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Gallatin Elementary

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Gallatin Elementary ranks 2125 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2125^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gallatin Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 788 students in the Downey Unified School District, consistently earning a 3-star rating and performing above state averages in core subjects.

The school stands out for its effective support of specific student groups, ranking exceptionally high for Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. A major success story is the dramatic improvement in chronic absenteeism, which has fallen from over 30% to 17.8%, now better than both district and state averages. While Gallatin's academic results are strong overall, especially compared to schools with similar demographics in other districts like Montebello Unified or El Rancho Unified, it faces challenges, including a noticeable decline in math scores as students progress to 5th grade.

When compared to other schools in Downey Unified, Gallatin operates with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-pupil spending than some peers, such as Unsworth (Edith) Elementary and Price (Maude) Elementary, yet maintains competitive outcomes. Its science scores, while average, trail behind the exceptional performance at Price Elementary, and the school's overall state ranking has dipped from historical 4-star levels. The extraordinary math achievement at another district school, Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary, highlights potential for growth in that subject at Gallatin.

788

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,379

Per pupil spending ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9513 Brookshire Ave.
Downey, CA 90240-3301

(562) 904-3583

District: Downey Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.0%

White:

9.9%

Asian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2013 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg45%

California avg41%

2,125^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Downey Unified

510^th of 1,543Downey 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
2025	58.9	2125 of 5857	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	2369 of 5869	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	2144 of 5859	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	2314 of 5883	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	1481 of 5789	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	1529 of 5662	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	72.0	1469 of 5692	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	69.7	1541 of 5614	72.6%	★★★★☆
2015	67.7	1588 of 5611	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	59.2	2161 of 5530	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.6	2843 of 5390	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.1	2347 of 5377	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.1	2442 of 5314	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	41.0	2994 of 5193	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.8	2379 of 5113	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	58.6	1896 of 5113	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.4	2300 of 4818	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.6	2217 of 4822	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.0	2060 of 4809	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	58.7	620 of 2227	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	1041 of 2585	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	1011 of 2128	52.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	60.1	719 of 3162	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	930 of 3245	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	1117 of 3311	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	474 of 3275	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	655 of 3246	79.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	1792 of 5597	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	2190 of 5612	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	2045 of 5609	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	2226 of 5635	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	1527 of 5492	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	1606 of 5413	70.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	922 of 5107	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	1071 of 5107	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	838 of 5087	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	1132 of 5084	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	534 of 4963	89.2%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	520 of 4830	89.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	1599 of 5460	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.9	2022 of 5517	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	1251 of 5363	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	1823 of 5264	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.0	764 of 5173	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	895 of 5084	82.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	2409 of 5628	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	2417 of 5643	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	2123 of 5638	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	2206 of 5663	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	1434 of 5510	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	1469 of 5431	73.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	918 of 2847	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	904 of 2635	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	1183 of 2420	51.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.3	1625 of 2726	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.9	1138 of 2834	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	1797 of 2737	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)77th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)72nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-7 vs school

White (2022)40th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gallatin Elementary	Public	K-5	9513 Brookshire Ave.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3583	788	31	25.4	66.9%	78 (9.9%)	16 (2.0%)	662 (84.0%)	20 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.3%)	58.9	2125^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.7%		53.6	2369^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.6%	244	32.4	32.4	54.6	47.3	55.3	52.7	52.3	44.6	35.5	43.9	94.0	94.7	97.7	94.0	95.5	94.0	$17,379	$1,831	$15,548
Unsworth (Edith) Elementary	Public	K-5	9001 Lindsey Ave.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3576	633	29	21.8	75.0%	37 (5.8%)	16 (2.5%)	544 (85.9%)	27 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	74.3	1409^th of 5857 public elementary schools	75.9%		74.1	1408^th of 5869 public elementary schools	76.0%	1	34.6	34.6	63.6	63.2	55.5	60.7	72.0	57.9	45.5	58.0	94.4	96.3	98.2	94.4	95.4	94.4	$17,992	$1,836	$16,156
Price (Maude) Elementary	Public	K-5	9525 South Tweedy Ln.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3575	757	31	24.4	71.6%	49 (6.5%)	11 (1.5%)	664 (87.7%)	28 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	73.1	1469^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.9%		75.7	1347^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.0%	122	57.3	57.3	45.0	62.7	65.0	58.1	42.3	55.6	54.5	51.1	98.4						$17,755	$1,832	$15,923
Magee Academy of Arts & Sciences	Public	K-5	8200 Serapis Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7620	376	14	26.8	82.2%	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	366 (97.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	55.5	2272^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.2%		45.5	2831^st of 5869 public elementary schools	51.8%	559	34.9	34.9	43.4	59.3	38.7	46.7	48.1	50.0	37.5	45.3							$20,489	$1,093	$19,396
Birney Technical Academy	Public	K-5	8501 Orange Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7600	344	15	22.9	80.8%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45.5	2852^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	51.3%		47.7	2688^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.2%	164	32.7	32.7	38.5	42.9	51.9	44.4	30.8	42.0	32.7	35.1	96.6						$21,568	$1,128	$20,440
Rio Hondo Elementary	Public	K-5	7731 East Muller St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3568	838	36	23.2	82.6%	50 (6.0%)	15 (1.8%)	759 (90.6%)	11 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	59.5	2089^th of 5857 public elementary schools	64.3%		58.2	2137^th of 5869 public elementary schools	63.6%	48	35.8	35.8	42.0	58.2	55.5	51.4	42.3	57.9	37.2	45.5	93.9	97.0	98.5	96.2	93.9	96.2	$16,355	$1,765	$14,590
Rio San Gabriel Elementary	Public	K-5	9338 Gotham St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3567	747	29	25.7	72.7%	60 (8.0%)	13 (1.7%)	637 (85.3%)	22 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	9 (1.2%)	61.1	2011^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.7%		57.7	2163^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	63.1%	152	29.9	29.9	59.0	53.9	53.2	55.3	57.6	41.4	37.8	45.4	91.2	94.7	97.4	95.6	92.9	96.5	$17,249	$1,846	$15,403
Suva Elementary	Public	K-5	6740 East Suva St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1827	562	28	20.3	81.9%	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	553 (98.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	5412^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.6%		12.3	5533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.7%	121	7.8	7.8	22.2	14.4	26.4	20.8	23.9	15.6	14.4	17.9	66.4	71.2	91.4	72.1	73.1	74.0	$15,031	$1,025	$14,006
Rivera Elementary	Public	K-5	7250 Citronell St.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7650	473	18	26.2	85.0%	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	466 (98.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.9	3417^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		33.3	3657^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.7%	240	25.6	25.6	35.1	34.9	47.1	39.3	36.5	38.6	21.2	31.8							$20,397	$1,083	$19,314
Lakeview Elementary	Public	K-5	11500 East Joslin St.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-8655	457	21	21.7	72.2%	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	418 (91.5%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	59	2120^th of 5857 public elementary schools	63.8%		60.8	2037^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.3%	83	23.7	23.7	52.9	50.6	57.7	54.0	57.1	50.6	35.1	46.4	86.6	91.5	90.2	90.2	91.5	90.2	$21,930	$993	$20,937

Frequently Asked Questions about Gallatin Elementary

Is Gallatin Elementary a good school?

Gallatin Elementary ranks 2125^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gallatin Elementary?

Students at Gallatin Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Gallatin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 788 students attended Gallatin Elementary.

What district is Gallatin Elementary in?

Downey Unified

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