Center Street Elem School
Fairfield, IL · Fairfield PSD 112
Regular public school · Grades 4 - 8 · Town, remote
412th of 685 Illinois middle schools statewide · better than 40%▼ Declining
200 W Center St, Fairfield, IL 62837
(618)842-2679NCES ID 171471001814Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Center Street Elem School 412th of 685 Illinois middle schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 40% of middle schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 49th in 2019 to 40th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 297 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 93.0% | 91.6% | ▼ 1.4 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.6% | 3.7% | ▲ 1.1 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.7% | 2.4% | ▲ 0.7 pts | |
| Black | 0.9% | 2.0% | ▲ 1.1 pts | |
| Asian | 1.5% | 0.0% | ▼ 1.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $118K in zip 62837 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Center Street Elem School
- #318Cisne Middle SchoolNorth Wayne CUSD 200 · 10.1 mi away318th of 685
ELA 61% ▲13 · Math 32% =Compare - #502Clay City Jr High SchoolClay City CUSD 10 · 21.2 mi away502nd of 685
ELA 33% ▼15Compare - #106Floyd Henson Jr High SchFlora CUSD 35 · 21.6 mi away106th of 685
ELA 79% ▲31 · Math 53% ▲21Compare - #145Washington Attendance CenterCarmi-White County CUSD 5 · 22.7 mi away145th of 685
ELA 68% ▲20 · Math 54% ▲22Compare - #208Carmi White Cnty Jr High SchCarmi-White County CUSD 5 · 22.7 mi away208th of 685
ELA 68% ▲20 · Math 43% ▲11Compare - #267Richland County Middle SchoolRichland County CUSD 1 · 29.7 mi away267th of 685
ELA 63% ▲15 · Math 38% ▲6Compare
What school district is Center Street Elem School in?
Center Street Elem School is part of the Fairfield PSD 112 district in Fairfield, Illinois.
Is Center Street Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Center Street Elem School 412th of 685 Illinois middle schools (better than 40% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Center Street Elem School?
White 92%, Two or more races 4%, Hispanic 2%, Black 2% (297 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Center Street Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62837 is $118K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.