Fairview High School (Colorado)

Fairview High School is a public, coeducational, comprehensive BVSD secondary school located in Boulder, Colorado, 26 miles (40 km) northwest of Denver. Nearly two thousand students attend the school. It is in the 5A category of the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA). The school's enrollment was 1,977 in the 2024–25 school year.[2]

Fairview High School
Address
Map
1515 Greenbriar Boulevard

,
Boulder
,
Colorado
80305

United States
Coordinates39°58′19″N 105°14′46″W / 39.972°N 105.246°W / 39.972; -105.246
Information
School typePublic High School Public
Established1960 (64 years ago)
School districtBoulder Valley School District
CEEB code060118
DirectorNone
PrincipalDr. Scarlet Chopin
Staff~1000 (FTE)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,977 (2024–25)
Student to teacher ratio22.35[1]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Red and white
  
Slogan"Sko Knights!"
SongFairview Fight Song
Athletics conferenceCHSAA Class 5A
MascotKnight
RivalsBoulder High School
USNWR ranking7
National ranking249
NewspaperRoyal Banner
YearbookLance
Feeder schoolsSouthern Hills Middle School,
Summit Middle School
Websitewww.fairviewhs.org
Location of Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado

Demographics

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2012–2013 academic year[3]
  Percent
Female 52
Male 48
Native American/Alaskan 0.2
Asian 10
Black/African-American 0.5
Hispanic/Latino 7
White/Caucasian 77
Two or more ethnicities 5
Free/reduced lunch 7
Reading proficient/advanced 88
Mathematics proficient/advanced 74

Academics

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View of the Boulder Flatirons from Fairview High School. February 7, 2019.

In 2020, Fairview was ranked 249th by U.S. News & World Report in their National High School Rankings; 7th best high school in Colorado, also by US News;[4] 2nd best public high school in Colorado by Niche; and best college prep public high school in Colorado, also by Niche.[5] The school offers kids help with college preparation through its college and Career Center.[6] Fairview has a reputation for being academically demanding.

Athletics

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Sports offered

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Fall

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Winter

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Spring

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State championships

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State Championships[7]
Sport No. of Championships Year
Baseball 1 1993
Basketball, boys' 1 1981
Basketball, girls' 1 1985
Chess 6 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2017[8]
Cross country, boys' 2 2000, 2001
Cross country, girls' 6 1980, 1982, 1984, 1999, 2001, 2005
Football 3 1978, 1979, 1987
Soccer, girls' 1 2010
Soccer, boys' 1 2021
Swimming, girls' 4 2004, 2016, 2018, 2019
Tennis, girls' 1 2016
Tennis, boys' 1 2017
Track & field, boys' 2 1985, 1990
Track & field, girls' 1 1990
Gymnastics, boys' (former) 2 1965, 1966
Mountain Biking 1 2017
Marching Band 1 1986
Total 33  

Aidan Atkinson Sexual Assault Scandal

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On November 22, 2019, the Fairview High School football team's star quarterback and three star Northwestern recruit,[9] Aidan Atkinson, was arrested on three counts of sexual assault, five counts of unlawful sexual misconduct, and one count of attempted sexual assault after he turned himself in to police. In December 2019, he was notably excluded from Northwestern's early signees in the 2020 recruiting class.[10] The alleged sexual assault occurred aboard a party bus on September 15, 2018. A victim alleged that Atkinson began to touch her inappropriately after she became intoxicated and was incapacitated. She also alleged that his behavior continued throughout the night.[11] More charges were added three months later after other allegations of inappropriate conduct were brought to police.[12] At the time, Atkinson and all victims were minors.[13] During the fallout of the scandal, a social worker at the school was charged with failing to report child abuse after it was alleged that a victim had told her about the assaults, though she was later acquitted by jury.[14] Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Atkinson's trial was postponed from November 9, 2020, to February 1, 2021.[11] The case was reported on by the USA Today, the Denver Post, and the Boulder Daily Camera, among other publications.

As of December 14, 2020, Atkinson still holds multiple Colorado state football records including, but not limited to, most career passing completions; most passing yards in a game; most passing touchdowns in a game; most career touchdowns; most career passing yards; and first and second most passing touchdowns in a season.[15]

Notable alumni

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Academics

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Business & Entrepreneurship

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  • Jesse Zhang - co-founder, CEO of Decagon

Entertainment and music

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References

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  17. ^ "Natalia Toro followed a far-from-ordinary path from CU high school concurrent student to particle physicist". Continuing Education at Colorado. University of Colorado. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
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  23. ^ Gassman, Ian. "From The Who tour to Larimer Lounge: Boulder’s Rose Hill Drive is back after 6 years", Denver Post, December 14, 2016. Accessed May 4, 2017. "The Sproul brothers met Barnes while attending Boulder’s Fairview High School and began practicing in that (since demolished) house way back in 2000."
  24. ^ Heckel, Aimee. "Heckel: Don't you wish your girlfriend was classy like me?", Daily Camera, November 15, 2007. Accessed May 4, 2017. "Van Ark, a Fairview High School graduate, is known for her signature outfit: long-legged pants suits with a jacket, just above the knees."
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  26. ^ Nguyen, Joe. "Former Fairview star WR Kenny Bell drafted by Tampa Bay", Denver Post, May 2, 2015. Accessed May 4, 2017. "Former Fairview High School star wide receiver Kenny Bell was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round with the 162nd pick in the 2015 NFL draft."
  27. ^ Crowe, Jerry. "The Line on Boselli Turned Out to Be True : USC: Hard-working redshirt freshman has more than lived up to great expectations.", Los Angeles Times, October 11, 1991. Accessed May 4, 2017. "Boselli came to USC from Fairview High in Boulder, where he carried a 3.5 grade-point average. Fairview is also the alma mater of Chris Foote, a starter at center for USC in the late 1970s, and Scott Lockwood, who was the Trojans' starting fullback before he was sidelined by knee surgery two weeks ago."
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