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Downey

Public Grades PK, KG-5

811^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Downey Elementary School is a public school in Brockton, Massachusetts, serving 599 students in grades PK-5. Despite having higher per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, Downey has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Massachusetts elementary schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating in recent years.

Downey's academic performance, as measured by MCAS Next Generation assessments, is significantly below state and Brockton district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.61% of Downey students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 20.81% in the Brockton district and 41.53% statewide. The performance gap is even more pronounced in mathematics, where Downey's proficiency rate was 20% compared to 18.56% in Brockton and 40.74% statewide. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White, African American, and Special Education students struggling the most.

Despite the school's higher spending and lower student-teacher ratio, Downey's academic performance remains significantly below state and district levels, suggesting that simply increasing funding or adjusting staffing ratios may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes. Addressing the challenges faced by Downey Elementary will likely require a comprehensive, multi-faceted approach that goes beyond these factors.

602

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,843

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Electric Avenue
Brockton, MA 02302

(508) 580-7221

District: Brockton

Students who attend Downey usually attend:

Middle:	Ashfield Middle School
	East Middle School
	North Middle School
	Plouffe Middle School
	More...
	South Middle School
	West Middle School
High:	Brockton High
	Edison Evening Academy

Racial breakdown:

African American:

57.1%

Hispanic:

21.9%

White:

12.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 24 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

Massachusetts avg41%

811^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Brockton

332^nd of 348Brockton among Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	811 of 906	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	820 of 916	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	824 of 928	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	883 of 932	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.9	898 of 936	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.7	925 of 942	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	920 of 934	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.4	897 of 938	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	879 of 932	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	828 of 914	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.9	850 of 926	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.7	882 of 928	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.0	880 of 930	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	843 of 924	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.6	852 of 920	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.4	812 of 909	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.0	783 of 908	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.6	799 of 911	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.7	839 of 911	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.4	799 of 887	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	823 of 882	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	14.5	767 of 884	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	121 of 169	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	114 of 167	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	130 of 167	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	143 of 173	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	133 of 166	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	147 of 172	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	152 of 174	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	21.9	583 of 672	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	577 of 632	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	637 of 665	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	632 of 656	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	97 of 281	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	172 of 282	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	110 of 264	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	103 of 267	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	32.9	188 of 240	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.2	104 of 258	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	33.8	162 of 244	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	752 of 869	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	755 of 886	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	799 of 887	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	839 of 901	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	844 of 898	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	876 of 902	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	864 of 893	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	278 of 458	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.2	251 of 446	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	210 of 420	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	299 of 401	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	312 of 379	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.3	351 of 398	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	330 of 379	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	554 of 736	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	627 of 760	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	650 of 757	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	730 of 772	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	676 of 705	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	660 of 700	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	668 of 685	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	813 of 884	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	823 of 891	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	794 of 896	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	870 of 908	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	868 of 904	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.5	896 of 907	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	891 of 898	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	554 of 717	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	606 of 731	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	547 of 703	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	862 of 905	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	865 of 894	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	869 of 896	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	874 of 886	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	9.8	866 of 925	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	12.6	382 of 399	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	702 of 737	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	689 of 753	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	685 of 762	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.7	761 of 764	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	757 of 765	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	775 of 780	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.3	769 of 772	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)65th percentile+55 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2025)23rd percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics20%-21 vs state

