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Fairmont Preparatory Academy
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Coordinates33°50′38N 117°57′36W / 33.84391788157294°N 117.95989318784466°W / 33.84391788157294; -117.95989318784466
Information
TypePrivate
MottoInspiring minds. Empowering dreams
Established1953
School districtAnaheim, California
Grades9-12
Enrollmentapproximately 650
Website[1]
The front of Fairmont Preparatory Academy during session.

Fairmont Preparatory Academy is a private college preparatory high school located in Anaheim, California. It is one of the campuses of the Fairmont Private Schools system. It has been an IB World School since August 1995.[1]

Awards and recognition[edit]

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.[2] 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.[3]

In 2008, the College Board recognized Fairmont Preparatory Academy as having one of the strongest Advanced Placement calculus programs in California.[4]

History[edit]

Fairmont Middle and High School (later renamed Fairmont Preparatory Academy) opened for the 1993-1994 school year on the site of the Stanton estate, which includes a hacienda-style house built in 1929 by Col. Philip A. Stanton.[5] The Phillip Ackley Stanton House building was entered into the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 1980.[6]

Class sizes[edit]

Fairmont Preparatory Academy has comparatively small class sizes. For example, its Anaheim, CA campus has a student/teacher ratio of 13.26.[7]

Fairmont Private Schools[edit]

Founded in 1953, Fairmont Private Schools is the largest and oldest non-sectarian private schoolinOrange County.[8] The Fairmont Schools consists of five campuses: Fairmont Preparatory Academy (9 - 12th grade), Anaheim Hills (pre-kindergarten - 8th grade), North Tustin (pre-kindergarten - 8th grade), Historic Anaheim (preschool - 8th grade), and San Juan Capistrano (preschool - 8th grade) which together aim to teach a consistent program from preschool through 12th grade.[9]

Images[edit]

References[edit]

  • ^ "President to Honor O.C. Private School", Los Angeles Times, September 21, 1991. pg. 3.
  • ^ Carla Rivera (March 8, 2009). "Proof of Anaheim math teacher's skill is in students' test scores". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  • ^ "ANAHEIM High School Opens in Former Mansion", Los Angeles Times, September 3, 1994. pg. 3.
  • ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  • ^ "Fairmont Preparatory Academy Statistics". Archived from the original on July 13, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
  • ^ Largest Public & Private High Schools in Orange County 2003-04 Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  • ^ "Fairmont campuses". Archived from the original on February 21, 2007. Retrieved November 18, 2006.
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