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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Fairview High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,863
High
DISTRICT 945 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE2·NCES 080249000114
Fairview High School
1515 GREENBRIAR BOULEVARD, BOULDER, CO 80305 · (720) 561-3100 · Boulder County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,863 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
270 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 50%
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 | 495 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 473 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 429 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 466 | 25% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Fairview High School
Fairview High School's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview High School this school | 1,863 | 14.5% | 75.8% |
| Pine Creek High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,875 | 15.3% | 45.9% |
| Cherry Creek High School GREENWOOD VILLAGE | 3,852 | 20.2% | 47.5% |
| Fossil Ridge High School FORT COLLINS | 1,846 | 16.4% | 64.0% |
| Mountain Vista High School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 2,169 | 12.7% | 48.0% |
| Cherokee Trail High School AURORA | 3,089 | 21.1% | 23.6% |
Matched among Colorado 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 Fairview High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #1 of 231 | #1 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,863 | #27 of 409 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #237 of 250 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #111 of 250 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.5% | #309 of 320 | #13 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #57 of 139 | #4 of 8 |
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
1,863
-176 (-9%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 1,263
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 1,863 | 80.8 | 23.1:1 | 14% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 1,847 | 83.8 | 22.0:1 | 13% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 1,880 | 87.2 | 21.6:1 | 14% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 2,039 | 92 | 22.2:1 | 9% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 2,226 | 98.2 | 22.7:1 | 11% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 2,192 | 94 | 23.3:1 | 12% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 1,973 | 89 | 22.2:1 | 7% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 1,955 | 95 | 20.6:1 | 2% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 1,263 | 69 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fairview High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (2,226 to 1,863); teachers down 18% (98.2 to 80.8).
About Fairview High School
Located in BOULDER, Colorado, Fairview High School is a large high school. Total enrollment is 1,863 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. That is 197% larger than the average of about 627 students for high schools in Colorado.
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 includes 56 schools. Together they enroll 27,988 students.
At Fairview High School, 68% of students are White. The remaining students are 12% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Boulder County is about 78% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
Fairview High School reports a ratio of 23.1 students per teacher, from 80.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 23.1:1 compares with an average of 16.9:1 for high schools in Colorado. Lunch program data show 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is lower than the 33% average for public schools in Boulder County.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 57.9% for Fairview High School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 75.8%. The 17.8-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Colorado schools.
Looking at the county, Boulder County, the median household earns about $103,994 a year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Boulder County has 86 public schools with about 42,200 students, including Fairview High School.
Fairview High School's closest public school neighbor is Southern Hills Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Fairview High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Fairview High School is ahead of the 72.3% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
Fairview High School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,863, down from 2,039 in 2020-21.
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Boulder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
328,961
Census ACS
Median income
$103,994
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,200 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boulder Valley School District No. Re2
- Boulder High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Broomfield High SchoolHigh · 1,693 students
- Centaurus High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Peak to Peak Charter SchoolCombined · 1,447 students
- Monarch High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
- Aspen Creek K-8 SchoolElementary · 844 students
Other schools in BOULDER
- Boulder High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Williamsburg Academy of ColoradoHigh · 622 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Southern Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 502 students
- Nevin Platt Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
- Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and AcademicsMiddle · 482 students
Other Fairview High schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Fairview High. Fairview High School is the largest of the 10.
- Fairview High SchoolFairview, TN · 688 students
- Fairview High SchoolFairview, PA · 593 students
- Fairview High SchoolCullman, AL · 512 students
- Fairview High SchoolFairview Park, OH · 484 students
- Fairview High SchoolGrant, LA · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Southern Hills Middle School0.2 mi · 502
- Community Montessori School0.7 mi · 277
- Summit Middle Charter School0.8 mi · 366
- Mesa Elementary School0.8 mi · 250
- Bear Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 318
- Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park1.2 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Fairview High SchoolHow many students attend Fairview High School?
Fairview High School enrolls approximately 1,863 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Fairview High School serve?
Fairview High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fairview High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fairview High School is approximately 23.1:1 (81 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fairview High School?
At Fairview High School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Fairview High School public or private?
Fairview High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boulder Valley School District No. Re2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.