Betty H. Fairfax is a high school in the Phoenix Union High School District, Laveen, Arizona, United States. The campus is located at 8225 South 59th Ave.
Betty H. Fairfax High School | |
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Address | |
8225 South 59th Avenue , 85339 United States | |
Coordinates | 33°22′16″N 112°10′55″W / 33.371132°N 112.182048°W |
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Type | Public secondary school |
Established | 2007 |
Staff | 104.00 (FTE)[1] |
Faculty | Approx. 170 |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 1,672 (2018-19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 16.51[1] |
Color(s) | Midnight Blue and Columbia Blue |
Nickname | Stampede |
Website | www.BettyFairfaxHS.org |
Fairfax's enrollment is about 1,678 students. It predominantly serves students from partner elementary districts Laveen and Roosevelt.
The high school was designed by DLR Group and features a small learning community curriculum model.
The school's namesake, longtime (57-year) Phoenix Union educator Betty Harriet Fairfax, died in November 2010 at the age of 92.[2] It was the first school in the district to be named after an employee.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Betty Fairfax High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- ^ AP (November 8, 2010). "Longtime Phoenix Union District educator dies". AZCentral.com. Retrieved May 17, 2013.