Downey Unified

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11627 Brookshire Ave.
Downey, CA 90241-7017

(562) 469-6500

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SchoolDigger Rank:
635^th of 1525 California districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 21,995

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 4
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				CAST Science (2019)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2019)	% Polio (2019)	% Hepatitis B (2019)	% Varicella (2019)	% DTP (2019)	% MMR (2019)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Alameda Elementary	Public	K-4	8613 E. Alameda St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3589	632	27	23.4	76.7%	21 (3.3%)	17 (2.7%)	562 (88.9%)	21 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)								(n/a)					50.7							53.5							88.0	94.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	94.0	91.0	$17,780
Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary	Public	K-5	9439 E. Foster Rd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3588	414	14	29.5	81.2%	12 (2.9%)	14 (3.4%)	375 (90.6%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	44.7	2891^st of 5789 public elementary schools	50.1%		50.1	2565^th of 5662 public elementary schools	54.7%	326	15.8					45.6	49.8						46.7	39.4											$13,003
Columbus (Christopher) High	Public	9-12	12330 Woodruff Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3552	299	20	14.8	58.9%	18 (6.0%)	11 (3.7%)	264 (88.3%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12.4	1901^st of 2133 public high schools	10.9%		10.5	1813^th of 2017 public high schools	10.1%	88			1.6	0.0							18.0							0.8							$42,443
Downey High	Public	9-12	11040 Brookshire Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	No	(562) 869-7301	4,117	170	24.2	63.7%	207 (5.0%)	132 (3.2%)	3,609 (87.7%)	135 (3.3%)	5 (0.1%)	9 (0.2%)	20 (0.5%)	54	877^th of 2133 public high schools	58.9%		68.9	619^th of 2017 public high schools	69.3%	258			24.5	13.3							60.4							28.7							$15,442
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle	Public	6-8	10301 S. Woodruff Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3586	1,401	57	24.7	66.5%	86 (6.1%)	26 (1.9%)	1,243 (88.7%)	39 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.4%)	61.5	877^th of 2715 public middle schools	67.7%		57.6	904^th of 2480 public middle schools	63.5%	27		39.0						52.8	57.2	55.8					38.8	35.1	41.9								$12,490
Gallatin Elementary	Public	K-5	9513 Brookshire Ave.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3583	754	27	27.9	59.0%	62 (8.2%)	16 (2.1%)	625 (82.9%)	36 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	11 (1.5%)	72.6	1481^st of 5789 public elementary schools	74.4%		70.9	1529^th of 5662 public elementary schools	73.0%	48	27.0				60.8	64.8	67.2					62.0	58.3	59.3					≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$11,538
Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary	Public	K-5	9724 Spry St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3582	549	21	26.1	86.9%	20 (3.6%)	18 (3.3%)	496 (90.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	33.4	3666^th of 5789 public elementary schools	36.7%		37.1	3333^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	41.1%	333	20.4				30.8	45.3	45.9					26.4	38.2	35.4					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$12,620
Griffiths (Gordon) Middle	Public	6-8	9633 Tweedy Ln.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3580	1,318	51	25.6	67.5%	47 (3.6%)	30 (2.3%)	1,190 (90.3%)	37 (2.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	63.1	839^th of 2715 public middle schools	69.1%		63.5	774^th of 2480 public middle schools	68.8%	65		37.6						53.0	47.2	59.2					39.6	43.5	45.2								$12,791
Imperial Elementary	Public	K-3	8133 Imperial Hwy.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3578	524	21	24.9	73.5%	16 (3.1%)	16 (3.1%)	483 (92.2%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					56.1							59.4							96.0	97.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	97.0	97.0	$14,880
Price (Maude) Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 S. Tweedy Ln.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3575	851	34	25.0	64.2%	32 (3.8%)	12 (1.4%)	780 (91.7%)	21 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.4%)	70	1606^th of 5789 public elementary schools	72.3%		73.9	1404^th of 5662 public elementary schools	75.2%	202	28.0				59.3	65.9	59.5					62.2	61.6	51.5					92.0	92.0	97.0	97.0	92.0	92.0	$11,982
