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Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary

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Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary ranks 1532 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 810 students in the Downey Unified School District, and it stands out as a high-performing and rapidly improving school that excels with its student population.

The school has shown remarkable growth, jumping to a 4-star rating and ranking in the state's top 26% of elementary schools. Academically, Lewis consistently beats both district and state averages, with math scores nearly 15 points above the district average. This success is especially notable given the school's demographics, and the data shows Lewis performs exceptionally well for its Hispanic and economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the state's top 12% and 15% for these groups, respectively. Furthermore, the school has made impressive strides in improving student attendance, cutting its chronic absenteeism rate in half over the past few years to a rate better than most neighbors.

When compared to nearby schools with similar profiles, Lewis's achievements are clear. For instance, it significantly outperforms Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary and Ward (E. W.) Elementary in statewide ranking. While Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary has better attendance, Lewis achieves stronger academic results. The school's effective use of resources and strong early-grade math program, where 3rd graders score over 76% proficient, are key strengths, though there is an opportunity to build on that foundation in the upper grades.

810

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,115

Per pupil spending ?

76.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13220 South Bellflower Blvd.
Downey, CA 90242-4817

(562) 904-3590

District: Downey Unified

Students who attend Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sussman (Edward A.) Middle
High:	Downey High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.8%

White:

5.4%

Asian:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2013 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg45%

California avg41%

1,532^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	71.5	1532 of 5857	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	2112 of 5869	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	2434 of 5859	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	2541 of 5883	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	1810 of 5789	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	1534 of 5662	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	81.3	1070 of 5692	81.2%	★★★★☆
2016	75.0	1304 of 5614	76.8%	★★★★☆
2015	63.9	1756 of 5611	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.6	2582 of 5530	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.5	2011 of 5390	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	57.4	2167 of 5377	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	43.1	2979 of 5314	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.7	2505 of 5193	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.2	2708 of 5113	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.1	2013 of 5113	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.7	2512 of 4818	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.2	2526 of 4822	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.0	3303 of 4809	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	33.1	1348 of 2227	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.8	928 of 2585	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.7	782 of 2128	63.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.1	969 of 3162	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.0	421 of 3245	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	713 of 3311	78.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.6	492 of 3275	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	496 of 3246	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	1595 of 5597	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	61.1	1908 of 5612	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	2346 of 5609	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	2441 of 5635	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	1996 of 5492	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	1506 of 5413	72.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	520 of 5107	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	1009 of 5107	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	1218 of 5087	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	1320 of 5084	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	682 of 4963	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.6	434 of 4830	91.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	639 of 5460	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	1503 of 5517	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	1719 of 5363	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	1407 of 5264	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	797 of 5173	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	647 of 5084	87.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	1428 of 5628	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	55.4	2202 of 5643	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.0	2341 of 5638	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	2493 of 5663	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.1	1548 of 5510	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.5	1508 of 5431	72.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1457 of 2847	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1483 of 2635	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	1051 of 2420	56.6%	★★★☆☆

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)90th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)88th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)72nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile-25 vs school

Disabled (2022)39th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy60%+11 vs state

Mathematics56%+19 vs state

Science33%~ 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 (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 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
Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary	Public	K-5	13220 South Bellflower Blvd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3590	810	35	23.1	76.5%	44 (5.4%)	37 (4.6%)	679 (83.8%)	38 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.4%)	71.5	1532^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	73.8%		58.9	2112^th of 5869 public elementary schools	64.0%	580	33.1	33.1	65.6	55.3	58.6		59.6	76.6	51.1	43.6		56.3	94.3	95.1	95.9	94.3	94.3	95.1	$17,115	$1,867	$15,248
Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary	Public	K-5	9439 East Foster Rd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3588	796	29	27.4	53.1%	50 (6.3%)	15 (1.9%)	712 (89.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.5%)	59.5	2091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	64.3%		54.4	2323^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.4%	232	34.7	34.7	53.2	49.6	53.9		52.2	48.0	44.7	39.2		44.3							$16,809	$1,754	$15,055
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	$17,142	$1,951	$15,191
Ernie Pyle Elementary	Public	K-6	14500 South Woodruff Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6528	341	16	20.9	80.9%	10 (2.9%)	43 (12.6%)	244 (71.6%)	30 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	50.2	2580^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.0%		36.1	3430^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.6%	850	20.6	20.6	46.8	43.3	44.1	45.3	44.9	66.0	37.3	44.1	26.4	42.5							$20,514	$2,504	$18,010
Ward (E. W.) Elementary	Public	K-5	8851 East Adoree St.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3591	543	24	22.6	87.3%	35 (6.4%)	8 (1.5%)	475 (87.5%)	15 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	51.9	2499^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.3%		41.8	3075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.6%	576	39.3	39.3	27.5	56.4	55.8		47.6	35.0	38.2	39.1		37.6	98.1	98.1			98.1		$17,152	$2,044	$15,108
Frank E. Woodruff Elementary	Public	K-6	15332 South Eucalyptus St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6545	444	18	24.6	89.4%	9 (2.0%)	58 (13.1%)	337 (75.9%)	28 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.8%)	30	3956^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.5%		19.8	4883^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.8%	927	10.9	10.9	37.7	24.6	39.1	40.5	35.4	41.5	24.6	18.8	29.7	28.1							$20,388	$2,560	$17,828
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
Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	9725 East Jefferson St.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 804-6535	579	29	20.3	90.8%	28 (4.8%)	45 (7.8%)	451 (77.9%)	39 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	23.1	4576^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%		16.1	5207^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.3%	631	20.2	20.2	26.1	13.9	46.4	28.4	29.1	25.4	16.5	26.2	16.2	21.1	96.9				96.9		$19,258	$2,476	$16,782
Albert Baxter Elementary	Public	K-6	14929 Cerritos Ave.	Bellflower	90706	Los Angeles County	Bellflower Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 531-1602	309	15	20.6	82.2%	9 (2.9%)	26 (8.4%)	244 (79.0%)	18 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	3 (1.0%)	56.2	2242^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	61.7%		46.4	2770^th of 5869 public elementary schools	52.8%	528	22.0	22.0	49.0	38.6	48.8	42.6	44.8	57.1	59.1	48.8	36.2	50.3							$21,385	$2,513	$18,872
New River Elementary	Public	K-5	13432 South Halcourt Ave.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-3770	319	13	24.2	78.7%	9 (2.8%)	11 (3.4%)	271 (85.0%)	14 (4.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	31.7	3821^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.8%		34.3	3585^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.9%	236	28.9	28.9	34.6	28.6	43.4		35.7	27.3	22.5	30.2		26.8							$24,355	$1,531	$22,824

Frequently Asked Questions about Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary?

Students at Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% Asian, 5% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary a good school?

Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary ranks 1532^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sussman (Edward A.) Middle
High : Downey High

What district is Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary in?

Downey Unified

How many students attend Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 810 students attended Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary.

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