Fairview High School

Fairview High School is a large comprehensive public high school in Boulder, CO, serving 1,863 students in grades 9–12 within the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. It holds a 5-star SchoolDigger rating and ranks #6 of 338 Colorado high schools — the 98th percentile — making it the top-ranked school in the immediate area. This is not a one-year achievement: Fairview has ranked in the top 10 statewide every year since 2017–2018, a dramatic rise from its 56th-place ranking in 2015–2016. The school also graduates 97.6% of its students and has a chronic absenteeism rate of 14.6%, roughly half the state average.

Academically, Fairview High School is far ahead of district and state averages on every measure. On the 11th-grade SAT, 90% of students were proficient in Reading & Writing and 71% in Math, compared with 60% and 32% statewide. Science proficiency was 64.1% — more than 2.5 times the state average. Fairview leads every nearby high school by meaningful margins, including Monarch High School (10 points higher in SAT math), Boulder High School, Centaurus High School, and Broomfield High School. Reading is a standout strength, with 94% of 10th graders proficient on PSAT 10 Reading & Writing.

Fairview also posts impressive results across student subgroups. Multi-racial students have ranked #1 in Colorado for three consecutive years, and nearly every reported subgroup — including Asian, White, female, male, gifted, and disabled students — ranks in the 90th percentile or above statewide. Hispanic students and low-income students rank in the top 12% of schools, and the school's chronic absenteeism is the lowest among nearby peers. While Fairview serves a comparatively affluent population, its results indicate broad-based success for a wide range of learners, supported by strong attendance and a decade of steady improvement.