All FAIRFIELD SCHOOLS HAVE EXEMPLARY TAAS RATINGS!
Exemplary is the top rating possible in the Texas Education Agency Accountability Summary, TAAS. This rating means the school has at least 90% passing in each subject area of the TAAS exam by all students and each of the four student groups; 1 percent or less drop out rate; and at least 94 percent attendance rate.

Fairfield is located in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District, the largest "Recognized" district in all of Texas. To earn this prestigious rating from the Texas Education Agency, a district must achieve an attendance
rate of 94% or higher, a dropout rate of 3.5% or less, and TAAS passing rates of 80% on all tests for the entire student body as well as all subgroups. Students benefit from a wide array of challenging academic and extracurricular activities and from a low overall student/teacher ratio of 22:1. Seventy two percent of Cy-Fair High School graduates go on to attend college. Fairfield students attend Ault Elementary, Arnold Middle School, and Cy-Fair High School. Ault Elementary is located inside Fairfield, and Arnold Middle and Cy-Fair High Schools are just minutes away. All three schools have received Exemplary ratings.

Ault Elementary 21010 Maple Village Drive, Cypress, Texas 77429 (281) 373-2800 School Hours 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jane Tipps, Principal Each year since Ault opened, the school has earned an Exemplary rating from Texas Successful Schools Awards program, the highest rating awarded by the state. Ault was also listed by Texas Monthly in a feature on the best elementary schools in Texas. Teachers and programs have won local, state, and national accolades. One of the school's science programs, NEEDS, was honored as the most outstanding in the state and also received national recognition. Many of Ault's teachers are recognized as being outstanding. One was named State Social Studies teacher of the 1996-97 school year. Another was one of twenty-five educators across the nation selected to serve on the Presidential National Energy Commission.

Goodson Middle School 17333 Huffmiester, Cypress, Texas 77429 (281 373-2350 School Hours 7:30a.m. to 2:30p.m. Phyllis Hamilton, Principal. Goodson Middle School opened for the 2001/2002 school year with an experienced principal and staff. Former Arnold Middle School principal, Phyliss Hamilton, and 50% of her teaching team have relocated to Goodson Middle School. Among other awards Arnold Middle School received an Exemplary TAAS rating under Phyllis Hamiltons direction. Goodson Middle School is 217,323 square feet and features both a boys and girls gymnasium.

Cy-Fair High School 22602 Hempstead Highway, Cypress, Texas, 77429 (281) 897-4600 School Hours 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Jodie Smith, Principal Cy-Fair High School received the Recognized School Award for student performance during the 1997-98 school year. Two National Merit Finalists and ten Commended Students were named during 1997-98. All Fairfield schools have Exemplary TAAS ratings. Exemplary is the top rating possible in the Texas Education Agency Accountability Summary, TAAS. This rating means the school has at least 90% passing in each subject area of the TAAS exam by all students and each of the four student groups; 1 percent or less drop out rate; and at least 94 percent attendance rate.