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Fairdale High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1001 Fairdale Road, Fairdale, KY 40118 · (502) 485-8248 · Part of Jefferson County School District

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Students
1,405
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Fairdale High

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Kentucky’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 29.7%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 41.3%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Kentucky’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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1001 Fairdale Road, Fairdale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9380
Grade 10391
Grade 11343
Grade 12286
Ungraded5
Enrollment over time
1,370’20
1,387’21
1,386’22
1,401’23
1,405’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%Hispanic 36%Black 16%Two or more races 3%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fairdale High from Louisville families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District

The district →
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791 students16:1
Stopher Elementary
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A
781 students19:1
Farmer Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
B+
737 students17:1
Laukhuf Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
C−
627 students17:1
Norton Commons Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Prospect
A−
598 students17:1
Hartstern Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
D
597 students18:1

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 Kentucky’s other public schools; Louisville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.