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Fairfield Elementary · Davis

Fairfield Elementary: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

Fairfield is an elementary school in Davis. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. With 48 students total, this school likely falls below that threshold in most tested grades. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

With little published data, a visit does the heavy lifting: ask about class sizes, teacher tenure, and where last year's students went next.

  • Ask about typical class sizes and the student-teacher ratio.
  • Ask how long teachers have stayed at the school.
  • Ask where recent graduates or transfers went next.
  • Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom, and watch how a lesson actually runs.

Where the path goes

The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.

K-12 Feeder Path

Feeder patterns derived from NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries are approximate and may have changed — verify with your school district for current assignments.

The people teaching here

Context — never part of the Scope Score
Student : teacherStudent to teacher ratio: this school 24:1, district 23:124:1
Teaching staff2 teachers
Avg. experience10.0 years
Fully credentialed100%
Salary Schedule
Teacher salary schedule$56,837 – $107,257
Principal salary$144,820 – $168,039
Superintendent salary$330,422

Pay is set by the district, not the school.

What gets spent here

Per-pupil spendingPer-pupil spending: $20,409, CA average $14,815$20,409 · spent at this school
District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,563 per student

The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.

Where the district's dollars go · FY 2024–25 · CDE SACS
Instruction58%
Instruction support12%
Student services11%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance9%
Other2%

District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.

district detail, 2016–2020 — the newest published
2020$14,513 per pupil
2019$12,722 per pupil
2018$12,987 per pupil
2017$12,299 per pupil
2016$11,369 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

The neighborhood it serves

White62.5%
District 43.3% · CA 19.9%
Other25.0%
District 12.4% · CA 9.0%
Hispanic8.3%
District 24.3% · CA 56.1%
Asian4.2%
District 16.6% · CA 10.2%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 18.8% (45pp below CA avg)
Neighborhood — American Community Survey
Median income$74K · CA $85K
Median home value$896K · CA $659K
Bachelor's degree+78% · CA 35%
ZIP population53,630
Median age23 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level

Worth Knowing

At 48 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).

Your other options

Private alternatives nearby

Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.


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