Fairfax Senior High School
- Public
- Los Angeles
- 378 seniors
- 1,459 students
UC admit rate
78%
85 of 109 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
85 of 378 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
29%
109 of 378 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
16%
14 of 88 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
17%
10 of 58 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Fairfax Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.
- Los Angeles6 pts higher
16%
14 of 88 admitted
This school16%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.79)
- Berkeley4 pts higher
17%
10 of 58 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.89)
- IrvineAbout the same
22%
17 of 77 admitted
This school22%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.73)
- San Diego14 pts higher
39%
27 of 69 admitted
This school39%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.76)
- Santa Barbara4 pts lower
28%
16 of 57 admitted
This school28%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.74)
- Davis11 pts higher
48%
23 of 48 admitted
This school48%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.76)
- Santa Cruz4 pts higher
75%
24 of 32 admitted
This school75%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.64)
- Riverside9 pts lower
78%
56 of 72 admitted
This school78%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.73)
- Merced11 pts lower
85%
29 of 34 admitted
This school85%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.66 (all applicants 3.54)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Fairfax Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.
- Long Beach9 pts lower
38%
40 of 106 admitted
This school38%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
73%
30 of 41 admitted
This school73%Overall74%
- Fullerton4 pts lower
82%
42 of 51 admitted
This school82%Overall87%
- Los Angeles12 pts lower
80%
73 of 91 admitted
This school80%Overall92%
- Northridge9 pts lower
84%
88 of 105 admitted
This school84%Overall93%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (353 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
72%
253 of 353 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
107 graduates
Community college
37%
131 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 47 | 13% |
| CSU | 60 | 17% |
| CA private college | 6 | 2% |
| Out of state | 9 | 3% |
| Community college | 131 | 37% |
| Not enrolled | 100 | 28% |
| Enrolled in college | 253 | 72% |
| Total | 353 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Black or African American, White, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 54%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 23%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 8%
- Low-income students 88%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 64%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Los Angeles Unified and nearby
- Abraham Lincoln Senior High School
- Academies of Education and Empowerment at Carson High School
- Academy of Medical Arts at Carson High School
- Aggeler Community Day
- Albert Einstein Continuation
- Alexander Hamilton Senior High School
- Alliance Cindy and Bill Simon Technology Academy High School
- Alliance Collins Family College-Ready High School
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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