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Alameda Elementary

Downey Unified Downey Los Angeles County 90242
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,430 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
757 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
76%
Teachers
31 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 88.5%
White 4.5%
Asian 2.3%
Black 3.2%
Other 1.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Alameda Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard22.6%
Met Standard22.6%
Below Standard54.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Alameda Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

22.6% of students exceeded standard while 22.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Downey Unified district average of 24.0%. Compared to the 28 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 4.9 points higher (vs 17.7% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 1.3 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 24.1%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
22.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
45.3%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-1.3pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
24.1%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.8%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,430
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 128 21.9% 18.8% 29.7% 29.7% 40.6%
4th 114 31.6% 23.7% 16.7% 28.1% 55.3%
5th 115 24.4% 23.5% 21.7% 30.4% 47.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 130 16.9% 27.7% 27.7% 27.7% 44.6%
4th 113 25.7% 23.0% 26.6% 24.8% 48.7%
5th 115 15.7% 19.1% 20.0% 45.2% 34.8%