Columbus Continuation
12330 Woodruff Ave
Downey CA, 90241, Los Angeles County
Phone: 562-904-3552
Type: Other/Alternative School, High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Downey Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 17 | 20 | 16 | NA | NA | 17 | 14 | 9 | ||||||
Total Students: | 323 | 347 | 386 | 385 | 356 | 363 | 397 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Grade 10: | 3 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.8% | 8 | 2.1% | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 0.3% |
Grade 11: | 104 | 32.2% | 83 | 23.9% | 102 | 26.4% | 92 | 23.9% | 97 | 27.2% | 85 | 23.4% | 108 | 27.2% |
Grade 12: | 215 | 66.6% | 259 | 74.6% | 275 | 71.2% | 282 | 73.2% | 253 | 71.1% | 274 | 75.5% | 288 | 72.5% |
Ungraded: | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 197 | 61.0% | 214 | 61.7% | 231 | 59.8% | 230 | 59.7% | 216 | 60.7% | 209 | 57.6% | 243 | 61.2% |
Female: | 126 | 39.0% | 133 | 38.3% | 155 | 40.2% | 155 | 40.3% | 140 | 39.3% | 154 | 42.4% | 150 | 37.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.8% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.5% |
Hispanic: | 283 | 87.6% | 313 | 90.2% | 337 | 87.3% | 324 | 84.2% | 314 | 88.2% | 314 | 86.5% | 335 | 84.4% |
Black: | 12 | 3.7% | 11 | 3.2% | 18 | 4.7% | 25 | 6.5% | 10 | 2.8% | 17 | 4.7% | 17 | 4.3% |
White: | 25 | 7.7% | 19 | 5.5% | 28 | 7.3% | 31 | 8.1% | 29 | 8.1% | 26 | 7.2% | 36 | 9.1% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 187 | 57.9% | 206 | 59.4% | NA | NA | 208 | 54.0% | 139 | 39.0% | 160 | 44.1% | 179 | 45.1% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 47 | 14.6% | 46 | 13.3% | NA | NA | 46 | 11.9% | 27 | 7.6% | 47 | 12.9% | 50 | 12.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.62 | 17.79 | 24.13 | NA | NA | 20.94 | 20.90 | 42.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CAHSEE | ||||||
2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 22% | 77% | 76% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 20% | 74% | 77% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 74% | 77% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 21% | 79% | 79% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 9.0% | 80.0% | 79.0% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 19.0% | 83.0% | 81.0% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 84.0% | 82.0% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 25.0% | 86.0% | 83.0% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 87.0% | 83.0% |
2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 5% | 72% | 74% |
2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 17% | 70% | 76% |
2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 73% | 76% |
2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 46% | 77% | 78% |
2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 9.0% | 78.0% | 80.0% |
2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 13.0% | 82.0% | 81.0% |
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 27.0% | 84.0% | 83.0% |
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.0% | 86.0% | 84.0% |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 0% | 87.0% | 84.0% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.0% | 38.0% | 38.0% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.0% | 35.0% | 36.0% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 12th Grade | % met std | 41.0% | 41.0% | 27.0% |
2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 24.0% | 34.0% | 28.0% |
2009 | English Language Arts | All grades (HS) | % met std | 37.0% | 66.0% | 61.0% |
2009 | Math | All grades (HS) | % met std | 24.0% | 61.0% | 61.0% |
STAR | ||||||
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 260.2 | 329.3 | 328.1 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 258 | 325.2 | 328.4 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.3 | 324.5 | 328.5 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268 | 328 | 331.3 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.8 | 332.1 | 336.2 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 240.5 | 337 | 338.1 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.3 | 339.9 | 341.4 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 264.2 | 344.9 | 346.4 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.9 | 352.6 | 348.4 |
2006 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.5 | 292.1 | 294.1 |
2005 | Integrated/Coordinated Science II | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.1 | 294.2 | 299.7 |
2006 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.1 | 321.2 | 326.7 |
2007 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 284.2 | 323.7 | 328.3 |
2008 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278 | 333.9 | 337 |
2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 252.5 | 339.9 | 343.3 |
2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 281.1 | 348.2 | 348.1 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.4 | 348.7 | 353.1 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.2 | 356.6 | 357.3 |
2004 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.7 | 320.6 | 318.1 |
2005 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 256.7 | 322.2 | 320.6 |
2006 | World History | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.5 | 325.5 | 321.1 |
2004 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 255.8 | 280.6 | 279.3 |
2005 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263.2 | 281.7 | 282.8 |
2006 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 257.5 | 278.8 | 278.8 |
2007 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.1 | 278.3 | 279.5 |
2008 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265.7 | 277.8 | 277.7 |
2010 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 264.6 | 280 | 282.3 |
2011 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271.3 | 286.1 | 285.2 |
2012 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269 | 291.4 | 284.9 |
2013 | Algebra I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.4 | 295.9 | 287.4 |
2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 342.9 | 343.3 |
