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Fairburn Avenue Elementary School in Burbank, California

Fairburn Avenue Elementary School Detail

(310) 470-1344
1403 Fairburn Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Levels: K-5
District: Los Angeles Unified School District


Fairburn Avenue Elementary School Census Data

Census InfoValueYear
White, non-Hispanic:67.78% (2009)
Black, non-Hispanic:1.8% (2009)
Hispanic:5.41% (2009)
Asian:21.91% (2009)
Pacific Islander:0.26% (2009)
Native American or Native Alaskan:0.26% (2009)
Unspecified:2.58% (2009)
Filipino:0% (2009)
Percent Free and Reduced Price Lunch:5.75% (2008)
Student Teacher Ratio:17.9% (2008)

Fairburn Avenue Elementary School Ratings Summary

Average Quality Rating4
Average Principals Rating3
Average Teachers Rating5
Average Activities Rating4
Average Parents Rating4
Average Safety Rating4

Fairburn Avenue Elementary School Reviews

Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2009-11-07
“our school is safe and we have the best teachers. our kids are very happy,and are getting the best education.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“Fairburn is a great neighborhood school in Westwood with excellent teachers and curriculum. My son is very excited to go to school every day which says it all!”
This review was posted by a parent.
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Post Date:2009-11-06
“The Principal, teachers and other parents all have the same goal- to get the best education for our kids!!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“Fairburn has been a home for our family for learning, and a community of caring people.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“The teachers are great. Take the time to listen to you and work with your child. I especially love the Star Program, it gets my kids very motivated.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“My daughter looks forward to going to school every day! Teachers, staff, the principal, and all the parents are just great!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“I have often said that Fairburn is as good as it gets and all of the families there will know this once they move on to other bigger, less intimate schools where your child gets lost in the crowd. Fairburn delivers a first rate education close to home in a family/community atmosphere. Best of all it is a public school whose curriculum and teachers, staff, and administration could go up against the best of them, private or public, across the country. Fairburn has been delivering a stellar education for over eighty years in Westwood. I was lucky enough to have graduated from Fairburn back in the sixties and am thrilled and grateful to have our son there. It is a close-knit atmosphere that supports as well as stimulates your child continually. The parent community is highly involved. All of Fairburn's teachers are highly qualified, experienced, and dedicated. Fairburn's performance on the state tests is always outstanding but the educational focus goes beyond just teaching to the test. We are so fortunate to have a comprehensive approach to our children's education through computer, theatre arts, music appreciation, art, physical education, literature, science, and math programs. There are fabulous after-school programs, one of which allows our children to participate in a school orchestra from kindergarten. There is no question in my mind that starting with kindergarten, our children receive all of the educational, social, and ethical fundamentals that they will need to achieve whatever goals they shall seek in life. Moreover, happily, Fairburn instills in them a love for learning that will inspire them throughout life. Fairburn deserves to win!!!!!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“Fairburn has been a great school for my child after our move from elsewhere in the state. The teacher is concerned about children and so is the school. LAUSD is fund distressed but Fairburn does a great job of collective education by fundraising and appropriating the funds to useful programs to children at all levels. The school makes my family happy and my child very happy! It needs to win, it deserves to win!!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“Great school and parent community. Well-rounded program and curriculum.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“The teachers at Fairburn are great. They are so attentive and caring. They give the kids the individual attention they need to grow and improve.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“Best school, best principal, best teachers, best families, best learning environment”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“We love the teachers, the staff, and the way everything is run!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“Teachers are exceptional and the environment is warm and conducive to learning.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“As a first year Fairburn parent, I am very impressed with the teachers and staff.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“Since the school is small, there is a great sense of community. The Principal and teachers are great. Parent involvement is wonderful.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“As a new parent to Fairburn, I'm impressed with the Principal, teaching staffs and a strong sense of community.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“Fairburn is an excellent school, great principal and teachers, an active parent body that helps the school be a better learning place for our kids. B.P.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“Fairburn is the perfect school to get to know your community and get involved.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-06
“Fairburn is a terrific community, full of caring teachers, involved parents, and a principal that genuinely cares about education and is a proactive, creative problem-solver and advocate for the students. My daughter loves going to school everyday!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-05
“Fairburn has wonderful teachers, a great principal, lovely parents that care and cool kids!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-05
“My kids get up and get ready for school and are excited to go every day. Can't ask for much more than that!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-05
“Fairburn has both a heart and an academic feel , nurturing and educating our kids,can not get much better than that!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-05
“Fairburn has an atmosphere of excellence... in the way that the Teachers and Principal conduct themselves, tempered with an environment that is both nurturing and creative. As well, Fairburn has a tremendous sense of community.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-05
“Fairburn Elementary school, is my son has learned all his academic educations and also have the best connection of friends. Our school is a safe, friendly enviorment with a high level of education.As his mothet I have a strong supporting group of mothers whom some are my best friends now.. The teachers, and the management of our school are highly qualified people. Me and my son love faorburn.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-04
“I can see how much our grandson has learned and how much he loves his teachers and the staff.”
