Summary:
The four public schools in zip code 75840, serving the Fairfield Independent School District (Isd), educate approximately 1,602 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade in the Fairfield, TX area, a community where economic challenges are significant, with over 40% of high school students and nearly 70% of elementary students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
Among the schools, Fairfield High School stands out as the district's top performer with a 3-star rating, excelling in Biology and English II Reading while maintaining a strong 93.8% graduation rate. In contrast, Fairfield Intermediate is the lowest-performing school, earning a 1-star rating with scores significantly below state averages across all subjects for grades 3-5. Fairfield J H presents a mixed picture: it is a standout for its exceptional Algebra I program, where 93.33% of 8th graders are proficient, yet it struggles with 6th and 7th-grade math and reading scores. Fairfield Elementary serves the youngest students (PK-2) with the highest poverty rate but has no recent test data available for comparison.
A key takeaway is the "Algebra I anomaly," where the middle school's advanced math success contrasts sharply with the high school's 50% proficiency rate in the same subject, suggesting a potential drop-off in instruction quality between 8th and 9th grade. Additionally, a "feeder pattern of decline" emerges, as students enter the district behind at the intermediate level and the system struggles to catch them up until high school. Science is a district-wide weakness, with low proficiency in 5th and 8th grades, though the high school's Biology scores are a bright spot. Overall, the district ranks in the 42nd percentile statewide, with favorable student-teacher ratios (11.7:1 to 14.2:1) and spending between $10,832 and $13,520 per student.
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