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Fayette County Public Schools Schools
Fayette County Public Schools is a public school district in Tennessee, based in Fayette County (Somerville). SchoolGrade grades 7 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Fayette County Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Fayette County Public Schools
7 of 7 schools in Fayette County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 2D: 3F: 2
Best schools in Fayette County Public Schools
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C- Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Oakland Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Southwest Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Buckley Carpenter Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D- West Junior High School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- F La Grange Moscow Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F East JR High School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Fayette County Public Schools
High schools (1)
- C- Fayette Ware Comprehensive High School, Somerville
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- F East JR High School, Somerville
- D- West Junior High School, Oakland
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- D Buckley Carpenter Elementary School, Somerville
- F La Grange Moscow Elementary, Moscow
- C- Oakland Elementary, Oakland
- D+ Southwest Elementary, Williston
Where Fayette County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Somerville (3)
- Oakland (2)
- Moscow (1)
- Williston (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Tennessee
- County: Fayette County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 3,195 students with 177 full-time-equivalent teachers and 484 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4701170
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Arlington (4 schools, 14 mi)
- Collierville (10 schools, 19 mi)
- Germantown (7 schools, 22 mi)
- Bartlett (10 schools, 23 mi)
- Hardeman County Schools (9 schools, 24 mi)
- Millington Municipal Schools (3 schools, 27 mi)
- Haywood County (7 schools, 28 mi)
- Tipton County (14 schools, 28 mi)
Questions about Fayette County Public Schools
How many schools are in Fayette County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 7 public schools in Fayette County Public Schools, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Fayette County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Somerville, Oakland, Moscow, Williston.
How good are the schools in Fayette County Public Schools?
Across the 7 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 18.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 25%. 29% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Fayette County Public Schools?
3,195 students were enrolled in Fayette County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Fayette County Public Schools?
Fayette County Public Schools is in Tennessee, based in Fayette County, with its district office in Somerville. Its boundary covers about 704 sq mi.