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Fairfield Elementary

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Fairfield Elementary ranks 346 th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

346^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,111 Virginia Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Virginia elementary schools

Summary

Fairfield Elementary is a small, rural PK-5 school in Fairfield, Virginia, serving 241 students in Rockbridge County Public Schools, where nearly 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. In 2025-26, the school earned a 3-star rating and ranked 346th of 1,111 Virginia elementary schools — placing it in the 69th percentile statewide and making it one of the top-performing elementary schools in the county.

Fairfield's most striking strengths are its exceptional attendance and early-grade academics. Just 4.4% of students were chronically absent in 2024-25, far better than the district (15.1%) and state (14.8%) averages. In 3rd grade, 86.96% of students passed math and 82.61% passed reading, well above state rates of 74.04% and 67.61%. Fourth grade results were equally strong, with 91.18% passing math. Perhaps most impressive, Fairfield's economically disadvantaged students ranked in the 88th percentile statewide — better than the school's overall ranking — showing the school is especially effective at supporting its highest-need students. Smaller class sizes (11:1) and above-average per-pupil spending ($13,163) help make this individualized attention possible.

The school's main challenge is 5th grade, where reading (66.67%) and science (63.89%) proficiency lag state averages. Still, Fairfield compares favorably to nearby schools: it is essentially tied with Mountain View Elementary in overall rank while clearly outperforming Central Elementary. It even exceeds Harrington Waddell Elementary — a low-poverty, 5-star school — in 3rd-grade reading and 4th-grade math. For a school with 80% poverty, Fairfield is beating expectations, and its strong momentum makes it a model worth watching among rural Virginia elementary schools.

241

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,938

Per pupil spending ?

79.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

20 Fairfield School Rd
Fairfield, VA 24435

(540) 348-5202

District: Rockbridge County Public Schools

Students who attend Fairfield Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Maury River Middle
High:	Rockbridge County High

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.2%

Hispanic:

6.2%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2016 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Virginia average (80% vs 72% meeting standards)

✓Above the Virginia median (69th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg70%

Virginia avg72%

346^th of 1,111

Virginia public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Rockbridge County Public Schools

71^st of 131Rockbridge County Public Schools among Virginia 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	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	70.5	346 of 1111	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.3	561 of 1110	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	708 of 1114	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	611 of 1114	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.2	375 of 1109	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.5	735 of 1103	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	548 of 1105	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	445 of 1097	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.5	314 of 1099	71.4%	★★★★☆
2016	68.9	327 of 1096	70.2%	★★★★☆
2015	69.3	310 of 1100	71.8%	★★★★☆
2014	27.4	919 of 1110	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.4	826 of 1120	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.6	851 of 1117	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.7	563 of 1117	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.5	749 of 1113	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.9	646 of 1082	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.2	537 of 1081	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	22.7	976 of 1083	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	37.7	796 of 1071	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.3	1006 of 1062	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	343 of 1100	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.6	640 of 1096	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	709 of 1098	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.4	342 of 1100	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	126 of 1040	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	52.0	527 of 1046	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	576 of 1036	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	64.2	398 of 1099	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	492 of 1093	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	663 of 1101	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	670 of 1093	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Virginia percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	498 of 974	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	790 of 973	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	856 of 979	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	751 of 984	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile~ school

Male (2026)64th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)49th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Virginia (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics86%+13 vs state

