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Colfax High

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Colfax High ranks 337 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 84% of California high schools

Summary

Colfax High is a public high school serving about 611 students in grades 9-12 in the Placer Union High district, known for its strong, consistent academic performance and exceptional graduation rates.

The school stands out for its balanced academic program, with solid proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science that exceed district and state averages, and it achieves this with efficient use of resources compared to some nearby schools. Most impressively, Colfax High maintains graduation rates consistently above 96.5% and near-zero dropout rates, significantly outperforming broader averages. The school also effectively supports students from various backgrounds and maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 11%, which is much better than the state average. This consistent excellence over the past decade suggests stable leadership and effective programs.

When compared to other local schools, Colfax High's balanced profile contrasts with schools like Foresthill High, which has a wide gap between its English and Math scores. While specialized programs like William & Marian Ghidotti High show higher test scores, they serve far fewer students. Colfax High's main opportunities for growth lie in strengthening mathematics instruction and special education services, but overall, it represents a stable and high-performing comprehensive high school that successfully prepares its students for future success.

611

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,203

Per pupil spending ?

21.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24995 Ben Taylor Rd.
Colfax, CA 95713-9556

(530) 346-2284

District: Placer Union High

Feeder schools for Colfax High:

Elementary:	Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary
	Colfax Elementary
	Sierra Hills Elementary
Middle:	Weimar Hills

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.1%

Two or more races:

11.1%

Hispanic:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of California high schools

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg52%

California avg41%

337^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the Placer Union High

556^th of 1,543Placer Union High among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	337 of 2162	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	90.8	204 of 2159	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	433 of 2170	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	269 of 2123	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	81.6	233 of 1290	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	86.1	260 of 2133	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	256 of 2017	87.3%	★★★★☆
2017	90.0	190 of 2021	90.6%	★★★★★
2016	88.7	216 of 2039	89.4%	★★★★☆
2015	84.4	286 of 1994	85.7%	★★★★☆
2013	67.5	353 of 2426	85.4%	★★★★☆
2012	62.1	491 of 2354	79.1%	★★★★☆
2011	62.0	471 of 2367	80.1%	★★★★☆
2010	65.8	379 of 2281	83.4%	★★★★☆
2009	64.6	346 of 2238	84.5%	★★★★☆
2008	64.3	385 of 2117	81.8%	★★★★☆
2007	64.1	366 of 2063	82.3%	★★★★☆
2006	72.4	238 of 1968	87.9%	★★★★☆
2005	70.3	248 of 1901	87.0%	★★★★☆
2004	63.9	286 of 1653	82.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	74.9	168 of 1161	85.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	212 of 1906	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	253 of 1915	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	281 of 1915	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.4	186 of 1858	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	155 of 1054	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	195 of 1833	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	89.9	157 of 1760	91.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	540 of 1900	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	181 of 1902	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	72.5	434 of 1917	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	371 of 1861	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	93.4	78 of 1814	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	89 of 1742	94.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	423 of 2013	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	162 of 2026	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	57.2	772 of 2030	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.6	268 of 1943	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	278 of 1126	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	181 of 1937	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	182 of 1862	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	422 of 1942	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.3	175 of 1948	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	68.3	544 of 1963	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	344 of 1916	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	265 of 1122	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	323 of 1880	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	363 of 1834	80.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	67.5	186 of 574	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.1	84 of 515	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	38.6	279 of 422	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	609 of 1252	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	414 of 1216	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	575 of 1197	52.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	356 of 1155	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.6	225 of 1173	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	576 of 1193	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	354 of 1204	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	346 of 1222	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	365 of 1173	68.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)89th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2022)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)78th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)68th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Science52%+19 vs state

