Fairmont Preparatory Academy
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Inspiring minds. Empowering dreams
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| 2200 W. Sequoia Avenue, Anaheim, California 92801 (Fairmont Preparatory Campus) |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1953 |
| School district | Anaheim, California |
| Headmaster | Robert Mendoza |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Website | School website |
Fairmont Preparatory Academy is a high school located in Anaheim, California. Founded in 1953, Fairmont Private Schools is the largest and oldest non-sectarian private school in Orange County.[1] It has been an IB World School since August 1995.[2] The Fairmont Schools consists of six campuses: Fairmont Preparatory Academy, elementary and preschools at Anaheim Hills and Edgewood, an elementary school at Mable, a preschool at Citron, and an international campus located near the Mable campus, which together aim to teach a consistent program from preschool through twelfth grade.[3]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
For the 1990-91 school year, Fairmont Private Junior High School was recognized with the Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, the highest honor that an American school can achieve.[4] School officials were presented with a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award at a White House event held on March 25, 1991, at a ceremony hosted by President of the United States George H. W. Bush and United States Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander.[5]
[edit] History
Fairmont Middle and High School (later renamed Fairmont Preparatory Academy) opened in September 1994 on the site of the Stanton estate, which includes a hacienda-style house built in 1929 by Col. Philip A. Stanton.[6] The Phillip Ackley Stanton House building was entered in the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1980.[7]
[edit] Class sizes
Fairmont Preparatory Academy has comparatively small class sizes. For example, its Anaheim, CA campus has a student/teacher ratio of 13.26.[8]
[edit] Images
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The courtyard inside the school.
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The school gym.
[edit] References
- ^ Largest Public & Private High Schools in Orange County 2003-04, accessed November 18, 2006
- ^ International Baccalaureate Organization: Fairmont Preparatory Academy, accessed November 18, 2006
- ^ Fairmont campuses, accessed November 18, 2006
- ^ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
- ^ "President to Honor O.C. Private School", Los Angeles Times, September 21, 1991. pg. 3
- ^ "ANAHEIM High School Opens in Former Mansion", Los Angeles Times, September 3, 1994. pg. 3
- ^ National Register Information System[dead link], accessed September 17, 2007.
- ^ Fairmont Preparatory Academy Statistics, accessed November 9, 2009.
[edit] External links
- Official website
- National Center for Education Statistics data for Fairmont Preparatory Academy (grades 1-6)
- National Center for Education Statistics data for Fairmont Preparatory Academy (grades 7-12)
