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Rio San Gabriel Elementary

Q: Is Rio San Gabriel Elementary a good school?

Rio San Gabriel Elementary ranks 2011 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

2011^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rio San Gabriel Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 747 students in the Downey Unified School District, consistently earning a solid 3-star rating and performing above state averages in English and Math.

The school stands out for its effective support for students from lower-income families, achieving stronger academic results than many nearby schools with similar demographics, such as Alameda Elementary and Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary. It has also made remarkable progress in improving student attendance, cutting its chronic absenteeism rate by more than half since the pandemic, which is better than the district average and schools like Rio Hondo Elementary. While it spends less per student than some comparables like Cresson Elementary, it achieves similar outcomes, though there is a notable performance gap between female and male students that the school is likely addressing.

Within Downey Unified, Rio San Gabriel is a solid mid-tier school, performing well but with room to learn from top district performers like Price (Maude) Elementary and Unsworth (Edith) Elementary, especially in science, which is an area for improvement. The school's ability to maintain and slightly improve its academic ranking despite a recent increase in students needing economic assistance is a positive sign of its supportive environment.

747

Students ?

25.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,862

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9338 Gotham St.
Downey, CA 90241-2925

(562) 904-3567

District: Downey Unified

Students who attend Rio San Gabriel Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.3%

White:

8.0%

Asian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2013 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg45%

California avg41%

2,011^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	61.1	2011 of 5857	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	2163 of 5869	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.1	2048 of 5859	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	2123 of 5883	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	1930 of 5789	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	1503 of 5662	73.5%	★★★★☆
2017	73.4	1414 of 5692	75.2%	★★★★☆
2016	67.3	1648 of 5614	70.6%	★★★★☆
2015	63.3	1784 of 5611	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	47.2	2853 of 5530	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.4	2924 of 5390	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.0	2362 of 5377	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.1	2682 of 5314	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.8	2376 of 5193	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.6	1913 of 5113	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.5	1536 of 5113	70.0%	★★★★☆
2006	75.0	1139 of 4818	76.4%	★★★★☆
2005	70.0	1332 of 4822	72.4%	★★★★☆
2004	71.7	1243 of 4809	74.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.7	1316 of 2227	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1657 of 2585	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	833 of 2128	60.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.9	1420 of 3162	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	1042 of 3245	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	958 of 3311	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.3	755 of 3275	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	562 of 3246	82.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	1519 of 5597	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	1782 of 5612	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.8	1772 of 5609	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	1838 of 5635	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	1741 of 5492	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	1353 of 5413	75.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	783 of 5107	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	1128 of 5107	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	812 of 5087	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	908 of 5084	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.8	890 of 4963	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	525 of 4830	89.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	1101 of 5460	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	1703 of 5517	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	1260 of 5363	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	1085 of 5264	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	1181 of 5173	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	906 of 5084	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	2535 of 5628	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	2437 of 5643	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	2164 of 5638	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	2333 of 5663	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	2004 of 5510	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	1574 of 5431	71.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.7	1262 of 2847	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	1186 of 2635	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	1121 of 2420	53.7%	★★★☆☆

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)85th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)73rd percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)41st percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+6 vs state

Mathematics45%+8 vs state

Science30%-3 vs state

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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 (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/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
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	$22,862	$22,358	$504
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							$18,253	$16,624	$1,629
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	$19,894	$19,414	$480
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	$27,358	$26,582	$776
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	$24,214	$23,652	$562
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	$16,072	$14,600	$1,472
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	$30,353	$29,462	$891
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						$18,233	$17,410	$823
Cresson Elementary	Public	K-5	11650 East Cresson St.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-6620	243	14	17.9	82.3%	7 (2.9%)	4 (1.6%)	216 (88.9%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	6 (2.5%)	72.9	1479^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.7%		55	2287^th of 5869 public elementary schools	61.0%	808	44.1	44.1	42.1	66.7	85.3	63.5	44.7	62.5	58.8	54.2	96.6						$18,944	$17,472	$1,472
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	$19,882	$19,204	$678

Frequently Asked Questions about Rio San Gabriel Elementary

What district is Rio San Gabriel Elementary in?

Downey Unified

Is Rio San Gabriel Elementary a good school?

Rio San Gabriel Elementary ranks 2011^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rio San Gabriel Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 747 students attended Rio San Gabriel Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rio San Gabriel Elementary?

Students at Rio San Gabriel Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Rio San Gabriel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rio San Gabriel Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

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