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Fairfield Area Middle School
4840 Fairfield Rd
Fairfield PA, 17320, Adams County
Phone: 717-642-8228
Ranking: 
(1,602 out of 2,311, bottom 31%)*
(1,602 out of 2,311, bottom 31%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
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: | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 358 | 355 | 367 | 380 | 393 | 442 | 423 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 79 | 22.1% | 80 | 22.5% | 94 | 25.6% | 94 | 24.7% | 82 | 20.9% | 104 | 23.5% | 104 | 24.6% |
| Grade 6: | 84 | 23.5% | 95 | 26.8% | 97 | 26.4% | 80 | 21.1% | 96 | 24.4% | 114 | 25.8% | 108 | 25.5% |
| Grade 7: | 100 | 27.9% | 95 | 26.8% | 87 | 23.7% | 95 | 25.0% | 109 | 27.7% | 110 | 24.9% | 105 | 24.8% |
| Grade 8: | 95 | 26.5% | 85 | 23.9% | 89 | 24.3% | 109 | 28.7% | 106 | 27.0% | 108 | 24.4% | 106 | 25.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 170 | 47.5% | 174 | 49.0% | 181 | 49.3% | 193 | 50.8% | 203 | 51.7% | 217 | 49.1% | 203 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 188 | 52.5% | 181 | 51.0% | 186 | 50.7% | 187 | 49.2% | 180 | 45.8% | 215 | 48.6% | 216 | 51.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 9 | 2.5% | 4 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.4% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 2.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 7 | 1.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.7% |
| White: | 334 | 93.3% | 334 | 94.1% | 351 | 95.6% | 363 | 95.5% | 381 | 96.9% | 428 | 96.8% | 405 | 95.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 58 | 16.2% | 51 | 14.4% | 61 | 16.6% | 58 | 15.3% | 34 | 8.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 21 | 5.9% | 25 | 7.0% | 26 | 7.1% | 25 | 6.6% | 29 | 7.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.14 | 13.63 | 13.39 | 13.43 | 14.04 | 15.50 | 16.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.2% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 57.7% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 79.6% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 69.1% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | 59.8% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 78.7% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.2% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 57.8% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.7% | 44.7% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | 52.4% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 53.6% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.7% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 46.9% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 45.6% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 59.5% | 59.5% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 39.6% | 39.2% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 44.9% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | 65.2% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 67.6% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 73.8% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 52.9% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 66.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61.3% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 65.8% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 72.1% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 63.6% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.7% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 68.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 67.8% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.7% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 69.6% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.4% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 77.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 48.5% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 56.2% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | 60.2% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 70.3% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 76% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 81% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.3% | 79.3% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.7% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 66.7% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.5% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 68.6% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75% | 75% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 82.4% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 80% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77.6% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 81.7% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 65.7% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 59.4% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 65.5% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 61.2% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.4% | 55.8% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 66% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 74.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 55% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 67.3% | 72.7% |
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* Fairfield Area Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.