📍 728 US Highway 321 Bypass South, Winnsboro, Fairfield County, 29180
Fairfield Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Winnsboro, Fairfield County. The school has 337 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Fairfield 01 school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fairfield Middle enrolls 337 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Black or African American, 8.9% White and 2.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 291 | 86% |
| White | 30 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 337 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 337 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Fairfield Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district SC-50, state senate district 17, state house district 41.
Fairfield Middle is one of 8 schools in Fairfield 01, based in Winnsboro, South Carolina. The district serves 2,103 students district-wide and employs 245 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 337 students, Fairfield Middle is larger than the district average of about 263 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe