Is Downey a good school?

Downey ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

How many students attend Downey?

In the 2021-22 school year, 565 students attended Downey.

What is the racial makeup of Downey?

Students at Downey are 56% African American, 19% Hispanic, 15% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Downey attend?

Students who attend Downey usually go on to attend: Middle : Ashfield Middle School Middle : East Middle School Middle : Joseph F. Plouffe Academy Middle : North Middle School Middle : South Middle School Middle : West Middle School High : Brockton High High : Edison Academy

Downey School in Brockton MA

Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Downey:

SchoolDigger ranks Downey 883^rd of 932 Massachusetts public elementary schools. (See Downey in the ranking list.)

Brockton:

SchoolDigger ranks Brockton 331^st of 353 Massachusetts school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Downey

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Rank History for all students at Downey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2003	14.47	767^th	884	13.2%
2004	7.75	823^rd	882	6.7%
2005	11.40	799^th	887	9.9%
2006	10.71	839^th	911	7.9%
2007	15.61	799^th	911	12.3%
2008	16.97	783^rd	908	13.8%
2009	13.44	812^th	909	10.7%
2010	9.58	852^nd	920	7.4%
2011	10.21	843^rd	924	8.8%
2012	7.05	880^th	930	5.4%
2013	6.73	882^nd	928	5.0%
2014	10.93	850^th	926	8.2%
2015	13.05	828^th	914	9.4%
2016	8.63	879^th	932	5.7%
2017	8.39	897^th	938	4.4%
2018	4.28	920^th	934	1.5%
2019	4.74	925^th	942	1.8%
2021	7.92	898^th	936	4.1%
2022	8.72	883^rd	932	5.3%

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Downey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	33.78	162^nd	244	33.6%
2019	47.24	104^th	258	59.7%
2021	32.92	188^th	240	21.7%
2022	46.58	103^rd	267	61.4%

Rank History for Special Education students at Downey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	7.96	874^th	886	1.4%
2019	11.44	869^th	896	3.0%
2021	11.52	865^th	894	3.2%
2022	13.97	862^nd	905	4.8%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Downey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	10.98	668^th	685	2.5%
2019	15.73	660^th	700	5.7%
2021	13.54	676^th	705	4.1%
2022	15.29	730^th	772	5.4%

Rank History for Female students at Downey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	6.79	864^th	893	3.2%
2019	7.40	876^th	902	2.9%
2021	10.06	844^th	898	6.0%
2022	10.76	839^th	901	6.9%

Rank History for Disabled students at Downey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	14.80	632^nd	656	3.7%
2019	15.90	637^th	665	4.2%
2021	18.69	577^th	632	8.7%
2022	21.86	583^rd	672	13.2%

Rank History for Male students at Downey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	3.87	891^st	898	0.8%
2019	4.53	896^th	907	1.2%
2021	8.31	868^th	904	4.0%
2022	9.03	870^th	908	4.2%

Rank History for Tested In Person students at Downey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	9.83	866^th	925	6.4%

Rank History for Tested Remotely students at Downey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	12.64	382^nd	399	4.3%

Rank History for African American students at Downey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	24.05	152^nd	174	12.6%
2019	25.65	147^th	172	14.5%
2021	29.70	133^rd	166	19.9%
2022	26.43	143^rd	173	17.3%

Rank History for Hispanic students at Downey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	23.32	330^th	379	12.9%
2019	21.33	351^st	398	11.8%
2021	25.70	312^th	379	17.7%
2022	30.97	299^th	401	25.4%

Rank History for White students at Downey

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MA State Percentile
2018	1.34	769^th	772	0.4%
2019	2.56	775^th	780	0.6%
2021	3.37	757^th	765	1.0%
2022	2.68	761^st	764	0.4%

Data source: test scores: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

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Enrollment information for Downey

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	478	75	8	39	0	n/a	n/a	0	600
1989	473	91	7	36	0	n/a	n/a	0	607
1990	500	96	4	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	634
1991	476	106	3	43	1	n/a	n/a	0	629
1992	429	98	3	53	3	n/a	n/a	0	586
1993	429	115	6	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	584
1994	435	114	9	29	1	n/a	n/a	0	588
1995	463	168	15	45	4	n/a	n/a	0	695
1996	463	168	15	45	4	n/a	n/a	0	695
1997	442	184	15	54	2	n/a	n/a	0	697
1998	440	202	18	63	2	n/a	n/a	0	725
1999	417	222	15	69	3	n/a	n/a	0	726
2000	385	245	12	81	11	n/a	n/a	0	734
2001	340	249	13	90	10	n/a	n/a	0	702
2002	272	246	9	89	8	n/a	n/a	0	624
2003	272	246	9	89	8	n/a	n/a	0	624
2004	239	241	15	79	8	n/a	n/a	0	582
2005	213	231	17	81	8	n/a	n/a	0	550
2006	185	245	17	75	10	n/a	n/a	16	548
2007	197	249	13	75	9	n/a	n/a	23	566
2008	186	258	12	86	6	n/a	n/a	17	565
2009	185	274	13	78	3	1	16	0	570
2010	151	275	12	105	3	3	20	0	569
2011	155	280	9	103	2	3	27	0	579
2012	150	267	7	116	1	5	34	0	580
2013	155	273	9	103	1	5	36	0	582
2014	173	292	12	104	2	0	48	0	631
2015	169	336	11	114	3	2	47	0	682
2016	161	332	13	100	2	3	47	0	658
2017	142	337	14	110	6	3	43	0	655
2018	128	332	8	115	4	2	40	0	629
2019	118	339	7	108	6	2	35	0	615
2020	103	328	7	107	3	3	37	0	588
2021	111	331	7	105	3	1	37	0	595
2022	85	318	11	106	2	1	42	0	565

