Public school · Downey Unified

Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary

7530 East Arnett Street, Downey · 736 students · Grades TK–3

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No Scope ScoreWilliams (Spencer V.) Elementary has no 2026 Scope Score.

Well above California in English (reading and writing) and math, grade 3, spring 2026: 69% and 74% scored Proficient or Advanced, against 44% and 47%.

Source for this line
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 3: 144
Comparison
California: CDE’s grade 3 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 390,924 in English and 391,944 in math tested).

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were similar. English went from 64% to 69% and math from 75% to 74%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 3. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202651%69%Williams (Spencer V.)This school44%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202647%74%Williams (Spencer V.)This school47%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now.

English, grade 3: share at the top two levels
SpringWilliams (Spencer V.)CaliforniaTested here
201751%44%195
201856%48%146
201951%49%199
202244%42%160
202354%43%136
202466%43%132
202564%44%160
202669%44%144
Math, grade 3: share at the top two levels
SpringWilliams (Spencer V.)CaliforniaTested here
201747%47%199
201844%49%147
201949%50%200
202251%44%161
202355%45%133
202471%46%132
202575%46%161
202674%47%144

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

69%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

17142544
Downey Unified57%California44%

Math

74%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

15112549
Downey Unified61%California47%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 3, spring 2026, 69% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 74% in math, against 44% and 47% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 3 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 3 · This school44%25%14%17%144
English, grade 3 · California24%20%23%33%390,924
English, grade 3 · Downey Unified33%24%23%20%1,421
Math, grade 3 · This school49%25%11%15%144
Math, grade 3 · California22%25%22%31%391,944
Math, grade 3 · Downey Unified32%29%20%19%1,424

Spring 2026, grade 3 combined: 144 tested in English, 144 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 88% of students. 196 of 759 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

26in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (196 of 759 students).

Suspensions: 0.8% of students were suspended at least once (6 of 771).

Students, 2024–25

736

students in grades TK–3.

Hispanic or Latino 88%White 5%Black or African American 2%Asian 2%Two or more races 1%

Family income

76%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 561 of 736. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

33

teachers, with 16 years of experience on average.

3% were in their first year.

93% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

61%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (53 of 87 students).

Downey Unified: 60%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino88%
White5%
Black or African American2%
Asian2%
Two or more races1%
Filipino—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 26 of 28 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Hispanic or Latino and low-income students here scored well above the same groups across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Low-incomeEnglish · 120 tested68%California 33%
  • Low-incomeMath · 120 tested71%California 36%
  • Hispanic or LatinoEnglish · 135 tested69%California 34%
  • Hispanic or LatinoMath · 135 tested74%California 37%

Both groups score below California’s rate for all students statewide. 69% of Hispanic or Latino students scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 74% in math (grade 3, spring 2026), against 34% and 37% for the same group across California. Low-income students: 68% in English and 71% in math, against 33% and 36% for the same group across California.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 3, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 3 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Downey Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 120 tested
English68%+1652%+3533%
Math71%+1457%+3536%
Hispanic or Latino · 135 tested
English69%+1356%+3534%
Math74%+1361%+3737%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Downey Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Family and staff answers

What would staff tell you?

Staff in this district cannot yet answer a short set of questions about Williams (Spencer V.). These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  2. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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Staff can’t answer for this school yet

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The school day

What is the school day like?

Williams (Spencer V.) has transitional kindergarten (TK). Our records do not hold school hours or before- and after-school care yet. Ask the office.

Transitional kindergarten (TK), 2025–26

118

TK students in 2025–26.

TK is California’s free public program for four-year-olds.

TK count: California Department of Education, Census Day enrollment, 2025–26. Find TK schools near you

Money

How much is spent on each student here?

$17,448 for each student in 2024–25. California’s elementary schools spent $20,288 for each student.

$17,448

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$10,940
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,508
Of the total, from federal funds
$622
  • Williams (Spencer V.)$17,448
  • Downey Unified elementary schools$18,083
  • California elementary schools$20,288

The district and California figures combine their elementary schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 5,053 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

The neighborhood

What is the area around Williams (Spencer V.) like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 90241. They are not figures for the families at Williams (Spencer V.).

Typical household income in a year

$88,006

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 90241.

Typical home value
$829,000
People who live in this ZIP code
45,319
Typical age
36.7 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
25%

What you can do

Who can act on Williams (Spencer V.)’s results?

Downey Unified’s board decides Williams’ plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Williams in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Downey Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Downey Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Reading screening in kindergarten through grade 2

California law requires schools to screen kindergartners through second graders for reading difficulties every year, with some exceptions. You get notice at least 15 days before, results within 45 days, and can opt out in writing.

Kindergartners can’t be screened before the 91st school day; transitional kindergarten isn’t covered.

If screening shows your child may be at risk for reading difficulties, the school must provide supports. That result isn’t a diagnosis, and screening can’t be used to delay a special-education evaluation.

Ask how many K–2 students screening found at risk last year, and how many got extra reading help.

California Education Code § 53008. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 4 questions to Williams (Spencer V.). Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How do you support kids who arrive ahead, and kids who arrive behind?
  2. What are the school-day hours and after-school care options?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

What comes after Williams (Spencer V.), and how do I get in?