VA Studies85%+15 vs state

English Reading78%+7 vs state

Science64%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SOL Mathematics (2026)			SOL Science (2026)	SOL English Reading (2026)			SOL VA Studies (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	SOL Mathematics 3rd Grade	SOL Mathematics 4th Grade	SOL Mathematics 5th Grade	SOL Science 5th Grade	SOL English Reading 3rd Grade	SOL English Reading 4th Grade	SOL English Reading 5th Grade	SOL VA Studies 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Fairfield School Rd	Fairfield	24435	Rockbridge County	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 348-5202	241	22	11.0	79.7%	203 (84.2%)	5 (2.1%)	15 (6.2%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.8%)	70.5	346^th of 1111 public elementary schools	68.9%		53.3	561^st of 1110 public elementary schools	49.5%	215	87.0	91.2	80.6	63.9	82.6	85.3	66.7	85.3	$11,938	$962	$10,976
Mountain View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Burger Circle	Buena Vista	24416	Buena Vista city	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 261-2418	154	14	10.6	97.4%	136 (88.3%)	4 (2.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	70.7	343^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	69.1%		56.1	532^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	52.1%	189	73.9	94.4	79.0	84.2	56.5	88.9	89.5	94.4	$11,965	$1,286	$10,679
F.W. Kling Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	3400 Lombardy Ave	Buena Vista	24416	Buena Vista city	Buena Vista City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 261-6717	177	15	11.8	94.9%	129 (72.9%)	9 (5.1%)	13 (7.3%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	22 (12.4%)								(n/a)									$8,689	$1,659	$7,030
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Central Road	Lexington	24450	Lexington city	Rockbridge County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 463-4500	466	37	12.6	85.8%	370 (79.4%)	17 (3.6%)	53 (11.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	49.6	614^th of 1111 public elementary schools	44.7%		49.8	601^st of 1110 public elementary schools	45.9%	13	70.9	71.8	84.9	73.6	56.8	67.6	71.7	80.3	$10,376	$1,368	$9,008
Harrington Waddell Elementary	Public	K-5	100 Pendleton Place	Lexington	24450	Lexington city	Lexington City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 463-5353	350	24	14.5	25.4%	266 (76.0%)	22 (6.3%)	21 (6.0%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.1%)	88	76^th of 1111 public elementary schools	93.2%		91.2	33^rd of 1110 public elementary schools	97.0%	43	88.5	89.1	100.0	92.5	77.4	90.9	96.2	90.6	$9,201	$648	$8,553
Enderly Heights Elementary	Public	2-5	101 Woodland Ave	Buena Vista	24416	Buena Vista city	Buena Vista City Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 261-6151	268	21	12.7	92.2%	213 (79.5%)	7 (2.6%)	21 (7.8%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)	60	476^th of 1111 public elementary schools	57.2%		57.4	511^th of 1110 public elementary schools	54.0%	35	51.6	74.1	88.4	78.3	60.0	84.5	84.1	80.4	$8,721	$1,361	$7,360
Riverheads Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	239 Don Hanger Circle	Staunton	24401	Staunton city	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 337-2535	714	46	15.5	72.8%	627 (87.8%)	17 (2.4%)	22 (3.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.9%)	44.5	686^th of 1111 public elementary schools	38.3%		41.3	708^th of 1110 public elementary schools	36.2%	22	68.7	71.4	66.1	75.4	61.6	68.3	66.1	74.2	$8,556	$497	$8,059
Craigsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 East First St	Craigsville	24430	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 997-9184	117	12	9.7	—	96 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.1%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (9.4%)	18.2	963^rd of 1111 public elementary schools	13.3%		19.7	932^nd of 1110 public elementary schools	16.0%	31	56.3	395.0	369.0	50.0	372.0	63.2	50.0	63.2	$18,712	$928	$17,785
Temperance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1981 Lowesville Rd	Amherst	24521	Amherst County	Amherst County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(434) 946-2811	93	7	13.2	82.8%	81 (87.1%)	5 (5.4%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.2%)	62.9	437^th of 1111 public elementary schools	60.7%		73.1	308^th of 1110 public elementary schools	72.3%	129	100.0	55.0	94.7	73.7	76.9	75.0	94.7	65.0	$13,994	$509	$13,485
Guy K. Stump Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Draft Ave	Stuarts Draft	24477	Augusta County	Augusta County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(540) 337-1549	457	30	15.2	66.7%	376 (82.3%)	18 (3.9%)	20 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.8%)	48	632^nd of 1111 public elementary schools	43.1%		34	785^th of 1110 public elementary schools	29.3%	153	79.4	63.0	75.4	72.3	64.7	75.7	66.2	66.7	$8,727	$519	$8,208

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairfield Elementary

What schools do graduates of Fairfield Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fairfield Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Maury River Middle
High : Rockbridge County High

Is Fairfield Elementary a good school?

Fairfield Elementary ranks 346^th of 1111 Virginia elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fairfield Elementary?

Students at Fairfield Elementary are 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Fairfield Elementary in?

Rockbridge County Public Schools

How many students attend Fairfield Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 241 students attended Fairfield Elementary.

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