2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.7 | 332 | 348.4 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283 | 339.6 | 353.7 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 300.2 | 340.9 | 357.2 |
2008 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.4 | 321.4 | 319.7 |
2009 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 294.2 | 315.7 | 320.1 |
2010 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.6 | 327.9 | 324.6 |
2011 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.1 | 332.7 | 329.1 |
2012 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.9 | 338.9 | 333.7 |
2013 | Earth Science | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 308.5 | 336.7 | 332.5 |
2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 256.6 | 317.6 | 319.7 |
2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 262.4 | 318.5 | 323.1 |
2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263.3 | 319.4 | 324.4 |
2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 255.8 | 316.1 | 327.6 |
2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 264.2 | 320.7 | 327.4 |
2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272.1 | 325.2 | 332.2 |
2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.3 | 334.8 | 336.8 |
2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.6 | 341.5 | 341.7 |
2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 279.4 | 343.8 | 344.7 |
2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.5 | 347.1 | 344.8 |
2013 | Geometry | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 255.3 | 276.6 | 280.3 |
2004 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.8 | 286.7 | 287.2 |
2005 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.7 | 291.5 | 292.6 |
2006 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 280.7 | 291 | 296.2 |
2007 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.1 | 284.3 | 295.2 |
2005 | Integrated/Coordinated Science II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.5 | 288.9 | 291.5 |
2006 | Integrated/Coordinated Science II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 271.8 | 281.5 | 291.3 |
2007 | Integrated/Coordinated Science II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 283.6 | 290.2 | 289.9 |
2008 | Integrated/Coordinated Science II | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.1 | 295.3 | 295.6 |
2004 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 273.7 | 329.4 | 326.1 |
2005 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 270.3 | 329 | 329.1 |
2006 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 269.3 | 325.9 | 329.2 |
2007 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 265.9 | 326.8 | 329.6 |
2008 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 268.1 | 334.9 | 331.4 |
2009 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.3 | 338.9 | 338.5 |
2010 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 272.2 | 350.3 | 341.4 |
2011 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 263 | 355.8 | 344.7 |
2012 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 274.5 | 361.1 | 346.9 |
2013 | U.S. History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 275.4 | 364.0 | 348.5 |
2011 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 251.3 | 262.1 | 283.2 |
2012 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 256.2 | 250.2 | 285.4 |
2013 | World History | 11th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 267.0 | 252.3 | 288.6 |
2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 254.2 | 321.9 | 304.9 |
2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 263 | 322.9 | 307.8 |
2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 258.7 | 312.5 | 308.6 |
2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 274.1 | 314 | 311.1 |
2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 271.2 | 317.3 | 314.6 |
2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 264.3 | 317.6 | 323.9 |
2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 270.3 | 335.5 | 326.9 |
2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 268.4 | 336.4 | 330.4 |
2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 268.4 | 343.5 | 334.1 |
2009 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 296 | 340.3 | 343 |
2010 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 296.7 | 342.5 | 347.2 |
2011 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 283 | 347 | 351.7 |
2012 | Biology/Life Sciences | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 303.4 | 353.8 | 354.9 |
2008 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 312.4 | 321.4 | 323.2 |
2009 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 294.2 | 320.4 | 323.6 |
2010 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 318.6 | 331 | 327.7 |
2011 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 308.1 | 338.8 | 330.9 |
2012 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 327.9 | 345.8 | 335 |
2013 | Earth Science | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 308.5 | 342.4 | 333.2 |
2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 255.3 | 311.1 | 320.8 |
2004 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 275.5 | 292.2 | 293.6 |
2005 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 277.8 | 298.4 | 299.6 |
2006 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 281.3 | 296.7 | 301.1 |
2007 | Integrated/Coordinated Science I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 272.7 | 294 | 300.4 |
2005 | Integrated/Coordinated Science II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 278.6 | 292.9 | 297.9 |
2006 | Integrated/Coordinated Science II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 272.7 | 287.3 | 295.8 |
2007 | Integrated/Coordinated Science II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 283.4 | 293.8 | 298 |
2008 | Integrated/Coordinated Science II | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 293 | 297 | 303 |
2011 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 251.4 | 360.5 | 342 |
2012 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 256.2 | 363.9 | 345.7 |
2013 | World History | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 267.0 | 365.1 | 346.7 |
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