Education in Fairfield, Connecticut

Last updated September 05, 2025

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.^[1]

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 School

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 2003 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

History

The limited in-person instruction and online education during the COVID-19 pandemic in Connecticut prompted some parents in the Farfield school district, along with some parents in other school districts, to switch to private schools with full in-person education and/or homeschooling.^[2]

References

↑ Board Members Archived 2008-05-02 at the Wayback Machine . Fairfield Public Schools.
↑ LaBella, Josh (2020-12-11). "'I don't regret it for one second:' Parents decide to pull kids from Fairfield schools". Connecticut Post . Retrieved 2025-08-02.

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[1] Board Members Archived 2008-05-02 at the Wayback Machine . Fairfield Public Schools.

[2] LaBella, Josh (2020-12-11). "'I don't regret it for one second:' Parents decide to pull kids from Fairfield schools". Connecticut Post . Retrieved 2025-08-02.

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