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Alameda Elementary

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Alameda Elementary ranks 2178 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2178^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alameda Elementary is a K–5 school in Downey, California, serving 744 students in Downey Unified. Its results are mixed: it is above the state in ELA, math, and science, but its biggest challenge is keeping pace with its district in ELA.

Compared with nearby same-district K–5 schools, science is Alameda’s strongest subject and ELA its weakest: it ranks second of six in science, fifth of six in ELA, and fourth of six in math. Its science proficiency is 38%, versus a 34% average for those five peers; its ELA and math results are 50% and 44%, respectively, compared with peer averages of 53% and 46%. Against the state, Alameda is about 1 percentage point higher in ELA, 6 points higher in math, and 2 points higher in science. Against the district, it is 8 points lower in ELA, roughly even in math, and slightly higher in science.

Over time, Alameda’s ELA result has been nearly flat, at about 50% in both 2022–23 and 2025–26, while math rose 5 points and science rose 7 points; science dipped to 24% in 2024–25 before rebounding to 38%. Chronic absenteeism also improved, falling 20 points to 25% in 2025–26, but remained above the district’s 20% and the state’s 18%. SchoolDigger gives Alameda 3 stars and a statewide rank at the 63rd percentile, compared with the district’s 4 stars and 72nd percentile. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 24, versus a 25.3 average among nearby same-district schools with reported ratios; 85% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a 76% peer average. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well Alameda serves Hispanic students placed it at the 82nd percentile in 2025–26, and its measure for Low Socio Economic Status Students placed it at the 79th percentile, both above the school’s overall 63rd percentile.

744

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,353

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

97%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

8613 East Alameda St.
Downey, CA 90242-2620

(562) 904-3589

District: Downey Unified

Students who attend Alameda Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sussman (Edward A.) Middle
High:	Downey High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.1%

White:

4.0%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2022 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Downey Unified's ranking

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg49%

California avg42%

2,178^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 9 pts since 2022

From top 46% (2022) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Downey Unified

452^nd of 1,530Downey Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	2178 of 5817	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	2530 of 5857	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	2196 of 5869	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	2234 of 5859	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	2710 of 5883	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	53.0	743 of 2227	66.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	68.2	459 of 3162	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	566 of 3245	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	633 of 3311	80.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	2455 of 5581	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.9	2471 of 5597	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	2120 of 5612	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	2061 of 5609	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	2532 of 5635	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	938 of 5094	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	1197 of 5107	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	800 of 5107	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	962 of 5087	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	1453 of 5084	71.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	1114 of 5423	79.5%	★★★★☆
2025	66.9	1441 of 5460	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	1362 of 5517	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	1280 of 5363	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.6	1709 of 5264	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	1877 of 5603	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	2397 of 5628	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	2163 of 5643	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	2277 of 5638	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	2690 of 5663	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	1244 of 2927	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.6	1678 of 2847	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	1058 of 2635	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	759 of 2420	68.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)85th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)79th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)67th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)57th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics44%+6 vs state

Science38%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alameda Elementary	Public	K-5	8613 East Alameda St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3589	744	31	24.0	84.5%	30 (4.0%)	25 (3.4%)	663 (89.1%)	18 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	57.6	2178^th of 5817 public elementary schools	62.6%		51.4	2530^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%	352	37.6	37.6	48.4	48.5	53.2	49.9	52.4	42.9	36.7	44.3	97%	0%	$30,353	$29,462	$891
Garcia (John A.) Elementary	Public	K-3	8133 Imperial Hwy.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3578	653	28	23.3	75.7%	40 (6.1%)	9 (1.4%)	581 (89.0%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)								(n/a)			57.4			57.4	60.1			60.1	96%	0%	$21,505	$20,648	$857
Ward (E. W.) Elementary	Public	K-5	8851 East Adoree St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3591	543	24	22.6	87.3%	35 (6.4%)	8 (1.5%)	475 (87.5%)	15 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	56.6	2231^st of 5817 public elementary schools	61.6%		51.9	2499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.3%	268	33.7	33.7	56.6	48.8	49.5	51.4	54.0	43.8	34.0	43.1	≥ 99%		$26,752	$26,068	$684
Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary	Public	K-5	9724 Spry St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3582	641	29	22.1	89.4%	46 (7.2%)	23 (3.6%)	554 (86.4%)	10 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	36.6	3467^th of 5817 public elementary schools	40.4%		38.3	3326^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.2%	141	21.9	21.9	43.0	41.2	33.3	38.8	48.7	36.1	21.9	34.3	94%	0%	$24,214	$23,652	$562
Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary	Public	K-5	9439 East Foster Rd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3588	796	29	27.4	53.1%	50 (6.3%)	15 (1.9%)	712 (89.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	67.3	1723^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	70.4%		59.5	2091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	64.3%	368	46.0	46.0	71.0	44.1	59.1	57.3	68.0	34.8	46.9	48.9	≥ 99%		$16,680	$16,084	$596
Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary	Public	K-5	13220 South Bellflower Blvd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3590	810	35	23.1	76.5%	44 (5.4%)	37 (4.6%)	679 (83.8%)	38 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	69.2	1616^th of 5817 public elementary schools	72.2%		71.5	1532^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.8%	84	32.6	32.6	70.3	58.3	51.8	59.6	78.7	57.3	35.9	56.2	97%	0%	$21,183	$20,646	$537
Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary	Public	K-3	7530 East Arnett St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3564	736	32	22.9	76.2%	27 (3.7%)	16 (2.2%)	659 (89.5%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)								(n/a)			69.4			69.4	74.3			74.3	≥ 99%		$21,822	$21,200	$622
Old River Elementary	Public	4-5	11995 Old River School Rd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3561	540	18	30.0	80.7%	33 (6.1%)	12 (2.2%)	484 (89.6%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	77.2	1260^th of 5817 public elementary schools	78.3%		61.9	1969^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.4%	709	44.5	44.5		60.0	66.0	62.9		57.7	51.9	54.9			$19,300	$18,446	$854
Theodore Roosevelt	Public	K-5	13451 Merkel Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8056	491	24	20.8	92.7%	4 (0.8%)	51 (10.4%)	419 (85.3%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	24.9	4403^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	24.3%		22.9	4599^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.5%	196	18.7	18.7	28.4	20.8	42.7	29.6	36.0	24.8	24.0	27.9	97%	0%	$16,458	$15,320	$1,138
Pace (Lynn L.) Elementary	Public	K-3	9625 Van Ruiten St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 904-3571	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Alameda Elementary

What district is Alameda Elementary in?

Downey Unified

What is the racial makeup of Alameda Elementary?

Students at Alameda Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Alameda Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alameda Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sussman (Edward A.) Middle
High : Downey High

Is Alameda Elementary a good school?

Alameda Elementary ranks 2178^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Alameda Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 744 students attended Alameda Elementary.

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2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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