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Downey High

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Downey High ranks 752 nd of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 8-12

752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 65% of California high schools

Summary

Downey High is a large public school in Downey, California, serving 4,051 students in grades 8–12 as part of Downey Unified. The school’s clearest academic strength is English language arts (ELA), while science results lag district and state levels; graduation is very high at 99%. The most important takeaway is that strong ELA and completion outcomes coexist with a pronounced science weakness.

ELA proficiency is well above district and state results: 68% at Downey, compared with 57% in the district and 49% statewide. Math is weaker, at 35% versus 44% in the district and 38% statewide; science is the clearest gap, at 27% versus 37% and 36%, respectively. The pattern also appears among 11th graders: Downey is about 5 points above nearby-school averages in ELA and 7 points above in math, but its science result is about 10 points below the average, with only Warren (Earl) High lower. Completion outcomes are a bright spot: Downey’s 99% graduation rate is about 11 points above the state’s 88%, and its 1% dropout rate is well below the state’s 8%.

Recent academic trends are mixed: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA rose about 2 points and math about 3, while science was nearly flat; meanwhile, science’s gap below the state widened from about 3 to 9 points. Downey High has a three-star SchoolDigger rating and a 65th-percentile statewide rank, down 5 points from the prior year. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 23.8, and 79% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that school year—context, not an explanation for results. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking was at the 81st percentile for African American students in 2025–26, compared with 65th overall. For homeless students, the latest available ranking was at the 93rd percentile in 2024–25, compared with the school’s 70th-percentile overall ranking that year.

4,051

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,764

Per pupil spending ?

79.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

11040 Brookshire Ave.
Downey, CA 90241-3816

(562) 869-7301

District: Downey Unified

Feeder schools for Downey High:

Elementary:	Alameda Elementary
	Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary
	Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary
	Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary
	More...
	Rio San Gabriel Elementary
Middle:	Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle
	Sussman (Edward A.) Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.6%

White:

4.5%

Asian:

3.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg49%

California avg42%

752^nd of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 26% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Downey Unified

267^th of 968Downey 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	62.8	752 of 2137	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.3	650 of 2162	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	670 of 2159	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	591 of 2170	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.2	754 of 2123	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	877 of 2133	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	619 of 2017	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.2	601 of 2021	70.3%	★★★★☆
2016	71.5	530 of 2039	74.0%	★★★★☆
2015	67.5	599 of 1994	70.0%	★★★★☆
2013	61.8	492 of 2426	79.7%	★★★★☆
2012	63.8	442 of 2354	81.2%	★★★★☆
2011	60.4	499 of 2367	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	55.3	608 of 2281	73.3%	★★★★☆
2009	53.9	623 of 2238	72.2%	★★★★☆
2008	48.9	706 of 2117	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.7	709 of 2063	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.6	786 of 1968	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.0	670 of 1901	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.5	619 of 1653	62.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	95 of 491	80.7%	★★★★☆
2025	85.4	52 of 523	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	54.7	188 of 517	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	310 of 521	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	308 of 522	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.6	133 of 592	77.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	168 of 582	71.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.8	390 of 575	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	64.8	252 of 585	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	374 of 573	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.0	280 of 591	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.8	417 of 581	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.7	167 of 582	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	56.8	298 of 581	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.5	676 of 1161	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	657 of 1117	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	550 of 1052	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.3	278 of 1085	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	39.0	584 of 1064	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	378 of 1044	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	383 of 941	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.0	593 of 938	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	56.5	768 of 1865	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.1	598 of 1906	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	584 of 1915	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	565 of 1915	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	698 of 1858	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	762 of 1833	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	600 of 1760	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	71.8	454 of 1880	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	352 of 1900	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	373 of 1902	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	305 of 1917	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	442 of 1861	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	63.3	570 of 1814	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.2	328 of 1742	81.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	29 of 410	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	60.7	109 of 328	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	590 of 1999	70.5%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	497 of 2013	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.9	542 of 2026	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	465 of 2030	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	533 of 1943	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	728 of 1937	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	423 of 1862	77.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	622 of 1932	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.8	589 of 1942	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	708 of 1948	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.9	557 of 1963	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	709 of 1916	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.9	890 of 1880	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	599 of 1834	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	470 of 1235	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.5	623 of 1252	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	500 of 1216	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	505 of 1197	57.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.0	617 of 1132	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.6	492 of 1155	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	629 of 1173	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.9	387 of 1193	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	577 of 1204	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.2	813 of 1222	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	605 of 1173	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)93rd percentile+23 vs school

