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Fairview High School 
 

1515 Greenbriar Boulevard
Boulder, CO,  80305
Phone: 303.499.7600
Fax: 303.447.5353
Email: bvsd.fah@bvsd.org

Daily schedule:  7:30-3:00
Enrollment (FTE):  1883.5
Funded Headcount:  1890
Principal:  Don Stensrud

Fairview High School

 

 About Our School


Fairview is a comprehensive four-year high school dedicated to academic excellence. It also houses the International Baccalaureate Program for Boulder Valley Schools.The International Baccalaureate Program is a course of study for highly motivated students, which is designed to promote higher-level critical thinking skills while mastering a curriculum that meets worldwide standards and criteria. Participation in the IB program is on a self-selecting basis. American universities are discovering that students who participate in IB classes are best equipped for university success.

All of Fairview's curriculum is designed to challenge the potential of each student. Fairview has a broad range of learning opportunities that foster personal growth, maturity, and independent thought. Its highly qualified staff is committed to providing a learning environment that is safe, caring, and supportive. It has been evident that students who attend Fairview experience a high school career that truly prepares them to be highly successful in a globally competitive society.

Other programmatic offerings at Fairview include:

  • Advanced Placement curriculum
  • Post-Graduate Planning Center
  • Fine arts
  • Athletics/Activities
  • Teen Parent Program
  • Student Achievement Center
  • At-Risk intervention program
  • Talented and Gifted
  • Student government and leadership
  • Link Crew

 

 School Mission and Vision


Mission -- Fairview High School is committed to providing a rigorous academic program in an atmosphere of pervasive caring which will challenge all students to perform quality work and become prepared to be: creative and critical thinkers; life-long learners; productive and responsive international citizens; positive and moral leaders in the 21st Century.

Vision -- Fairview High School is an accepting, supportive community in which students move purposefully through challenging academic experiences to become well-educated, well-rounded human beings.

 

 Student Demographics


The data below is based on the October Count numbers collected for the Colorado Department of Education during October 2006.

Category   Percentage 
Female 50 % 
Male 50 % 
African-American 1 % 
American Indian 0 % 
Asian 9 % 
Caucasian 85 % 
Hispanic 4 % 
Free Lunch 5 % 
Reduced Lunch 1 % 
English Language Learners 2 % 
Special Education 7 % 

* Matching figures may not add up to 100% due to rounding of fractions.

 

 Academic Achievement Results