Colfax High School (Colfax, California)

Colfax High School
Address
Map
24995 Ben Taylor Rd.

,
95713

United States
Coordinates39°06′27″N 120°57′57″W / 39.1076°N 120.9659°W / 39.1076; -120.9659
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1959[1]
School boardPlacer Union High
NCES District ID0630750[5]
SuperintendentDave Horsey[2]
NCES School ID063075004781[4]
PrincipalChasity Raybuck-Bonilla[2]
Staff29.23 (FTE)[6]
Teaching staff41[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment666 (2022–23)[6]
Average class size25–27
Student to teacher ratio22.78[6]
Campus size40 acres (160,000 m2)[2]
Color(s)Green and White    
MascotFalcon
RivalBear River High School, Placer High School
API average835[3]
NewspaperPulse Magazine
YearbookThe Evergreen
CDS Code31668943131851[2]
Websitesites.google.com/puhsd.k12.ca.us/colfax-high-school-2021-22/home

Colfax High School is a four-year public high school in Colfax, California in the United States. It is in the Placer Union High School District in Placer County. The school currently serves about 700 students living between Auburn, Grass Valley, and Alta/Dutch Flat.[7] The school itself is located on 40 acres (16 ha)[2] in the Bear River valley north of downtown Colfax and adjacent to Colfax Elementary School.

The student body self-identified as 85.3% white,[2] the average classroom size is 25–27, and there are 3.6 students per computer. Students are also given Chromebooks as of 2014. Ninety-five percent of the teachers have a full credential[1] and the average length of time they have been teaching is 19 years.[8] The graduation rate is 100.0% as of the 2007–2008 academic year.[2]

Colfax High's mascot is the falcon, and its school colors are green and white.

  1. ^ a b "School Accountability Report Card Reported for School Year 2007-08" (PDF). School Accountability Report Card (SARC). 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "School Accountability Report Card Reported for School Year 2008-09" (PDF). School Accountability Report Card (SARC). 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  3. ^ a b "California Schools Guide - Los Angeles Times". Retrieved 2010-08-11.
  4. ^ "Search for Public Schools - Colfax High (063075004781)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  5. ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Placer Union High". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  6. ^ a b c "Colfax High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  7. ^ Colfax High School – Colfax, California – CA – school overview
  8. ^ Student Teacher Ratio Colfax High School – Colfax, California – CA