Fairfax Senior High

Fairfax Senior High School is a public secondary school located in Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California. A part of Local District 4 of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Fairfax High first opened its doors in 1924 offering 9th through 12 grade level secondary education, following a traditional single track calendar year. The school's students and sports teams are called "the Lions," the school colors are crimson/gold/black, the school name is "The Colonials," the school mascot is "The Lion," and the school motto is "FARE FAC" (Say and Do).

School Statistics

86% of Fairfax High's teachers have full teaching credentials, while 4% have emergency credentials. They also average 10 years in teaching experience as a group, with 10 years average teaching in the district. 10% of the Fairfax faculty are first year teachers.

The school's average class size is 27 for grade 9, 30 for grade 10, 28 for grade 11, and 30 for grade 12. The student-staff ratio is 55 Students per paraprofessional staff, 212 Students per office/clerical staff, and 176 Students per other classified staff. The students per teacher ratio (STR) is 22.46 which ranks #19 among 44 high schools in Los Angeles based on STR.

Over half of the school's enrollees are Hispanic or Latino. Other races/ethnicities that make up the rest of the population include African American (18%), Asian (14%), White (9%), Filipino (2%), American Indian (less than 1%), and Pacific Islander (less than 1%).