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Fairfax Senior High
A−

Fairfax Senior High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

7850 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046 · (323) 370-1200 · Part of Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles’ School Grade B− better than 50% of California school districts

Directions
Photo: Gary Minnaert ( Minnaert ) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,495
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Fairfax Senior High

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 19% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Los Angeles kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–874 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Fairfax Senior HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency40%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts61%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7850 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9393
Grade 10365
Grade 11359
Grade 12378
Enrollment over time
1,846’20
1,699’21
1,632’22
1,524’23
1,495’24

Down 19% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 58%Asian 14%Black 13%White 11%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Fairfax Senior High from Los Angeles families.

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School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Los Angeles’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.