Fairfield Township School

Summary:

Fairfield Township School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Bridgeton, New Jersey, with a student population of 505. The school faces significant challenges, including a high percentage of minority students, consistently low academic performance, and high rates of chronic absenteeism.

Fairfield Township School has a student population that is 46.14% African American and 38.81% Hispanic, in contrast to nearby Hopewell Crest, which has a 60.94% White student population. The school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New Jersey, with proficiency rates well below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Fairfield Township School has experienced a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.7% in 2017-2018 to 29.8% in 2020-2021, significantly higher than the state average and surrounding schools.

While the surrounding Bridgeton City School District also struggles academically, Fairfield Township School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing schools in the region, even when compared to nearby schools like Hopewell Crest. The school's persistent low rankings and widening achievement gaps suggest the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement, focusing on targeted interventions, resource allocation, and community engagement to support student success.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 375 Gouldtown Woodruff Road
       Bridgeton, NJ  08302


(856) 453-1882

District: Fairfield Township School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1302nd of 1,342 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,433 Help


Students who attend Fairfield Township School usually attend:

High:    Cumberland Regional High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  505

Racial breakdown:

African American:
46.1%
Hispanic:
38.8%
Two or more races:
6.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  14.7% Help


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Compare Details Fairfield Township School ranks worse than 97% of elementary schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.09. (See more...)
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Compare Details Fairfield Township School ranks worse than 92.6% of middle schools in New Jersey. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.49. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (46.1%), Hispanic (38.8%), two or more races (6.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 14.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fairfield Township School is 15.7. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fairfield Township School is $13,433.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Fairfield Township School:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairfield Township School 1302nd of 1342 New Jersey public elementary schools. (See Fairfield Township School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Fairfield Township School 693rd of 748 New Jersey public middle schools. (See Fairfield Township School in the ranking list.)

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Fairfield Township School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairfield Township School District 609th of 615 New Jersey school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Fairfield Township School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Fairfield Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2008 2.94 1302nd 1338 2.7%
2009 3.77 1296th 1346 3.7%
2010 4.57 1291st 1354 4.7%
2011 4.32 1299th 1360 4.5%
2012 1.50 1341st 1363 1.6%
2013 3.59 1316th 1367 3.7%
2014 2.84 1315th 1363 3.5%
2015 6.59 1289th 1357 5.0%
2016 2.79 1333rd 1346 1.0%
2017 3.22 1328th 1352 1.8%
2018 3.10 1334th 1353 1.4%
2019 4.72 1313th 1360 3.5%
2021 10.31 1203rd 1317 8.7%
2022 8.20 1274th 1345 5.3%
2023 6.09 1302nd 1342 3.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Fairfield Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.27 778th 1001 22.3%
2019 13.68 924th 1007 8.2%
2022 16.93 827th 949 12.9%
2023 16.08 830th 958 13.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Fairfield Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.98 938th 942 0.4%
2019 6.16 841st 948 11.3%
2021 18.25 718th 839 14.4%
2022 12.02 756th 863 12.4%
2023 11.09 786th 910 13.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Fairfield Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.66 1290th 1333 3.2%
2019 4.91 1272nd 1331 4.4%
2021 7.98 1248th 1290 3.3%
2022 8.81 1230th 1326 7.2%
2023 7.02 1248th 1318 5.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Fairfield Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 3.82 1297th 1334 2.8%
2019 6.33 1259th 1335 5.7%
2021 14.82 1106th 1297 14.7%
2022 9.64 1217th 1324 8.1%
2023 6.73 1252nd 1315 4.8%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Fairfield Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.39 460th 517 11.0%
2019 14.25 493rd 522 5.6%
2021 10.56 456th 456 0.0%
2022 14.59 470th 494 4.9%
2023 11.45 451st 463 2.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Fairfield Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.78 791st 870 9.1%
2019 12.22 789th 899 12.2%
2021 35.13 590th 896 34.2%
2022 17.07 821st 953 13.9%
2023 11.11 903rd 982 8.0%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Fairfield Township School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Fairfield Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2008 16.86 542nd 640 15.3%
2009 6.21 614th 664 7.5%
2010 11.13 602nd 677 11.1%
2011 11.90 602nd 684 12.0%
2012 19.24 565th 677 16.5%
2013 17.76 581st 704 17.5%
2014 11.67 620th 717 13.5%
2015 13.45 624th 713 12.5%
2016 11.32 637th 713 10.7%
2017 9.32 652nd 712 8.4%
2018 4.74 706th 716 1.4%
2019 5.52 726th 745 2.6%
2021 10.02 617th 652 5.4%
2022 9.47 722nd 745 3.1%
2023 11.49 693rd 748 7.4%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Fairfield Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 16.38 490th 505 3.0%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Fairfield Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 9.07 485th 541 10.4%
2021 16.70 390th 467 16.5%
2022 15.80 471st 549 14.2%
2023 18.52 474th 568 16.5%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Fairfield Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 4.03 671st 680 1.3%
2019 4.51 690th 703 1.8%
2021 9.45 603rd 625 3.5%
2022 9.77 703rd 726 3.2%
2023 15.69 621st 720 13.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Fairfield Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.94 650th 675 3.7%
2019 9.34 650th 697 6.7%
2021 11.59 589th 635 7.2%
2022 10.59 692nd 730 5.2%
2023 10.39 677th 718 5.7%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Fairfield Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.33 299th 326 8.3%
2019 14.63 311th 326 4.6%
2021 18.93 271st 291 6.9%
2022 19.19 329th 356 7.6%
2023 15.19 344th 361 4.7%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Fairfield Township School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NJ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.93 485th 504 3.8%
2019 11.72 491st 524 6.3%
2021 21.27 416th 480 13.3%
2022 11.17 570th 591 3.6%
2023 16.54 529th 587 9.9%
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Data source: test scores: New Jersey Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Fairfield Township School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2007 99 366 1 61 39 n/a n/a 0 566
2008 116 373 2 79 39 n/a n/a 0 609
2009 117 381 2 85 37 0 0 0 622
2010 108 358 3 92 22 0 23 0 606
2011 109 356 2 98 27 0 17 0 609
2012 81 341 1 109 27 0 50 0 609
2013 80 323 0 131 20 0 45 0 599
2014 64 323 0 154 16 1 46 0 604
2015 75 331 2 156 14 0 50 0 628
2016 69 337 3 156 14 0 61 0 640
2017 71 339 3 147 6 1 57 0 624
2018 56 316 3 142 10 0 46 0 573
2019 44 285 0 167 9 0 51 0 556
2020 38 283 0 171 7 0 53 0 552
2021 35 239 0 157 6 1 42 0 480
2022 32 246 0 165 10 1 32 0 486
2023 31 233 0 196 10 1 34 0 505