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Downey

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	600	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	607	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	634	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	629	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	586	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	584	n/a	0.0	n/a
1994	588	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	695	n/a	0.0	n/a
1996	695	n/a	0.0	n/a
1997	697	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	725	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	726	n/a	0.0	50
2000	734	n/a	0.0	47.8
2001	702	n/a	0.0	49.9
2002	624	n/a	n/a	64.7
2003	624	n/a	n/a	64.7
2004	582	48.4	12.0	61.9
2005	550	48.3	11.4	70.2
2006	548	47.1	11.6	82.7
2007	566	46.0	12.3	84.2
2008	565	47.1	12.0	83.6
2009	570	45.4	12.6	76
2010	569	45.2	12.5	80.7
2011	579	39.6	14.6	82.4
2012	580	41.0	14.1	79.5
2013	582	38.7	15.0	87.3
2014	631	43.7	14.4	91.8
2015	682	44.0	15.5	89.1
2016	658	44.0	14.9	n/a
2017	655	42.1	15.5	n/a
2018	629	38.6	16.2	n/a
2019	615	39.4	15.5	n/a
2020	588	40.5	14.4	n/a
2021	595	37.8	15.7	n/a
2022	565	41.6	13.5	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Downey

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	600	n/a	n/a	n/a
1989	607	n/a	n/a	n/a
1990	634	n/a	n/a	n/a
1991	629	n/a	n/a	n/a
1992	586	n/a	n/a	n/a
1993	584	n/a	0.0	n/a
1994	588	n/a	n/a	n/a
1995	695	n/a	0.0	n/a
1996	695	n/a	0.0	n/a
1997	697	n/a	0.0	n/a
1998	725	n/a	0.0	n/a
1999	726	n/a	0.0	50
2000	734	n/a	0.0	47.8
2001	702	n/a	0.0	49.9
2002	624	n/a	n/a	64.7
2003	624	n/a	n/a	64.7
2004	582	48.4	12.0	61.9
2005	550	48.3	11.4	70.2
2006	548	47.1	11.6	82.7
2007	566	46.0	12.3	84.2
2008	565	47.1	12.0	83.6
2009	570	45.4	12.6	76
2010	569	45.2	12.5	80.7
2011	579	39.6	14.6	82.4
2012	580	41.0	14.1	79.5
2013	582	38.7	15.0	87.3
2014	631	43.7	14.4	91.8
2015	682	44.0	15.5	89.1
2016	658	44.0	14.9	n/a
2017	655	42.1	15.5	n/a
2018	629	38.6	16.2	n/a
2019	615	39.4	15.5	n/a
2020	588	40.5	14.4	n/a
2021	595	37.8	15.7	n/a
2022	565	41.6	13.5	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Downey

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$782 (4.7%)	$15,682 (95.3%)	$16,464
2020	$800 (4.8%)	$15,860 (95.2%)	$16,660
2021	$1,351 (7.2%)	$17,368 (92.8%)	$18,720

Data source: Massachusetts Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Downey

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 925^th of 942 Elementary schools	Ranks 883^rd of 932 Elementary schools	3.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Downey)	18	15.9	2.1%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Brockton)	24	19.3	4.7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	56	44	12%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Downey)	20	25.4	5.4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Brockton)	23	17.6	5.4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	49	41.1	7.9%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Downey)	20	10.6	9.4%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Brockton)	24	17.5	6.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	52	38.4	13.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Downey)	14	16.7	2.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Brockton)	21	18.6	2.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	49	42.4	6.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Downey)	15	5	10%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Brockton)	28	21.9	6.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	52	40.6	11.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Downey)	22	2.5	19.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Brockton)	29	12.4	16.6%
5th Grade Mathematics (Massachusetts)	49	36.2	12.8%
5th Grade Science (Downey)	19	11.1	7.9%
5th Grade Science (Brockton)	26	17.5	8.5%
5th Grade Science (Massachusetts)	48	42.8	5.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Downey)	17	10.1	7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Brockton)	27	21.4	5.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (Massachusetts)	52	41.3	10.8%
All Grades Mathematics (Downey)	18	13.8	4.2%
All Grades Mathematics (Brockton)	23	15.6	7.4%
All Grades Mathematics (Massachusetts)	49	39.1	9.9%
All Grades Science (Downey)	19	11.1	7.9%
All Grades Science (Brockton)	23	17.4	5.6%
All Grades Science (Massachusetts)	47	42.3	4.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	615	595	3.3%
African American	339	331	2.4%
American Indian	6	3	50%
Asian	7	7
Hispanic	108	105	2.8%
Pacific Islander	2	1	50%
White	118	111	5.9%
Two or More Races	35	37	5.7%

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Middle:	Ashfield Middle School
	East Middle School
	Joseph F. Plouffe Academy
	North Middle School
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	South Middle School
	West Middle School
High:	Brockton High
	Edison Academy