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Old River Elementary

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Old River Elementary ranks 1969 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

1969^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of California elementary schools

Summary

Old River Elementary is a public elementary school located in Downey, California, serving grades 4-5 with a total enrollment of 589 students. The school is part of the Downey Unified School District, which is ranked 519 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Old River Elementary consistently performs above the Downey Unified and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across grades 4 and 5. In the 2024-2025 school year, 56.46% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 55.27% for Downey Unified and 48.81% for California. In Mathematics, 45.3% of students were proficient or better, compared to 41.5% for Downey Unified and 37.3% for California. The school's performance in Science (CAST) is also above the district and state averages, with 30.14% of 5th-grade students proficient or better.

While Old River Elementary excels in serving Hispanic and English Language Learner students, with 4- and 5-star ratings in these subgroups, respectively, the school's performance for White students and students with disabilities is relatively lower, with 1-2 star ratings. The school has also experienced a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism rates, rising from 21.3% in 2021-2022 to 29.5% in 2022-2023. Compared to nearby schools, Old River Elementary generally outperforms schools within the Downey Unified District, such as Ward (E.W.) Elementary and Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary, but some nearby schools in other districts, such as Tweedy Elementary (Los Angeles Unified) and Bell Gardens Elementary (Montebello Unified), have lower overall performance compared to Old River Elementary.

540

Students ?

30.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,829

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11995 Old River School Rd.
Downey, CA 90242-2155

(562) 904-3561

District: Downey Unified

Students who attend Old River Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle
High:	Warren (Earl) High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.6%

White:

6.1%

African American:

2.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 62nd percentile in 2013 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Above the California median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 30 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,969^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	61.9	1969 of 5857	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.6	1900 of 5869	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	2326 of 5859	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	2208 of 5883	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	2184 of 5789	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	2127 of 5662	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.0	2068 of 5692	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.7	2317 of 5614	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.4	1831 of 5611	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.1	2106 of 5530	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.8	2695 of 5390	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.0	3089 of 5377	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.8	3243 of 5314	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	41.2	2986 of 5193	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	33.7	3351 of 5113	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.9	3230 of 5113	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.6	2401 of 4818	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	41.6	2621 of 4822	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.1	2743 of 4809	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	35.6	1255 of 2227	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1366 of 2585	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	752 of 2128	64.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	79.9	245 of 3162	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	82.4	234 of 3245	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	60.1	752 of 3311	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	846 of 3275	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	37.8	1889 of 3246	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	1777 of 5597	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	1756 of 5612	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	2022 of 5609	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	2015 of 5635	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	2069 of 5492	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	2144 of 5413	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	767 of 5107	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	657 of 5107	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	1017 of 5087	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	904 of 5084	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	921 of 4963	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	947 of 4830	80.4%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	59.1	112 of 364	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	1143 of 5460	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	1272 of 5517	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	1433 of 5363	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	967 of 5264	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.1	1178 of 5173	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	1134 of 5084	77.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	2092 of 5628	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	1920 of 5643	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	2483 of 5638	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	2251 of 5663	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	2132 of 5510	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	2034 of 5431	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1451 of 2847	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	926 of 2635	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	1013 of 2420	58.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	1908 of 2598	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1799 of 2651	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	2104 of 2661	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	2005 of 2834	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.7	766 of 2737	72.0%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2024)69th percentile~ school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+8 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 (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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
Old River Elementary	Public	4-5	11995 Old River School Rd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3561	540	18	30.0	80.7%	33 (6.1%)	12 (2.2%)	484 (89.6%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61.9	1969^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.4%		63.6	1900^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.6%	69	30.1		30.1		58.7	54.3				56.5		51.0	40.0				45.3							$16,829	$1,924	$14,905
Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary	Public	K-3	7530 East Arnett St.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3564	736	32	22.9	76.2%	27 (3.7%)	16 (2.2%)	659 (89.5%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)								(n/a)				63.8						63.8	75.2						75.2	97.9	98.4		98.4	97.9		$17,608	$1,851	$15,757
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
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	$16,355	$1,765	$14,590
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
Tweedy Elementary	Public	K-5	9724 Pinehurst Ave.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-2828	471	25	18.8	90.2%	9 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	457 (97.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36.5	3441^st of 5857 public elementary schools	41.2%		36.4	3414^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.8%	27	12.8		12.8	36.7	43.1	32.0				37.2	40.0	39.7	33.3				37.4	95.1	97.0		98.0	95.1	98.0	$26,509	$5,638	$20,871
Bell Gardens Elementary	Public	K-5	5620 Quinn St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1223	624	31	20.4	90.5%	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	614 (98.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	33.5	3683^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.1%		33.7	3623^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	38.3%	60	28.1		28.1	25.2	40.8	33.3				33.0	33.9	32.1	31.3				32.4	85.8	90.3	95.5	91.8	91.0	91.0	$14,258	$1,076	$13,182
Lugo Elementary	Public	K-6	4345 Pendleton Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1493	318	17	19.2	89.3%	3 (0.9%)	12 (3.8%)	302 (95.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	5164^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.8%		15.9	5220^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.1%	56	10.6		10.6	15.4	21.6	33.3	28.9			24.7	21.6	25.0	14.9	13.0			18.3	96.3				96.3
Hollydale	Public	K-8	5511 Century Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Paramount Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 602-8016	794	39	20.2	87.9%	9 (1.1%)	8 (1.0%)	765 (96.3%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	36.9	3416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.7%		46.1	2786^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.5%	630	20.0	35.9	28.1	38.0	43.6	42.0	44.7	40.7	54.8	44.3	33.3	36.6	25.5	21.2	31.8	37.5	31.1	82.5	89.3	88.4	88.4	87.4	86.4	$21,094	$1,864	$19,230
Will Rogers Elementary	Public	K-6	11220 Duncan Ave.	Lynwood	90262	Los Angeles County	Lynwood Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 603-1542	684	29	23.5	89.5%	4 (0.6%)	22 (3.2%)	654 (95.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	37.9	3345^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.9%		38	3307^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.7%	38	15.0		15.0	40.0	29.0	31.3	50.6			37.8	46.3	35.4	18.8	37.0			35.0	97.3	97.3		98.2	97.3	98.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Old River Elementary

What schools do graduates of Old River Elementary attend?

Students who attend Old River Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle
High : Warren (Earl) High

How many students attend Old River Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 540 students attended Old River Elementary.

What district is Old River Elementary in?

Downey Unified

Is Old River Elementary a good school?

Old River Elementary ranks 1969^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Old River Elementary?

Students at Old River Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

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