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Fayetteville High School

170 W W Averitte Dr, Sylacauga, AL 35151 · (256) 315-5550 · Talladega County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Alabama public K-12 schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats 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 K-12 schools

Enrollment
580
Combined
DISTRICT 431 · STATE 673
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
216 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K305%
Kindergarten376%
Grade 1366%
Grade 2315%
Grade 3549%
Grade 4478%
Grade 5448%
Grade 6366%
Grade 7498%
Grade 8519%
Grade 9366%
Grade 10458%
Grade 11539%
Grade 12315%

This year's kindergarten class (37) is 27% smaller than its 8th grade class (51).

Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
52290%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 50% · US 43%
Hispanic
142%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
244%
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 31% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 6%
Two+
142%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
30753%
Female
27347%

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Test scores

ACAP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
65.4%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
39.4%
AL avg 31.8%

What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.

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 Fayetteville High School

Fayetteville High School's state test result (52.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Fayetteville High School this school58037.2%52.2%
Millry High School
Millry
50940.3%45.3%
South Lamar School
Millport
62444.4%57.1%
North Sand Mountain School
Higdon
69439.3%49.4%
Skyline High School
Scottsboro
58645.9%61.3%
Horseshoe Bend High School
New Site
77642.1%45.4%
Matched among Alabama K-12 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 Fayetteville High School ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Alabama
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
52.2%#8 of 62
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.4%#12 of 62
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
65.4%#5 of 62
Enrollment
ranked largest first
580#30 of 69
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.8:1#59 of 61
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
18.7%#48 of 61
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
37.2%#64 of 65
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.9%#10 of 37
Ranked against other public K-12 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 2024-25
Enrollment
580
-50 (-8%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2558029.319.8:137% (216)
2023-2457832.917.6:149% (286)
2022-2362333.718.5:150% (313)
2020-216303617.5:140% (249)
2017-1869836.719.0:142% (292)
2015-167013718.9:144% (311)
2010-116374314.8:150% (317)
2000-015243017.5:141% (215)
1990-914402319.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fayetteville High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 17% (698 to 580); teachers down 20% (36.7 to 29.3).

About Fayetteville High School

Fayetteville High School is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels with an address in Sylacauga, Alabama. Total enrollment is 580 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 12.

Federal data list 17 schools in Talladega County, with 7,321 students enrolled.

White students are 90% of those enrolled at Fayetteville High School. The rest of enrollment is 4% Black, 2% Hispanic, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Talladega County's population at about 62%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.

The school lists 29.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1. Compared with the 17.9:1 average for combined schools in Alabama, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 37% of the student body. It compares with 62% for public schools in Talladega County.

On the allk12 Grade, Fayetteville High School lands at B+, ahead of 73% of Alabama public K-12 schools.

In Alabama, Fayetteville High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 52.2% actual against a predicted 56.9%.

In the wider Talladega County area, median household income comes to about $57,776, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. Talladega County's 33 public schools enroll about 10,973 students and include Fayetteville High School.

Wilsonville Elementary School, about 7.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Within ten miles of Fayetteville High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Fayetteville High School places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.

By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment was 580 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 630. The ratio was 17.5:1 in 2020-21 and 19.8:1 in 2024-25.

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Talladega County at a glance

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Population
81,021
Census ACS
Median income
$57,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,973 students

Quick facts

School name
Fayetteville High School
District
Talladega County
Address
170 W W Averitte Dr, Sylacauga, AL 35151
Phone
(256) 315-5550
County
Talladega County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
580
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
19.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
216 (37%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
010318001216
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Talladega County
Other schools in Sylacauga
Other Fayetteville High schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Fayetteville High. Fayetteville High School is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Fayetteville High School
How many students attend Fayetteville High School?
Fayetteville High School enrolls approximately 580 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Fayetteville High School serve?
Fayetteville High School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fayetteville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fayetteville High School is approximately 19.8:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Fayetteville High School?
Fayetteville High School reports a student body of 90% White, 2% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Fayetteville High School public or private?
Fayetteville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Talladega County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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