I have been so impressed with Blair. My kids love that it's a smaller school, that it's 6-12 so they don't have to make a transition to a new school at age 14. I love that they're getting an International Baccalaureate education (often only available at private schools) but through a local public school. I appreciate the Ovations theater program so much -- about 25% of the kids participate either by performing or serving on the crew, and they learn so much either way. Best of all, the overall atmosphere is accepting and supportive to a wide range of kids with different personalities and backgrounds. We really love it. read more

Blair has changed a lot over the years. Huge strengths are the IB program and the music/performance arts program. The culture is very welcoming to students of all backgrounds. Fights and bullying are not part of the school culture at all. One plus about the IB courses, in contrast to AP courses, is that anyone can take them so even if you don't pursue the IB diploma, a student can have access to a course that has a similar feel to a college course. There is also a great IB Health Care Careers program that involves internship training nearby. A very active XCountry and LA Marathon running group, and and after school adventure club that takes advantage of the nearby Metro for trips. Also, the school supports one of the only 80/10 DLIP Spanish programs in the district, great segue if you are coming from Jackson, Longfellow, or San Rafael or you are coming from out-of-district. read more

Environment and classes are top notch, the campus is easy to get to. It offers IB 6-12 that I highly recommend, AP classes, Ovation teather and much more. It is very welcoming and the right place to thrive for kids with different passions, strengths and backgrounds. read more

One of the best schools I have been to, gave up CS Arts to be here, I've made so many good friends, of course all the teachers and staff are super kind and friendly, and the Junior ROTC program has forever changed my life. read more

Not a good school. Filled with people who don't care about school and get in fights. If you can go to any other school in Pasadena I would, PHS, Marshall, Muir any would be better. They dont even have a football team, and the school spirit is non existent. The staff is okay but dress code for stupid reasons. Do not go here. read more

Dont be tricked. Just because it says IB doesn't make this school better than others. The staff/ teachers were mostly careless. 75% are immigrants? because they cant speak English? I got put in classes with people older than me or way younger than me. I was not comfortable. Btw some teachers were literally not even doing there jobs. i switched schools and realized that all the teachers are wasting time doing nothing. I progressed and learned things much better. I was literally doing nothing in class all day thinking I was.!? The teachers give you good grades. Some students didn't even do their work in class playing all day and they get good grades. from experience i know they are not genisus. lol they re cheaters. This is not a normal school. Also the school is very gross! so much literring and Studnets smoking weed behind the cafe! They kiss in the starwell how inapporiate YUCK!! no one does anything and theres cameras there so it shouldnt be a problem right!?!?!? Dissapointed. What I liked was that there were few teachers who at least did someting i felt and tried to help and also the school is built very nice. The school is very cleverly built and very easy to go to classes. Thats all tho. read more

If you love your kid do not send them here. This school ruined my academic transcript. I used to be a straight A student but thanks to this school's horrible teachers and terrible lesson plans I received my first F. Most of the time you have to teach the material to yourself. All of my teachers give off the impression as if they would rather be elsewhere. The staff is very unhelpful and somehow have a great way of making you feel uncared for, just as the teachers do. Compared to my previous school this one is absolutely trash. My mental health also suffered miserably as I had to end up getting a therapist. This school is a joke. The library is also very small with few books which was a big disappointment for me. read more

Blair offered online school for August & now they aren't. My friend in Alta dena is Pasadena unified and her kids get online school in August. I called the school district and you have to go online to get a application to go to online school. Why wasn't Blair honest about that ?? They can't answer a lot of questions parents have . Delta is killing kids and they have in person school !!! read more

I attended a basketball game at Blair High School in Pasadena, CA on 2/21/2017. While it was not my 1st time there, the last time was back in 1981. In a CIF playoff game, the Blair Vikings defeated the Jurupa Valley Jaguars by a score of 79-61. This despite the fact that Damian Givens led all scorers with 23 points for the Jaguars. Entry to the game was $10.00, parking was free and there were no programs. Plus, I took photos. read more

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I hated high school, I couldn't wait to get my diploma and bounce. I didn't even do my "walk" down graduation isle. Give me my fucking diploma, and go fuck yourselves. The teachers were okay except for the art teacher that hated me. Don't worry bitch, I hated you too! Mrs. Deichman. Ugh. I was class of '96--yeah, it was half a lifetime ago. One of my main comforts is that a lot of the people that I went to school with are either losers, unemployed, or dead. Ha, take that! We were so lame, that no one bothered (or cared) to arrange our 10 year high school reunion. That was supposed to be in 2006. They're running a little late on that one. Last I heard, or drove by, it was one of those "magnet accelerated" schools--whatever the hell that means. I will say its only saving grace, and that goes for all of the high schools in Pasadena--they have the best ROP programs around. That's how I got my current gig. Blair still sucks, though. read more

My son comes here, and he is having a good experience. I think that the school needs a lot of help in many ways. Budget cuts really hurt the schools! Parking lot is crappy There is NO home field for sports, and dangerous for players All the departments have lots of unmet needs There is very little parent participation There is very little school spirit The school is clean, but small (around 700 HS students) There aren't too many fights from what I hear Overall, not bad, but $$ would certainly help this school. read more

Haha damn yelp really does have everything huh? I'm an international student and in the past two years have attended 5 different schools. And Blair is by far the worst I've attended. Don't send your children here. Although there are a handful of good teachers, there is still an overwhelmingly large amount of teachers who don't care or even teach for that matter. read more