This review was posted by a other.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-02
“Teachers are sweet to students. School staff is nice to parents.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-02
“Fairburn has dedicated teachers, a strong and active parent body and a great leader in its principal. Plus, kids love going there!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-11-01
“We love Fairburn because the school works together for the better good of the whole establishment. Mrs. Abromowitz is a very cohesive force. She has strong visions for Fairburn in the current and for our future.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-28
“Fairburn is a great school. The teachers are the best. The principal is very responsible.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-21
“Fairburn is great becauase of the overall excellent teachers (appropriate for each grade), strong PTA/FYA and parent volunteers, and no-nonsense principal!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-15
“I love the sense of community, the passionate teachers, parents and students, the incredible support from our Principal, Elizabeth Abramowitz! You can feel the amazing energy as soon as you enter the school grounds!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-15
“The principal is outstanding and cares about the kids and the school.My son has been fortunate to have had 3 great teacheers.The I.E.P program has enabled my son to survive the academic curriculum, by providing all kinds of assistance that he needs.The school has a wonderful computter lab, a P.E coach etc. and a great blessing for working parents the Star program. Need I say more?”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2009-10-14
“What makes Fairburn special is the community - families, teachers and the administration. It is a small school that excels at the advancement of its students.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-14
“Best teachers!, great principal! parent involvement is excellent! We love Fairburn, my kids are having a great educational experience.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-14
“We have the best school in town with great teachers, students, and parents.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-14
“I am continually impressed with the teaching expertise at Fairburn, as well as the ability to cater to different types of kids, nationalities, etc. It's a very happy, tight-knit community and our family has felt welcome since the first day of kindergarten.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-13
“We have the best teachers in Fairburn! They teach our kids in a very inspiring and positive way.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-13
“To me, the most important thing about our community public elementary school, Fairburn, is the intermingling of cultures, a modern day microcosm of the American Melting Pot. The kids don't just learn, but live 'Unity through Diversity' as they are introduced to the many different cultures in our community simply by sharing a classroom together. Nonetheless, the faculty at Fairburn celebrates these various cultures and encourages the children to seek an understanding of differing beliefs and customs. I can think of no greater lessons for the future of our nation and our world.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-13
“My daughter has exceeded in all of her studies due to the amount of effort put in by the hard working staff as well as the motivating environment. She is excited for school every morning which is definitely odd for a young child and she enjoys the time she spends in Fairburn every day.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2009-10-12
“The best secret school. So small, so diverse and the best teachers. My child absloutely loves his school. I wish it would go all the way to university.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-10
“Fairburn is a great school because it is small, has great committed teachers, has a 'stand up for the students' principal, and parents who are actively involved and care.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 3
Post Date:2009-10-10
“Good teachers, great parent involvement, but school tolerates really bad behavior from bullies that violate the rights of other children and puts them in harms way.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-09
“The teachers, staff, kids and parents are great. My grandson is excelling in all his subjects and i believe it is due to the excellent teachers and positive reinforcement he receives. We are thrilled with this gem of a school.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2009-10-09
“I have been so happy with this school. The teachers are all excellent. They really are supportive to all the students and the kids seem to thrive in this environment. The parents are very involved and there is this rare small town community feel. It is a community effort to make this the best environment for the kids.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-09
“Despite the fact that we're getting less funding from LAUSD than just about any school out there, we have a great principal who has managed what resources she has very well, two dedicated parent bodies that do what they can to support her, and some of the best teachers in the city. The kids are not only learning - they're having fun doing it.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-09
“Fairburn creates life-long learners through its dedicated teachers, wonderful staff, supportive administrators, involved parents and amazing students!!!”
