Fairmont Preparatory Academy

Fairmont Preparatory Academy

Inspiring minds. Empowering dreams
Location
Anaheim, California
Information
Type Private
Established 1953
School district Anaheim, California
Headmaster Robert Mendoza
Grades 9-12
Website School website
The front of Fairmont Preparatory Academy during session.

Fairmont Preparatory Academy is a high school located in Anaheim, California. It is one of the campuses of the Fairmont Private Schools system. 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 North Tustin (formerly called Edgewood), an elementary school at Historic Anaheim (formerly called Mable), a preschool at Citron, and an international campus located near the Historic Anaheim campus, which together aim to teach a consistent program from preschool through twelfth grade.[3]

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]

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]

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]

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References

  1. ↑ Largest Public & Private High Schools in Orange County 2003-04, accessed November 18, 2006
  2. ↑ International Baccalaureate Organization: Fairmont Preparatory Academy, accessed November 18, 2006
  3. ↑ Fairmont campuses, accessed November 18, 2006
  4. ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), accessed May 11, 2006
  5. ↑ "President to Honor O.C. Private School", Los Angeles Times, September 21, 1991. pg. 3
  6. ↑ "ANAHEIM High School Opens in Former Mansion", Los Angeles Times, September 3, 1994. pg. 3
  7. ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  8. ↑ Fairmont Preparatory Academy Statistics, accessed November 9, 2009.

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