African American (2026)81st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)76th percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)59th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2026)32nd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+18 vs state

Mathematics35%-3 vs state

Science27%-9 vs state

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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)				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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Downey High	Public	8-12	11040 Brookshire Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 869-7301	4,051	170	23.8	79.2%	183 (4.5%)	113 (2.8%)	3,589 (88.6%)	123 (3.0%)	2 (0.0%)	14 (0.3%)	26 (0.6%)	62.8	752^nd of 2137 public high schools	64.8%		67.3	650^th of 2162 public high schools	69.9%	102		28.0	22.0	15.0	27.4			67.7	67.7			34.9	34.9	$18,764	$18,312	$452
Warren (Earl) High	Public	8-12	8141 De Palma St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 869-7306	3,609	148	24.3	79.8%	140 (3.9%)	148 (4.1%)	3,212 (89.0%)	68 (1.9%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.2%)	26 (0.7%)	77.1	467^th of 2137 public high schools	78.1%		70.8	582^nd of 2162 public high schools	73.1%	115			18.2	15.0	17.3			72.0	72.0			38.8	38.8	$19,457	$19,014	$443
Columbus (Christopher) High	Public	9-12	12330 Woodruff Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3552	368	23	16.2	89.9%	16 (4.3%)	9 (2.4%)	335 (91.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	11	1889^th of 2137 public high schools	11.6%		10.4	2001^st of 2162 public high schools	7.4%	112			4.0	9.1	5.6			18.4	18.4			0.0	0.0	$43,004	$42,388	$616
Woodruff Academy	Public	7-12	12330 Woodruff Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3552	14	2	7.8	78.6%	1 (7.1%)	1 (7.1%)	12 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$43,004	$42,388	$616
Los Angeles County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	9300 Imperial Hwy. Clark Bldg.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(562) 922-6850	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Santa Fe High	Public	9-12	10400 South Orr and Day Rd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Whittier Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 698-8121	1,865	77	24.1	77.6%	95 (5.1%)	16 (0.9%)	1,699 (91.1%)	42 (2.3%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	85.4	288^th of 2137 public high schools	86.5%		79.4	421^st of 2162 public high schools	80.5%	133			50.3		49.9			72.5	72.5			51.2	51.2	$24,603	$24,142	$461
Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall	Public	6-12	7285 East Quill Dr.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 803-6648	225	22	10.3	—	4 (1.8%)	74 (32.9%)	143 (63.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	7.4	2096^th of 2137 public high schools	1.9%		12.7	1891^st of 2162 public high schools	12.5%	205	0.0			0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	$20,226	$17,366	$2,860
Norwalk High	Public	9-12	11356 East Leffingwell Rd.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3830	2,075	87	23.8	77.9%	50 (2.4%)	40 (1.9%)	1,835 (88.4%)	99 (4.8%)	8 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	37 (1.8%)	61	796^th of 2137 public high schools	62.8%		62.2	759^th of 2162 public high schools	64.9%	37			38.5	10.0	37.3			63.9	63.9			24.0	24.0	$22,609	$21,812	$797
Bell Gardens High	Public	9-12	6119 Agra St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-5151	2,046	106	19.2	87.0%	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	2,038 (99.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.4	1366^th of 2137 public high schools	36.1%		31.5	1457^th of 2162 public high schools	32.6%	91			24.1		23.7			44.2	44.2			13.5	13.5	$17,109	$15,264	$1,845
Paramount High	Public	9-12	14429 South Downey Ave.	Paramount	90723	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-6067	3,400	176	19.2	96.7%	28 (0.8%)	192 (5.6%)	3,087 (90.8%)	45 (1.3%)	3 (0.1%)	9 (0.3%)	30 (0.9%)	44	1169^th of 2137 public high schools	45.3%		45.7	1125^th of 2162 public high schools	48.0%	44			23.7	18.2	23.6			54.3	54.3			19.2	19.2	$17,420	$16,354	$1,066

Frequently Asked Questions about Downey High

What schools feed into Downey High?

Downey High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alameda Elementary
Elementary : Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary
Elementary : Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary
Elementary : Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary
Elementary : Rio San Gabriel Elementary
Middle : Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle
Middle : Sussman (Edward A.) Middle

How many students attend Downey High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 4,051 students attended Downey High.

What district is Downey High in?

Downey Unified

What is the racial makeup of Downey High?

Students at Downey High are 89% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Downey High a good school?

Downey High ranks 752^nd of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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