Fairfax High School

7850 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90046 | (323) 370-1200

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 2,512

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 2,512 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 669th out of 1,197 high schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 7850 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Los Angeles Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $11,357
Graduation Rate: 48.8%
Dropout Rate: 6.8%
Students Per Teacher: 21.3
Enrolled Students: 667,870

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 2,512
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 106.9
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 23.5

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 1,266 (50.4%)
Females: 1,246 (49.6%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 267 (10.6%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 1,669 (66.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,936 (77.1%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Fairfax High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	6	0.2%
Black	453	18.0%
Asian	516	20.5%
Hispanic	1,322	52.6%
White	182	7.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
7th Grade	1	0.04%
8th Grade	5	0.2%
9th Grade	766	30.5%
10th Grade	663	26.4%
11th Grade	503	20.0%
12th Grade	574	22.9%

Graduates Information (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

83.8%

District:

69.1%

State:

78.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

11.1%

District:

26.9%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

11.1%

District:

31.9%

Percent With Ph.D.

School:

2.2%

District:

3.7%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Average Age

School:

45.5

District:

46.7

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 11.7

Number of Certificated Staff: 135.0

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 96.6%

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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