Fairfield Middle

Summary:

Fairfield Middle is a public middle school located in Winnsboro, South Carolina, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 337 students. The school is part of the Fairfield 01 school district, which is ranked 43 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairfield Middle has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (86.35%) compared to the surrounding schools, such as Chapin Middle, Kelly Mill Middle, and Blythewood Middle, which have a more diverse racial composition. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Fairfield Middle's performance on specific assessments, such as the EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 exam, is notably higher than the district and state averages.

Fairfield Middle has a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate, indicating that all students come from low-income households, which is significantly higher than the surrounding schools. Despite this, the school has the highest spending per student among the schools analyzed, with $24,393 spent per student in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the surrounding schools that spend between $11,090 and $13,229 per student. Additionally, Fairfield Middle has a lower student-teacher ratio (8.4) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 12.7 to 16.2 students per teacher.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 728 US Highway 321 Bypass Sout
       Winnsboro, SC  29180


(803) 635-4270

District: Fairfield 01

SchoolDigger Rank:
187th of 325 South Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $24,393 Help


Students who attend Fairfield Middle usually attend:

High:    Fairfield Central High

Feeder schools for Fairfield Middle:

Elementary:    Fairfield Elementary
    Fairfield Magnet for Math and Science
    Geiger Elementary
    Kelly Miller Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  10.0 Help
Number of students:  350

Racial breakdown:

African American:
84.3%
White:
8.9%
Hispanic:
2.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  100% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Fairfield Middle ranks worse than 57.5% of middle schools in South Carolina. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.16. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a 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 (84.3%), White (8.9%), Hispanic (2.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 100% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Fairfield Middle is 10. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Fairfield Middle is $24,393.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Fairfield Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairfield Middle 187th of 325 South Carolina public middle schools. (See Fairfield Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Fairfield 01:

SchoolDigger ranks Fairfield 01 43rd of 75 South Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Fairfield Middle

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Rank History for all students at Fairfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 7.51 216th 225 4.0%
2004 5.79 223rd 230 3.0%
2005 8.68 223rd 230 3.0%
2006 20.86 199th 231 13.9%
2007 9.98 226th 236 4.2%
2008 19.48 215th 244 11.9%
2009 23.02 212th 249 14.9%
2010 17.25 234th 261 10.3%
2011 32.04 203rd 269 24.5%
2012 34.93 199th 271 26.6%
2013 28.38 221st 276 19.9%
2014 30.16 225th 291 22.7%
2015 22.54 245th 301 18.6%
2016 19.26 254th 303 16.2%
2017 15.48 276th 317 12.9%
2018 16.60 261st 303 13.9%
2019 14.27 276th 315 12.4%
2021 26.44 230th 311 26.0%
2022 28.87 218th 310 29.7%
2023 37.87 198th 325 39.1%
2024 39.16 187th 325 42.5%
See the entire list of South Carolina Middle School Rankings!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Fairfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.43 241st 280 13.9%
2019 18.38 252nd 289 12.8%
2021 32.87 190th 288 34.0%
2022 35.38 183rd 300 39.0%
2023 44.68 164th 313 47.6%
2024 52.02 128th 307 58.3%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Fairfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.25 242nd 281 13.9%
2019 14.86 257th 296 13.2%
2021 16.85 236th 279 15.4%
2022 30.94 202nd 290 30.3%
2023 40.70 176th 299 41.1%
2024 38.94 177th 294 39.8%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Middle Schools for Female Students!

Rank History for Disabled students at Fairfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.30 190th 194 2.1%
2019 38.06 121st 195 37.9%
2024 34.77 127th 177 28.2%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Middle Schools for Disabled Students!

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Fairfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 20.52 160th 179 10.6%
2022 10.85 169th 182 7.1%
2023 32.41 154th 185 16.8%
2024 31.00 155th 183 15.3%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Middle Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Fairfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.74 246th 284 13.4%
2019 14.46 260th 296 12.2%
2021 37.13 172nd 279 38.4%
2022 27.83 210th 292 28.1%
2023 34.21 193rd 303 36.3%
2024 38.40 169th 294 42.5%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for African American students at Fairfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.79 160th 237 32.5%
2019 34.69 173rd 252 31.3%
2021 59.83 65th 235 72.3%
2022 58.73 74th 249 70.3%
2023 73.48 41st 253 83.8%
2024 77.51 26th 248 89.5%
See the entire list of Best South Carolina Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for White students at Fairfield Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools SC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.46 226th 250 9.6%
2019 16.83 231st 258 10.5%
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Data source: test scores: South Carolina Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: South Carolina State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Fairfield Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 173 587 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 762
1989 160 534 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 695
1990 156 513 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 669
1991 169 519 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 688
1992 152 531 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 684
1993 141 547 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 689
1994 124 487 1 4 0 n/a n/a 0 616
1995 117 449 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 567
1996 117 449 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 567
1997 102 456 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 560
1998 91 503 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 595
1999 94 503 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 599
2000 71 484 2 2 0 n/a n/a 0 559
2001 73 476 3 11 0 n/a n/a 0 563
2002 65 519 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 591
2003 65 519 0 7 0 n/a n/a 0 591
2004 79 535 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 618
2005 62 489 1 12 0 n/a n/a 0 564
2006 68 452 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 527
2007 66 473 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 547
2008 62 435 2 6 0 n/a n/a 0 505
2009 57 390 0 11 0 n/a n/a 0 458
2010 52 373 0 12 0 n/a n/a 0 437
2011 50 355 0 8 0 0 0 0 413
2012 64 361 0 6 0 0 2 0 433
2013 67 392 0 5 0 0 2 0 466
2014 51 389 0 6 0 0 2 0 448
2015 51 376 3 8 0 1 3 0 442
2016 46 332 3 8 0 1 5 0 395
2017 45 297 0 7 0 0 5 0 354
2018 48 338 1 10 0 0 6 0 403
2019 35 369 2 8 0 0 5 0 419
2020 36 344 2 11 0 0 2 0 395
2021 31 294 3 13 0 0 7 0 348
2022 33 269 2 10 0 0 5 0 319
2023 30 291 1 5 2 0 8 0 337
2024 31 295 3 10 1 0 10 0 350

