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Fairfield High Preparatory School

Public Grades 9-12

364^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 386 Alabama High Schools

Better than 6% of Alabama high schools

Summary

Fairfield High Preparatory School is a public high school in Fairfield, AL, serving 519 students in grades 9-12 within the Fairfield City district.

Fairfield High stands out for its remarkable graduation rate of 96.8%—well above the state average of 91.5% and significantly higher than nearby schools like Parker High School (75%) and Jackson-Olin High School (63.8%). The school has also made dramatic strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, dropping from a staggering 48.9% in 2022-2023 to just 5.2% in 2024-2025—far better than the state average of 12% and much lower than Minor High School (28.1%) or Magic City Acceptance Academy (27.6%). These improvements suggest a school that has successfully shifted its culture around attendance and student persistence.

However, the academic picture is more challenging. Proficiency rates are dramatically below state averages: only 4.85% of 11th graders are proficient in math, 11.65% in science, and 3.92% in English, compared to state averages of 27.21%, 36.17%, and 33.73% respectively. This creates a paradox—students are graduating at high rates, but may not be academically prepared for college or career. For comparison, Magic City Acceptance Academy, just 4.7 miles away, achieves English proficiency rates 15 times higher (58.97%) but has a lower graduation rate (75%). The school spends $10,804 per student, less than nearby Wenonah High School ($13,629) or Midfield High School ($12,982), yet achieves better graduation outcomes. There are bright spots: science proficiency is a relative strength, and the school showed strong results with special education students in 2023-2024. The path forward likely involves applying the same successful strategies used to improve attendance and graduation to boost academic mastery.

519

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

610 Valley Rd
Fairfield, AL 35064

(205) 785-5176

District: Fairfield City

Racial breakdown:

African American:

94.2%

Hispanic:

5.0%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Alabama average (92%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Alabama average (7% vs 32% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English scores 30 pts below the Alabama average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school7%

District avg7%

Alabama avg32%

364^th of 386

Alabama public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

131^st of 140Fairfield City among Alabama districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	11.2	393 of 432	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	427 of 440	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	408 of 437	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	418 of 423	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	402 of 432	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	392 of 432	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.1	398 of 430	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	24.1	226 of 271	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	249 of 266	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	218 of 252	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	238 of 247	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	9.8	405 of 423	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	404 of 415	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	364 of 399	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	385 of 392	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	355 of 380	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	18.5	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	15.8	381 of 421	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	402 of 415	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	360 of 396	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	386 of 396	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	328 of 349	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2022	14.4	378 of 427	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	402 of 418	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	379 of 399	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	394 of 397	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.9	373 of 380	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2021	27.7	221 of 274	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	250 of 254	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	214 of 223	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	138 of 195	29.2%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	364 of 386	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	362 of 374	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	367 of 378	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	349 of 371	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	352 of 367	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	350 of 371	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	353 of 366	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.7	345 of 356	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	336 of 353	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.5	338 of 351	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.7	352 of 353	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.4	353 of 358	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.1	338 of 358	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.0	340 of 358	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	345 of 360	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.5	330 of 358	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	25.4	310 of 357	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.3	329 of 359	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.4	354 of 358	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	15.0	339 of 357	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	31.6	298 of 359	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.5	231 of 357	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	197 of 238	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.3	207 of 228	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	212 of 231	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	203 of 224	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	189 of 222	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.2	180 of 228	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	206 of 224	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	205 of 223	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	8.4	363 of 377	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	348 of 359	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	353 of 366	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	340 of 358	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	342 of 367	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	331 of 359	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	337 of 354	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	335 of 347	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	320 of 343	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	12 of 15	20.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.2	10 of 11	9.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	9 of 10	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2021	19.1	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.3	14 of 17	17.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	14 of 16	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	354 of 383	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	343 of 367	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	359 of 375	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	331 of 349	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	341 of 361	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	338 of 361	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	343 of 358	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	333 of 349	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.3	301 of 315	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	342 of 380	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	349 of 363	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	350 of 368	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	336 of 358	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	356 of 366	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	354 of 366	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	348 of 357	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	336 of 350	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	323 of 339	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Alabama percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	102 of 194	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	56 of 198	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	15.2	148 of 169	12.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	173 of 196	11.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	55 of 171	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.0	130 of 160	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Special Education (2021)19th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2022)17th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2022)11th percentile~ school

Homeless (2022)11th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)10th percentile~ school

Female (2022)4th percentile-5 vs school

High school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile+44 vs school

Homeless (2026)20th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2026)17th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Alabama (2025-2026) ?

