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Enrollment
1,495
High
DISTRICT 676 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOS ANGELES UNIFIED·NCES 062271002998
Fairfax Senior High
7850 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046 · (323) 370-1200 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,495 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of California public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
85 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
1,306 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 393 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 365 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 359 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 378 | 25% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on published attendance-zone data from Los Angeles Unified. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.9pp since 2014
Math
23.2%
CA avg 37.7% . -9.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 24.9% | 29.3% | 25.1% | 20.7% |
| Math | 9.7% | 13.5% | 25.3% | 51.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.1% | 23.2% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 22.7% |
| 2022-23 | 57.6% | 25.3% |
| 2021-22 | 31.1% | 15.3% |
| 2020-21 | 61.0% | 39.8% |
| 2018-19 | 70.9% | 38.1% |
| 2017-18 | 42.6% | 32.4% |
| 2016-17 | 67.0% | 37.3% |
| 2015-16 | 60.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 61.0% | 33.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fairfax Senior High
Fairfax Senior High's state test result (39.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax Senior High this school | 1,495 | 87.4% | 39.1% |
| Armijo High Fairfield | 1,844 | 81.3% | 23.5% |
| Carson Senior High Carson | 1,407 | 87.7% | 42.0% |
| Central East High Fresno | 1,741 | 82.2% | 30.4% |
| Herbert Hoover High Fresno | 2,040 | 83.5% | 29.4% |
| De Anza High Richmond | 1,047 | 86.1% | 21.2% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fairfax Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #554 of 1,052 | #118 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #585 of 1,056 ▼ 50 | #140 of 229 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #605 of 1,056 ▼ 104 | #139 of 229 ▼ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #34 of 1,044 | #13 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,495 | #568 of 2,093 | #113 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #248 of 1,352 | #88 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #389 of 1,351 | #59 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.4% | #394 of 1,575 | #186 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.1% | #143 of 802 | #59 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,495
-351 (-19%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 2,135
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 22.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,495 | 85.1 | 17.6:1 | 87% (1,306) |
| 2023-24 | 1,524 | 86.1 | 17.7:1 | 83% (1,269) |
| 2022-23 | 1,632 | 88.6 | 18.4:1 | 81% (1,322) |
| 2020-21 | 1,846 | 82 | 22.5:1 | 78% (1,442) |
| 2017-18 | 1,918 | 76 | 25.2:1 | 80% (1,532) |
| 2015-16 | 2,047 | 79 | 25.9:1 | 77% (1,566) |
| 2010-11 | 2,461 | N/A | N/A | 69% (1,691) |
| 2000-01 | 2,435 | 109 | 22.3:1 | 66% (1,603) |
| 1990-91 | 2,135 | 91 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairfax Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,918 to 1,495); teachers up 12% (76 to 85.1).
About Fairfax Senior High
Los Angeles, California, is home to Fairfax Senior High, a large high school. The school has 1,495 students in 2024-25 across grades 9 through 12. High schools in California have about 838 students on average; enrollment here is 78% higher.
District-wide, Los Angeles Unified has 784 schools and 406,887 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Fairfax Senior High is 58%, a majority. After that, the student body is 14% Asian, 13% Black, 11% White, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 85.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. The average for high schools in California is about 18.2:1. A total of 1,306 students, or 87%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Los Angeles County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Among California public high schools, Fairfax Senior High outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
In California, Fairfax Senior High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.1% actual against a predicted 28.4%.
Los Angeles County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $90,112 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Los Angeles County number 2,244, with about 1,265,907 students.
Whitman Continuation, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Fairfax Senior High is 5th among 6 schools close by.
Locale data from NCES put Fairfax Senior High inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Fairfax Senior High had a net loss of 351 students, or 19%. The ratio was 22.5:1 in 2020-21 and 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Fairfax Senior HighHow many students attend Fairfax Senior High?
Fairfax Senior High enrolls approximately 1,495 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Fairfax Senior High serve?
Fairfax Senior High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Fairfax Senior High?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Fairfax Senior High.
How diverse is Fairfax Senior High?
Fairfax Senior High reports a student body of 11% White, 58% Hispanic, 13% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Fairfax Senior High?
Fairfax Senior High is overseen by Los Angeles Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.