This review was posted by a parent.
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Post Date:2009-10-08
“Fairburn is an amazing school that provides kids with a wonderful environment to learn and explore. The staff is so dedicated and the families are a great support as well. We are lucky to be part of this wonderful school.”
This review was posted by a parent.
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Post Date:2009-10-07
“I love this school and it's principal. My kids are doing great and the parents are very involved. The only downside is the parents who are on the board of the booster club. They aren't very friendly and don't seem to be open to new ideas. Oh well, you can't have it all! Highly recommend this school.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-07
“Everyone in our community really cares to make Fairburn a terrific experience for our kids and families. The staff is incredibly dedicated and our kids know they are in a safe and enriching environment.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 4
Post Date:2009-10-07
“There's a great, supportive atmosphere, well-behaved kids, and excellent teachers. Also great parental support.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-06
“I have known the administration and staff for many years. Kudo's on a job well done. This school rocks.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-10-05
“This school is about heart -- the teachers, principal, staff, students, families all doing their part to make the school a better place, even in this economy.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-09-30
“this school is awesome and close knit. teachers do their best and parents participate as much as they possibly can. kids are great and it feels like a small town atmosphere in an urban environment.”
This review was posted by a parent.
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Post Date:2009-09-30
“it is clean, well organized, and the teachers are the best !”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2009-09-30
“Best teachers! Best Admin Staff! Best Principal! Best Parents! Best in Class!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2009-09-04
“The school is great. My son is going into 1st grade and we decided not to move him to a private school because you are getting the same education at Fairburn. And, I agree with the previous post that the principal is the driving force behind its success. She cannot deal with individual needs or problems but does really well with the school as a whole and getting things done for the school.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2009-08-16
“This school is a gem. And I must say that in contrast to what I read here, I think our Principal is the driving force behind the success of our school. She is passionate, knowledgeable and driven. She oversees a great group of teachers and deals effectively with the school board. My child is having a great educational experience.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 4
Post Date:2009-03-06
“I was a Fairburn parent for 4 years and had 2 kids there. We moved over the summer and I have to say that I appreciate Fairburn much more in retrospect than I did when my children were there. I don't think there is a whole lot of inspired learning that happens there and there is a great deal of emphasis on test scores. However, the classrooms are never chaotic, the kids are almost always respectful and there is an importance placed on learning by the families in attendance that is absent at our new school. And let me tell you, Mrs. Abramowitz may have her problems, but she is a saint compared to our new principal. It's all relative.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2009-02-28
“I agree with the last review, Fairburn does need a little help. However, the help needs to come from parent volunteers. So many of the parents are open and available when it comes time to complain about an issue, but when something needs to be done...they are strangely absent. Nearly all school fundraisers are run by the same small group of parents, who volunteer their own time for the good of the school and its students. The students have a plethora of opportunities available to them including: music and computer classes, art/dance/theatre, and an outstanding P.E. program run by a great coach. The teachers are all very experienced, and the principal, although difficult to deal with at times, only wants the best for the school.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 3
Post Date:2009-02-27
“Fairburn needs a lot of help! Test scores are great, but the enviroment for learning and building a community is toxic. Recently families have been pulling their kids for St. Pauls and other learning institutions -- we are joining them. I sincerly hope Fairburn can live up to it's neighboring schools like Warner and Westwood and the community can learn to work together in the interest of their kids!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2008-11-20
“As a former student,I loved it.Most teachers are very helpful and kind.The kids and parents are also wonderful.However the principal is just a nightmare.Overall it is a great school with huge potential.”
