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Rio Hondo Elementary

Downey Unified Downey Los Angeles County 90241
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,708 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
859 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
25:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
72%
Teachers
35 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 90.6%
White 5.5%
Asian 1.2%
Black 2.2%
Other 0.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Rio Hondo Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard23.9%
Met Standard24.9%
Below Standard51.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Rio Hondo Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

23.9% of students exceeded standard while 24.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 2.9 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Downey Unified district average of 24.0%. Compared to the 19 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.6 points higher (vs 17.3% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 4.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 26.4%, above the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
23.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
48.8%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+4.2pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
26.4%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.0%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,708
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 157 22.3% 19.8% 31.2% 26.8% 42.0%
4th 134 32.1% 26.1% 18.7% 23.1% 58.2%
5th 137 24.8% 30.7% 21.2% 23.4% 55.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 156 13.5% 28.9% 27.6% 30.1% 42.3%
4th 133 30.1% 27.8% 33.1% 9.0% 57.9%
5th 137 21.2% 16.1% 29.9% 32.9% 37.2%