Enrollment
480
High
DISTRICT 482 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 470014701058
Fairley High School
4950 Fairley RD, Memphis, TN 38109 · (901)730-8160 · Shelby County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT -0% · STATE -0%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 124 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 134 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 118 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 104 | 22% |
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 61% · 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.
Test scores
TCAP 2023-24 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
12.3%
TN avg 39.0% . +0.9pp since 2022
Math
5.0%
TN avg 37.2%
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 39 and 37. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2022.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 12.3% | 5.0% |
| 2022-23 | 11.4% | N/A |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Fairley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Shelby County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.0% | #338 of 339 | #51 of 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #330 of 337 ▲ 1 | #46 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #243 of 381 | #36 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.1% | #329 of 332 | #50 of 50 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
480
-40 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 28.7:1
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
98%
was 98%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 480 | 20.5 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 399 | 20.5 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 320 | 19 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 18.1 | 28.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 549 | 28 | 19.6:1 | 72% (398) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (520 to 480); teachers up 13% (18.1 to 20.5).
About Fairley High School
The public high school Fairley High School is located in Memphis, Tennessee. It enrolled 480 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2023-24 school year. Statewide, high schools in Tennessee average about 754 students each.
Achievement School District oversees Fairley High School and 14 other schools, with 5,309 students in total.
About 98% of the student body at Fairley High School is Black. Census estimates put the Black share of Shelby County's population at about 52%. Fairley High School's diversity index is 4%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at Fairley High School total 20.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.5:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 21.0:1 average for high schools in Tennessee.
Shelby County has about 919,173 residents, and the median household income is $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Shelby County has 287 public schools and roughly 154,209 students.
Fairley High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Fairley High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. Fairley High School holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Enrollment at Fairley High School dropped 8% between 2017-18 and 2023-24, from 520 to 480 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2023-24 (23.4:1) than in 2017-18 (28.7:1).
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Shelby County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
919,173
Census ACS
Median income
$63,767
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
154,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Achievement School District
- Journey Coleman SchoolElementary · 630 students
- Wooddale Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Martin Luther King Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 491 students
- Hillcrest High SchoolHigh · 476 students
- Kirby Middle SchoolMiddle · 402 students
- Promise Academy - Spring HillElementary · 388 students
Other schools in Memphis
- White Station HighHigh · 2,046 students
- Southwind HighHigh · 1,675 students
- Whitehaven HighHigh · 1,509 students
- Overton HighHigh · 1,417 students
- Snowden Elementary/MiddleElementary · 1,384 students
- Kingsbury HighHigh · 1,383 students
Other Fairley High schools
One other US public school is named Fairley High. Fairley High School is the largest of the 2.
- Fairley High SchoolMemphis, TN · 463 students
Nearby schools
- Fairley High School0.0 mi · 463
- J. P. Freeman Elementary/Middle0.8 mi · 432
- Westhaven Elementary0.8 mi · 740
- Geeter School1.2 mi · 709
- Holmes Road Elementary1.3 mi · 708
- Freedom Preparatory Academy Flagship1.3 mi · 692
Frequently asked questions
About Fairley High SchoolHow many students attend Fairley High School?
Fairley High School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Fairley High School serve?
Fairley High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairley High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairley High School is approximately 19.5:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairley High School?
At Fairley High School, the student body is approximately 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 98% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Fairley High School public or private?
Fairley High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Achievement School District.
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