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Fairfield Township School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 566 46.0 12.3 68.6
2008 609 44.0 13.8 68.5
2009 622 53.0 10.0 67
2010 606 45.0 13.4 66.3
2011 609 46.0 13.2 72.9
2012 609 56.0 10.8 78
2013 599 53.0 11.3 72.6
2014 604 55.0 10.9 82.8
2015 628 53.0 11.8 78.2
2016 640 48.0 13.3 73.1
2017 624 48.0 13.0 99.5
2018 573 50.0 11.4 13.3
2019 556 52.0 10.6 36
2020 552 50.5 10.9 32.4
2021 480 45.5 10.5 29.2
2022 486 44.5 10.9 22.2
2023 505 32.0 15.7 14.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Fairfield Township School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2007 566 46.0 12.3 68.6
2008 609 44.0 13.8 68.5
2009 622 53.0 10.0 67
2010 606 45.0 13.4 66.3
2011 609 46.0 13.2 72.9
2012 609 56.0 10.8 78
2013 599 53.0 11.3 72.6
2014 604 55.0 10.9 82.8
2015 628 53.0 11.8 78.2
2016 640 48.0 13.3 73.1
2017 624 48.0 13.0 99.5
2018 573 50.0 11.4 13.3
2019 556 52.0 10.6 36
2020 552 50.5 10.9 32.4
2021 480 45.5 10.5 29.2
2022 486 44.5 10.9 22.2
2023 505 32.0 15.7 14.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Fairfield Township School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,429 (10.6%) $12,004 (89.4%) $13,433

Data source: New Jersey Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Fairfield Township School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1313th of 1360 Elementary schoolsRanks 1302nd of 1342 Elementary schools
 0.5%
Ranks 726th of 745 Middle schoolsRanks 693rd of 748 Middle schools
 4.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Township School)15.42.1
 13.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Township School District)15.42.1
 13.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)50.242
 8.2%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Fairfield Township School)29.24.1
 25.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Fairfield Township School District)29.24.1
 25.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)55.145.9
 9.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Township School)17.510
 7.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Township School District)17.510
 7.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.451.3
 6.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield Township School)10.54.9
 5.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield Township School District)10.54.9
 5.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)5144.3
 6.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Township School)1410.4
 3.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Township School District)1410.4
 3.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)57.953.2
 4.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield Township School)70
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield Township School District)70
 7%
   5th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)46.840.1
 6.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Township School)18.919.2
 0.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Township School District)18.919.2
 0.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)56.149
 7.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield Township School)1.73.7
 2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield Township School District)1.73.7
 2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)40.634.3
 6.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Township School)33.922
 11.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Township School District)33.922
 11.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.855.7
 7.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield Township School)4.88.3
 3.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield Township School District)4.88.3
 3.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)42.133.8
 8.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Township School)21.920.8
 1.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Township School District)21.920.8
 1.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (New Jersey)62.955.3
 7.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield Township School)05.9
 5.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield Township School District)05.9
 5.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (New Jersey)29.317.8
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students556505
 9.2%
African American285233
 18.2%
American Indian910
 11.1%
Asian00
Hispanic167196
 17.4%
Pacific Islander01
White4431
 29.5%
Two or More Races5134
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients36%14.7%
 21.3%


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Students who attend Fairfield Township School usually go on to attend:

High : Cumberland Regional High School

Students at Fairfield Township School are 46% African American, 39% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% White, 2% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 505 students attended Fairfield Township School.

Fairfield Township School ranks in the bottom 3.0% of New Jersey elementary schools.


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

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