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Rio San Gabriel Elementary

Downey Unified Downey Los Angeles County 90241
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,442 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
754 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
63%
Teachers
31 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 85.8%
White 8.2%
Asian 2.5%
Black 1.5%
Other 2.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Rio San Gabriel Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard26.6%
Met Standard23.9%
Below Standard49.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for Rio San Gabriel Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

26.6% of students exceeded standard while 23.9% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 5.6 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 2.5 points above the Downey Unified district average of 24.0%. Compared to the 27 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 3.9 points higher (vs 22.6% 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 12.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
26.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
50.4%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
-12.8pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
16.3%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.4%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,442
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 117 32.5% 26.5% 20.5% 20.5% 59.0%
4th 117 25.6% 28.2% 19.7% 26.5% 53.9%
5th 126 23.8% 29.4% 22.2% 24.6% 53.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 118 34.8% 22.9% 19.5% 22.9% 57.6%
4th 116 20.7% 20.7% 33.6% 25.0% 41.4%
5th 127 22.1% 15.8% 29.9% 32.3% 37.8%