📍 4840 Fairfield Rd, Fairfield, Adams County, 17320
Fairfield Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fairfield, Adams County. The school has 296 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfield Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fairfield Area MS enrolls 296 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino and 1.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 275 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
76 of the school's 296 students (26%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 68 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fairfield Area MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 91.
Fairfield Area MS is one of 3 schools in Fairfield Area SD, based in Fairfield, Pennsylvania. The district serves 886 students district-wide and employs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 296 students, Fairfield Area MS is close to the district average of about 295 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant