Fairfield Area MS

Middle school·Grades 5-8 Fairfield, Pennsylvania·17320
Score
48.6/100
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#237
Among 460 Pennsylvania middle schools
Top 52%
In Pennsylvania

Score 48.6/100: better than 48% of Pennsylvania middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
47%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 53%, better than 38% of them
247 students tested
Math
38%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 38%, better than 57% of them
246 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 5PSSA42.661
English language artsGrade 6PSSA48.256
English language artsGrade 7PSSA48.672
English language artsGrade 8PSSA46.658
English language artsAll gradesPSSA46.6247
MathGrade 5PSSA6060
MathGrade 6PSSA33.956
MathGrade 7PSSA33.372
MathGrade 8PSSA25.958
MathAll gradesPSSA38.2246

School profile

Grades
5-8
Students
284
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
284
Typical middle school: 572
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Adams County

Contact

Address
4840 Fairfield Rd
Fairfield, PA 17320

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Fairfield Area MS at a glance

Fairfield Area MS is a public middle school in Fairfield, Pennsylvania, serving grades 5-8. It is part of the Fairfield Area SD school district. It has about 284 students (a typical Pennsylvania middle school has 572).

In 2024-25 state tests, 47% in English language arts (similar schools: 53%) and 38% in math (similar schools: 38%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania middle schools, it scores 48.6 out of 100: better than 48% of them, ranking #237 of 460. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.