Fairfield Area High School
4840 Fairfield Rd
Fairfield PA, 17320, Adams County
Phone: 717-642-8228
Ranking: (378 out of 626, bottom 40%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Fairfield Area School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 36 | |||||||
Total Students: | 394 | 404 | 430 | 420 | 390 | 390 | 418 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 87 | 22.1% | 96 | 23.8% | 101 | 23.5% | 116 | 27.6% | 106 | 27.2% | 100 | 25.6% | 106 | 25.4% |
Grade 10: | 97 | 24.6% | 95 | 23.5% | 117 | 27.2% | 105 | 25.0% | 100 | 25.6% | 98 | 25.1% | 110 | 26.3% |
Grade 11: | 97 | 24.6% | 110 | 27.2% | 107 | 24.9% | 104 | 24.8% | 93 | 23.8% | 95 | 24.4% | 97 | 23.2% |
Grade 12: | 113 | 28.7% | 103 | 25.5% | 105 | 24.4% | 95 | 22.6% | 91 | 23.3% | 97 | 24.9% | 105 | 25.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 205 | 52.0% | 204 | 50.5% | 209 | 48.6% | 203 | 48.3% | 172 | 44.1% | 174 | 44.6% | 218 | 52.2% |
Female: | 189 | 48.0% | 200 | 49.5% | 221 | 51.4% | 217 | 51.7% | 210 | 53.8% | 208 | 53.3% | 196 | 46.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 8 | 2.0% | 6 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.6% | 8 | 1.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
Black: | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.0% |
White: | 376 | 95.4% | 390 | 96.5% | 411 | 95.6% | 403 | 96.0% | 379 | 97.2% | 377 | 96.7% | 408 | 97.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 12.7% | 35 | 8.7% | 41 | 9.5% | 34 | 8.1% | 23 | 5.9% | 66 | 16.9% | 66 | 15.8% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 19 | 4.8% | 24 | 5.9% | 22 | 5.1% | 20 | 4.8% | 14 | 3.6% | 49 | 12.6% | 59 | 14.1% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.74 | 14.33 | 15.86 | 14.51 | 12.70 | 13.30 | 11.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 41.6% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 40% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | 36.8% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 46.9% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.4% | 39.1% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49.5% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 59.1% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.3% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.4% | 65.4% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.2% | 55.2% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 50.9% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.1% | 67.3% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 60.5% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 53.6% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.9% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 68.8% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 60.6% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 77.5% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | 35.1% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 30.8% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 32.9% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 44.9% | 44.9% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.5% | 49.5% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | 52.5% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.2% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.8% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 79.5% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 87.7% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 82.9% |
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* Fairfield Area High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.