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Fairdale High

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

221^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 262 Kentucky High Schools

Better than 16% of Kentucky high schools

Summary

Fairdale High is a public high school in Fairdale, Kentucky, serving grades 9–12 with 1,405 students in Jefferson County. Its most urgent concern is chronic absenteeism: in 2025–2026, half of students were chronically absent, down 6 percentage points from 56% in 2021–2022 but still 18 points above the district and 26 points above the state.

Fairdale’s KSA results are below state averages in all six subjects, but compare well with nearby schools: Fairdale had the second-highest reported score in every subject, behind Louisville Male High. Writing is its clearest strength against the district: 36% were proficient, 4 points above the district, though 11 points below the state. In math, Fairdale scored 23%, compared with 29% in the district and 40% statewide; reading was 34%, versus 36% and 49%. Science, social studies, and editing and mechanics were also below both district and state results. Even so, Fairdale exceeded the nearby-school average in every subject—for example, 36% in writing versus 28% and 23% in math versus 17%.

Fairdale’s proficiency improved from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026 in five subjects, with gains of 7 points in math, 10 in reading, 7 in writing, 8 in social studies, and 1 in editing and mechanics; its gap to the state narrowed in each. SchoolDigger ranked Fairdale 221st of 262 schools, at the 16th percentile with 1 star, up from the 9th percentile the prior year but below its 31st-percentile standing in 2015–2016. Its student-teacher ratio was 15.4:1 in 2024–2025, and 66% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. One subgroup result stands out: SchoolDigger ranked Fairdale at the 1st percentile for how well it serves Multi-racial Students in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s 16th-percentile overall ranking; the subgroup ranking had fallen 20 points since 2023–2024.

1,405

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,812

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1001 Fairdale Road
Fairdale, KY 40118

(502) 485-8248

District: Jefferson County

Feeder schools for Fairdale High:

Elementary:	Auburndale Elementary
	Coral Ridge Elementary
	Fairdale Elementary
	Minors Lane Elementary
Middle:	Lassiter Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.5%

Hispanic:

35.7%

African American:

16.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (26% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Kentucky average (87% vs 94%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg29%

Kentucky avg39%

221^st of 262

Kentucky public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 23High Schools in the Jefferson County

135^th of 158Jefferson County 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	221 of 262	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	232 of 254	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	242 of 290	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	238 of 276	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	222 of 271	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	223 of 267	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	222 of 285	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	197 of 271	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.6	207 of 287	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.2	199 of 288	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.5	223 of 295	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.2	190 of 290	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.1	196 of 291	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	19.3	209 of 229	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	40.7	140 of 226	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	22.4	191 of 223	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	25.8	177 of 217	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.7	183 of 217	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	196 of 217	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	65 of 75	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	72 of 75	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	56 of 93	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	59 of 83	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.8	74 of 89	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	43 of 78	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	63 of 89	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	35 of 94	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	15 of 27	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	7.8	26 of 26	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	23 of 28	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.8	13 of 25	48.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	84 of 153	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.0	136 of 154	11.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	45 of 166	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	40 of 166	75.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	31.1	32 of 48	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	20 of 41	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	29 of 37	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.2	8 of 29	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	7 of 29	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	8 of 30	73.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	208 of 244	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	222 of 239	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	234 of 261	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.2	233 of 253	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	219 of 252	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	213 of 236	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	213 of 249	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	195 of 234	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	97 of 115	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	107 of 115	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	114 of 124	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	104 of 116	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	89 of 114	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	73 of 92	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	70 of 88	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	46 of 80	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	5.8	36 of 37	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.3	15 of 33	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	201 of 245	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	221 of 242	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	237 of 274	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	231 of 272	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	216 of 266	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	209 of 234	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	203 of 254	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.6	114 of 232	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	218 of 243	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	221 of 239	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	230 of 262	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	223 of 259	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	220 of 257	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	205 of 238	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	209 of 251	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	123 of 237	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	86 of 87	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	69 of 87	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	72 of 77	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2024	17.7	158 of 168	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	105 of 162	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.0	199 of 226	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2026	23.5	199 of 253	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.5	224 of 251	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	234 of 273	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	236 of 264	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	217 of 260	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	161 of 203	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	184 of 219	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	160 of 198	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)16th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

African American (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2024)6th percentile-11 vs school

Homeless (2023)3rd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2025-2026) ?

