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High school · Downey Unified School District

Columbus (Christopher) High

Columbus (Christopher) High serves grades 10–12 for 466 students in Downey Unified School District.

It is the 3rd largest of the 4 Downey Unified School District high schools in Downey. Its 18.6 students per teacher compares with a median of 21.3 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 295 in 2019–20 to 466 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 12, with 338 students. 77% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (320 free, 38 reduced-price). It ran a targeted Title I assistance program in 2019–20. The closest park is Independence Park (0.4 mi).

At a glance

Columbus (Christopher) High by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

Grades10–12
Students466
Teachers25
Students per teacher18.6
Free or reduced-price lunch77%
School typeAlternative School
DistrictDowney Unified School District
Title ITargeted assistance program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Columbus (Christopher) High

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • 11128
  • 12338
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20295
  • 2020–21312
  • 2021–22336
  • 2022–23492
  • 2023–24466
Nearby

Parks near Columbus (Christopher) High

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Contact

Address, phone and official links

12330 Woodruff Ave., Downey 90241

(562) 904-3552

State school ID 1931625 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 061146001262

Downey Unified School District

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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