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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.
| 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 |
| Subject | School | District | State |
| English-Language Arts | 33 | 31 | 36 |
| Mathematics | 22 | 30 | 34 |
| Science | 26 | 19 | 25 |
| History-Social Science | 33 | 25 | 29 |
| School | District | State |
| $6,178 | $6,882 | $6,822 |
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. In 2001, Mayfair received the Golden Bell award from the California School Board Association for their Academy of Animation and Digital Art 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. Its 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 Student Club
- CSF
- Class of 2007
- Class of 2008
- Class of 2009
- Class of 2010
- 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)
- AFJROTC (Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps)
Trivia
Popular belief is the school's mascot comes from the former shape of the school. Before the gym was built in 1993, the shape of the school was a sailboat.
Notable alumni
- Josh Childress, NBA basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks.
- Jay Gibbons, Major League Baseball outfielder for the Baltimore Orioles.
References
- "Mayfair High School". Bellflower Unified School District. Retrieved June 10.
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