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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Fairfield High Preparatory School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
519
High
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 682
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FAIRFIELD CITY·NCES 010144000516
Fairfield High Preparatory School
610 Valley Rd, Fairfield, AL 35064 · (205) 785-5176 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Alabama public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 17.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
438 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 132 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 139 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 127 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 121 | 23% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fairfield City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
1.6%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
6.3%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 2 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of AL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
3.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.7%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 3% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 23% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fairfield High Preparatory School
Fairfield High Preparatory School's state test result (3.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield High Preparatory School this school | 519 | 84.4% | 3.4% |
| Acceleration Day and Evening Academy MOBILE | 513 | 83.2% | 7.9% |
| John L Leflore Magnet School Mobile | 582 | 85.7% | 8.9% |
| Ben C Rain High School Mobile | 587 | 86.7% | 7.0% |
| Sumter Central High School York | 526 | 85.2% | 14.5% |
| CF Vigor High School Prichard | 620 | 84.7% | 8.7% |
Matched among Alabama high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fairfield High Preparatory School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 3.4% | #303 of 305 | #31 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.3% | #248 of 305 | #17 of 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 1.6% | #305 of 305 | #32 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 519 | #166 of 319 | #29 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #273 of 307 | #29 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.0% | #289 of 307 | #31 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #17 of 317 | #2 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.5% | #18 of 164 | #1 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
519
-262 (-34%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 21.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 519 | 26 | 20.0:1 | 84% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 28.3 | 17.0:1 | 82% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 26.3 | 19.4:1 | 82% (417) |
| 2020-21 | 781 | 36 | 21.7:1 | 82% (638) |
| 2017-18 | 769 | 35.3 | 21.8:1 | 82% (629) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 37 | 21.9:1 | 59% (481) |
| 2010-11 | 703 | 37 | 19.0:1 | 86% (605) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 35% (245) |
| 1990-91 | 670 | 39 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfield High Preparatory School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (769 to 519); teachers down 26% (35.3 to 26).
About Fairfield High Preparatory School
Fairfield High Preparatory School is a public high school run by Fairfield City in Fairfield, Alabama. The school reports 519 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 24% smaller than the 682 average for high schools in Alabama.
Fairfield City is the district for Fairfield High Preparatory School. It has 4 schools and 1,348 students.
Federal enrollment data show Fairfield High Preparatory School is 94% Black. The school is also 5% Hispanic. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 42%. Fairfield High Preparatory School's diversity index is 11%, against a US figure of 70%.
Fairfield High Preparatory School operates with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 20.0:1. That is higher than the 17.2:1 average for high schools in Alabama. About 84% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Fairfield High Preparatory School is D. Compared with Alabama public high schools, the school scored higher than 6% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Fairfield High Preparatory School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 3.4%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Alabama are predicted to post 22.7%, so the school is 19.3 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Across Jefferson County, the median household income is $66,388, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Jefferson County has 181 public schools and roughly 97,401 students.
The closest public school, C J Donald Middle School, is about 0.2 miles from Fairfield High Preparatory School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Fairfield High Preparatory School ranks 7th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Fairfield High Preparatory School as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 34% enrollment decrease, from 781 in 2020-21 to 519 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 21.7:1 to 20.0:1.
The Fairfield High Preparatory School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
667,755
Census ACS
Median income
$66,388
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
181
97,401 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fairfield City
- C J Donald Middle SchoolMiddle · 316 students
- Glen Oaks Intermediate SchoolElementary · 275 students
- Robinson Primary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Fairfield Alternative SchoolCombined
- Fairfield Area Vocational SchoolHigh
Other schools in Fairfield
- C J Donald Middle SchoolMiddle · 316 students
- Glen Oaks Intermediate SchoolElementary · 275 students
- Robinson Primary SchoolElementary · 238 students
- Fairfield Alternative SchoolCombined
- Fairfield Area Vocational SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- C J Donald Middle School0.2 mi · 316
- Charles A Brown Elementary School0.7 mi · 296
- Robinson Primary School1.0 mi · 238
- Wylam Elementary School1.1 mi · 399
- Central Park Elementary School1.4 mi · 386
- Green Acres Middle School1.6 mi · 309
Frequently asked questions
About Fairfield High Preparatory SchoolHow many students attend Fairfield High Preparatory School?
Fairfield High Preparatory School enrolls approximately 519 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Fairfield High Preparatory School serve?
Fairfield High Preparatory School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Fairfield High Preparatory School have?
Fairfield High Preparatory School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Fairfield High Preparatory School?
Student demographics at Fairfield High Preparatory School are roughly 1% White, 5% Hispanic, 94% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairfield High Preparatory School?
Fairfield High Preparatory School is overseen by Fairfield City in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.