 of 557	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.3	526 of 550	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	13.4	498 of 542	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	99.8	1 of 379	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	2 of 369	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	98.7	2 of 394	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.9	1 of 393	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	3 of 350	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	25 of 421	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	21 of 412	94.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	96 of 589	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.6	51 of 565	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	86 of 580	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	66 of 573	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	21.8	476 of 588	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.9	213 of 570	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	98.9	1 of 624	99.8%	★★★★★
2025	99.3	1 of 613	99.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	3 of 599	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	11 of 608	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	6 of 600	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	33 of 580	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	74.1	126 of 600	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	114 of 588	80.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	76.0	133 of 579	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	117 of 590	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	170 of 571	70.2%	★★★★☆

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)100th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)100th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)84th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2022)77th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs South Carolina (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts87%+26 vs state

Science79%+28 vs state

Mathematics76%+26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SC READY English Language Arts (2026)						SC READY Mathematics (2026)						SC READY Science (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	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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	1647 US Highway 321 Bypass Nor	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	Yes	No	Yes	(803) 635-4810	188	20	9.4		27 (14.4%)	141 (75.0%)	13 (6.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	94.9	22^nd of 649 public elementary schools	96.6%		90.8	44^th of 640 public elementary schools	93.1%	22	88.5		85.1	88.6			88.4		85.1	58.8				79.4	$24,046	$2,244	$1,782	$4,025	$16,941	$3,080	$20,021
Fairfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	175 Medley Road	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 635-5594	418	37	11.2		37 (8.9%)	356 (85.2%)	14 (3.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	8.8	626^th of 649 public elementary schools	3.5%		7.8	619^th of 640 public elementary schools	3.3%	7	46.0	33.3	40.9	13.0			34.0	28.6	20.5	8.5			33.3	17.0	$20,896	$2,694	$1,601	$4,295	$13,725	$2,876	$16,601
Kelly Miller Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	255 Kelly Miller Road	Winnsboro	29180	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 635-2961	199	15	13.2		16 (8.0%)	171 (85.9%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.0%)	38.3	404^th of 649 public elementary schools	37.8%		26.7	473^rd of 640 public elementary schools	26.1%	69	81.0	58.4		60.0			42.8	26.0					33.4	40.0	$21,103	$2,121	$1,746	$3,867	$14,608	$2,628	$17,236
Geiger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	150 T.M. Cook Road	Ridgeway	29130	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 337-8288	262	20	13.1		40 (15.3%)	201 (76.7%)	9 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	60	248^th of 649 public elementary schools	61.8%		60.4	250^th of 640 public elementary schools	60.9%	2		53.4	68.0	76.0				36.6	64.0	64.0			36.7	72.0	$20,151	$2,548	$1,613	$4,161	$13,342	$2,647	$15,990
McCrorey-Liston School of Technology	Public	PK, KG-6	1978 SC Highway 215 South	Blair	29015	Fairfield County	Fairfield 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 635-9490	106	13	8.1		3 (2.8%)	94 (88.7%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.5%)								(n/a)															$29,521	$4,668	$2,561	$7,229	$18,591	$3,701	$22,292
Muller Road Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	1031 Muller Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	Yes	No	No	(803) 691-6851	1,242	81	15.3		307 (24.7%)	736 (59.3%)	98 (7.9%)	30 (2.4%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	56 (4.5%)	64.5	224^th of 649 public elementary schools	65.5%		53.3	288^th of 640 public elementary schools	55.0%	64	84.1	95.2	92.8	58.8	63.6	62.1	81.8	78.6	83.3	36.8	41.7	46.4	73.8	51.5	$11,972	$941	$505	$1,446	$8,717	$1,808	$10,525
Bethel-Hanberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	125 Boney Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-6880	711	49	14.6		147 (20.7%)	430 (60.5%)	66 (9.3%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.7%)	75.4	154^th of 649 public elementary schools	76.3%		74.8	158^th of 640 public elementary schools	75.3%	4	72.9	71.7	69.3				70.2	68.2	58.5				62.0		$14,767	$1,446	$453	$1,898	$10,532	$2,337	$12,868
Langford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Langford Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-4091	631	42	15.1		138 (21.9%)	371 (58.8%)	69 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.7%)	56	267^th of 649 public elementary schools	58.9%		51.3	302^nd of 640 public elementary schools	52.8%	35	71.6	63.5	72.5				56.8	50.4	44.0				47.8		$13,786	$1,598	$1,005	$2,603	$9,419	$1,764	$11,183
Round Top Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	449 Rimer Pond Road	Blythewood	29016	Richland County	Richland 02	No	No	No	No	(803) 691-8676	581	46	12.5		188 (32.4%)	269 (46.3%)	58 (10.0%)	28 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	81.5	115^th of 649 public elementary schools	82.3%		85.8	80^th of 640 public elementary schools	87.5%	35	83.1	73.0	79.1				74.2	58.0	64.3				68.0		$14,463	$1,514	$547	$2,062	$10,165	$2,237	$12,402
Great Falls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Dearborn Street	Great Falls	29055	Chester County	Chester 01	No	No	No	Yes	(803) 482-2214	335	26	13.1		136 (40.6%)	126 (37.6%)	44 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.1%)	33.1	432^nd of 649 public elementary schools	33.4%		36	408^th of 640 public elementary schools	36.3%	24	50.9	60.4	63.5				47.1	44.8	26.9				36.2		$14,957	$1,682	$983	$2,664	$9,779	$2,514	$12,293

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science

How many students attend Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science?

In the 2024-25 school year, 188 students attended Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science.

What district is Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science in?

Fairfield 01

What is the racial makeup of Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science?

Students at Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science are 75% African American, 14% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science a good school?

Yes! Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 22^nd of 649 South Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science attend?

Students who attend Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fairfield Middle
High : Fairfield Central High

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