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::''See also: Fairfax Elementary School District elections in [[Fairfax Elementary School District elections (2018)|2018]], [[Fairfax Elementary School District, California, elections (2020)|2020]], [[Fairfax Elementary School District, California, elections (2022)|2022]], and [[Fairfax Elementary School District, California, elections (2024)|2024]]''
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Latest revision as of 18:12, 24 July 2025

Fairfax Elementary School District
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Kern County, California
District details
Superintendent: Lora Brown
# of school board members: 5
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Fairfax Elementary School District is a school district in California.

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Superintendent

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Lora Brown is the superintendent of the Fairfax Elementary School District.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Michael Coleman was the superintendent of the Fairfax Elementary School District. Coleman was appointed superintendent in 2011, and he retired in April 2021. Coleman's previous career experience includes working as a school district administrator, a principal, and a teacher.[2][1]

School board

The Fairfax Elementary School District Board of Trustees consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected at large.[3]


Elections

See also: Fairfax Elementary School District, California, elections

Board members are elected on a staggered basis in even-numbered years.

Two seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Fairfax Elementary School District Board of Trustees maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]

District map

School district map

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $10,966,000 $4,057 23%
Local: $5,884,000 $2,177 12%
State: $31,219,000 $11,550 65%
Total: $48,069,000 $17,784
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $44,271,000 $16,378
Total Current Expenditures: $41,515,000 $15,358
Instructional Expenditures: $26,651,000 $9,859 60%
Student and Staff Support: $2,125,000 $786 5%
Administration: $4,268,000 $1,578 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $8,471,000 $3,133 19%
Total Capital Outlay: $697,000 $257
Construction: $280,000 $103
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $20,000 $7
Interest on Debt: $812,000 $300


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[6] $60,928 $128,902
2023-2024[7] $60,325 $130,626
2020-2021[8] $49,919 $105,610

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[9]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 23 40-49 11-19 23 <50 <50 15-19
2017-2018 19 30-39 <=10 19 PS <50 15-19
2016-2017 17 11-19 <=10 17 PS <50 15-19
2015-2016 16 20-29 6-9 16 PS <50 15-19
2014-2015 13 <=10 <=10 13 PS <50 15-19
2012-2013 37 40-49 11-19 38 PS 35-39
2011-2012 39 50-59 20-29 39 PS 40-49 30-34
2010-2011 36 40-59 30-39 36 40-49 25-29

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 33 40-49 20-29 33 <50 <50 25-29
2017-2018 29 30-39 11-19 29 PS <50 30-34
2016-2017 27 20-29 11-19 27 PS <50 25-29
2015-2016 23 20-29 10-14 23 PS <50 20-24
2014-2015 19 20-29 11-19 19 PS >=50 20-24
2012-2013 36 30-39 30-39 36 PS 40-44
2011-2012 35 40-49 20-29 35 PS 20-29 35-39
2010-2011 33 21-39 40-49 33 20-29 30-34

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 2,678 0.1
2021-2022 2,676 -1.0
2020-2021 2,703 0.4
2019-2020 2,693 0.4
2018-2019 2,682 -0.9
2017-2018 2,705 0.2
2016-2017 2,699 5.9
2015-2016 2,540 5.0
2014-2015 2,412 0.3
2013-2014 2,405 1.7
2012-2013 2,363 3.1
2011-2012 2,290 4.1
2010-2011 2,195 0.8
2009-2010 2,177 2.5
2008-2009 2,122 -2.3
2007-2008 2,171 6.9
2006-2007 2,021 11.5
2005-2006 1,789 4.1
2004-2005 1,715 9.2
2003-2004 1,558 6.0
2002-2003 1,465 4.0
2001-2002 1,406 12.4
2000-2001 1,231 -1.5
1999-2000 1,249 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Fairfax Elementary School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.6 0.0
Black 2.9 0.0
Hispanic 89.4 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.0
Two or More Races 2.1 0.0
White 3.9 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Fairfax Elementary School District had 119.26 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.46.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 14.95
Elementary: 104.31
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 119.26

Fairfax Elementary School District employed 4.00 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 4.00
District Administrative Support: 15.00
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 11.72
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 48.78
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 8.00
Other Support Services: 53.92


Schools

The Fairfax Elementary School District operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Fairfax Jr. High6125-8
Shirley Lane Elementary624KG-6
Virginia Avenue Elementary685KG-6
Zephyr Lane Elementary757KG-6

Noteworthy events

See also: Fairfax Elementary School District recall, California (2021)

An effort to recall three of the five members of the Fairfax Elementary School District board of trustees did not go to a vote in 2021. Recall supporters did not collect enough signatures by the submission deadline.[10]

The recall effort began in May 2021. Palmer Moland, Alma Rios, and Jose Luis Tapia were named in the notices of intent to recall.[1][11] To get the recall on the ballot, recall supporters would have had to submit petitions with 1,451 signatures by September 26, 2021.[10][12]

Recall supporters accused Moland, Rios, and Tapia of "poor leadership, self-interest and vengeful behavior." All three board members declined to comment on the recall effort.[1]

Contact information

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Fairfax Elementary School District
1500 S. Fairfax Rd.
Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone: 661-366-7221
Fax: 661-366-1901


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bakersfield.com, "Three Fairfax School Board members, including board president, served recall notices," May 7, 2021
  2. ↑ Fairfax School District, "District Administration," accessed October 8, 2019
  3. ↑ GAMUT Online, "Fairfax ESD BB 9110 Board Bylaws: Terms of Office," accessed May 18, 2021
  4. ↑ GAMUT Online, "Bylaw 9323: Meeting Conduct," accessed January 10, 2024
  5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  6. ↑ Fairfax School District, "Certificated Salary Schedule (A)," accessed April 24, 2025
  7. ↑ Fairfax School District, "Certificated Salary Schedule (A)," accessed February 3, 2024
  8. ↑ Fairfax School District, "Fairfax School District 2020-2021 Certificated Salary Schedule," accessed May 18, 2021
  9. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 The Bakersfield Californian, "Petition to recall Fairfax school board members fails," September 24, 2021
  11. ↑ Fairfax School District, "Board of Trustees," accessed June 1, 2021
  12. ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Laura M. Cantu, Division Chief, County Clerk - Elections, Kern County Auditor-Controller-County Clerk," July 1, 2021
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