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Downey, CA
Public School Ratings




Downey Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Downey Unified School District details

Downey Unified School District
11627 Brookshire Ave.
Downey, CA 90241

22,359 Students enrolled in District

22 Schools in District

24 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Downey Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.4% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.1% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
40%
51%
47%
34%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alameda Elementary School
8613 E. Alameda St.
Downey, CA, 90242
KG-05
Carpenter (c. C.) Elementary School
9439 E. Foster Rd.
Downey, CA, 90242
KG-03
Columbus (christopher) High School
12330 Woodruff Ave.
Downey, CA, 90241
10-12
Doty (wendy Lopour) Middle School
10301 S. Woodruff Ave.
Downey, CA, 90241
06-08
Downey High School
11040 Brookshire Ave.
Downey, CA, 90241
09-12
Downey Unified Virtual Acad At Lynn L. Pace Ed Center School
9625 Van Ruiten St.
Bellflower, CA, 90706
KG-12
Gallatin Elementary School
9513 Brookshire Ave.
Downey, CA, 90240
KG-05
Gauldin (a.l.) Elementary School
9724 Spry St.
Downey, CA, 90242
KG-05
Griffiths (gordon) Middle School
9633 Tweedy Ln.
Downey, CA, 90240
06-08
Imperial Elementary School
8133 Imperial Hwy.
Downey, CA, 90242
KG-03
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 4.8% 23.2%
Black 2.9% 5.1%
Hispanic 89.4% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.5% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 70.0% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 57.2% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.8% 7.3%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,558 $213,712,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $926 $20,703,000 4.8%
Staff $426 $9,524,000 2.2%
General Administration $216 $4,839,000 1.1%
School Administration $822 $18,368,000 4.2%
Operation $1,001 $22,372,000 5.2%
Transportation $109 $2,447,000 0.6%
Other $712 $15,921,000 3.7%
Total Support $4,212 $94,174,000 21.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,594 $125,074,000 28.9%
Total Expenditures $19,364 $432,960,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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