Best Public Schools in Fairfax, VT

Summary:

The city of Fairfax, Vermont is home to two schools: Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) and Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax), both part of the Fairfax School District. While the middle/high school has consistently ranked in the top half of Vermont high schools, the elementary school has a lower statewide ranking.

Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) stands out with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and a 4-year graduation rate of 82.0%. In contrast, Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax) has a 2-star rating and lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to state averages. The elementary school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 5.7%, while the middle/high school has a higher rate of 18.6%.

Both schools serve a significant population of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with over 40% of students in this category. The student-teacher ratio is lower at the middle/high school (9.7) compared to the elementary school (13.2). These socioeconomic factors may contribute to the observed differences in academic performance between the two schools, suggesting opportunities for targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes, particularly at the elementary level.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				VTCAP English Language Arts (2025)		VTCAP Mathematics (2025)		VTCAP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	VTCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	VTCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	VTCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 5th Grade	VTCAP Science 8th Grade	VTCAP Science 11th Grade	Total
Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax)	Public	7-12	75 Hunt Street	Fairfax	05454	Franklin County	Fairfax School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 849-6711	393	40	9.7	42.7%	379 (96.4%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)						49.3	50.9
Bellows Free Academy Elementary (Fairfax)	Public	PK, KG-6	75 Hunt Street	Fairfax	05454	Franklin County	Fairfax School District	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(802) 849-6711	579	44	13.2	41.1%	550 (95.0%)	6 (1.0%)	9 (1.6%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	41.7	82^nd of 137 public elementary schools	40.1%		41.4	77^th of 133 public elementary schools	42.1%	5	41.5	59.7	25.8	15.6	49.4

Cities Near Fairfax

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cambridge	4.65 mi	1
Westford	5.81 mi	2	10^th
Saint Albans	5.91 mi	9	79^th
Milton	5.98 mi	3	67^th
Fairfield	8.54 mi	2	50^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Vermont Agency of Education.

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