This review was posted by a student.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2008-06-06
“My two daughters attended Fairburn. Overall, I'm very happy with the school - great parents, wonderful kids, cooperative and nurturing teachers, but the principal is ridiculous. She doesn't have any PR skills and doesn't know how to make relationships neither with kids nor with parents. She has her favorites who do things for her and keep her at school (they are usually on permit), but the most of the people are unhappy with her. My daughters never had any problems at school, so I never needed her help. My review is based only on 6 years presence at school. Anyhow, I would highly recommend Fairburn to everybody for the wonderful elementary school experience.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 4
Post Date:2008-05-21
“I am the parent of a child at Fairburn and am generally very happy with the school. The 'booster' club has done some nice things, but the 2 people running it are awful to deal with. They have completely alienated everyone on campus and many families who could and would do more will not participate. The principal is genrally very open and listens when you schedule an appointment and I have found her to be extremely reasonable and helpful. The teachers are amazing and it is a wonderful group of families at the school. Unfrotunatley, no one wants to be involved because of 2 women.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2008-05-01
“The school is great. The booster club has made many great improvements throughout the years, but is run primarily by a power hungry parent who is a control freak, and has alienated those that do not sing her praises. n pouts hedoes not always have everyone's best interhowever, has become”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 2
Post Date:2008-04-20
“I'm a parent of a child who only attended Fairburn for 2 months because we were so disappointed in the school. My son was placed in a private school and we've been very happy with the new school. The particular teacher that my son had was horrible-yelling at the children and lacking any method or philosophy towards her teaching. Before we removed our child from the school, I phoned the principal to discuss options with her but she never returned the call. I was also very unhappy with the first day of kindergarten and wish I had done as the other mother and gone into the class. I found the parent body and student body to be the best part of the school. There are many nice families.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 3
Post Date:2008-03-12
“The difference between Fairburn being a good school, and having it become a great school, is really the principal. I think that the principal has her heart in the right place, but she can be both dishonest and Machiavellian in her approach to handling the kids and the parents. In our case, she has not only failed to live up to the promises she has made, but she has not been honest and straightforward about the matter(s). I agree with one of the prior reviewers that children with higher than average academic potential will be left behind at Fairburn, and minimizing differentiation between students is part of the culture that the principal tries to create: you either value this or you don't. If you want an academic environment that will accommodate differentiation between students, this probably isn't the school for you.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2007-11-30
“I love this school and the teachers are great the only thing I would improve is the safety.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 1
Post Date:2007-11-29
“Teacher quality is fine (with some exceptions) but not happy with its leadership.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2007-10-09
“The teachers are the best in this school they truly care for the students but the principal in the other hand only cares about the test scores.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2007-06-11
“My son finished kinder and 1st grade in this school. We are very happy with the school overall. Teachers are very nice and competent. The principal uses 'tough love' approach which can be hard on some protective parents. The only down side is too much focus on test scores. Good parents involvement/PTA in general.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2006-06-13
“Parental involvement is high. Academic instruction is excellent. Many extracurricular programs are available.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 4
Post Date:2006-05-06
“I am very happy with the education my son is getting at this school. His second grade teacher is a wonder. Third and fourth grade teacher have also been fine. The school has a working conputer lab, a chorus program,and a good after-school program.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 4
Post Date:2006-04-06
“Class size is larger than other schools! As a result students get less individual attention.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2006-03-13
“This school is a wonderful gem; your kids will love it.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2006-01-12
“We love this school! The teachers are amazing, creative, innovative and we are so lucky to be at Fairburn - a gem in the LAUSD”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2005-11-21
“I am extremely impressed with this school. The teachers are caring, the school itself is a little gem, and the STAR program is tops! The principal is a bit gruff, but that's her personality. She seems to be trying harder this year to be more of a people-person and is definitely more accessible.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2005-10-19
