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Downey

Public Grades K-5

16^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Downey is an exceptional elementary school located in Westwood, MA that serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 314 students. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and a reputation for delivering outstanding academic performance.

Downey's academic excellence is evident across multiple metrics. The school consistently outperforms the Westwood district and the state averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments, with 84.85% of Downey students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 72.02% in Westwood and 40.74% statewide. Downey also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking highly for both female and male students, as well as for Asian, White, special education, and disabled students. This suggests that the school is effectively addressing the needs of all learners and promoting equitable educational opportunities.

Downey's exceptional performance is further highlighted when compared to nearby elementary schools, such as Pine Hill in Westwood and schools in the Norwood and Dedham districts, where Downey consistently outperforms these schools on MCAS assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Downey's higher spending per student compared to the state average suggests that the school district is prioritizing investment in educational resources and support, which may contribute to the school's exceptional academic outcomes.

271

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,084

Per pupil spending ?

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Downey Street
Westwood, MA 02090

(781) 326-7500

District: Westwood

Students who attend Downey usually attend:

Middle:	E W Thurston Middle
High:	Westwood High

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.3%

Asian:

21.8%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (79% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Westwood's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg72%

Massachusetts avg41%

16^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Westwood

11^th of 348Westwood among Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	16 of 906	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	64 of 916	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	55 of 928	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	22 of 932	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	29 of 936	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	50 of 942	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	42 of 934	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	90.5	46 of 938	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	89.9	54 of 932	94.2%	★★★★★
2015	83.9	114 of 914	87.5%	★★★★☆
2014	83.3	123 of 926	86.7%	★★★★☆
2013	84.0	120 of 928	87.1%	★★★★☆
2012	90.1	43 of 930	95.4%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	61 of 924	93.4%	★★★★★
2010	86.5	90 of 920	90.2%	★★★★★
2009	81.2	152 of 909	83.3%	★★★★☆
2008	82.4	136 of 908	85.0%	★★★★☆
2007	83.9	119 of 911	86.9%	★★★★☆
2006	86.3	99 of 911	89.1%	★★★★☆
2005	87.6	76 of 887	91.4%	★★★★★
2004	87.2	83 of 882	90.6%	★★★★★
2003	84.6	116 of 884	86.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	74.2	40 of 152	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	21 of 145	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	4 of 143	97.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	93.9	16 of 672	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	16 of 632	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.6	113 of 665	83.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	22 of 869	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	48 of 886	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	37 of 887	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	11 of 901	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	20 of 898	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.9	13 of 902	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	13 of 893	98.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	11 of 884	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	79 of 891	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	75 of 896	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	39 of 908	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	45 of 904	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	80 of 907	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	88 of 898	90.2%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	98.1	6 of 717	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	21 of 731	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	42 of 703	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	82 of 905	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	16 of 894	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	76.4	128 of 896	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	103 of 886	88.4%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	94.9	14 of 925	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	87 of 737	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	154 of 753	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.2	131 of 762	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	68 of 764	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	57 of 765	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.6	46 of 780	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	46 of 772	94.0%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)98th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2024)74th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics85%+44 vs state

Science79%+38 vs state

English Language Arts73%+31 vs state

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Schools Near Downey

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Downey	Public	K-5	250 Downey Street	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	No	No	No	(781) 326-7500	271	22	12.5		177 (65.3%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.5%)	59 (21.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.6%)	95.7	16^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.2%		90.7	64^th of 916 public elementary schools	93.0%	48	81.4	65.2	72.1	72.7	88.4	84.8	81.4	84.9	79.1	79.1	$26,084
Pine Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	790 Gay Street	Westwood	02090	Norfolk County	Westwood	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(781) 326-7500	473	35	13.5		314 (66.4%)	18 (3.8%)	50 (10.6%)	59 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.6%)	84.4	132^nd of 906 public elementary schools	85.4%		85.2	124^th of 916 public elementary schools	86.5%	8	57.8	58.7	71.2	62.1	60.2	63.2	63.6	62.2	75.8	75.8	$23,655
Greenlodge	Public	1-5	191 Greenlodge Street	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	No	(781) 310-4000	320	28	11.3		235 (73.4%)	8 (2.5%)	42 (13.1%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	83.3	143^rd of 906 public elementary schools	84.2%		82.4	152^nd of 916 public elementary schools	83.4%	9	68.5	50.0	53.1	56.9	75.9	71.4	67.7	71.4	60.0	60.0	$23,274
Cornelius M Callahan	Public	1-5	116 Garfield Avenue	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 762-0693	247	24	10.2		124 (50.2%)	33 (13.4%)	59 (23.9%)	17 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (4.9%)	47.2	483^rd of 906 public elementary schools	46.7%		55.5	412^th of 916 public elementary schools	55.0%	71	23.8	46.3	31.0	33.6	35.7	43.9	46.5	42.1	55.8	55.8	$21,006
John P Oldham	Public	1-5	165 Prospect Street	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 769-2417	261	26	9.8		170 (65.1%)	33 (12.6%)	32 (12.3%)	11 (4.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	10 (3.8%)	43.4	521^st of 906 public elementary schools	42.5%		55.4	413^th of 916 public elementary schools	54.9%	108	41.5	37.5	38.6	39.1	39.6	39.1	34.9	38.1	39.5	39.5	$21,631
Oakdale	Public	1-5	147 Cedar Street	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	No	(781) 310-6000	262	24	10.7		187 (71.4%)	24 (9.2%)	31 (11.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	62.1	346^th of 906 public elementary schools	61.8%		68.1	300^th of 916 public elementary schools	67.2%	46	58.5	44.0	45.6	49.4	50.9	44.0	43.1	46.0	53.5	53.5	$24,208
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1100 High Street	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 310-8000	285	24	11.7		174 (61.1%)	33 (11.6%)	50 (17.5%)	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)								(n/a)											$26,154
Avery	Public	1-5	336 High Street	Dedham	02026	Norfolk County	Dedham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 310-5000	321	31	10.2		166 (51.7%)	34 (10.6%)	92 (28.7%)	9 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	36.1	585^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.4%		34.7	601^st of 916 public elementary schools	34.4%	16	39.1	41.7	24.6	35.5	37.5	31.9	32.8	34.0	32.8	32.8	$25,356
Charles J Prescott	Public	1-5	66 Richland Road	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 762-6497	267	24	11.0		105 (39.3%)	40 (15.0%)	49 (18.4%)	49 (18.4%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.5%)	18 (6.7%)	45.1	504^th of 906 public elementary schools	44.4%		68	301^st of 916 public elementary schools	67.1%	203	36.1	46.8	35.6	39.8	38.9	55.3	24.4	39.8	35.6	35.6	$21,601
George F. Willett	Public	K	100 Westover Parkway	Norwood	02062	Norfolk County	Norwood	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 762-6805	256	24	10.7		140 (54.7%)	28 (10.9%)	53 (20.7%)	17 (6.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	13 (5.1%)								(n/a)											$21,423

Frequently Asked Questions about Downey

What is the racial makeup of Downey?

Students at Downey are 65% White, 22% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

What district is Downey in?

Westwood

Is Downey a good school?

Yes! Downey is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 16^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Downey attend?

Students who attend Downey usually go on to attend:

Middle : E W Thurston Middle
High : Westwood High

How many students attend Downey?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Downey.

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