B+
Downey Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12
Serves Downey, and parts of South Gate, Bellflower and Bell Gardens.
Students
22,405
Schools
21
Spent per student
$19,524
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
78%
Debt
$353.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Downey Unified School District
- School Grade B+: better than 74% of California districts
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts above the state
- Spends 8% less per student than the CA average
- 24 students per teacher
- Debt of $353.8M, about $15,791 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Avalon.
K–12Avalon K-12Long Beach Unified School District
Test scores vs. CA
2019–20Graduation rate (4-year)95%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,524 per student · 8% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 30%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 67%Federal 10%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
22,162’20
21,357’21
21,997’22
22,358’23
22,405’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 89%White 5%Black 3%Asian 2%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
21 public schools.
Rio Hondo Elementary
838 students23:1
Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary
810 students23:1
Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary
796 students27:1
Gallatin Elementary
788 students25:1
Price (Maude) Elementary
757 students24:1
Rio San Gabriel Elementary
747 students26:1
Alameda Elementary
744 students24:1
Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary
736 students23:1
Imperial Elementary
653 students23:1
Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary
641 students22:1
Unsworth (Edith) Elementary
633 students22:1
Ward (E. W.) Elementary
543 students23:1
Old River Elementary
540 students30:1
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle
1,329 students24:1
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle
1,304 students25:1
Griffiths (Gordon) Middle
1,264 students23:1
Sussman (Edward A.) Middle
1,240 students21:1
Downey High
4,051 students24:1
Warren (Earl) High
3,609 students24:1
Columbus (Christopher) High
368 students16:1
Woodruff Academy
14 students8:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
Whittier Union High School DistrictNorwalk, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs
$23,421per student
Little Lake City Elementary School DistrictNorwalk, Santa Fe Springs
$23,106per student
Los Angeles Unified School DistrictBell, Cudahy
$25,643per student
Montebello Unified School DistrictBell, Commerce
$24,212per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.