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Mayfair High School is a school in ] in the Bellflower Unified School District (BUSD). Despite its name, it is actually a combination middle school-high school, having students from grades seventh through twelfth. It is located on 6000 North Woodruff Avenue. '''Mayfair Middle/High School''' is located in ] as part of the ] (BUSD). Mayfair is a combination middle school and high school, having students from grades seven through twelve.


The address for the school is 6000 North Woodruff Avenue, Lakewood, CA.
Mayfair is recognized as a "California Distinguished School" and as a "Blue Ribbon" school—one of the highest awards a high school in the United States can obtain. Its mascot is the "Mayfair Monsoon"—illustrated as a tornado. The monthly school newspaper is called the ''Windjammer''. Mayfair also has an excellent varsity football team, as well as many other teams, that has won a several state championships and continually makes it to the playoffs.

As of 2004, Mayfair had 112 regular educations teachers and 142 classrooms serving 3,500 students from the communities of ], ] and ]. Average class size is 32.1 students.


{| border=1 cellspacing=0
|+ '''Student population racial makeup (2004)'''
|- style="background:grey; color:white"
| Race
| Percentage<br>of population
|-
| African-American
| align="center" |17.7
|-
| American Indian or Alaska Native
| align="center" | 0.3
|-
| Asian
| align="center" |5.0
|-
| Filipino
| align="center" |4.8
|-
| Hispanic or Latino
| align="center" |31.2
|-
| Pacific Islander
| align="center" |1.4
|-
| White (Not Hispanic)
| align="center" |37.1
|-
| Multiple or No Response
| align="center" |2.5
|}


{| border=1 cellspacing=0
|+ '''California Standardized Testing Rankings for 2004'''
|+ ''Data reported are the percent of students achieving at the Proficient or Advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standards).''
|- style="background:grey; color:white"
| Subject
| School
| District
| State
|-
| English-Language Arts
| align="center" | 33
| align="center" | 31
| align="center" | 36
|-
| Mathematics
| align="center" | 22
| align="center" | 30
| align="center" | 34
|-
| Science
| align="center" | 26
| align="center" | 19
| align="center" | 25
|-
| History-Social Science
| align="center" | 33
| align="center" | 25
| align="center" | 29
|}


{| border=1 cellspacing=0
|+ '''Expenditure per student for 2004'''
|+ ''Data reported in dollars per student''
|- style="background:grey; color:white"
| School
| District
| State
|-
| align="right" | $6,178
| align="right" | $6,882
| align="right" | $6,822
|}


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Mayfair is recognized as a "]" and as a "]" school. In 2001, Mayfair received the Golden Bell award from the ] for their ] Program.

The school mascot is the "Mayfair Monsoon"&mdash;illustrated as a tornado. The school colors are Blue and White. The monthly school newspaper is the ''Windjammer''. Mayfair sports teams have won several state championships and regularly participate in playoffs.

Mayfair is a very culturally and ethnically diverse school. Students hail from a variety of religions, practices, and beliefs.

A listing of student clubs that can be found on the Mayfair campus:
* A.A.S. (Activist Against Smoking)
* Academic Academy
* Academy of Animation & Digital Art Club
* CSF
* Class of 2005
* Class of 2006
* Class of 2007
* Class of 2008
* Drama Club
* Eastern Horizon
* Environmental Science
* Foreign Language
* Key Club
* LeClub Francais
* MS CJSF
* MS Club
* MS French Club
* MS Literary Club
* Pacific Islanders
* Video Tech
* Viritas
* W.O.W. (Wisdom of Eighth Graders)
* YBS (Young Black Scholars)

===References===
* {{Web reference | title=Mayfair High School | work=Bellflower Unified School District | URL=http://www.busd.k12.ca.us/mayfair-high.htm | date=June 10 | year=2005}}
* {{Web reference | title=Mayfair High School Accountability Report Card for 2003-2004 | work=Bellflower Unified School District | URL=http://www.busd.k12.ca.us/AccRpt/MHS%2004_05%20Web%20Final.html | date=June 10 | year=2005}}


Mayfair is a very culturally and ethnically diverse school. Its students hail from a varity of religions, practices, and beliefs. As a result, Mayfair has a large amount of school clubs, many of them culture-based.


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Revision as of 23:32, 10 June 2005

Aerial view of Mayfair's campus.

Mayfair Middle/High School is located in Lakewood, California as part of the Bellflower Unified School District (BUSD). Mayfair is a combination middle school and high school, having students from grades seven through twelve.

The address for the school is 6000 North Woodruff Avenue, Lakewood, CA.

As of 2004, Mayfair had 112 regular educations teachers and 142 classrooms serving 3,500 students from the communities of Lakewood, Bellflower and Cerritos. Average class size is 32.1 students.


Student population racial makeup (2004)
Race Percentage
of population
African-American 17.7
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3
Asian 5.0
Filipino 4.8
Hispanic or Latino 31.2
Pacific Islander 1.4
White (Not Hispanic) 37.1
Multiple or No Response 2.5


California Standardized Testing Rankings for 2004 Data reported are the percent of students achieving at the Proficient or Advanced level (meeting or exceeding the state standards).
Subject School District State
English-Language Arts 33 31 36
Mathematics 22 30 34
Science 26 19 25
History-Social Science 33 25 29


Expenditure per student for 2004 Data reported in dollars per student
School District State
$6,178 $6,882 $6,822


Mayfair Monsoon logo
Mayfair Monsoon logo

Mayfair is recognized as a "California Distinguished School" and as a "Blue Ribbon" school. In 2001, Mayfair received the Golden Bell award from the California School Board Association for their Fine Arts Program.

The school mascot is the "Mayfair Monsoon"—illustrated as a tornado. The school colors are Blue and White. The monthly school newspaper is the Windjammer. Mayfair sports teams have won several state championships and regularly participate in playoffs.

Mayfair is a very culturally and ethnically diverse school. Students hail from a variety of religions, practices, and beliefs.

A listing of student clubs that can be found on the Mayfair campus:

  • A.A.S. (Activist Against Smoking)
  • Academic Academy
  • Academy of Animation & Digital Art Club
  • CSF
  • Class of 2005
  • Class of 2006
  • Class of 2007
  • Class of 2008
  • Drama Club
  • Eastern Horizon
  • Environmental Science
  • Foreign Language
  • Key Club
  • LeClub Francais
  • MS CJSF
  • MS Club
  • MS French Club
  • MS Literary Club
  • Pacific Islanders
  • Video Tech
  • Viritas
  • W.O.W. (Wisdom of Eighth Graders)
  • YBS (Young Black Scholars)

References


External Links

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