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Fairley High School

Public, Charter Grades

Summary

Fairley High School is a public charter high school in Memphis, Tennessee, serving 399 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Achievement School District, which is ranked last out of 139 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating.

Fairley High School has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing high schools in Tennessee, with only 6.2% of 10th-grade students and 6.1% of all students proficient or better in TNReady/Biology I, compared to the state averages of 36.5% and 45.3%, respectively. The school's performance on other subject tests, such as TNReady/English II, TNReady/US History, and TNReady/Algebra II, also lags significantly behind the state and district averages. Fairley High School's student group performance, including for African American students and low socioeconomic status students, is also among the lowest in the state.

While Fairley High School has a relatively high spending per student at $16,846 in the 2020-2021 school year, this has not translated into improved academic outcomes. Nearby schools, such as Hillcrest High School, Mitchell High, and Westwood High, also perform significantly below the state averages but generally outperform Fairley High School. The high concentration of African American students at Fairley High School (97.24%) and the school's relatively high student-teacher ratio may be contributing factors to its low academic performance.

480

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4950 Fairley RD
Memphis, TN 38109

(901) 730-8160

District: Achievement School District

Feeder schools for Fairley High School:

Elementary:	Geeter School
	Westhaven Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

97.9%

Hispanic:

1.0%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Tennessee average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Tennessee average (12% vs 90%)

!Dropout rate above the Tennessee average (85% vs 7%)

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school9%

District avg8%

Tennessee avg41%

Not ranked this year

Fairley High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	6.2	387 of 392	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	379 of 384	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	344 of 358	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	334 of 341	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	339 of 351	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	13.0	229 of 240	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	234 of 239	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	211 of 222	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	192 of 199	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	4.1	362 of 365	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	366 of 366	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	340 of 350	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.4	337 of 340	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	337 of 337	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	8.0	334 of 337	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	321 of 330	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	321 of 322	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	315 of 317	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2024	7.5	357 of 366	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	347 of 359	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	329 of 349	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2024)5th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)1st percentile~ school

Female (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Tennessee (2023-2024) ?

