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What's something Fyffe High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
954
Combined
DISTRICT 894 · STATE 673
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB COUNTY·NCES 010114000415
Fyffe High School
153 Church St, Fyffe, AL 35971 · (256) 623-2116 · DeKalb County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL954 STUDENTS
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Scored higher than 87% 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.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
469 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 54 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 67 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 71 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 70 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 75 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 80 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 55 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 30% larger than its 8th grade class (60).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
38.9%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 63 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Fyffe High School
Fyffe High School's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fyffe High School this school | 954 | 49.2% | 52.4% |
| Plainview School Rainsville | 1,167 | 53.0% | 54.8% |
| Sand Rock High School Sand Rock | 783 | 46.6% | 40.8% |
| J U Blacksher School Uriah | 747 | 53.8% | 38.6% |
| Ider School Ider | 586 | 50.7% | 48.5% |
| Skyline High School Scottsboro | 586 | 45.9% | 61.3% |
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 Fyffe High School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #7 of 62 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #14 of 62 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #9 of 62 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 954 | #4 of 69 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #30 of 61 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #16 of 61 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #53 of 65 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #18 of 21 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
954
+33 (+4%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 891
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 954 | 57.3 | 16.6:1 | 49% (469) |
| 2023-24 | 939 | 57.5 | 16.3:1 | 56% (525) |
| 2022-23 | 937 | 57.5 | 16.3:1 | 57% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 921 | 58 | 15.9:1 | 46% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 936 | 59 | 15.9:1 | 55% (512) |
| 2015-16 | 978 | 58 | 16.9:1 | 57% (561) |
| 2010-11 | 974 | N/A | N/A | 56% (542) |
| 2000-01 | 894 | 57 | 15.7:1 | 35% (312) |
| 1990-91 | 891 | 45 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fyffe High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (936 to 954); teachers down 3% (59 to 57.3).
About Fyffe High School
Fyffe High School is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels in Alabama, located in Fyffe. Its enrollment is 954 students, spread over pre-K through 12. That compares with an average of about 673 students for combined schools in Alabama.
The DeKalb County system has 12 schools and 8,769 students.
The largest group at Fyffe High School is White students, at 70%. Other groups make up 18% Native American and 9% Hispanic. County-wide, 80% of DeKalb County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
Staffing at Fyffe High School comes to 57.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.6:1. By comparison, the average for combined schools in Alabama is 17.9:1. Fyffe High School counts 49% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in DeKalb County averages 65%, higher than here.
Fyffe High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of Alabama public K-12 schools.
A school with Fyffe High School's lunch-eligibility share in Alabama is predicted to score 48.2%. Fyffe High School scores 52.4%, 4.2 points above that line.
Looking at the county, DeKalb County, median household income comes to about $51,204, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. The county has 20 public schools and about 12,277 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Plainview School, is about 5.2 miles. There are 4 other public schools within ten miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Fyffe High School is 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 921 (2020-21) to 954 (2024-25).
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DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
72,269
Census ACS
Median income
$51,204
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
12,277 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb County
- Geraldine SchoolCombined · 1,211 students
- Plainview SchoolCombined · 1,167 students
- Sylvania SchoolCombined · 915 students
- Collinsville High SchoolCombined · 906 students
- Crossville Middle SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Crossville Elementary SchoolElementary · 658 students
Nearby schools
- Plainview School5.2 mi · 1,167
- Macedonia School7.2 mi · 138
- Geraldine School8.8 mi · 1,211
- Sylvania School9.4 mi · 915
- Section High School10.1 mi · 503
- Dutton Elementary School11.0 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Fyffe High SchoolHow many students attend Fyffe High School?
Fyffe High School enrolls approximately 954 students in grades PK-12.
Is Fyffe High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fyffe High School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many teachers does Fyffe High School have?
Fyffe High School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is Fyffe High School?
Fyffe High School reports a student body of 70% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Fyffe High School?
Fyffe High School is overseen by DeKalb County in DeKalb County.
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