Fairfax Senior High

High school·Grades 9-12 Los Angeles, California·90046
Score
58.5/100
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#718
Among 1,729 California high schools
#47
In Los Angeles Unified
Top 42%
In California

Score 58.5/100: better than 58% of California high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
54%
Similar California schools ≈ 57%, better than 56% of them
338 students tested
Math
23%
Similar California schools ≈ 31%, better than 58% of them
340 students tested
Science
28%
Similar California schools ≈ 33%, better than 59% of them
352 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 11Smarter Balanced ELA54.1338
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA54.1338
MathGrade 11Smarter Balanced Math23.2340
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math23.2340
ScienceGrade 11CAST28.1338
ScienceGrade 12CAST14.314
ScienceGrade 14CAST27.6352
ScienceAll gradesCAST27.6352
ScienceGrade 99CAST29.0355

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,524
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,524
Typical high school: 434
Free or reduced-price lunch
86%
Typical high school: 70%

District and location

School district
City
Los Angeles County

Contact

Address
7850 Melrose Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90046

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Location

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Fairfax Senior High at a glance

Fairfax Senior High is a public high school in Los Angeles, California, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Los Angeles Unified school district. It has about 1,524 students (a typical California high school has 434). About 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 70% at a typical California high school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 54% in English language arts (similar schools: 57%) and 23% in math (similar schools: 31%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California high schools, it scores 58.5 out of 100: better than 58% of them, ranking #718 of 1,729. Its English language arts result fell by 2 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.