Fairfield · Solano County

Schools in Fairfield

Fairfield’s 17 public elementary schools run from the bottom 1% to the 82nd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). They sit in all four bands, from Strong to Needs Support.

Elementary · 17 schools

from bottom 1% to 82nd · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Nelda Mundy Elementary: 82nd percentile, Strong
  • K. I. Jones Elementary: 68th percentile, Solid
  • Cordelia Hills Elementary: 66th percentile, Solid
  • Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun: 62nd percentile, Solid
  • Oakbrook Academy of the Arts: 59th percentile, Solid
  • Suisun Valley Elementary: 42nd percentile, Developing
  • Laurel Creek Elementary: 35th percentile, Developing
  • Rolling Hills Elementary: 23rd percentile, Needs Support
  • Center Elementary: 22nd percentile, Needs Support
  • Fairview Elementary: 12th percentile, Needs Support
  • Tolenas Elementary: 7th percentile, Needs Support
  • Dover Elementary: 4th percentile, Needs Support
  • Sullivan Language Immersion Academy: 4th percentile, Needs Support
  • Weir Preparatory Academy: 2nd percentile, Needs Support
  • Cleo Gordon Elementary: 1st percentile, Needs Support
  • E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning: bottom 1%, Needs Support
  • Anna Kyle Elementary: bottom 1%, Needs Support
10Needs Support
2Developing
4Solid
1Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 11 schools

from 5th to 94th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun: 94th percentile, Strong
  • Public Safety Academy: 85th percentile, Strong
  • Green Valley Middle: 85th percentile, Strong
  • Suisun Valley Elementary: 72nd percentile, Solid
  • Golden West Middle: 54th percentile, Solid
  • Oakbrook Academy of the Arts: 42nd percentile, Developing
  • Weir Preparatory Academy: 23rd percentile, Needs Support
  • B. Gale Wilson Middle: 19th percentile, Needs Support
  • Matt Garcia Career and College Academy: 18th percentile, Needs Support
  • E. Ruth Sheldon Academy of Innovative Learning: 6th percentile, Needs Support
  • Grange Middle: 5th percentile, Needs Support
5Needs Support
1Developing
2Solid
3Strong

High · 5 schools

from 6th to 95th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Public Safety Academy: 95th percentile, Strong
  • Angelo Rodriguez High: 74th percentile, Solid
  • Vanden High: 58th percentile, Solid
  • Fairfield High: 9th percentile, Needs Support
  • Armijo High: 6th percentile, Needs Support
2Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
1Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 6 of the 27 ranked schools teach two levels, so they appear in more than one picture.

Schools around Fairfield

33 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Fairfield score highest?

Nelda Mundy Elementary is highest, at the 82nd percentile.

That’s higher than 82 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Fairfield

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

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Context

The average Fairfield elementary school had 24 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

1 elementary school not ranked statewide
  • H. Glenn RichardsonSpecial education center: students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery, so we don’t rank it

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Fairfield score highest?

Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun is highest, at the 94th percentile.

That’s higher than 94 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Fairfield

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Fairfield middle school had 21 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Which high schools in Fairfield score highest?

Public Safety Academy is highest, at the 95th percentile.

That’s higher than 95 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Fairfield

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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  • Fairfield HighFairfield-Suisun Unified
    9thNeeds SupportScope Score 40
  • Armijo HighFairfield-Suisun Unified
    6thNeeds SupportScope Score 37
Context

The average Fairfield high school had 21 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100.

5 high schools not ranked statewide

Continuation schools, court and community schools and special education centers enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

8 private schools have a Fairfield address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Which public schools in Fairfield rank highest?

Elementary: Nelda Mundy Elementary, 82nd percentile (Strong). Middle: Virtual Academy of Fairfield-Suisun, 94th percentile (Strong). High: Public Safety Academy, 95th percentile (Strong). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Fairfield decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Fairfield good?

Fairfield’s 17 public elementary schools run from the bottom 1% to the 82nd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 4 Solid, 2 Developing and 10 Needs Support. Fairfield’s 11 public middle schools run from the 5th to the 94th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 3 Strong, 2 Solid, 1 Developing and 5 Needs Support. Fairfield’s 5 public high schools run from the 6th to the 95th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 2 Solid and 2 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Fairfield compare with California?

The average Fairfield elementary school had 24 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average Fairfield middle school had 21 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. The average Fairfield high school had 21 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California high school we score had 22 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Fairfield address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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