📍 12330 Woodruff Ave., Downey, Los Angeles County, 90241
Columbus (Christopher) High is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Downey, Los Angeles County. The school has 492 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Xochitl Ortiz. It is part of the Downey Unified school district. It serves grades 10–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
Columbus (Christopher) High enrolls 492 students across grades 10–12. The student body is 65% male and 35% female. A teaching staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% Black or African American and 3.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 443 | 90% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 4.9% |
| White | 17 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
391 of the school's 492 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Columbus (Christopher) High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Columbus (Christopher) High is one of 22 schools in Downey Unified, based in Downey, California. The district serves 22,462 students district-wide and employs 935 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 492 students, Columbus (Christopher) High is smaller than the district average of about 1,021 students per school.
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