Education in Fairfield, Connecticut facts for kids

Fairfield, Connecticut has a total of 16 public schools. There are a total of seven private elementary schools, two private high schools, and two private universities located in Fairfield.

Fairfield public schools

Fairfield's public schools are governed by a large administrative body, as well as a nine-member elected Board of Education.

Elementary schools

• Burr Elementary School - Established 2004
• Holland Hill School
• Jennings School - Established 1967
• McKinley School
• Mill Hill School - Established 1956, Reopened 1991
• North Stratfield School
• Osborn Hill School - Established 1957, Closed 1981, Reopened 1997.
• Riverfield School - Established 1962
• Roger Sherman School
• Stratfield School
• Timothy Dwight Schools

Middle schools

• Fairfield Woods Middle School - Established 1955 as Fairfield Woods School
• Roger Ludlowe Middle School - Established 1998
• Tomlinson Middle School

High schools

• Fairfield Ludlowe High School - Roger Ludlowe Senior High School Closed 1987, Reopened 2004 as FLHS
• Fairfield Warde High School - Established 1956 as Andrew Warde Senior High School

Private and parochial schools

Primary schools

• Eagle Hill - Southport
• Fairfield Country Day School
• Hillel Academy
• Holy Family School - closed by the Diocese of Bridgeport at the end of the 2009-2010 academic year
• Our Lady of the Assumption School
• Pear Tree Point School
• St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School
• The Unquowa School

Secondary schools

• Fairfield College Preparatory School, located on the campus of Fairfield University
• Notre Dame Catholic High School

Universities

• Fairfield University
• Sacred Heart University