Science12%-25 vs state

Mathematics5%-22 vs state

English4%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Summative Assessment Mathematics (2026)				Summative Assessment Science (2026)		Summative Assessment English (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Summative Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Mathematics 11th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 8th Grade	Summative Assessment Science 11th Grade	Summative Assessment English 6th Grade	Summative Assessment English 7th Grade	Summative Assessment English 8th Grade	Summative Assessment English 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairfield High Preparatory School	Public	9-12	610 Valley Rd	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 785-5176	519	26	19.9	84.4%	3 (0.6%)	489 (94.2%)	26 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10	364^th of 386 public high schools	5.7%		10.2	362^nd of 374 public high schools	3.2%	2				4.9		11.7				3.9
Fairfield Area Vocational School	Public	10-12	610 Valley Rd	Fairfield	35064	Jefferson County	Fairfield City	No	No	No	No	(205) 783-6850																			(n/a)
JacksonOlin High School	Public	9-12	1300 Avenue F Ensley	Birmingham	35218	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-6431	713	41	17.3	86.1%	0 (0.0%)	645 (90.5%)	62 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	9.3	369^th of 386 public high schools	4.4%		11.6	351^st of 374 public high schools	6.1%	18				1.7		7.2				9.8	$15,677	$4,133	$11,540
Midfield High School	Public	9-12	1600 High School Rd	Midfield	35228	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 923-2834	327	19	17.6	83.5%	2 (0.6%)	301 (92.0%)	20 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	8.1	374^th of 386 public high schools	3.1%		8.4	369^th of 374 public high schools	1.3%	5				1.5		9.2				4.8
Midfield Area Vocational Department	Public	9-12	1600 High School Dr	Midfield	35221	Jefferson County	Midfield City	No	No	No	No	(205) 923-2833																			(n/a)
Wenonah High School	Public	9-12	2800 Wilson Rd SW	Birmingham	35221	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-1675	670	39	17.1	81.2%	7 (1.0%)	591 (88.2%)	64 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	10	363^rd of 386 public high schools	6.0%		13.2	338^th of 374 public high schools	9.6%	25				3.9		9.2				8.1	$23,007	$6,559	$16,443
Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School	Public	6-12	1450 Carson Road North	Birmingham	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5280	345	20	17.6	38.3%	143 (41.4%)	139 (40.3%)	50 (14.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	100	2^nd of 386 public high schools	99.5%					(n/a)	69.6	78.5	66.7	80.9	98.0	89.4	97.4	95.7	98.0	91.5	$17,025	$1,172	$15,838
Magic City Acceptance Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	75 Bagby Dr	Birmingham	35209	Jefferson County	Magic City Acceptance Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(205) 961-3204	345	22	15.6	49.6%	183 (53.0%)	38 (11.0%)	104 (30.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.3%)	69.9	97^th of 386 public high schools	74.9%		84.8	51^st of 374 public high schools	86.4%	46	7.1	24.4	18.0	19.1	56.4	40.5	32.1	58.5	61.5	59.0	$14,556	$2,053	$12,504
Parker High School	Public	9-12	400 Abraham Woods Jr Blvd	Birmingham	35204	Jefferson County	Birmingham City	No	No	No	Yes	(205) 231-2370	942	43	21.9	79.9%	4 (0.4%)	753 (79.9%)	169 (17.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.4%)	19.6	315^th of 386 public high schools	18.4%		16.5	317^th of 374 public high schools	15.2%	2				12.6		14.6				13.8	$13,627	$2,869	$10,752
Pleasant Grove High School	Public	6-12	100 Spartan Drive	Pleasant Grove	35127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(205) 379-5250	752	48	15.7	63.4%	23 (3.1%)	683 (90.8%)	33 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.6%)	18.4	320^th of 386 public high schools	17.1%		11.6	353^rd of 374 public high schools	5.6%	33	1.1	1.1	2.8	10.5	28.7	17.5	28.6	29.7	41.3	11.0	$12,225	$1,423	$10,787

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairfield High Preparatory School

What district is Fairfield High Preparatory School in?

Fairfield City

What is the racial makeup of Fairfield High Preparatory School?

Students at Fairfield High Preparatory School are 94% African American, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Fairfield High Preparatory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Fairfield High Preparatory School.

Is Fairfield High Preparatory School a good school?

Fairfield High Preparatory School ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Alabama high schools.

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2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesDec 27, 2025

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