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Downey, CA
Public School Ratings




Downey Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Downey Unified School District details

Downey Unified School District
11627 Brookshire Ave.
Downey, CA 90241

22,421 Students enrolled in District

22 Schools in District

24 Students Per Classroom (State average is 22)

Downey Unified School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to California

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.1% of all CA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.2% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
41%
53%
47%
37%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alameda Elementary School
8613 East Alameda St.
Downey, CA, 90242
KG-05
Carpenter (c. C.) Elementary School
9439 East Foster Rd.
Downey, CA, 90242
KG-04
Columbus (christopher) High School
12330 Woodruff Ave.
Downey, CA, 90241
10-12
Doty (wendy Lopour) Middle School
10301 South Woodruff Ave.
Downey, CA, 90241
06-08
Downey High School
11040 Brookshire Ave.
Downey, CA, 90241
09-12
Downey Unified Virtual Acad At Lynn L. Pace Ed Center School
9625 Van Ruiten St.
Bellflower, CA, 90706
KG-12
Gallatin Elementary School
9513 Brookshire Ave.
Downey, CA, 90240
KG-05
Gauldin (a.l.) Elementary School
9724 Spry St.
Downey, CA, 90242
KG-05
Griffiths (gordon) Middle School
9633 Tweedy Ln.
Downey, CA, 90240
06-08
Imperial Elementary School
8133 Imperial Hwy.
Downey, CA, 90242
KG-03
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 5.1% 22.0%
Black 2.8% 5.2%
Hispanic 89.3% 58.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.5% 13.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 0.9%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.5% 61.5%
Free lunch eligible 58.4% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 10.1% 7.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,172 $228,068,000 53.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,146 $25,685,000 6.0%
Staff $476 $10,666,000 2.5%
General Administration $228 $5,103,000 1.2%
School Administration $867 $19,433,000 4.6%
Operation $1,194 $26,771,000 6.3%
Transportation $147 $3,303,000 0.8%
Other $493 $11,043,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,549 $102,004,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,242 $95,117,000 22.4%
Total Expenditures $18,964 $425,189,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,792 $57,171,955,000 48.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,305 $7,621,589,000 6.4%
Staff $1,038 $6,060,606,000 5.1%
General Administration $268 $1,564,258,000 1.3%
School Administration $1,087 $6,348,022,000 5.4%
Operation $1,559 $9,102,997,000 7.7%
Transportation $331 $1,933,983,000 1.6%
Other $886 $5,174,697,000 4.4%
Total Support $6,475 $37,806,152,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,051 $23,650,179,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $20,319 $118,628,286,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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