Fairfield High School
205 East Atlantic Avenue, Fairfield, CA 94533View on map
- Public
- Fairfield
- 387 seniors
- 1,620 students
Fairfield High School is a public high school in Fairfield (Fairfield-Suisun Unified) with 387 seniors. In fall 2025, 69% of its 32 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 71%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Merced, and UC Berkeley (Cal). 25% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
69%
22 of 32 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
6%
22 of 387 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
8%
32 of 387 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 16 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 17 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Fairfield High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 4 campuses, worse at 2.
- San Diego5 pts higher
30%
3 of 10 admitted
This school30%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.64)
- Santa Barbara38 pts higher
70%
7 of 10 admitted
This school70%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.78)
- Davis6 pts lower
31%
9 of 29 admitted
This school31%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.66)
- Merced7 pts lower
89%
17 of 19 admitted
This school89%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.58)
too few applicants to report17 applied
too few applicants to report16 applied
too few applicants to report10 applied
~48% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Fairfield High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- SacramentoAbout the same
95%
37 of 39 admitted
This school95%Overall94%
- San Francisco12 pts lower
84%
16 of 19 admitted
This school84%Overall96%
~100% · 2 yrs pooled9 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (269 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
50%
135 of 269 graduates
UC or CSU
8%
22 graduates
Community college
39%
104 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 8 | 3% |
| CSU | 14 | 5% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 5 | 2% |
| Community college | 104 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 134 | 50% |
| Enrolled in college | 135 | 50% |
| Total | 269 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, White, Filipino, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
11
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
13
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
11% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
13%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
50 of 393 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
7%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
25 of 349 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 2 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 3 classes
- Social science: 4 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 40%County median 44%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 11%
- Low-income students 79%County median 67%
- Graduates completing courses 25%County median 51%