Ask Downey Unified which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary · this school
    Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary
    Grades TK–3
  2. Middle
    Scope Score 78Solid · 65th percentile · 2026Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)
  3. High
    Scope Score 80Solid · 70th percentile · 2025Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

These links come from past records and from distance. Confirm your child’s school with the district. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level. Explore schools on the map

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle

    Its zone mostly overlaps this school’s zone on a historical federal map (2015–16)

    Scope Score 78 · Solid · 65th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

  • Warren (Earl) High

    Inferred through another school · underlying source period unavailable; not a direct feeder

    Scope Score 80 · Solid · 70th percentile · high · 2025

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where the path ends: Warren (Earl) High
Warren (Earl) HighScope Score 80 · Solid · 70th percentile · 2025estimated path

An inferred path through a middle-school overlap points to Warren (Earl) High. UC records 50 enrollees from Warren (Earl) High for fall 2025. The AP Course Audit lists 27 AP courses its teachers are authorized to teach in 2025–26. Those figures come from dated records. If a child starting here today later attended Warren (Earl) High, that would be around 2036, and a school can change a lot in 10 years. By the state’s 2023 count, 54% of the students who finished high school at Warren (Earl) High enrolled in college within 12 months, UC or not.

50 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 27 authorized AP courses (AP Course Audit 2025–26) → full record on Warren (Earl) High's page
Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Where it is

Where is Williams (Spencer V.)?

Address
7530 East Arnett Street, Downey 90241Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Billie BarriosAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated August 8, 2024.

Nearby elementary schools

The closest first, by straight-line distance from this campus. No standing is shown beside Williams (Spencer V.): it is compared only with schools of its own kind.

  1. Rio Hondo Elementary0.7 mi
  2. Garfield ElementaryMontebello Unified · 1.4 mi
  3. Alameda Elementary1.5 mi
  4. Bell Gardens ElementaryMontebello Unified · 1.5 mi
  5. Price (Maude) Elementary1.6 mi

See these schools on the map

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Short answers to 3 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Downey Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

How many students reached the top test level here?

In grade 3, spring 2026, 44% scored Advanced in English and 49% in math. 31% scored below the standard in English and 26% in math. See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

26 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (196 of 759), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 0.8% of students (6 of 771) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 9 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
9
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census Bureau
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 3 · ELA · 202614469.44%43.75%25.69%13.19%17.36%2464.6
All Grades · ELA · 202614469.44%43.75%25.69%13.19%17.36%not on file
Grade 3 · Math · 202614474.31%48.61%25.69%10.42%15.28%2484.3
All Grades · Math · 202614474.31%48.61%25.69%10.42%15.28%not on file

CDE CAASPP 2026: 2 individual grade–subject records; 2 records with a positive known tested count.

0 grade–subject counts unavailable; 0 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.

Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 3 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 314444%25%14%17%69%

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or Advanced
Grade 314449%25%11%15%74%

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English14444%69%
2026 · Math14449%74%
2025 · English16038%64%
2025 · Math16146%75%
2024 · English13245%66%
2024 · Math13240%71%
2023 · English13630%54%
2023 · Math13329%55%
2022 · English16025%44%
2022 · Math16120%51%
2019 · English19925%51%
2019 · Math20020%49%
2018 · English14632%56%
2018 · Math14722%44%
2017 · English19526%51%
2017 · Math19915%47%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 3 · English16064%
2025 · Grade 3 · Math16175%
2024 · Grade 3 · English13266%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math13271%
2023 · Grade 3 · English13654%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math13355%
2022 · Grade 3 · English16044%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math16151%
2019 · Grade 3 · English19951%
2019 · Grade 3 · Math20049%
2018 · Grade 3 · English14656%
2018 · Grade 3 · Math14744%
2017 · Grade 3 · English19551%
2017 · Grade 3 · Math19947%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advanced
Low-income12068%
Hispanic or Latino13569%

Shown as reported, with no comparison.

Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 27 in 100 → 2025–26 · 26 in 100 · −1 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0.9% (7 of 764) → 2025–26 · 0.8% (6 of 771) · −0.1 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Female10 in 10021 in 100
Male13 in 10030 in 100
Asian3 of 161 of 15
Black or African American4 of 144 of 18
Hispanic or Latino11 in 10026 in 100
White5 of 4415 of 41
Students with disabilities23 of 8942 in 100
English learners11 in 10026 in 100
Low-income14 in 10028 in 100
All students11 in 10026 in 100
Two or more races—2 of 11

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,339 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 22,216 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$340 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 736

Central federal expenditures attributed here$282 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 736

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,955 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 69%Instruction support 11%Student services 8%Administration 4%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$289,192,07568.70%69%
Instruction support$44,761,11510.63%11%
Student services$36,197,2498.60%8%
Administration$18,701,5874.44%4%
Buildings & maintenance$29,331,5786.97%7%
Other$2,775,8000.66%1%
Total$420,959,404100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $420,959,404 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$14,339 per pupil
2020$13,446 per pupil
2019$13,423 per pupil
2018$12,903 per pupil
2017$12,462 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 90241 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 90241 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$88,006
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)25%
ZIP-area population45,319
Median age36.7 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 90241 →

Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.