Fairfield Junior High School
Public middle school in Fairfield, Texas · Fairfield ISD · Grades 6–8
Fairfield Junior High School serves 406 students in grades 6–8 in Fairfield (Freestone County). It is one of 4 schools in Fairfield ISD. By enrollment it is the 1247th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 28.46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Fairfield ISD |
| County | Freestone County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481894001772 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fairfield ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 406 | 1,602 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 13 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.5% | 53.8% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Fairfield Junior High School in context
Size
Fairfield Junior High School is the only middle school in Fairfield ISD. Its 406 students are 25.3% of the district's 1,602. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 19.6 miles away and have a median of 166 students, so Fairfield Junior High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 142 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 129, against an average of 135 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 135 in grade 6 and 142 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 51.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Fairfield ISD (51.6%). Hispanic students are next, at 28.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 53.8% across Fairfield ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Fairfield Junior High School has 28.46 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 406 students would have about 28.2 teachers, so Fairfield Junior High School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Teague Junior High School, 9.3 miles away in Teague ISD. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 51.2% |
| Hispanic | 28.6% |
| Black | 12.8% |
| Two or more races | 6.9% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
51.5% of students are girls and 48.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 135 |
| Grade 7 | 129 |
| Grade 8 | 142 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
701 Post Oak Rd, Fairfield, TX 75840
Phone: (903)389-4210
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fairfield Junior High School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teague Junior High School | Teague ISD | 9.3 mi | 329 | 13.3 | 55.9% |
| Buffalo Junior High School | Buffalo ISD | 17.7 mi | 414 | 12 | 53.9% |
| Cayuga Middle School | Cayuga ISD | 19.2 mi | 124 | 8.8 | 41.1% |
| Mexia Junior High School | Mexia ISD | 19.4 mi | 367 | 14.4 | 81.2% |
| Developmental Center | Mexia ISD | 19.7 mi | 18 | 2.3 | 100% |
| Wortham Middle School | Wortham ISD | 19.7 mi | 132 | 16.9 | 60.6% |
| Cross Roads Junior High School | Cross Roads ISD | 25.5 mi | 108 | 10.2 | 50.9% |
| Westwood Junior High School | Westwood ISD | 27.0 mi | 200 | 10.3 | 80% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Fairfield ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 348 |
| Fairfield High School | High | 9–12 | 500 |
| Fairfield Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 348 |