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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOWNEY UNIFIED·NCES 061146001262

Columbus (Christopher) High

12330 Woodruff Ave., Downey, CA 90241 · (562) 904-3552 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Enrollment
368
High
DISTRICT 2,011 · STATE 838
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
331 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 11
105
Grade 12
263
Student demographics
White
164%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 20%
Hispanic
33591%
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 56%
Black
92%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 12%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
22661%
Female
14239%

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Test scores

CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standard
English Language Arts
12.8%
own-school result
Math
0.7%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
368
+75 (+26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 13.8:1
% White
4%
was 6%
% Hispanic
91%
was 87%
% Black
2%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Columbus (Christopher) High

Columbus (Christopher) High is one of the tight-knit secondary schools in Downey, California, one of the schools within Downey Unified, with 368 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 56% smaller than the state mean of about 838.

Downey Unified comprises 21 schools with combined enrollment of 22,405 students; Columbus (Christopher) High is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Columbus (Christopher) High reports that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 4% White, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Columbus (Christopher) High has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 90% of students at Columbus (Christopher) High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Columbus (Christopher) High is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Woodruff Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 26%: 293 students in 2018 compared to 368 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 today.

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Los Angeles County at a glance

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Population
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students

Quick facts

School name
Columbus (Christopher) High
District
Downey Unified
Address
12330 Woodruff Ave., Downey, CA 90241
Phone
(562) 904-3552
County
Los Angeles County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
368
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
16.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
331 (90%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
061146001262
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Columbus (Christopher) High
How large is Columbus (Christopher) High?
Columbus (Christopher) High enrolls approximately 368 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Columbus (Christopher) High serve?
Columbus (Christopher) High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Columbus (Christopher) High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Columbus (Christopher) High is approximately 16.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Columbus (Christopher) High?
Student demographics at Columbus (Christopher) High are roughly 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Columbus (Christopher) High in?
Columbus (Christopher) High is part of Downey Unified.
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