Downey Unified School District

Public Grades K–12 B+School Grade

Public schools for Downey, and parts of South Gate, Bellflower and Bell Gardens.

At a glance

22,405Students enrolled

21Schools

$19,524Spent per student

24:1Student–teacher ratio

78%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Downey

Grades K–5

12 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

Downey High or Warren (Earl) HighDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Graduation rate (4-year)95%

State average 87.6%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$19,524

per student each year · 8% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction65%

Support & administration30%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)23%

State67%

Federal10%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

22,162’20

21,357’21

21,997’22

22,358’23

22,405’24

Students

Hispanic · 89%19,840

White · 5%1,156

Black · 3%598

Asian · 2%553

Two or more races · 1%168

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%53

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools21 in district

Level

All 21 Elementary 13 Middle 4 High 4

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Rio Hondo ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 838 students · Downey

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Lewis (Ed C.) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 810 students · Downey

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Carpenter (C. C.) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 796 students · Downey

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Gallatin ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 788 students · Downey

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Price (Maude) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 757 students · Downey

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Rio San Gabriel ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 747 students · Downey

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Alameda ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 744 students · Downey

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Williams (Spencer V.) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–3 · 736 students · Downey

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Imperial ElementaryElementary · Grades K–3 · 653 students · Downey

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Gauldin (A.L.) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 641 students · Downey

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Unsworth (Edith) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 633 students · Downey

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Ward (E. W.) ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 543 students · Downey

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Old River ElementaryElementary · Grades 4–5 · 540 students · Downey

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Stauffer (Mary R.) MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,329 students · Downey

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Doty (Wendy Lopour) MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,304 students · Downey

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Griffiths (Gordon) MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,264 students · Downey

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Sussman (Edward A.) MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,240 students · Downey

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Downey HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 4,051 students · Downey

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Warren (Earl) HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 3,609 students · Downey

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Columbus (Christopher) HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 368 students · Downey

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Woodruff AcademyHigh · Grades 7–12 · 14 students · Downey

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School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Little Lake City Elementary School DistrictNorwalk · Santa Fe Springs · $23,106 per student

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Los Angeles Unified School DistrictBell · Cudahy · $25,643 per student

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Montebello Unified School DistrictBell · Commerce · $24,212 per student

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Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School DistrictNorwalk · Santa Fe Springs · $20,749 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.