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Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary

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Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary ranks 3326 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3326^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 641 students in the Downey Unified School District, where it faces significant academic challenges while showing recent signs of improvement.

Academically, the school performs below both district and state averages, with only about one-third of students proficient in math and English. This places it well behind higher-performing nearby schools in the same district, such as Imperial Elementary and Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary. However, Gauldin has made notable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism and its test scores have been rising since the pandemic. The school shows particular strength in supporting Hispanic students and English Learners, who perform significantly better than the school's overall average.

An interesting comparison is Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary, another Downey school that achieves much stronger academic results despite having a larger average class size. Gauldin receives similar funding per student as its higher-performing peers, suggesting other factors influence outcomes. While the school serves a community with high economic need, its effective work with specific student groups indicates potential strategies that could help raise achievement for all students.

641

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,142

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9724 Spry St.
Downey, CA 90242-3110

(562) 904-3582

District: Downey Unified

Students who attend Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle
High:	Downey High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.4%

White:

7.2%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2013 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 11 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Downey Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg45%

California avg41%

3,326^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	38.3	3326 of 5857	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	3903 of 5869	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3609 of 5859	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	4424 of 5883	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3666 of 5789	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	3333 of 5662	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.6	3264 of 5692	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.4	2991 of 5614	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.2	2850 of 5611	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.0	3383 of 5530	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.1	3591 of 5390	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.7	3414 of 5377	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.1	3842 of 5314	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.6	3070 of 5193	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.3	3565 of 5113	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.3	3406 of 5113	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.0	2881 of 4818	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.0	3695 of 4822	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.7	3513 of 4809	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	32.3	1384 of 2227	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1758 of 2585	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1116 of 2128	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.5	1320 of 3162	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	1164 of 3245	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.6	2312 of 3311	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	1556 of 3275	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	915 of 3246	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	3293 of 5597	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	3585 of 5612	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	3466 of 5609	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.2	4103 of 5635	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3778 of 5492	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	2952 of 5413	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	1911 of 5107	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	2708 of 5107	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	2344 of 5087	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.4	3422 of 5084	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	2663 of 4963	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	2295 of 4830	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	2402 of 5460	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	3168 of 5517	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	3157 of 5363	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3844 of 5264	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	2667 of 5173	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	2383 of 5084	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	3085 of 5628	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	3946 of 5643	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3488 of 5638	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4415 of 5663	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	3264 of 5510	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	3607 of 5431	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1726 of 2847	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1664 of 2635	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1451 of 2420	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile+13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

Science30%~ 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 6th 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 6th 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
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%)	38.3	3326^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.2%		30.3	3903^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.5%	577	30.4	30.4	36.9	31.1	45.1		37.7	40.8	29.8	30.7		33.8	90.0	90.9	94.6	90.9	90.9	92.7	$17,142	$1,951	$15,191
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%)	71.5	1532^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.8%		58.9	2112^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.0%	580	33.1	33.1	65.6	55.3	58.6		59.6	76.6	51.1	43.6		56.3	94.3	95.1	95.9	94.3	94.3	95.1	$17,115	$1,867	$15,248
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%)	51.4	2530^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.8%		56.8	2196^th of 5869 public elementary schools	62.6%	334	24.1	24.1	40.6	55.3	47.8		47.6	44.6	48.7	34.8		42.7	95.6			96.8	97.5	96.8	$17,749	$1,823	$15,926
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%)	59.5	2091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	64.3%		54.4	2323^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	232	34.7	34.7	53.2	49.6	53.9		52.2	48.0	44.7	39.2		44.3							$16,809	$1,754	$15,055
Studebaker Elementary	Public	K-5	11800 Halcourt Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-7882	394	18	21.3	79.2%	12 (3.0%)	4 (1.0%)	356 (90.4%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	68	1687^th of 5857 public elementary schools	71.2%		64.8	1834^th of 5869 public elementary schools	68.8%	147	41.9	41.9	55.1	53.7	63.5		57.6	53.6	41.8	47.3		47.6							$19,765	$1,699	$18,066
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%)	51.9	2499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.3%		41.8	3075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.6%	576	39.3	39.3	27.5	56.4	55.8		47.6	35.0	38.2	39.1		37.6	98.1	98.1			98.1		$17,152	$2,044	$15,108
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
New River Elementary	Public	K-5	13432 South Halcourt Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3770	319	13	24.2	78.7%	9 (2.8%)	11 (3.4%)	271 (85.0%)	14 (4.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	31.7	3821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.8%		34.3	3585^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.9%	236	28.9	28.9	34.6	28.6	43.4		35.7	27.3	22.5	30.2		26.8							$24,355	$1,531	$22,824
Ernie Pyle Elementary	Public	K-6	14500 South Woodruff Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6528	341	16	20.9	80.9%	10 (2.9%)	43 (12.6%)	244 (71.6%)	30 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	50.2	2580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.0%		36.1	3430^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.6%	850	20.6	20.6	46.8	43.3	44.1	45.3	44.9	66.0	37.3	44.1	26.4	42.5							$20,514	$2,504	$18,010
Imperial 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)			47.2				47.2	54.8				54.8	95.2	95.9		97.2	96.6	97.2	$17,074	$1,926	$15,148

Frequently Asked Questions about Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary

What schools do graduates of Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle
High : Downey High

What district is Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary in?

Downey Unified

Is Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary a good school?

Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary ranks 3326^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary?

Students at Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 7% White, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary.

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