“Academically this school is supposed to be fantastic. My child just started kindergarten and my one complaint is that there is too much homework for kids that age after a full day at school. I also have been less than thrilled with the way that certain major issues have been handled, I have foun dvery little regard for the children and great emphasis on test scores, school accomplishments, etc... I keep waiting to find the great school that everyone has told me I am so lucky to have as my home school. Test scores aren't everything.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2005-09-23
“Fairburn is a great community school! The teachers are absolutely superb and the administration works hard to placate with the highly educated and involved parents. Fairburn is the best that education, private or public, has to offer!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2005-09-19
“Fairburn is a small school with a diverse student population. The teachers are dedicated and there is a lot of parental involvment. The students do very well on standardized tests.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 4
Post Date:2005-08-16
“Great teachers and parent involvement.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2005-08-16
“Excellent school, very strong in academics.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 4
Post Date:2005-05-30
“We've been extremely pleased with our Fairburn experience, and I can highly recommend the school to neighborhood families. Because of the increasing popularity of the school, there are very few places for students on permit - last year no new permits were taken. But Fairburn remains a small neighborhood school - fewer than 400 students, it is friendly and low-key. In 2005, Fairburn implemented an all-day Kindergarten program, with great success. The teachers are excellent, experienced, qualified. Fairburn is an academic school, in the top 10 of high scoring schools in LAUSD. Many students are GATE identified. However, the school does not separate the children, but provides an enriched differentiated education within each classroom, so all students benefit. There is a core group of active parents, who have raised money for the extras that the school district does not pay for - computer lab, library renovation, playground upgrade, P.E.coach, Science textbooks.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 1
Post Date:2005-05-25
“I've been an active parent, and I don't believe that parents want to 'run everything.' We just want to have be treated with respect by the Principal. I recommend that parents who want to be active in the school stay close to home, working in their own child's classroom.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 4
Post Date:2005-05-21
“Good School with strong acacdemics and good teachers.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 4
Post Date:2005-05-16
“I would disagree with a recent review that states this school is ideal for your gifted child. There are a lot of gifted kids drawn here because we used to have streamed classes from grades 3-5. However, two years ago, the principal abolished this. She says we still have an SAS, but none of us can figure out what exactly that means if the gifted kids don't do anything different than the rest of the kids. I do agree with everything people have been saying about the prickly, power mad principal. The kids, teachers, and parents are afraid of her. She seems to prefer it that way. She thinks parents want to 'take over' and attacks them, when in fact they are just representing parent interests and want to be treated respectfully. It's totally wrong to run the school like the Mafia, punishing those don't agree with one, and rewarding pals.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 4
Post Date:2005-05-09
“Academic programs are good. All grades tend to give a tremendous amount of homework. Music is available at a very high cost. Parent involvement is high but tends to be overdone by just a few parents who want to control everything.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2004-03-17
“My daughter came from a private school and is getting more one on one attention here at Fairburn and she is flourishing nicely. I can't believe the self confidence that she has now. She can't wait for vacation time to be over, all she asks is 'when is school starting again, I can't wait to go back my teacher makes everything so much fun, you don't even realize your learning it feels like play time especially in science and math.' What! My daughter saying she's having fun in school she's in 4th grade now and this is the first time ever. Thanks Fairbun teachers and your amazing principal who takes the time to know all her students personally.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 4
Post Date:2005-05-06
“-This is an excellent school for your child if s/he's very strong academically. The teachers are fabulous. -Availability of music: Chorus, plus Larry Newman's fee charging optional afterschool instrumental program is available. -Art: the school was selected to participate in the Arts Prototype Program this year, so if your child is lucky enough to be in a classroom the year his teacher is going through the program, you will LOVE it. Sports: Afterschool Beyond the Bell pickup games, and STAR soccer and basketball leagues There is a booster club provided sports instructor. -Extracurricular : STAR classes, esp. woodcraft, drama, and science are excellent. -Level of parent involvement: Donations to the booster club went down significantly this year, in part to protest certain morale draining decisions on the part of the principal, who gossips avidly and sets parents at each others' throats. The principal is scary, but if you're lucky you won't encounter her.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2005-04-06
