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Fairfax Senior High

High School
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of high schools
State Rank
of 1,739 California high schools

School overview

Enrollment
1,524 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
83%
Teachers
86 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate
91.7%
AP Exam Prepared
65.3%
A-G Completion
53.1%
College-Going Rate
71.7%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Declined
-6.0 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Maintained
+1.9 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
10.6%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 125 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic60.3%
White9.7%
Asian12.5%
Black12.3%
Other5.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Fairfax Senior High
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard17.3%
Met Standard21.4%
Below Standard61.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Fairfax Senior High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

17.3% of students exceeded standard while 21.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.5%. That's near the Los Angeles Unified district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.9 points higher (vs 13.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

The graduation rate is 91.7% — above the state target. 53.1% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility — a strong college readiness signal. 71.7% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 36.1%, above the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
17.3%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
38.7%
Students meeting standard
Chronic Absenteeism
36.1%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.8%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
678
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th33824.9%29.3%25.1%20.7%54.1%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
11th3409.7%13.5%25.3%51.5%23.2%
K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.

Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score