Top Rankings
Fairfield Public School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New Jersey for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 319 students in Fairfield Public School District.
Public Preschool in Fairfield Public School District have an average reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the New Jersey public pre schools of 44%).
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the New Jersey public preschool average of 64% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NJ)
# Schools
2 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
703 Students
368,793 Students
# Teachers
59 Teachers
33,264 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Fairfield Public School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 645 school districts in New Jersey (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#190 out of 648 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
35-39%
23%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
6%
8%
% Hispanic
12%
36%
% Black
1%
16%
% White
80%
36%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,330 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,940. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,688 is less than the state median of $25,837. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$36,642 MM
Spending
$15 MM
$35,142 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,330
$26,940
Spending / Student
$20,688
$25,837
Best Fairfield Public School District Public Preschools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Adlai E. Stevenson School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59% )
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
15 Knoll Road
Fairfield, NJ 07004
(973) 227-2120
Fairfield, NJ 07004
(973) 227-2120
Gr: PK-2 | 319 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 14%
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