Rio Hondo Elementary	Public	K-5	7731 E. Muller St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3568	785	31	25.3	69.7%	34 (4.3%)	11 (1.4%)	718 (91.5%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	44.4	2920^th of 5789 public elementary schools	49.6%		52	2449^th of 5662 public elementary schools	56.7%	471	17.9				44.4	47.1	44.6					45.3	52.4	38.9					91.0	95.0	98.0	≥99.0	93.0	94.0	$11,937
Rio San Gabriel Elementary	Public	K-5	9338 Gotham St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3567	825	31	26.6	57.6%	50 (6.1%)	17 (2.1%)	711 (86.2%)	35 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (1.2%)	62.8	1930^th of 5789 public elementary schools	66.7%		71.4	1503^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	73.5%	427	23.9				56.8	55.4	53.7					70.1	49.6	47.8					98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	$12,067
Sussman (Edward A.) Middle	Public	6-8	12500 Birchdale Ave.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3572	1,156	47	24.7	77.9%	32 (2.8%)	44 (3.8%)	1,036 (89.6%)	27 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	11 (1.0%)	41.5	1398^th of 2715 public middle schools	48.5%		33.8	1556^th of 2480 public middle schools	37.3%	158		23.1						46.9	45.4	36.8					36.3	33.4	28.0								$12,312
Ward (E. W.) Elementary	Public	K-4	8851 E. Adoree St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3591	458	20	22.9	77.9%	6 (1.3%)	7 (1.5%)	434 (94.8%)	9 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)								(n/a)					63.6							61.7							≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$15,147
Warren (Earl) High	Public	9-12	8141 De Palma St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	No	(562) 869-7306	3,592	147	24.4	67.1%	159 (4.4%)	105 (2.9%)	3,204 (89.2%)	93 (2.6%)	9 (0.3%)	7 (0.2%)	15 (0.4%)	42.5	1166^th of 2133 public high schools	45.3%		65.4	698^th of 2017 public high schools	65.4%	468			20.7	0.0							52.8							27.2							$15,579
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle	Public	6-8	11985 Old River Sch Rd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3565	1,299	56	23.2	71.6%	52 (4.0%)	27 (2.1%)	1,196 (92.1%)	18 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	51	1127^th of 2715 public middle schools	58.5%		50.4	1090^th of 2480 public middle schools	56.0%	37		28.6						48.7	51.8	45.1					38.5	38.2	31.6								$18,059
Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary	Public	K-3	7530 E. Arnett St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3564	784	29	27.0	72.1%	43 (5.5%)	13 (1.7%)	704 (89.8%)	16 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)								(n/a)					51.3							49.0							95.0	95.0	97.0	98.0	95.0	98.0	$11,515
Unsworth (Edith) Elementary	Public	K-5	9001 Lindsey Ave.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3576	705	29	24.1	70.5%	29 (4.1%)	20 (2.8%)	636 (90.2%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	78.8	1228^th of 5789 public elementary schools	78.8%		81.6	1045^th of 5662 public elementary schools	81.5%	183	32.0				66.4	68.8	61.4					76.3	73.6	55.0					96.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$12,597
Old River Elementary	Public	4-5	11995 Old River Sch Rd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3561	662	22	30.0	73.1%	25 (3.8%)	18 (2.7%)	608 (91.8%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	57.7	2184^th of 5789 public elementary schools	62.3%		58.1	2127^th of 5662 public elementary schools	62.4%	57	28.2					51.2	59.9						40.5	50.3											$11,462
Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary	Public	K-5	13220 S. Bellflower Blvd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3590	849	32	26.5	73.0%	31 (3.7%)	33 (3.9%)	746 (87.9%)	29 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.8%)	65.7	1810^th of 5789 public elementary schools	68.7%		70.8	1534^th of 5662 public elementary schools	72.9%	276	25.7				56.3	52.9	65.0					63.8	54.3	49.6					98.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0	98.0	$12,015
Woodruff Academy	Public	7-12	12330 Woodruff Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(562) 904-3552	21	2	10.5	81.0%	1 (4.8%)	1 (4.8%)	18 (85.7%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Los Angeles County Regional Occupational Program	0.74 mi	1
Paramount Unified	1.57 mi	19	1017^th
Bellflower Unified	1.93 mi	15	759^th
Little Lake City Elementary	2.02 mi	9	497^th
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	2.27 mi	28	875^th

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