Woodruff Academy
Alternative · Grades 7–12 · 14 students
Columbus (Christopher) High
12330 Woodruff Ave., Downey, CA 90241
Grades
9–12
High
Students
368
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.2 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Downey Unified
Los Angeles County
Not graded
Alternative schools serve students whose needs a regular school could not meet, and states hold them to separate accountability rules, so we don't rank them against regular schools. How we grade
About Columbus (Christopher) High
Columbus (Christopher) High is an alternative high school in Downey, California, serving grades 9–12. It is part of Downey Unified. The school is located in a large suburb in Los Angeles County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 368 students were enrolled, with about 16.2 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical California high school (18.5 students per teacher).
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Alternative School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 368 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.2 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Downey Unified
- County
- Los Angeles County
- NCES school ID
- 061146001262
Schools near Columbus (Christopher) High
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.