1
Enrollment
1,405
High
DISTRICT 862 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY·NCES 210299000651
Fairdale High
1001 Fairdale Road, Fairdale, KY 40118 · (502) 485-8248 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,405 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Kentucky public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
922 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 380 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 391 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 343 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 286 | 20% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 0% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
28.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
21.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
23.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% typical for Kentucky 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 Fairdale High
Fairdale High's state test result (23.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairdale High this school | 1,405 | 65.6% | 23.0% |
| Southern High Louisville | 1,725 | 64.8% | 16.5% |
| Seneca High Louisville | 1,255 | 67.8% | 20.3% |
| Bryan Station High School Lexington | 2,030 | 61.7% | 30.5% |
| Marion C. Moore School Louisville | 1,892 | 67.7% | 17.8% |
| Boone County High School Florence | 1,252 | 52.6% | 36.3% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Fairdale High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #199 of 211 | #11 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #200 of 211 | #11 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #198 of 211 | #9 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,405 | #34 of 304 | #10 of 35 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #69 of 217 | #10 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #27 of 217 | #14 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.6% | #64 of 230 | #15 of 25 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.1% | #18 of 72 | #3 of 11 |
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
1,405
+35 (+3%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 1,165
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 1,405 | 90.9 | 15.4:1 | 66% (922) |
| 2023-24 | 1,401 | 88.3 | 15.9:1 | 63% (880) |
| 2022-23 | 1,386 | 84 | 16.5:1 | 68% (940) |
| 2020-21 | 1,370 | 87 | 15.8:1 | 63% (866) |
| 2017-18 | 1,210 | 73.2 | 16.5:1 | 72% (867) |
| 2015-16 | 1,158 | 70 | 16.5:1 | 71% (825) |
| 2010-11 | 995 | 68 | 14.6:1 | 73% (725) |
| 2000-01 | 936 | 57 | 16.4:1 | 51% (481) |
| 1990-91 | 1,165 | 70 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairdale High.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (1,210 to 1,405); teachers up 24% (73.2 to 90.9).
About Fairdale High
Fairdale High is one of the public schools in Fairdale, Kentucky. It is a large high school. Enrollment totals 1,405 students across grades 9 through 12. The school is 152% bigger than the average for high schools in Kentucky.
Fairdale High is one of the 167 schools that make up Jefferson County (95,124 students in total).
White students account for 42% of enrollment at Fairdale High, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 36% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 63% of Jefferson County residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
Based on 90.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Fairdale High has a ratio of 15.4:1. The average for high schools in Kentucky, 16.6:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Fairdale High earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 5% of Kentucky public high schools.
After accounting for student poverty, Fairdale High is in the bottom 10% of Kentucky schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 23.0% is 17.7 points below the 40.7% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Jefferson County, where the median household earns about $69,866 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Jefferson County, 175 public schools serve about 95,579 students.
Fairdale High's nearest public school is Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent Program (about 0.3 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Fairdale High. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Fairdale High ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Fairdale High is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 1,370 to 1,405.
The discussion board for Fairdale High is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783,022
Census ACS
Median income
$69,866
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
175
95,579 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County
- Ballard HighHigh · 2,148 students
- duPont Manual HighHigh · 1,899 students
- Marion C. Moore SchoolHigh · 1,892 students
- Eastern HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Pleasure Ridge Park HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Louisville Male HighHigh · 1,763 students
Other schools in Fairdale
- Fairdale ElementaryElementary · 653 students
- Coral Ridge ElementaryElementary · 567 students
- Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent ProgramHigh · 43 students
Nearby schools
- Georgia Chaffee Teenage Parent Program0.3 mi · 43
- Fairdale Elementary0.8 mi · 653
- Coral Ridge Elementary1.4 mi · 567
- Auburndale Elementary1.9 mi · 596
- Minors Lane Elementary2.2 mi · 370
- Lassiter Middle2.3 mi · 921
Frequently asked questions
About Fairdale HighHow many students attend Fairdale High?
Fairdale High enrolls approximately 1,405 students in grades 09-12.
Is Fairdale High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fairdale High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Fairdale High have?
Fairdale High employs 91 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Fairdale High?
Student demographics at Fairdale High are roughly 42% White, 36% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Fairdale High in?
Fairdale High is part of Jefferson County.
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