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Downey School

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Public Grades PK, KG-8
591
Students ?
14.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
82.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1313 Monroe St
       Harrisburg, PA  17103

(717) 703-1240

District: Harrisburg City School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:
68.0%
Hispanic:
27.1%
White:
3.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 12th percentile in 2009 → 6th in 2013
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (34% vs 71% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2009
!Science scores 39 pts below the Pennsylvania average
Students meeting standards (2012-2013) ?
This school34%
District avg33%
Pennsylvania avg71%
Not ranked this year
Downey School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
579th of 606Harrisburg City School District among Pennsylvania districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
20134.41421 of 15196.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20124.51525 of 15994.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20115.51538 of 15973.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20103.81541 of 15792.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200919.41359 of 154912.3%★☆☆☆☆
20088.61452 of 15516.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20073.41497 of 15553.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20060.71538 of 15450.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20050.51292 of 12990.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200433.0981 of 130825.0%★☆☆☆☆
200333.5960 of 130226.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
20133.0714 of 7585.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20124.4796 of 8344.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20112.0810 of 8251.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20101.9793 of 8051.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200915.5674 of 77012.5%★☆☆☆☆
20084.1716 of 7534.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20071.8736 of 7491.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20061.1731 of 7360.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200511.2617 of 68710.2%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Pennsylvania (2012-2013) ?
Math40%-35 vs state
Reading30%-38 vs state
Science30%-39 vs state

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In the 2012-13 school year, 591 students attended Downey School.

Students at Downey School are 68% African American, 27% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.


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