Writing36%-11 vs state

Reading34%-15 vs state

Editing and Mechanics25%-15 vs state

Mathematics23%-17 vs state

Social Studies23%-14 vs state

Science12%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				KSA Mathematics (2026)				KSA Reading (2026)				KSA Science (2026)		KSA Writing (2026)		KSA Social Studies (2026)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Mathematics 10th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Reading 10th Grade	KSA Science 7th 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	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairdale High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1001 Fairdale Road	Fairdale	40118	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8248	1,405	91	15.4	65.6%	597 (42.5%)	228 (16.2%)	501 (35.7%)	37 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	38 (2.7%)	16.2	221^st of 262 public high schools	15.6%		10.7	232^nd of 254 public high schools	8.7%	11				23.0				34.0		12.0		36.0		23.0		25.0	$21,812	$2,352	$15,396
Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent Program	Public	6-12	1010 Neighborhood Pl	Fairdale	40118	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8748	43	19	2.2	76.7%	11 (25.6%)	17 (39.5%)	13 (30.2%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)								(n/a)
Southern High	Public, Magnet	9-12	8620 Preston Highway	Louisville	40219	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8330	1,725	98	17.5	64.8%	427 (24.8%)	508 (29.4%)	685 (39.7%)	36 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	65 (3.8%)	6.7	242^nd of 262 public high schools	7.6%		6.1	239^th of 254 public high schools	5.9%	3				15.0				25.0				21.0		18.0		21.0	$18,407	$2,774	$14,237
Doss High	Public	9-12	7601 St Andrews Church Rd	Louisville	40214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8239	1,235	75	16.5	70.0%	231 (18.7%)	579 (46.9%)	330 (26.7%)	31 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	57 (4.6%)	2.4	256^th of 262 public high schools	2.3%		1.2	252^nd of 254 public high schools	0.8%	4				10.0				14.0		3.0		13.0		12.0		14.0	$23,162	$3,867	$17,613
Iroquois High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4615 Taylor Boulevard	Louisville	40215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8269	1,301	81	16.0	77.5%	196 (15.1%)	624 (48.0%)	341 (26.2%)	79 (6.1%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (4.5%)	1.4	261^st of 262 public high schools	0.4%		0.9	254^th of 254 public high schools	0.0%	7				9.0				11.0						9.0		6.0	$21,856	$3,316	$17,143
Mary Ryan Academy	Public	9-12	1281 Gilmore Lane	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-7988	16	5	3.1	87.5%	8 (50.0%)	5 (31.3%)	3 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
W.E.B. DuBois Academy	Public, Magnet	6-12	3307 East Indian Trail	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8253	477	38	12.7	61.8%	15 (3.1%)	401 (84.1%)	24 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.1%)	22.2	210^th of 262 public high schools	19.8%					(n/a)	38.0	16.0	32.0		46.0	49.0	38.0	40.0			19.0	40.0	35.0	18.0	24.0	28.0
Liberty High	Public	7-12	3901 Atkinson Square Drive	Louisville	40218	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-7100	100	28	3.5	71.0%	37 (37.0%)	52 (52.0%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.0%)								(n/a)				13.0
Louisville Male High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4409 Preston Highway	Louisville	40213	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8292	1,763	92	19.1	46.2%	720 (40.8%)	776 (44.0%)	113 (6.4%)	49 (2.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	103 (5.8%)	44.6	141^st of 262 public high schools	46.2%		66.2	63^rd of 254 public high schools	75.2%	78				40.0				43.0		17.0		54.0		30.0		41.0	$17,062	$2,041	$13,687
North Bullitt High School	Public	9-12	3200 E Hebron Ln	Shepherdsville	40165	Bullitt County	Bullitt County	No	No	No	No	(502) 869-6200	1,178	64	18.4	55.2%	939 (79.7%)	50 (4.2%)	115 (9.8%)	13 (1.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.8%)	8.4	238^th of 262 public high schools	9.2%		14.8	219^th of 254 public high schools	13.8%	19				22.0				29.0		9.0		28.0		12.0		18.0	$20,766	$482	$12,848

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairdale High

Is Fairdale High a good school?

Fairdale High ranks in the bottom 15.6% of Kentucky high schools.

What schools feed into Fairdale High?

Fairdale High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Auburndale Elementary
Elementary : Coral Ridge Elementary
Elementary : Fairdale Elementary
Elementary : Minors Lane Elementary
Middle : Lassiter Middle

What district is Fairdale High in?

Jefferson County

How many students attend Fairdale High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,405 students attended Fairdale High.

What is the racial makeup of Fairdale High?

Students at Fairdale High are 42% White, 36% Hispanic, 16% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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