English II16%-35 vs state

English I8%-27 vs state

Biology I6%-39 vs state

Algebra II5%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)							TNReady English Language Arts (2025)							TNReady Algebra I (2025)			TNReady Algebra II (2025)				TNReady Biology I (2025)					TNReady US History (2025)				TNReady English I (2025)		TNReady English II (2025)		TNReady Geometry (2025)			TNReady Science (2025)							TNReady Social Studies (2025)				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/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	TNReady Mathematics 3rd Grade	TNReady Mathematics 4th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 5th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 3rd Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 4th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 5th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Algebra II 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra II 12th Grade	TNReady Algebra II All Grades	TNReady Biology I 9th Grade	TNReady Biology I 10th Grade	TNReady Biology I 11th Grade	TNReady Biology I 12th Grade	TNReady Biology I All Grades	TNReady US History 10th Grade	TNReady US History 11th Grade	TNReady US History 12th Grade	TNReady US History All Grades	TNReady English I 9th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 3rd Grade	TNReady Science 4th Grade	TNReady Science 5th Grade	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fairley High School	Public	9-12	4950 Fairley RD	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(901) 321-2500	0																		(n/a)																																																	$14,303	$1,862	$11,538
J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle	Public, Magnet	K-8	5250 Tulane Rd	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3156	493	33	14.9		1 (0.2%)	455 (92.3%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.3%)	81.6	143^rd of 1009 public elementary schools	85.8%		78	167^th of 1018 public elementary schools	83.6%	24	71.1	76.9	61.7	60.6	66.7	38.6	61.2	68.4	59.0	61.7	59.1	62.3	45.2	58.0	92.3		92.9																					47.4	64.1	53.2	50.0	49.2	50.0	51.7	56.1	60.7	39.7	51.5	$16,910	$1,385	$14,626
Westhaven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4585 Hodge Rd.	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8740	746	42	17.9		1 (0.1%)	714 (95.7%)	22 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	14.8	889^th of 1009 public elementary schools	11.9%		10.4	950^th of 1018 public elementary schools	6.7%	61	32.5	18.7	19.6				24.2	27.6	26.1	25.2				26.4																								10.6	20.7	9.8				13.1					$14,775	$1,666	$12,122
Geeter School	Public	PK, KG-8	4649 Horn Lake RD	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-8157	610	35	17.3		9 (1.5%)	570 (93.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.9%)	4.1	1002^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	0.7%		5.5	1004^th of 1018 public elementary schools	1.4%	2	11.8	19.6			6.2		5.7	7.8	13.2	5.7	8.8	5.4		6.3																								5.9	13.2	6.0	8.8			6.1	7.1	7.1		5.3	$14,110	$2,092	$11,064
Holmes Road Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1083 E Holmes Rd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(901) 416-6469	793	41	19.2		8 (1.0%)	741 (93.4%)	20 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	20 (2.5%)	13.9	902^nd of 1009 public elementary schools	10.6%		9	967^th of 1018 public elementary schools	5.0%	65	22.2	18.6					14.9	30.3	18.6	24.0				24.6																								23.2	19.8	11.5				18.0					$15,469	$1,956	$12,560
Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship	Public, Charter	6-12	5132 Jonetta ST	Memphis	38109	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 538-9500	723	47	15.3		1 (0.1%)	607 (84.0%)	104 (14.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.5%)	23.6	308^th of 389 public high schools	20.8%		18.5	332^nd of 392 public high schools	15.3%	24				16.5	14.1	27.6	19.2				13.9	8.2		8.8		12.5	12.4	28.6	7.9		11.1	18.0				18.7		33.7		33.3	20.1	20.1	59.2	55.3	6.7		6.1				25.3	15.3	22.4	20.8	49.4	32.9	27.6	36.7	$14,252	$1,495	$12,391
Whitehaven High	Public, Magnet	9-12	4851 Elvis Presley Blvd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-3000	1,549	82	18.8		4 (0.3%)	1,455 (93.9%)	23 (1.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (4.1%)	60	126^th of 389 public high schools	67.6%		62.6	109^th of 392 public high schools	72.2%	17																51.2	50.0	49.6	44.7	28.6	47.3		72.7	40.3	35.0	41.9		77.9	58.8	72.4	20.5	20.3	38.6	38.1	73.5	60.7	68.6												$13,670	$1,339	$11,585
Whitehaven Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4783 Elvis Presley Blvd	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(901) 416-7431	425	28	15.4		6 (1.4%)	398 (93.6%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	30	737^th of 1009 public elementary schools	27.0%		19.1	848^th of 1018 public elementary schools	16.7%	111	28.2	34.9	30.5				31.1	29.6	35.9	28.3				31.3																								22.9	43.8	43.1				35.9					$14,863	$1,505	$12,379
Freedom Prep Middle - Brownlee	Public, Charter	6-12	817 Brownlee RD	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 538-9500	317	16	20.4		1 (0.3%)	244 (77.0%)	65 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)								(n/a)				21.8	32.1	23.3	25.7				30.9	16.0	12.7	20.1																											37.3	42.5	33.0	37.6	47.3	41.5	50.5	46.4	$11,829	$1,446	$10,017
City University School of Independence	Public, Charter	9-12	1475 East Shelby DR	Memphis	38116	Shelby County	Memphis-Shelby County Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(901) 775-2219	14	1	10.1		0 (0.0%)	14 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.9	283^rd of 389 public high schools	27.2%					(n/a)																							28.6			28.6	25.0			25.0			28.6	28.6	23.1		23.1												$8,792	$1,358	$7,068

Frequently Asked Questions about Fairley High School

What district is Fairley High School in?

Achievement School District

How many students attend Fairley High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 480 students attended Fairley High School.

What is the racial makeup of Fairley High School?

Students at Fairley High School are 98% African American, 1% Hispanic.

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