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Downey Unified School District, California

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Downey Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 22,421 (2023-2024)
Schools: 22 (2023-2024)
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Downey Unified School District is a school district in California (Los Angeles County). During the 2024 school year, 22,421 students attended one of the district's 22 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Downey Unified School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jose RodriguezArea 22028
Linda SaldañaArea 420202028
Giovanna Perez-SaabArea 320182028
D. Mark MorrisArea 619822028
Tyrone CondeArea 120222026
Nancy SwensonArea 520052026
Barbara Rae SamperiArea 719932026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $52,916,000 $2,377 12%
Local: $87,646,000 $3,937 20%
State: $287,283,000 $12,905 67%
Total: $427,845,000 $19,219
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $425,189,000 $19,100
Total Current Expenditures: $342,408,000 $15,381
Instructional Expenditures: $228,068,000 $10,245 54%
Student and Staff Support: $36,351,000 $1,632 9%
Administration: $35,579,000 $1,598 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $42,410,000 $1,905 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $31,729,000 $1,425
Construction: $29,675,000 $1,333
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $12,834,000 $576
Interest on Debt: $8,411,000 $377


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 PS PS
2018-2019 41 68 28 40 <50 55-59 51
2017-2018 38 66 25 37 21-39 50-54 48
2016-2017 37 68 23 36 <50 45-49 45
2015-2016 36 65 22 35 21-39 60-69 39
2014-2015 31 61 21 30 <=20 40-49 37
2013-2014 63 80-89 45-49 63 PS PS 70-74
2012-2013 60 84 51 59 50-59 50-59 65
2011-2012 57 84 46 56 30-39 40-59 64
2010-2011 56 85 43 55 40-49 60-79 64

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 PS PS
2018-2019 53 76 45 52 <50 65-69 59
2017-2018 52 74 39 51 21-39 60-64 60
2016-2017 52 78 47 51 <50 65-69 58
2015-2016 51 74 41 51 40-59 60-69 56
2014-2015 46 72 36 45 40-59 50-59 54
2013-2014 60 70-79 45-49 60 PS PS 65-69
2012-2013 58 78 49 56 50-59 40-49 67
2011-2012 57 80 52 56 40-49 40-59 66
2010-2011 55 80 47 54 40-49 60-79 64

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 95 >=90 90-94 95 PS >=50 90-94
2018-2019 96 >=95 90-94 96 >=50 >=50 >=95
2017-2018 95 90-94 >=95 95 PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 95 >=95 85-89 96 >=50 >=50 90-94
2015-2016 95 >=90 >=95 95 PS PS >=95
2014-2015 96 >=95 >=95 96 >=50 PS 90-94
2013-2014 94 >=95 85-89 94 >=50 PS 90-94
2012-2013 93 90-94 >=90 92 >=50 PS >=95
2011-2012 91 90-94 80-84 91 >=50 PS 90-94
2010-2011 92 90-94 85-89 92 >=50 PS 90-94


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 22,421 0.3
2022-2023 22,359 0.4
2021-2022 22,261 0.2
2020-2021 22,216 0.5
2019-2020 22,101 0.2
2018-2019 22,064 0.5
2017-2018 21,962 -1.6
2016-2017 22,303 -1.6
2015-2016 22,649 -0.2
2014-2015 22,698 -0.8
2013-2014 22,878 0.1
2012-2013 22,848 0.3
2011-2012 22,782 -0.3
2010-2011 22,844 0.6
2009-2010 22,702 1.0
2008-2009 22,464 0.5
2007-2008 22,358 -0.4
2006-2007 22,456 -0.6
2005-2006 22,584 -1.0
2004-2005 22,800 1.2
2003-2004 22,523 1.0
2002-2003 22,298 1.8
2001-2002 21,887 1.9
2000-2001 21,474 1.8
1999-2000 21,081 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Downey Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.4
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.5 12.1
Black 2.8 4.9
Hispanic 88.6 56.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.4
Two or More Races 0.8 5.8
White 5.0 20.2

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Downey Unified School District had 925.96 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 24.21.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 93.63
Elementary: 491.76
Secondary: 340.57
Total: 925.96

Downey Unified School District employed 18.00 district administrators and 50.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 18.00
District Administrative Support: 56.00
School Administrators: 50.00
School Administrative Support: 85.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 433.68
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 8.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 32.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 19.90
Librarians/Media Specialists: 5.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 81.80
Other Support Services: 387.24


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Downey Unified School District operates 22 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alameda Elementary757KG-5
Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary642KG-4
Columbus (Christopher) High46610-12
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle1,3226-8
Downey High3,9369-12
Downey Unified Virtual Acad At Lynn L. Pace Ed Center0KG-12
Gallatin Elementary781KG-5
Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary636KG-5
Griffiths (Gordon) Middle1,2916-8
Imperial Elementary684KG-3
Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary834KG-5
Old River Elementary5894-5
Price (Maude) Elementary787KG-5
Rio Hondo Elementary859KG-5
Rio San Gabriel Elementary754KG-5
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle1,3276-8
Sussman (Edward A.) Middle1,2186-8
Unsworth (Edith) Elementary673KG-5
Ward (E. W.) Elementary625KG-5
Warren (Earl) High3,4719-12
Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary691KG-3
Woodruff Academy157-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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