In 1976, the school relocated to its current location on a hill overlooking Farragut on the opposite side of Kingston Pike.

A supermarket and strip mall dominate the original site, razed after the construction of the new buildings.

The school bears the name of Civil War hero David Glasgow Farragut, the Union admiral born in the area.

In 2008, Farragut had the largest number of National Merit Finalists in the state with a total of 16 students.

In 2005 and 2006, Farragut made the Newsweek list of the top 5 percent of public high schools in the nation based on its AP program.