Fairfax Senior High

Grades 9–12 Public District: Los Angeles Unified

7850 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046 Map

Math (met standard)
35%
+3 state 32% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
58%
+1 state 57% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
40%
+2 state 38% · 2025-26
Low income
87%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
1,495
2024-25
Students per teacher
17.6
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 11 35% state 32% · 2025-26 58% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 35% state 32% · 2025-26 58% state 57% · 2025-26 40% state 38% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 35% state 32% 58% state 57% 40% state 38%
2024-25 23% state 31% 54% state 57% 28% state 34%
2023-24 23% state 28% 57% state 56% 30% state 32%
2022-23 25% state 27% 58% state 55% 22% state 31%
2021-22 15% state 27% 31% state 55% 14% state 30%
2020-21 40% state 34% 61% state 59% —
2018-19 38% state 32% 71% state 57% 26% state 30%
2017-18 32% state 31% 43% state 56% —
2016-17 37% state 32% 67% state 60% —
2015-16 34% state 32% 60% state 59% —
2014-15 33% state 30% 61% state 56% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
94%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
57%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
72%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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23%
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+21 vs state
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−2 vs state
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Grades 9–12 · Los Angeles Unified
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17%
−15 vs state
39%
−18 vs state
23%
−16 vs state
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15%
7%
8%
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53%
+18 vs state
74%
+23 vs state
64%
+27 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 56% in 2022-23 → 64% in 2025-26 57% 1,357 Hispanic 35%
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Grades 9–12 · Los Angeles Unified
2.8 mi
28%
−4 vs state
22%
−35 vs state
13%
−25 vs state
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31%
−1 vs state
60%
+2 vs state
39%
+1 vs state
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3.3 mi
60%
+28 vs state
75%
+17 vs state
43%
+10 vs state
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3.8 mi
0%
−32 vs state
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−51 vs state
0%
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