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Warren (Earl) High

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Warren (Earl) High ranks 582 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

582^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 73% of California high schools

Summary

Warren (Earl) High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving grades 9-12 with over 3,600 students in the Downey Unified school district, and it has shown a strong and consistent record of improvement over the last several years.

The school excels in several key areas, particularly in English Language Arts where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the district and state averages, and it boasts an excellent graduation rate of over 96%. It is notably effective in supporting students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, English learners, and homeless students, with performance rankings for these groups in the 80th percentile or higher statewide. When compared to nearby schools, Warren High's academic outcomes are strong; for example, it outperforms Downey High in English while Downey High has a slight edge in math and better attendance. Warren High achieves these results efficiently, with a moderate per-student budget and a higher student-teacher ratio than some neighboring schools like Columbus (Christopher) High.

Areas for growth include mathematics and science proficiency, where scores are lower, a challenge shared by many schools in the region. Chronic absenteeism, while lower than at some alternative schools like Columbus (Christopher) High or Vista High, remains higher than the state average and presents a clear opportunity to boost student success further. Overall, Warren High is a steadily improving school that delivers strong graduation results and exceptional support for many of its student populations.

3,609

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,317

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8141 De Palma St.
Downey, CA 90241-5102

(562) 869-7306

District: Downey Unified

Feeder schools for Warren (Earl) High:

Elementary:	Imperial Elementary
	Old River Elementary
	Price (Maude) Elementary
	Rio Hondo Elementary
	More...
	Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary
Middle:	Griffiths (Gordon) Middle
	Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.0%

African American:

4.1%

White:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 74th percentile in 2013 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg45%

California avg41%

582^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High 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	70.8	582 of 2162	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	619 of 2159	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	667 of 2170	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	881 of 2123	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	1166 of 2133	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.4	698 of 2017	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.0	605 of 2021	70.1%	★★★★☆
2016	69.7	576 of 2039	71.8%	★★★★☆
2015	69.5	550 of 1994	72.4%	★★★★☆
2013	55.9	627 of 2426	74.2%	★★★★☆
2012	56.0	650 of 2354	72.4%	★★★★☆
2011	54.3	680 of 2367	71.3%	★★★★☆
2010	48.9	797 of 2281	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.6	730 of 2238	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	49.1	701 of 2117	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.6	689 of 2063	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.6	644 of 1968	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.2	532 of 1901	72.0%	★★★★☆
2004	53.9	438 of 1653	73.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	64 of 523	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	51.5	200 of 517	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	245 of 521	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	314 of 522	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	170 of 592	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	39.4	339 of 582	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	367 of 585	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	443 of 573	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	407 of 581	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.6	414 of 582	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.9	798 of 1161	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	860 of 1117	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	920 of 1052	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.9	192 of 1085	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.4	266 of 1064	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	36.9	625 of 1044	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	494 of 941	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.4	206 of 938	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	502 of 1906	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	556 of 1915	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	645 of 1915	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	777 of 1858	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	1129 of 1833	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.9	622 of 1760	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	230 of 1900	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	316 of 1902	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	346 of 1917	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	514 of 1861	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	48.2	924 of 1814	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.6	413 of 1742	76.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	60 of 410	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	106 of 328	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	89.0	15 of 290	94.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	77.4	391 of 2013	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	451 of 2026	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	497 of 2030	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	706 of 1943	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	1047 of 1937	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.2	533 of 1862	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	557 of 1942	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	611 of 1948	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	603 of 1963	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	854 of 1916	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	1017 of 1880	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.6	711 of 1834	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	280 of 1252	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	39.4	622 of 1216	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	754 of 1197	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	740 of 1155	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.3	454 of 1173	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	813 of 1193	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	981 of 1204	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	76.3	236 of 1222	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.0	489 of 1173	58.3%	★★★☆☆

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)88th percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2025)85th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)82nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-36 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-37 vs school

Disabled (2022)31st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy73%+24 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

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)					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 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 6th Grade	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 6th Grade	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
Warren (Earl) High	Public	9-12	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%)	70.8	582^nd of 2162 public high schools	73.1%		66.8	619^th of 2159 public high schools	71.3%	37		30.0	35.1	11.8	32.3				72.7	72.7				36.3	36.3	$18,317	$1,892	$16,425
Downey High	Public	9-12	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%)	67.3	650^th of 2162 public high schools	69.9%		64.3	670^th of 2159 public high schools	69.0%	20		25.8	36.4	6.1	30.6				64.8	64.8				38.4	38.4	$18,307	$2,603	$15,704
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	98.7%	4 (1.8%)	74 (32.9%)	143 (63.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	12.7	1891^st of 2162 public high schools	12.5%		10.2	2062^nd of 2159 public high schools	4.5%	171				0.0	0.0				11.8	9.5				5.9	5.0	$14,344	$4,641	$9,703
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)
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%)	10.4	2001^st of 2162 public high schools	7.4%		11.9	1955^th of 2159 public high schools	9.4%	46			3.3		4.6				15.5	15.5				0.8	0.8	$21,048	$5,991	$15,057
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)					0.0											$21,048	$5,991	$15,057
International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School Complex	Public	6-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7521	867	44	19.8	86.2%	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	855 (98.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	78.8	432^nd of 2162 public high schools	80.0%		66.7	623^rd of 2159 public high schools	71.1%	191	19.3		41.2	0.0	26.3	46.5	47.3	45.0	79.1	51.7	26.1	30.7	33.6	39.5	31.7	$17,083	$2,610	$14,473
Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex	Public	9-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7531	411	23	17.6	90.0%	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	401 (97.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47.9	1076^th of 2162 public high schools	50.2%		31.9	1451^st of 2159 public high schools	32.8%	375			30.3		30.4				52.0	52.0				14.3	14.3	$19,141	$3,192	$15,949
Sci Technical Engr Arts and Math at Legacy High School Complex	Public	9-12	5225 Tweedy Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 357-7540	524	29	18.0	85.7%	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	510 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	76.2	475^th of 2162 public high schools	78.0%		73.2	521^st of 2159 public high schools	75.9%	46			41.7		41.7				69.5	69.5				34.1	34.1	$23,601	$6,534	$17,067
Vista High	Public	9-12	11300 Wright Rd.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1516	186	15	12.2	96.2%	3 (1.6%)	9 (4.8%)	173 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	1794^th of 2162 public high schools	17.0%		14.3	1839^th of 2159 public high schools	14.8%	45				7.4	7.4				7.0	7.0				0.0	0.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Warren (Earl) High

What schools feed into Warren (Earl) High?

Warren (Earl) High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Imperial Elementary
Elementary : Old River Elementary
Elementary : Price (Maude) Elementary
Elementary : Rio Hondo Elementary
Elementary : Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary
Middle : Griffiths (Gordon) Middle
Middle : Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle

How many students attend Warren (Earl) High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,609 students attended Warren (Earl) High.

What district is Warren (Earl) High in?

Downey Unified

What is the racial makeup of Warren (Earl) High?

Students at Warren (Earl) High are 89% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% White, 2% Asian.

Is Warren (Earl) High a good school?

Warren (Earl) High ranks 582^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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