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Fayetteville High School

Q: Is Fayetteville High School a good school?

Fayetteville High School ranks 271 st of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Fayetteville High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Fayetteville High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Fayetteville High School?

Students at Fayetteville High School are 47% White, 42% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Q: What schools feed into Fayetteville High School?

Fayetteville High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Ralph Askins School Middle : Fayetteville Middle School

Public Grades 9-12

271^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 400 Tennessee High Schools

Better than 32% of Tennessee high schools

Summary

Fayetteville High School is a small public high school in Fayetteville, Tennessee, serving 315 students in grades 9–12 and operating as the only high school in the Fayetteville City Schools district. The school's greatest strength is its near-universal graduation rate: 98.9% of students graduated in 2024–2025, well above the state average of 90.5% and higher than nearby Moore County High School (95.9%) and Lincoln County High School (90.7%). Its dropout rate of just 1.1% compares favorably to the state's 6.7%, showing that the school is highly effective at keeping students enrolled and on track to earn a diploma.

The academic picture, however, is more challenging, particularly in mathematics. In 2025–2026, only 21.1% of students scored proficient in Algebra I, 11.1% in Algebra II, and 18.0% in Geometry — all well below state averages. English II proficiency was 49.2% versus 58.1% statewide, while Biology I was close to the state average at 48.3%. The contrast with Lincoln County High School, located just 1.24 miles away, is especially stark: Lincoln County ranked in the 81st percentile statewide with 4 stars, while Fayetteville ranked in the 32nd percentile with 2 stars. On nearly every subject test, Lincoln County's proficiency rates were substantially higher, despite both schools spending nearly the same per student ($10,258 vs. $10,240).

The school has made progress in other areas. Chronic absenteeism dropped from 27.2% in 2021–2022 to 16.7% in 2024–2025, now below the state average of 18.3%. Fayetteville's state ranking also rebounded from a historically low 14th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 32nd percentile in 2025–2026, though it remains far below its mid-2010s performance in the 74th percentile. For families weighing their options, the choice between Fayetteville City Schools and the higher-ranked Lincoln County Schools appears to be associated with very different academic outcomes. While Fayetteville High School clearly excels at graduating its students, improving math achievement and building on this year's momentum will be essential for a sustained turnaround.

315

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,258

Per pupil spending ?

32.4%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

1800 Wilson Parkway
Fayetteville, TN 37334

(931) 433-3158

District: Fayetteville City Schools

Feeder schools for Fayetteville High School:

Elementary:	Ralph Askins School
Middle:	Fayetteville Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.7%

African American:

41.9%

Two or more races:

7.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Tennessee average (91%)

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

!Algebra II scores 26 pts below the Tennessee average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg28%

Tennessee avg43%

271^st of 400

Tennessee public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 35 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

130^th of 141Fayetteville City Schools among Tennessee districts

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

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	271 of 400	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.9	334 of 389	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	279 of 392	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	229 of 384	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	247 of 358	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	207 of 347	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	209 of 342	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.4	123 of 341	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.8	72 of 273	73.6%	★★★★☆
2016	59.5	114 of 351	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.1	143 of 300	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	46.7	183 of 296	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	62.9	98 of 285	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	83.1	26 of 269	90.3%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	174 of 230	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	225 of 233	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	186 of 240	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	177 of 239	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	147 of 222	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	99 of 208	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.3	133 of 187	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	86 of 199	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	297 of 365	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	286 of 365	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	237 of 366	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	251 of 350	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	172 of 340	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	186 of 337	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	219 of 308	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	254 of 324	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	293 of 337	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	287 of 330	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	246 of 322	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	197 of 317	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.8	271 of 302	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	245 of 308	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	334 of 368	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	195 of 366	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	175 of 359	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.1	244 of 349	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	171 of 332	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	184 of 329	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	160 of 330	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.4	215 of 323	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	168 of 326	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	125 of 325	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	179 of 312	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	135 of 306	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.9	131 of 301	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	79 of 307	74.3%	★★★★☆

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)

High school

White (2026)52nd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)24th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2025-2026) ?

English II49%-9 vs state

Biology I48%~ state avg

Algebra I21%-11 vs state

English I21%-16 vs state

Geometry18%-24 vs state

Algebra II11%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				TNReady Mathematics (2026)			TNReady English Language Arts (2026)			TNReady Algebra I (2026)					TNReady Algebra II (2026)				TNReady Biology I (2026)					TNReady US History (2026)				TNReady English I (2026)					TNReady English II (2026)				TNReady Geometry (2026)					TNReady Science (2026)			TNReady Social Studies (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	Directly certified (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	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 9th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 10th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 11th Grade	TNReady Algebra I 12th 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 10th Grade	TNReady English I 11th Grade	TNReady English I 12th Grade	TNReady English I All Grades	TNReady English II 10th Grade	TNReady English II 11th Grade	TNReady English II 12th Grade	TNReady English II All Grades	TNReady Geometry 9th Grade	TNReady Geometry 10th Grade	TNReady Geometry 11th Grade	TNReady Geometry 12th Grade	TNReady Geometry All Grades	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	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
Fayetteville High School	Public	9-12	1800 Wilson Parkway	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Fayetteville City Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 433-3158	347	27	12.9	32.4%	157 (45.2%)	141 (40.6%)	18 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.6%)	33.3	271^st of 400 public high schools	32.3%		17.9	334^th of 389 public high schools	14.1%	63							21.1				21.1		11.3		11.1		48.3			48.3					21.1				21.1	49.2			49.2		18.3			18.0							$10,258	$518	$9,072
Lincoln County High School	Public	9-12	1233 Huntsville Highway	Fayetteville	37334	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 433-6505	1,208	66	18.4	16.8%	1,048 (86.8%)	28 (2.3%)	95 (7.9%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.4%)	72.6	77^th of 400 public high schools	80.8%		71.7	72^nd of 389 public high schools	81.5%	5							36.5	< 5%			34.3	85.0	33.9		37.5	82.3	48.1	20.0		54.4		59.6	23.1	57.4	45.0				43.1	66.5			65.9	≥ 95%	42.3	< 5%		42.4							$10,240	$355	$9,277
Moore County High School	Public	7-12	1502 Hwy 55	Lynchburg	37352	Moore County	Moore County Schools	No	No	No	No	(931) 759-4231	390	30	13.2	17.5%	352 (90.3%)	12 (3.1%)	12 (3.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.6%)	44.8	214^th of 400 public high schools	46.5%		64.1	101^st of 389 public high schools	74.0%	113	31.7	60.6	47.0	38.1	43.7	41.0	13.7				13.7		17.5		17.2		66.7			66.7					25.3				25.3	61.4			61.4		32.8			35.0	66.7	66.2	66.4	71.4	54.9	62.7	$13,566	$273	$12,726

Frequently Asked Questions about Fayetteville High School

Is Fayetteville High School a good school?

Fayetteville High School ranks 271^st of 400 Tennessee high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Fayetteville High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Fayetteville High School.

What district is Fayetteville High School in?

Fayetteville City Schools

What schools feed into Fayetteville High School?

Fayetteville High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ralph Askins School
Middle : Fayetteville Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Fayetteville High School?

Students at Fayetteville High School are 47% White, 42% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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