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Best public schools in Fayetteville, TN

8 public schools in Fayetteville: 1 elementary · 1 middle · 2 high · 2 K-8 · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Tennessee.

Elementary schools

1 school in Fayetteville
1
Ralph Askins School 35.2
Fayetteville · Grades PK-5 · 594 students
ELA 39%Math 38%Science 32%
#528 of 814 in Tennessee

Middle schools

1 school in Fayetteville
1
Fayetteville Middle School 33.2
Fayetteville · Grades 6-8 · 256 students
ELA 24%Math 30%Science 35%
#223 of 333 in Tennessee

High schools

2 schools in Fayetteville, best first
1
Lincoln County High School 73.2
Lincoln County · Grades 9-12 · 1,208 students
ELA 54%Math 38%Science 54%
#84 of 312 in Tennessee
2
Fayetteville High School 27.7
Fayetteville · Grades 9-12 · 347 students
ELA 36%Math 17%Science 48%
#226 of 312 in Tennessee

K-8 schools

2 schools in Fayetteville, best first
1
South Lincoln School 86.9
Lincoln County · Grades PK-8 · 653 students
ELA 46%Math 54%Science 57%
#24 of 179 in Tennessee
2
Highland Rim School 71.2
Lincoln County · Grades PK-8 · 721 students
ELA 37%Math 50%Science 54%
#52 of 179 in Tennessee

Combined schools

2 schools in Fayetteville
1
Lincoln Central Virtual Academy 39.7
Lincoln County · Grades K-12 · 39 students
ELA 32%Math 16%Science 25%
#65 of 107 in Tennessee
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Lincoln Central Academy —
Lincoln County · Grades 4-12 · 47 students
No published test results

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