Downey · Los Angeles County

Schools in Downey

Of Downey’s 10 public elementary schools, 9 sit between the 55th and the 80th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 10 schools

from 48th to 80th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Price (Maude) Elementary: 80th percentile, Strong
  • Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary: 80th percentile, Strong
  • Rio Hondo Elementary: 74th percentile, Solid
  • Gallatin Elementary: 73rd percentile, Solid
  • Unsworth (Edith) Elementary: 71st percentile, Solid
  • Ward (E. W.) Elementary: 67th percentile, Solid
  • Alameda Elementary: 60th percentile, Solid
  • Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary: 60th percentile, Solid
  • Rio San Gabriel Elementary: 55th percentile, Solid
  • Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary: 48th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
7Solid
2Strong

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Middle · 4 schools

from 53rd to 77th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle: 77th percentile, Strong
  • Griffiths (Gordon) Middle: 77th percentile, Strong
  • Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle: 65th percentile, Solid
  • Sussman (Edward A.) Middle: 53rd percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
2Strong

High · 2 schools

from 64th to 70th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Warren (Earl) High: 70th percentile, Solid
  • Downey High: 64th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
0Strong

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Schools around Downey

19 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Downey score highest?

Price (Maude) Elementary and Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary are highest, both at the 80th percentile.

That’s higher than 80 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Downey

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Downey elementary school had 18 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Downey score highest?

Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle and Griffiths (Gordon) Middle are highest, both at the 77th percentile.

That’s higher than 77 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Downey

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

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Context

The average Downey middle school had 18 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Which high schools in Downey score highest?

Warren (Earl) High is highest, at the 70th percentile.

That’s higher than 70 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Highest in Downey

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

3 high schools not ranked statewide

Continuation schools and court and community schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

  • Columbus (Christopher) HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools
  • Los Padrinos Juvenile HallJuvenile court school: students are enrolled by court order, most for weeks or months, so we don’t rank it
  • Woodruff AcademyCommunity day school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, including after an expulsion, so we don’t rank it

9 private schools have a Downey address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Which public schools in Downey rank highest?

Elementary: 2 schools at the 80th percentile (Strong): Price (Maude) Elementary and Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary. Middle: 2 schools at the 77th percentile (Strong): Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle and Griffiths (Gordon) Middle. High: Warren (Earl) High, 70th percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Downey decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Downey good?

Downey’s 10 public elementary schools run from the 48th to the 80th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong, 7 Solid and 1 Developing. Downey’s 4 public middle schools run from the 53rd to the 77th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Strong and 2 Solid. Downey’s 2 public high schools run from the 64th to the 70th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Solid. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Downey compare with California?

The average Downey elementary school had 18 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average Downey middle school had 18 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Downey address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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