LOVE this school. Students demonstrate tolerance by showing support for ALL, be it LGBTQ or different ethnicities. Bullying is NOT tolerated and uncommon on campus. They have an amazing IB full diploma and IBCP program, extremely dedicated teachers and some very good kids. I have to say that it truly feels like a family. Many teachers were once students at this school and this is the school my children will attend one day... read more

I have to give a review to 2016 Blair High School, and have to start a new chapter named "Blair International Baccalaureate School". The last review posted on Yelp for Blair was dated in 2011, it was outdated and does not represent current. My daughter is in her senior year at the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. She started Blair at 9th grade after completed middle school study at McKinley. Unlike Pasadena High School or Marshall Fundamental High School, Blair has a much smaller student body, altogether 1,100 well diversified students. The school offers 8 programs, and IB is one of them. The students are pushed very hard by their teachers to reach their dream, as results from that the students are excelled in many categories. Blair currently has 56 clubs, and mostly run by students and advised from teachers. These students' run clubs have prepared and offered leadership trainings for our future leaders in this competitive society. The school also rigorously encourages student to involve in the community, volunteer in the library, hospital, senior house, churches... There are 18 students in the current 12th grade IB class, and 12 of them are accepted by UCLA, and several are going to top private schools. In my opinion, Blair is a piece of hidden jewel in our community. It sets high standards and delivers exceptional results. read more

As a parent speaking, the school is not good at all. I had my kids in Pasadena schools thinking that Pasadena was a better school system than LA. Well Blair proved me wrong. My daughter didn't attend much of school and was failing horribly. No one bottered to call me into someones office to talk about my daughter and when I did get a call to tell me that my daughter had walked out of class, I asked what can I do? The teacher responded by I don't know. My daughter is doing much better with people who do care, she wont graduate with her class (she's working on it.) read more

All four of our children graduated from Blair, the most recent in 2014. It is wonderful to see the continued growth of the International Baccalaureate Program (IB), the positive changes in the Health Careers Academy, the addition of the Dual Language Spanish Program, the sustained commitment to children with special needs, and the vibrancy of the International Academy which is represented by students born in 30 different countries. I just attended a meeting with a group of very dynamic, committed parents who are very engaged and involved in their children's education. The future looks bright for Blair. Although small, this 6-12th grade public school is actually quite strong and getting stronger with talented and committed teachers and staff and a diverse and caring student body. As a parent shared this morning...Blair is a family where everyone is accepted. read more

go vikings !!! Blair is amazing. As much as it is underfunded our school is more on the untraditional side. We don't have cliques and we're extremely open minded. I love my school and will never regret the choice of attending Blair. 10/10 would send my kids here read more

Please note that this review is more for the MIDDLE school not the high schoolers, but in a way it kind of applies to it as well. I have been going thru the process of checking out the best middle school for my child. I have done a tour at Blair and Eliot middle schools. These are the only two schools we are interested in. To start, the only reason why I would want my child to go to Blair is the Spanish dual immersion program they have, that's about it. Other than that I really don't like the facility. I find it kind of awkward and the school is missing lots of very important things, at least to our family. First, til this day Blair still does NOT know when on earth they will begin the project to remodel the school. The school has no track field, no auditorium, no elective classes for my kids unlike other fantastic schools in Pasadena. I don't know but i feel that what the school offers just seems boring, specially if i put my child there since middle school. This would mean my children will be here for SEVEN years. I don't like this idea. We also visited Eliot middle school. Let me put it to you this way: We LOVED Eliot. Is not perfect, but man what a difference. Did I say that we loved it? Yeah, the school is great and it feels like you are in a completely different environment. Eliot is not perfect either, I'm not saying it is because there is no perfect school, but they just have so many more super fun activities that can inspire my kids. My child did a shadow day at both schools and they are both great schools, but Eliot simply "feels" like a real school with everything a child would want or enjoy. My wife and I actually had NO IDEA what Eliot had or what kind of school it is, in fact, I went to Eliot back in the 80's and Eliot was a TERRIBLE school back then, and that's pretty much the impression I had about it I am sad to say, but oh man, I had no idea how nice Eliot is today. It is a COMPLETELY different school compared to when I went there. I must say that I was really impressed with what Eliot offers. At Blair It just felt like a "mini prison". I know some of the families and kids that go to Blair already, and they say they say that their kids really really like Blair, and I'm sure they do and I'm really happy for them, but for me Blair feels like a mini prison for kids like I said. Maybe I'm not using the correct expression, but that's the "first impression" I felt when I was there observing everything around during the tour. I really am not happy with the building structure that Blair has for the location of the middle school kids. I will say that I was there during lunch hour, and most of the kids were outside the class rooms all sitting on the floor in circles, and it seemed like they were enjoying it, maybe is just that they don't have any other choice for it is what it is. During the winter is pretty freezing outside, and in summer only half the students will get some shade to stay cool. I did not like that idea, and again, the middle school kids have no benches or tables on that area. I just thought that was awkward, that's all. Personally, I just think our kids deserve more. Anyway, I just wanted to give my personal opinion about Blair. Is a nice school, but... some other very important things are really missing from Blair, IMHO. I hope I have helped out other families by posting out personal opinion about Blair. read more

My son is a current student, and our whole family loves Blair! The negative reviews here are very out of date. Blair has a great community spirit, award-winning teachers, and has been a great experience. The teachers do a great job communicating with parents, and creating a supportive atmosphere for students. read more