Science19%-22 vs state

English Language Arts18%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Downey	Public	PK, KG-5	55 Electric Avenue	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7221	602	41	14.6		74 (12.3%)	344 (57.1%)	132 (21.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.1%)	13.1	811^th of 906 public elementary schools	10.5%		13.3	820^th of 916 public elementary schools	10.5%	9	19.5	20.4	11.0				17.6	28.1	17.4	11.0				20.0	19.4		19.4		$21,843
Mary E. Baker School	Public	K-5	45 Quincy Street	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-4427	769	53	14.4		103 (13.4%)	403 (52.4%)	188 (24.4%)	13 (1.7%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	52 (6.8%)	20.9	725^th of 906 public elementary schools	20.0%		24.1	700^th of 916 public elementary schools	23.6%	25	26.1	27.7	22.2				25.3	25.0	24.5	19.4				23.1	33.7		33.7		$20,549
Gilmore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Clinton Street	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7235	444	27	16.5		14 (3.2%)	313 (70.5%)	100 (22.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	10.5	846^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.6%		11.5	846^th of 916 public elementary schools	7.6%		22.6	15.2	7.4				15.4	30.7	10.6	5.7				16.0	7.7		7.7		$18,090
Dr W Arnone Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	135 Belmont Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-4440	763	43	17.5		37 (4.8%)	471 (61.7%)	209 (27.4%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	33 (4.3%)	7.2	872^nd of 906 public elementary schools	3.8%		5.7	902^nd of 916 public elementary schools	1.5%	30	21.0	10.1	6.4				12.8	17.7	4.0	3.7				8.9	14.8		14.8		$19,101
Edgar B Davis	Public	K-8	380 Plain Street	Brockton	02302	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7360	1,009	57	17.8		86 (8.5%)	649 (64.3%)	206 (20.4%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.6%)	14.2	794^th of 906 public elementary schools	12.4%		16.2	784^th of 916 public elementary schools	14.4%	10	14.7	21.7	11.7	23.2	20.4	29.2	20.5	16.4	16.3	14.3	32.3	13.9	31.9	21.1	15.6	18.6	17.4	26.6	$18,791
Louis F Angelo Elementary	Public	K-5	472 North Main Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 894-4501	875	54	16.1		116 (13.3%)	487 (55.7%)	220 (25.1%)	19 (2.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.3%)	35.6	589^th of 906 public elementary schools	35.0%		37.9	575^th of 916 public elementary schools	37.2%	14	14.8	34.8	34.6				29.9	11.1	41.1	36.7				32.3	43.0		43.0		$18,830
Louise A Conley	Public	K-5	100 Forest Street	Whitman	02382	Plymouth County	Whitman-Hanson	No	No	No	No	(781) 618-7050	488	30	16.0		353 (72.3%)	37 (7.6%)	58 (11.9%)	18 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.5%)	69.1	289^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.1%		66.1	312^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.9%	23	50.6	50.0	51.1				50.6	38.6	61.6	53.2				50.8	64.9		64.9		$10,471
John F Kennedy	Public	K-5	900 Ash Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7278	539	35	15.2		76 (14.1%)	292 (54.2%)	132 (24.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	20.2	732^nd of 906 public elementary schools	19.2%		25.2	694^th of 916 public elementary schools	24.2%	38	34.0	11.4	18.2				22.2	34.4	12.7	19.7				23.1	31.8		31.8		$20,364
Oscar F Raymond	Public	K-5	125 Oak Street	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7364	864	48	17.8		47 (5.4%)	662 (76.6%)	122 (14.1%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	20 (2.3%)	5.6	888^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.0%		6.3	893^rd of 916 public elementary schools	2.5%	5	10.3	13.1	7.5				10.5	9.6	12.3	4.7				9.1	5.7		5.7		$18,619
Manthala George Junior School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Colonel Bell Drive	Brockton	02301	Plymouth County	Brockton	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 580-7913	838	46	18.0		67 (8.0%)	467 (55.7%)	266 (31.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.7%)	19.8	741^st of 906 public elementary schools	18.2%		17.6	766^th of 916 public elementary schools	16.4%	25	31.4	23.6	25.3				27.4	21.5	23.6	18.7				21.4	26.7		26.7		$18,330

Frequently Asked Questions about Downey

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 : North Middle School
Middle : Plouffe Middle School
Middle : South Middle School
Middle : West Middle School
High : Brockton High
High : Edison Evening Academy

How many students attend Downey?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Downey.

Is Downey a good school?

Downey ranks in the bottom 10.5% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Downey?

Students at Downey are 57% African American, 22% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Downey in?

Brockton

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