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Unsworth (Edith) Elementary

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Unsworth (Edith) Elementary ranks 1409 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of California elementary schools

Summary

Unsworth (Edith) Elementary is a consistently high-performing K-5 public school serving 633 students in the Downey Unified district, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top quarter of all California elementary schools for over a decade.

The school's greatest strength is its exceptional mathematics program, where 58% of students are proficient—significantly higher than the district and state averages. This success starts early, with 72% of third graders proficient in math. Unsworth is also remarkably effective in supporting specific student groups, with its Hispanic students and English Learners consistently ranking in the state's top percentiles. While the school excels in math and English, science proficiency and services for Special Education students are noted areas for potential growth. Impressively, the school achieves these strong academic results while spending less per student than several neighboring schools.

Compared to other schools, Unsworth (Edith) Elementary stands out within Downey Unified for its math scores, outperforming nearby schools like Rio Hondo Elementary and Gallatin Elementary. When compared to a close peer like Price (Maude) Elementary, Unsworth has stronger math but a lower science proficiency rate. The school has also made excellent progress in improving student attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism by 42% over three years. Its decade-long record of stable, high performance suggests reliable leadership and effective teaching practices that consistently deliver for students.

633

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,358

Per pupil spending ?

75%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9001 Lindsey Ave.
Downey, CA 90240-2419

(562) 904-3576

District: Downey Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.9%

White:

5.8%

Asian:

4.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (56% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Downey Unified

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,409^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	74.3	1409 of 5857	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	1408 of 5869	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	1329 of 5859	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	1499 of 5883	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	1228 of 5789	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	1045 of 5662	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	72.7	1438 of 5692	74.7%	★★★★☆
2016	81.9	1052 of 5614	81.3%	★★★★☆
2015	74.3	1341 of 5611	76.1%	★★★★☆
2013	75.0	1321 of 5530	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	69.9	1536 of 5390	71.5%	★★★★☆
2011	74.5	1278 of 5377	76.2%	★★★★☆
2010	54.2	2313 of 5314	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.6	2264 of 5193	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	39.4	2972 of 5113	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.5	3262 of 5113	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.8	2625 of 4818	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.0	2248 of 4822	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	45.0	2408 of 4809	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	57.0	660 of 2227	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.0	844 of 2585	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.0	311 of 2128	85.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.5	326 of 3162	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.6	289 of 3245	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	73.0	428 of 3311	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	513 of 3275	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.6	561 of 3246	82.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	1378 of 5597	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	1371 of 5612	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	1233 of 5609	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	1307 of 5635	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	1287 of 5492	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	892 of 5413	83.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	344 of 5107	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	428 of 5107	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	273 of 5087	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	472 of 5084	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	259 of 4963	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	173 of 4830	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	801 of 5460	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	688 of 5517	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	85.1	569 of 5363	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	520 of 5264	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.0	321 of 5173	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	159 of 5084	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	1344 of 5628	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	1399 of 5643	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.3	1395 of 5638	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	1630 of 5663	71.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	1142 of 5510	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	1258 of 5431	76.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	968 of 2847	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	1115 of 2635	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	895 of 2420	63.0%	★★★☆☆

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)93rd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)70th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Mathematics58%+21 vs state

Science35%~ 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 (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 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
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
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
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
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							$16,928	$16,010	$918
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						$24,740	$24,220	$520
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
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
Jersey Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	9400 Jersey Ave.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 948-3772	260	13	20.0	75.4%	6 (2.3%)	2 (0.8%)	243 (93.5%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	74.6	1395^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.2%		56.1	2233^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.0%	838	43.8	43.8	62.8	64.9	64.6		64.1	62.8	56.8	35.4		50.8	95.4				95.4		$19,326	$17,822	$1,504
Rancho Santa Gertrudes Elementary	Public	K-5	11233 East Charlesworth Rd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 692-0841	307	14	21.9	86.6%	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	294 (95.8%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	46.5	2793^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	52.3%		66.9	1735^th of 5869 public elementary schools	70.4%	1058	24.4	24.4	14.3	37.2	53.7	60.0	43.4	28.6	37.2	29.3	52.5	37.5	88.9				92.6		$31,836	$28,670	$3,166
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							$17,099	$16,286	$813

Frequently Asked Questions about Unsworth (Edith) Elementary

How many students attend Unsworth (Edith) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended Unsworth (Edith) Elementary.

What district is Unsworth (Edith) Elementary in?

Downey Unified

What is the racial makeup of Unsworth (Edith) Elementary?

Students at Unsworth (Edith) Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Unsworth (Edith) Elementary a good school?

Unsworth (Edith) Elementary ranks 1409^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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