📍 5121 Nine Mile Rd, Richmond, Henrico County, 23223
Fairfield Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Richmond, Henrico County. The school has 987 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Henrico County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Fairfield Middle enrolls 987 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 64 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 876 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 5.3% |
| White | 32 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
836 of the school's 987 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 836 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 suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 VA-40, state senate district 9, state house district 74.
Fairfield Middle is one of 80 schools in Henrico County Public Schools, based in Henrico, Virginia. The district serves 50,915 students district-wide and employs 3,449 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 987 students, Fairfield Middle is larger than the district average of about 636 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large