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Betty Fairfax High School
8225 South 59th Ave
Laveen AZ, 85339, Maricopa County
Phone: 602-764-1100
Ranking: (200 out of 409, top 49%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Phoenix Union High School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 90 | 101 | 102 | 99 | 80 | 62 | 22 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,909 | 1,888 | 1,877 | 1,760 | 1,494 | 998 | 478 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 553 | 29.0% | 521 | 27.6% | 525 | 28.0% | 494 | 28.1% | 523 | 35.0% | 511 | 51.2% | 478 | 100.0% |
Grade 10: | 498 | 26.1% | 520 | 27.5% | 500 | 26.6% | 472 | 26.8% | 513 | 34.3% | 487 | 48.8% | 0 | 0.0% |
Grade 11: | 440 | 23.0% | 445 | 23.6% | 455 | 24.2% | 410 | 23.3% | 455 | 30.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Grade 12: | 418 | 21.9% | 402 | 21.3% | 397 | 21.2% | 384 | 21.8% | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Ungraded: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 984 | 51.5% | 968 | 51.3% | 962 | 51.3% | 874 | 49.7% | 783 | 52.4% | 533 | 53.4% | 224 | 46.9% |
Female: | 925 | 48.5% | 920 | 48.7% | 915 | 48.7% | 886 | 50.3% | 703 | 47.1% | 457 | 45.8% | 250 | 52.3% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 99 | 5.2% | 107 | 5.7% | 128 | 6.8% | 108 | 6.1% | 103 | 6.9% | 75 | 7.5% | 39 | 8.2% |
Asian: | 71 | 3.7% | 83 | 4.4% | 75 | 4.0% | 79 | 4.5% | 65 | 4.4% | 42 | 4.2% | 22 | 4.6% |
Hispanic: | 952 | 49.9% | 927 | 49.1% | 951 | 50.7% | 929 | 52.8% | 765 | 51.2% | 526 | 52.7% | 270 | 56.5% |
Black: | 525 | 27.5% | 513 | 27.2% | 494 | 26.3% | 440 | 25.0% | 397 | 26.6% | 245 | 24.5% | 105 | 22.0% |
White: | 211 | 11.1% | 214 | 11.3% | 210 | 11.2% | 196 | 11.1% | 164 | 11.0% | 110 | 11.0% | 42 | 8.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 7 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 44 | 2.3% | 42 | 2.2% | 15 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 1,024 | 53.6% | 670 | 35.5% | 927 | 49.4% | 11 | 0.6% | 810 | 54.2% | 465 | 46.6% | 2 | 0.4% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 178 | 9.3% | 101 | 5.3% | 146 | 7.8% | 1 | 0.1% | 152 | 10.2% | 104 | 10.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 21.31 | 18.69 | 18.37 | 17.85 | 18.68 | 16.10 | 21.70 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 698 | 690 | 707 |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 486 | 499 |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 486.32 | 501.09 |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 478 | 496 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 481 | 496 |
2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 693 | 685 | 707 |
2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 694 | 693 | 710 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 696 | 690.2 | 711.72 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 686 | 683 | 707 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 690 | 689 | 707 |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 464 | 460 | 476 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 466 | 479 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 465.91 | 485.06 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 455 | 454 | 480 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457 | 457 | 478 |
2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 692 | 679 | 696 |
2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 688 | 685 | 702 |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 477.84 | 499.58 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 481 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 487 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Betty Fairfax High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.