Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Fairview High School – US News & World Report – 97/100

Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Fairview High School – US News & World Report – 97/100


Top 100 Best STEM High Schools – Fairview High School – US News & World Report – 97/100

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Fairview High School
1515 GREENBRIAR BLVD
BOULDER, CO 80305

Phone: (720) 561-3100

District: Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Overview

Fairview High School is ranked 7th within Colorado. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Fairview High School is 61 percent. The student body makeup is 50 percent male and 50 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 22 percent. Fairview High School is 1 of 13 high schools in the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2.

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Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded Gold
National Rank
#294
State Rank
#7
STEM Rank
#97
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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 1,973
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 22%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 7%
Full-Time Teachers 90
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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Reading 80%
Proficient in Math 64%
College Readiness Index 54.7
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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Small City
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding No
District

This information relates to high schools run by this school’s state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 13
Total Students 10,487
Proficient in Reading (district average) 59%
Proficient in Math (district average) 34%
College Readiness (district average) 42.8

Total Enrollment 1,973
9th Grade 574 Students
10th Grade 486 Students
11th Grade 475 Students
12th Grade 438 Students
Student Diversity

This is the breakdown of ethnicity and gender of a school’s student body, based on data reported to the government.

Ethnicity/Race

Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 22%
American Indian/Alaskan Native Enrollment (% of total) 1%
Asian Enrollment (% of total) 10%
Black Enrollment (% of total) 1%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander (% of total) 0.1%
Hispanic Enrollment (% of total) 7%
White Enrollment (% of total) 78%
Two or More Races Enrollment (% of total) 4%
Gender

Male (% of total) 50%
Female (% of total) 50%
Economically Disadvantaged Students

These are the percentages of the school’s students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, based on data reported to the government.

Free Lunch Program (% of total) 5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program (% of total) 1%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 7%

Reading Proficiency Distribution

Reading proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Colorado Student Assessment Program test.

Total Students Tested 478
Unsatisfactory 2%
Partially Proficient 10%
Proficient 55%
Advanced 25%
Math Proficiency Distribution

Math proficiency is determined by student results on the school’s Colorado Student Assessment Program test.

Total Students Tested 478
Unsatisfactory 6%
Partially Proficient 25%
Proficient 42%
Advanced 22%
Overall Student Performance

This measures overall student performance on state exams. The calculations by U.S. News were the first of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

State Test Performance Index 95.8
Risk-Adjusted Performance Index 15.1
Disadvantaged Student Performance

This measures the proficiency on state exams among typically underperforming subgroups. The calculations by U.S. News were the second of two steps in determining which schools received at least a bronze medal.

Percentage of Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 41.4
Percentage of Non-Disadvantaged Students Who Are Proficient 77.8
Gap Between Disadvantaged and Non-Disadvantaged Students -36.4
Gap Between School and State Among Disadvantaged Students 10.3
College-Ready Student Performance

High school students take AP® and IB exams to earn college credit and demonstrate success at college-level course work. U.S. News calculated a College Readiness Index based on exam participation rates and percentages of students passing at least one exam. The Index determined which types of medals (gold, silver or bronze) were awarded to top-performing schools.

College Readiness Index 54.7
Exam Used for Index AP®
Advanced Placement® (AP®) Student Performance

Many U.S. higher educational institutions grant credits or advanced placement based on student performance on AP® exams. This shows this school’s student participation and performance on these exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 61%
Participant Passing Rate 87%
Exams Per Test Taker 3.5
Exam Pass Rate 81%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 53%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 3.2
International Baccalaureate (IB) Student Performance

Students can receive college credit for successful completion of IB certificate exams. This information displays how the school’s students participated and performed on IB exams if data were available. (N/A means no students participated.)

Participation Rate 26%
Participant Passing Rate 96%
Exams Per Test Taker 3.9
Exam Pass Rate 79%
Quality-Adjusted Participation Rate 25%
Quality-Adjusted Exams Per Test Taker 3.2
IB Diploma Per Test Taker 20.4%
IB Diploma Per Grade 12 Enrollment 5.3%