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Downey Unified Schools
Downey Unified is a public school district in California, based in Los Angeles County (Downey). SchoolGrade grades 22 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Downey Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Downey Unified
20 of 22 schools in Downey Unified carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 15C: 1D: 1
Best schools in Downey Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1561 high schools in California · all 1283 middle schools in California · all 5668 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A Williams Spencer V Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Price Maude Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Warren Earl High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Imperial Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Unsworth Edith Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Griffiths Gordon Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Lewis Ed C Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Downey High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B Carpenter C C Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B Old River Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
Every school in Downey Unified
High schools (3)
- D- Columbus Christopher High, Downey
- B+ Downey High, Downey
- A- Warren Earl High, Downey
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- B Doty Wendy Lopour Middle, Downey
- B+ Griffiths Gordon Middle, Downey
- B Stauffer Mary R Middle, Downey
- B- Sussman Edward A Middle, Downey
Elementary and primary schools (13)
- B- Alameda Elementary, Downey
- B Carpenter C C Elementary, Downey
- B Gallatin Elementary, Downey
- C+ Gauldin Al Elementary, Downey
- B+ Imperial Elementary, Downey
- B+ Lewis Ed C Elementary, Downey
- B Old River Elementary, Downey
- A- Price Maude Elementary, Downey
- B Rio Hondo Elementary, Downey
- B Rio San Gabriel Elementary, Downey
- B+ Unsworth Edith Elementary, Downey
- B- Ward E W Elementary, Downey
- A Williams Spencer V Elementary, Downey
Other schools and academies (2)
- Downey Unified Virtual Acad At Lynn L Pace Ed Center, Bellflower
- Woodruff Academy, Downey
Where Downey Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Downey (21)
- Bellflower (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Los Angeles County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 22,421 students with 925 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,082 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0611460
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Little Lake City Elementary (9 schools, 3 mi)
- Paramount Unified (19 schools, 3 mi)
- Lynwood Unified (18 schools, 4 mi)
- Bellflower Unified (15 schools, 4 mi)
- Los Nietos (4 schools, 4 mi)
- El Rancho Unified (13 schools, 4 mi)
- Montebello Unified (29 schools, 5 mi)
- South Whittier Elementary (6 schools, 5 mi)
Questions about Downey Unified
How many schools are in Downey Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 22 public schools in Downey Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Downey Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Downey, Bellflower.
How good are the schools in Downey Unified?
Across the 20 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 43.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 25%. 95% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Downey Unified?
22,421 students were enrolled in Downey Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 24.2 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Downey Unified?
Downey Unified is in California, based in Los Angeles County, with its district office in Downey. Its boundary covers about 13.7 sq mi.