Mathematics50%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Colfax High	Public	9-12	24995 Ben Taylor Rd.	Colfax	95713	Placer County	Placer Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 346-2284	611	28	22.0	21.3%	465 (76.1%)	3 (0.5%)	61 (10.0%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.1%)	83.9	337^th of 2162 public high schools	84.4%		90.8	204^th of 2159 public high schools	90.6%	133	51.8		52.1	61.7	61.7	49.7	49.7	$20,203	$915	$19,288
Bear River High	Public	9-12	11130 Magnolia Rd.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 268-3700	664	27	24.1	25.2%	486 (73.2%)	1 (0.2%)	114 (17.2%)	14 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.7%)	82.4	370^th of 2162 public high schools	82.9%		75.8	473^rd of 2159 public high schools	78.1%	103	46.1		46.2	75.2	75.2	38.3	38.3	$21,616	$1,048	$20,568
Silver Springs High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	130 Park Ave.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 272-2635	80	9	8.4	97.5%	59 (73.8%)	1 (1.3%)	8 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	6 (7.5%)	13.5	1855^th of 2162 public high schools	14.2%		15.1	1817^th of 2159 public high schools	15.8%	38	6.9		5.9	19.4	19.4	3.3	3.3	$28,704	$2,808	$25,896
John Muir Charter	Public, Charter	6-12	960 McCourtney Rd.	Grass Valley	95949	Nevada County	John Muir Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 272-4008	629	38	16.6	94.3%	56 (8.9%)	56 (8.9%)	459 (73.0%)	6 (1.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.4%)	18.9	1716^th of 2162 public high schools	20.6%		13.5	1870^th of 2159 public high schools	13.4%	154		19.6	19.2	14.1	13.9	6.4	6.3	$18,096	$498	$17,598
Foresthill High	Public	9-12	23319 Foresthill Rd.	Foresthill	95631	Placer County	Placer Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 367-5244	190	11	17.2	36.8%	138 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (18.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.9%)	69.3	614^th of 2162 public high schools	71.6%		76.7	464^th of 2159 public high schools	78.5%	150	40.5		40.5	72.1	72.1	23.3	23.3	$16,538	$1,113	$15,425
Bitney Prep High	Public, Charter	9-12	135 Joerschke Dr.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 477-1235	91	7	13.0	57.1%	47 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (29.7%)	69.8	605^th of 2162 public high schools	72.0%		70	566^th of 2159 public high schools	73.8%	39		47.1	47.1	63.6	63.6	21.7	21.7	$16,780	$949	$15,831
William & Marian Ghidotti High	Public	9-12	250 Sierra College Dr.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 274-5270	155	5	32.0	21.3%	115 (74.2%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (12.9%)	6 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.5%)	99.4	3^rd of 2162 public high schools	99.9%		99.5	3^rd of 2159 public high schools	99.9%		91.4		91.7	100.0	100.0	88.9	88.9	$16,407	$559	$15,848
Earle Jamieson Educational Options	Public	6-12	112 Nevada City Hwy.	Nevada City	95959	Nevada County	Nevada County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 272-5464	5	1	4.9		4 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)								(n/a)								$11,452	$00	$11,452
Nevada Union High	Public	9-12	11761 Ridge Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 273-4431	1,561	78	20.1	37.0%	1,101 (70.5%)	16 (1.0%)	293 (18.8%)	16 (1.0%)	13 (0.8%)	2 (0.1%)	115 (7.4%)	74.8	498^th of 2162 public high schools	77.0%		73.7	512^th of 2159 public high schools	76.3%	14	50.9		50.6	60.1	60.1	32.0	32.0	$22,114	$1,630	$20,484
North Point Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	11761 Ridge Rd.	Grass Valley	95945	Nevada County	Nevada Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(530) 477-1225	111	5	20.4	39.6%	80 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	64.1	709^th of 2162 public high schools	67.2%		51.5	970^th of 2159 public high schools	55.1%	261	44.1		39.5	51.6	51.6	25.8	25.8	$17,636	$233	$17,403

Frequently Asked Questions about Colfax High

Is Colfax High a good school?

Colfax High ranks 337^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Colfax High in?

Placer Union High

What is the racial makeup of Colfax High?

Students at Colfax High are 76% White, 11% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic.

What schools feed into Colfax High?

Colfax High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alta-Dutch Flat Elementary
Elementary : Colfax Elementary
Elementary : Sierra Hills Elementary
Middle : Weimar Hills

How many students attend Colfax High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended Colfax High.

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