“This school is great! My son started here from Kindergarten and left in the middle of 1st grade because we had to relocate. His class teachers were very nice with young children. The school has a great after school program with lots of enrichment classes.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2004-12-01
“The best kept secret in Los Angeles. A community of teachers and parents excelling in education! This school has been a wonderful experience for my daughter and I. Her teachers really care as well as the staff. Great leadership equals great results!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 4
Post Date:2004-09-22
“Great school, but the principal is very much anti-parent. She wouldn't even let the parents bring their kindergarteners to class on the first day of school. She is inflexible and has alienated many people at the school. Most of the teachers are great. The kids are doing very advanced work as well and the playground is wonderful.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2004-09-06
“Great School. Private school education at a public school. Amazing parent envolvement. One negative is the principal who needs to set a better example to the students.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 4
Post Date:2004-07-10
“Both my kids attend Fairburn and both love it. They have met great teachers and have made great friends. One unique thing about Fairburn that I rarely see in other schools is the high parent participation that we have at Fairburn. Although at times it may get overwhelming, especially with 2 kids, teacher and parent involvement is what makes Fairburn the great school that it is.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2004-06-04
“My son is in the fifth grade and he is graduating this year. We moved from Massachusetts last year and all was new for us. Luckily, Fairburn turn out to be an absolute amazing experience. My son is so happy in this school. Thank you Fairburn and thank you Ms. Brown for doing the great job. This is a great school. Highly recommendable. We will miss you all. Sincerely, Happy Mother”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2004-05-08
“We are moving out of the State, and we feel very sad living Fairburn. My son loves the school and everybody is being very nice with him. Fairburn is an excellent school, and so are the parents, the Principal, teachers and all his friends. We will miss you Fairburn!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2004-02-02
“This is absolutely a fabulous school! The teachers are superb and environment is geared to learning. The on site STAR program is also excellent! This is truly the best public elementary school on the West Side!”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: N/A
Post Date:2003-12-12
“I used to be a student at Fairburn, that was six years ago. I left in '97, just when they started putting grass on the playground. I don't know what it looks like now, but I hope to visit soon. I probably had the best time of my childhood during my first four elementary years. The school was great.”
This review was posted by a former student.
Quality Score: 4
Post Date:2003-11-12
“I think the principal is very insensitive, and seems obsessed with test scores. The after school programs are where the true enrichment is at - STAR - which is too bad.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2003-09-16
“This is a fantastic school with many opportunities for enrichment. The parent organization is very strong. The aftercare program, STAR, is wonderful.”
This review was posted by a parent.
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2003-06-22
“Fairburn school is the best school. It's like a big family. Everybody is amazing and so involve. I'm really happy my sons go to this school, they learned so much. Thank you Fairburn !”
This review was posted by a .
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2003-06-20
“There simply cannot be a better school than Fairburn - public or private. While the academics continue to be stellar, it is the many extras that make this school even more special. The kids are exposed to a variety of arts and sciences, with its diverse population the kids get to experience and appreciate many cultures and the school has a very intimate feeling which serves to make each child and family feel special.”
This review was posted by a .
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2003-06-19
“Fairburn is a wonderful small school. It gives the students a true feel of a safe learning environment is. We are a community!”
This review was posted by a .
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2003-05-30
“I am actually a student who attended this school a few years ago. I am now a good student with an A average and I started school at Fairburn. I hope everyone learns as much as I did.”
This review was posted by a .
Quality Score: 5
Post Date:2003-04-28
“The best kept secret in West LA! This public school has the feel of a private school - incredible parent involvement, great teachers, landscaped playground and fantastic options for after-school activities. Most important - my daughter loves it!”
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