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Price (Maude) Elementary

Public Grades K-5
1438th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,817 California Elementary Schools
Better than 75% of California elementary schools
Summary

Price (Maude) Elementary enrolls 757 students in grades K–5 in Downey, in the Downey Unified district. Its overall results are solid, but its strongest performance is in fifth grade: students scored 69% proficient in ELA, 64% in math and 52% in science in 2025–26. Those were the highest fifth-grade results among nearby K–5 schools, leading the next-highest school by 11 points in ELA, 16 in math and 4 in science. The clearest sign of Price’s academic strength is how far its fifth graders lead nearby schools across all three subjects.

Price’s science results stand out most among nearby schools, while its math results show the largest lead over the state. Across all grades in 2025–26, Price had 52% proficiency in science—19 points above the nearby K–5 average, 15 above the district and 16 above the state. Math proficiency was 55%, 15 points above the nearby average, 11 above the district and 17 above the state. ELA was 57%, 13 points above the nearby average and 8 above the state, but essentially level with the district. Price ranked second among nearby K–5 schools in overall ELA and math, behind Unsworth (Edith) Elementary, and first in science. The clearest weaker spot is third-grade ELA: 45% proficiency was 11 points below the district and just 1 point above the state.

Over time, science has improved substantially, although the latest result was below its recent peak: it rose 13 points from 39% in 2022–23 to 52% in 2025–26, after reaching 57% in 2024–25. ELA fell 2 points over that period, and its lead over the state narrowed from 13 points to 8; math rose 2 points. SchoolDigger ranks Price in the 75th statewide percentile with four stars in 2025–26, and its ranking has stayed between the 72nd and 77th percentiles in the years shown. In 2024–25, 72% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 80%; the student–teacher ratio was 24.4, versus a nearby average of 23. SchoolDigger’s measure of effectiveness for Hispanic students was at the 90th percentile in 2025–26, compared with Price’s 75th-percentile overall ranking. For White students, the ranking rose from the 63rd percentile in 2022–23 to the 85th in 2024–25.

757
Students ?
24.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,856
Per pupil spending ?
71.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
98%
Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)
Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)
 9525 South Tweedy Ln.
       Downey, CA  90240-3138

(562) 904-3575

District: Downey Unified


Students who attend Price (Maude) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Griffiths (Gordon) Middle
High:    Warren (Earl) High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
87.7%
White:
6.5%
Asian:
3.7%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 42% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 25% of California elementary schools
Worth a look
!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school56%
District avg49%
California avg42%
1,438th of 5,817
California public elementary schools ?
Top 25%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 11Elementary Schools in the Downey Unified
452nd 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202673.21438 of 581775.3%★★★★☆
202573.11469 of 585774.9%★★★★☆
202475.71347 of 586977.0%★★★★☆
202374.71384 of 585976.4%★★★★☆
202270.91577 of 588373.2%★★★★☆
201970.01606 of 578972.3%★★★★☆
201873.91404 of 566275.2%★★★★☆
201772.71437 of 569274.8%★★★★☆
201674.61318 of 561476.5%★★★★☆
201569.31527 of 561172.8%★★★★☆
201359.62135 of 553061.4%★★★☆☆
201256.12265 of 539058.0%★★★☆☆
201161.81915 of 537764.4%★★★☆☆
201058.12097 of 531460.5%★★★☆☆
200968.41513 of 519370.9%★★★★☆
200857.51966 of 511361.5%★★★☆☆
200765.01600 of 511368.7%★★★☆☆
200670.01339 of 481872.2%★★★★☆
200566.81472 of 482269.5%★★★☆☆
200463.61541 of 480968.0%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202255.5695 of 222768.8%★★★☆☆
201963.9631 of 258575.6%★★★★☆
201868.5427 of 212879.9%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202466.2507 of 316284.0%★★★★☆
202376.8329 of 324589.9%★★★★☆
202269.1506 of 331184.7%★★★★☆
201964.8687 of 327579.0%★★★★☆
201860.7831 of 324674.4%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202672.31386 of 558175.2%★★★★☆
202570.41480 of 559773.6%★★★★☆
202466.51632 of 561270.9%★★★★☆
202374.71297 of 560976.9%★★★★☆
202269.11565 of 563572.2%★★★★☆
201968.41579 of 549271.2%★★★★☆
201871.31442 of 541373.4%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202684.5517 of 509489.9%★★★★☆
202585.1532 of 510789.6%★★★★☆
202489.2374 of 510792.7%★★★★★
202388.8403 of 508792.1%★★★★★
202286.1499 of 508490.2%★★★★★
201983.3587 of 496388.2%★★★★☆
201886.0453 of 483090.6%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202679.5791 of 542385.4%★★★★☆
202578.2854 of 546084.4%★★★★☆
202476.4993 of 551782.0%★★★★☆
202375.5966 of 536382.0%★★★★☆
202277.7840 of 526484.0%★★★★☆
201980.0718 of 517386.1%★★★★☆
201884.2523 of 508489.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202671.21444 of 560374.2%★★★★☆
202573.41356 of 562875.9%★★★★☆
202481.61024 of 564381.9%★★★★☆
202372.11404 of 563875.1%★★★★☆
202270.01528 of 566373.0%★★★★☆
201968.31582 of 551071.3%★★★★☆
201874.41308 of 543175.9%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202667.1607 of 292779.3%★★★★☆
202565.2671 of 284776.4%★★★★☆
202479.7349 of 263586.8%★★★★☆
202365.8542 of 242077.6%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202580.6394 of 259884.8%★★★★☆
202364.0988 of 266162.9%★★★☆☆
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 (2026)90th percentile+15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile+10 vs school
White (2025)85th percentile+10 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2026)79th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)75th percentile~ school
Male (2026)74th percentile~ school
Disabled (2022)69th percentile-4 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state
Mathematics55%+17 vs state
Science52%+16 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Price (Maude) Elementary

In the 2024-25 school year, 757 students attended Price (Maude) Elementary.

Students who attend Price (Maude) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Griffiths (Gordon) Middle
High : Warren (Earl) High

Price (Maude) Elementary ranks 1438th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Price (Maude) Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

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Latest California data All new data »
2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026
2013–14 through 2024–25 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesOct 15, 2026
2025–26 CAST, CSA Spanish & Smarter Balanced Assessments scoresOct 15, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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