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Fort Payne High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

201 45th St NE, Fort Payne, AL 35967 · (256) 845-0535 · Part of Fort Payne City School District

Fort Payne’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Alabama school districts

Directions
Students
1,106
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Fort Payne High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 38% of Alabama’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state

On the path

Where Fort Payne kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Fort Payne Middle School741 students
9–12Fort Payne High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 22%
Reading / language arts28%
State average 45.4%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Alabama’s 1,249 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

201 45th St NE, Fort Payne

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9275
Grade 10296
Grade 11258
Grade 12277
Enrollment over time
1,026’20
1,064’21
1,058’22
1,112’23
1,106’24

Up 7.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 47%White 45%Black 3%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fort Payne High School from Fort Payne families.

Other schools in Fort Payne City School District

The district →
Williams Avenue Elementary School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Fort Payne
A−
131 students14:1
Wills Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Fort Payne
738 students13:1
Little Ridge Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Fort Payne
792 students16:1
Fort Payne Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fort Payne
B
741 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Alabama’s other public schools; Fort Payne’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.