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. The school itself is located on in the Bear River valley north of downtown Colfax and adjacent to Colfax Elementary School.The student body self-identified as 85.3% white, the average classroom size is 25 - 27, and there are 3.6 students per computer. Students are also given chromebooks as of 2014. 95% of the teachers have a full credential and the average length of time they have been teaching is 19 years. The graduation rate is 100.0% as of the 2007-08 academic year.Colfax High's mascot is the falcon, school colors are green and white.AcademicsColfax High offers 10 AP classes in subjects including English, Calculus, Statistics, Physics, Microeconomics, U.S. Government, Environmental Science, and U.S. History. 36.2% of 2008 Colfax High graduates completed the UC/CSU high school course requirements.