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 Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 762 50.0 15.2 n/a
1989 695 58.3 11.9 n/a
1990 669 44.0 15.2 n/a
1991 688 43.4 15.8 46.7
1992 684 44.2 15.4 53.5
1993 689 44.0 15.7 49.2
1994 616 43.0 14.3 51.3
1995 567 38.0 14.9 56.6
1996 567 38.0 14.9 56.6
1997 560 38.0 14.7 58.2
1998 595 39.0 15.3 67.7
1999 599 40.0 15.0 67.4
2000 559 37.0 15.1 71.7
2001 563 40.0 14.1 78.7
2002 591 46.0 12.8 80.4
2003 591 46.0 12.8 80.4
2004 618 47.0 13.1 79.1
2005 564 46.0 12.3 78.7
2006 527 45.0 11.7 79.3
2007 547 64.0 8.5 79.9
2008 505 46.0 11.0 74.7
2009 458 37.0 12.4 79
2010 437 35.0 12.4 90.6
2011 413 34.0 12.1 85
2012 433 36.0 12.0 91
2013 466 36.0 12.9 86.7
2014 448 36.0 12.4 90
2015 442 40.0 11.0 89.4
2016 395 41.0 9.6 100
2017 354 43.0 8.2 100
2018 403 43.0 9.3 100
2019 419 39.0 10.7 100
2020 395 38.0 10.3 100
2021 348 39.0 8.9 100
2022 319 38.2 8.3 100
2023 337 40.0 8.4 100
2024 350 35.0 10.0 100

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 Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 762 50.0 15.2 n/a
1989 695 58.3 11.9 n/a
1990 669 44.0 15.2 n/a
1991 688 43.4 15.8 46.7
1992 684 44.2 15.4 53.5
1993 689 44.0 15.7 49.2
1994 616 43.0 14.3 51.3
1995 567 38.0 14.9 56.6
1996 567 38.0 14.9 56.6
1997 560 38.0 14.7 58.2
1998 595 39.0 15.3 67.7
1999 599 40.0 15.0 67.4
2000 559 37.0 15.1 71.7
2001 563 40.0 14.1 78.7
2002 591 46.0 12.8 80.4
2003 591 46.0 12.8 80.4
2004 618 47.0 13.1 79.1
2005 564 46.0 12.3 78.7
2006 527 45.0 11.7 79.3
2007 547 64.0 8.5 79.9
2008 505 46.0 11.0 74.7
2009 458 37.0 12.4 79
2010 437 35.0 12.4 90.6
2011 413 34.0 12.1 85
2012 433 36.0 12.0 91
2013 466 36.0 12.9 86.7
2014 448 36.0 12.4 90
2015 442 40.0 11.0 89.4
2016 395 41.0 9.6 100
2017 354 43.0 8.2 100
2018 403 43.0 9.3 100
2019 419 39.0 10.7 100
2020 395 38.0 10.3 100
2021 348 39.0 8.9 100
2022 319 38.2 8.3 100
2023 337 40.0 8.4 100
2024 350 35.0 10.0 100

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 Middle

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $834 (4.7%) $687 (3.9%) $1,522 (8.7%) $13,598 (77.4%) $2,449 (13.9%) $16,046 (91.3%) $17,568
2020 $750 (4.2%) $725 (4.0%) $1,475 (8.2%) $13,417 (74.8%) $3,048 (17.0%) $16,465 (91.8%) $17,940
2021 $792 (4.3%) $808 (4.4%) $1,599 (8.7%) $14,714 (80.0%) $2,084 (11.3%) $16,798 (91.3%) $18,397
2022 $848 (3.9%) $935 (4.3%) $1,783 (8.2%) $17,751 (82.1%) $2,093 (9.7%) $19,844 (91.8%) $21,627
2023 $4,594 (18.8%) $1,580 (6.5%) $6,174 (25.3%) $15,644 (64.1%) $2,575 (10.6%) $18,219 (74.7%) $24,393

Data source: South Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Fairfield Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 276th of 315 Middle schoolsRanks 198th of 325 Middle schools
 26.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Middle)23.738
 14.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield 01)23.738
 14.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)4450.1
 6.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield Middle)16.723.3
 6.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield 01)16.723.3
 6.6%
   7th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)35.331
 4.3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield Middle)25.451.1
 25.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Fairfield 01)25.451.1
 25.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (South Carolina)44.553.1
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield Middle)15.523.4
 7.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Fairfield 01)15.523.4
 7.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (South Carolina)36.631.6
 5%
End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Fairfield Middle)68.6100
 31.4%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (Fairfield 01)52.973.5
 20.6%
   End of Course Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (South Carolina)68.668.3
 0.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students419337
 19.6%
African American369291
 21.1%
American Indian02
Asian21
 50%
Hispanic85
 37.5%
Pacific Islander00
White3530
 14.3%
Two or More Races58
 60%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%100%


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Fairfield Middle ranks 187th of 325 South Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 350 students attended Fairfield Middle.

Students who attend Fairfield Middle usually go on to attend Fairfield Central High

Students at Fairfield Middle are 84% African American, 9% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.


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