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Fairview High School

Public Grades 7-12

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 254 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 19% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Fairview High School is a public high school located in Ashland, Kentucky, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 299 students. The school is part of the Fairview Independent School District, which is ranked 152 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fairview High School consistently underperforms the state average in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and writing were significantly lower than the state averages. The school's performance on the ACT exam is also below the state average, with only 22% of 11th-grade students proficient in mathematics and 43% proficient in reading in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's four-year graduation rate is relatively high, ranging from 83.6% to 94.0% in recent years, which is comparable to the nearby schools. Fairview High School also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the state average, ranging from 25.0% to 35.5% in recent years.

Compared to the nearby schools, such as Boyd County Central School, Boyd County High School, and Raceland-Worthington High School, Fairview High School generally underperforms in academic proficiency, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism. However, the school's spending per student and student-teacher ratio are more favorable compared to the nearby schools.

257

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,109

Per pupil spending ?

90.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2123 Main St W
Ashland, KY 41102

(606) 324-9226

District: Fairview Independent

Feeder schools for Fairview High School:

Elementary:

Fairview Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.8%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Hispanic:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (28% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 25% Kentucky)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

Kentucky avg43%

Middle school

290^th of 320

Kentucky public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

206^th of 254

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 57 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Kentucky High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

152^nd of 157Fairview Independent among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	290 of 320	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	238 of 324	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	297 of 327	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	301 of 320	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	221 of 282	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	310 of 335	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	298 of 322	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	299 of 330	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.2	271 of 331	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	302 of 337	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.7	220 of 335	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.0	293 of 335	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.3	244 of 319	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	53.6	155 of 304	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.3	218 of 299	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.8	195 of 289	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.7	173 of 287	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.2	218 of 284	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	266 of 298	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	238 of 300	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	236 of 295	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	291 of 299	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	286 of 299	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	279 of 290	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	272 of 314	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	216 of 311	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	238 of 309	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	282 of 310	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	288 of 303	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	259 of 285	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	282 of 303	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	41.0	173 of 304	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.4	252 of 307	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	254 of 304	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.3	293 of 303	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	268 of 293	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	7.0	283 of 294	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	298 of 314	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	263 of 316	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	300 of 320	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	302 of 314	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	206 of 254	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.1	89 of 290	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	118 of 276	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	164 of 271	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.1	81 of 267	69.7%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	126 of 285	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.1	207 of 271	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.4	198 of 287	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.0	182 of 288	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	70.4	71 of 295	75.9%	★★★★☆
2014	57.6	118 of 290	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	48.3	163 of 291	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.4	173 of 229	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	54.2	92 of 226	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	32.5	164 of 223	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.2	134 of 217	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.2	139 of 217	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.8	159 of 217	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	64.9	82 of 261	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	156 of 253	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	122 of 252	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	128 of 236	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	132 of 249	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.0	189 of 234	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	191 of 242	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	69.3	57 of 274	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	51 of 272	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	36.7	178 of 266	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.1	35 of 234	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	59 of 254	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	29.9	183 of 232	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	156 of 239	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.5	85 of 262	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	91 of 259	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.4	202 of 257	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.1	45 of 238	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	124 of 251	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.4	206 of 237	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	99.3	1 of 162	99.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	221 of 251	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	57.8	103 of 273	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	130 of 264	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.1	172 of 260	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2019)4th percentile-4 vs school

High school

Special Education (2023)99th percentile+42 vs school

Female (2024)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Writing35%-12 vs state

Reading34%-10 vs state

Social Studies26%-13 vs state

Mathematics25%-16 vs state

Editing and Mechanics24%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)			KSA Reading (2025)		KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 11th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Writing 11th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 11th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Fairview High School	Public	7-12	2123 Main St W	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Fairview Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(606) 324-9226	257	22	11.8	90.7%	236 (91.8%)	4 (1.6%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	20.7	206^th of 254 public high schools	18.9%		64.1	89^th of 290 public high schools	69.3%	117	24.0	24.0	27.0	24.0	44.0		40.0	30.0	24.0	27.0	31.0	16.0	$23,109	$2,167	$1,406	$3,766	$12,067	$3,003	$14,704
Paul G. Blazer High School	Public	9-12	1500 Blazer Blvd	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 327-6040	821	61	13.4	54.1%	669 (81.5%)	33 (4.0%)	38 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (9.6%)	59	81^st of 254 public high schools	68.1%		59.2	102^nd of 290 public high schools	64.8%	21			45.0		55.0			36.0		40.0		49.0	$17,894	$576	$1,401	$1,977	$11,313	$4,604	$15,917
Raceland-Worthington Schools Campus A	Public	7-12	1539 Greenup Ave	Ashland	41101	Boyd County	Raceland-Worthington Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 836-7141	5	3	1.8		5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Russell Area Technology Center	Public	8-12	705 Red Devil Lane	Russell	41169	Greenup County	Kentucky Technical System	No	No	No	No	(606) 836-1256	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Russell Independent Alternative School	Public, Virtual	5-12	705 Red Devil Lane	Russell	41169	Greenup County	Russell Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 836-1256	14	1	14.0	64.3%	13 (92.9%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Russell High School	Public	9-12	709 Red Devil Lane	Russell	41169	Greenup County	Russell Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 836-9658	615	38	16.0	39.5%	561 (91.2%)	7 (1.1%)	12 (2.0%)	10 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.7%)	78.4	37^th of 254 public high schools	85.4%		86.8	18^th of 290 public high schools	93.8%	19			52.0		55.0	30.0		66.0		44.0		52.0	$18,835	$740	$480	$1,220	$10,853	$2,535	$13,388
Ashland Alternative School	Public, Virtual	6-12	2208 Diniaco Drive	Ashland	41101	Boyd County	Ashland Independent	No	No	Yes	No	(606) 327-2797	13	3	4.3	92.3%	9 (69.2%)	1 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)								(n/a)
Raceland-Worthington High School	Public	8-12	500 Ram Blvd	Raceland	41169	Greenup County	Raceland-Worthington Independent	No	No	No	No	(606) 836-7141	387	21	18.4	45.5%	360 (93.0%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	55.3	106^th of 254 public high schools	58.3%		70	68^th of 290 public high schools	76.6%	38		20.0	55.0	38.0	52.0	16.0	38.0	44.0	36.0	33.0	53.0	49.0	$21,638	$403	$103	$507	$10,967	$5,022	$15,974
Boyd County Career & Technical Educ Center Vocational School	Public	9-12	12300 Midland Trail Rd.	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	No	(606) 928-7120	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Boyd County High School	Public	9-12	14375 Lions Lane	Ashland	41102	Boyd County	Boyd County	No	No	No	No	(606) 928-7100	888	55	16.1	52.8%	844 (95.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.2%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.6%)	50.9	119^th of 254 public high schools	53.1%		43.3	158^th of 290 public high schools	45.5%	39			38.0		49.0	21.0		47.0		37.0		43.0	$23,850	$1,837	$75	$492	$12,027	$2,997	$15,060

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairview High School

How many students attend Fairview High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended Fairview High School.

What district is Fairview High School in?

Fairview Independent

What is the racial makeup of Fairview High School?

Students at Fairview High School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Fairview High School a good school?

Fairview High School ranks in the bottom 18.9% of Kentucky high schools.

What schools feed into Fairview High School?

Fairview High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Fairview Elementary School

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