Betty H. Fairfax High School

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Betty H. Fairfax High School
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Location
Betty H. Fairfax High School
8225 South 59th Avenue

,
85339

United States
Coordinates 33°22′16″N112°10′55″W / 33.371132°N 112.182048°W / 33.371132; -112.182048
Information
Type Public secondary school
Established2007
FacultyApprox. 170
Teaching staff85.60 (FTE) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,923 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio22.46 [1]
Color(s)   Midnight Blue and Columbia Blue
Nickname Stampede
Website www.BettyFairfaxHS.org

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.

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

  1. 1 2 3 "Betty Fairfax High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved May 27, 2025.
  2. AP (November 8, 2010). "Longtime Phoenix Union District educator dies". AZCentral.com. Retrieved May 17, 2013.