Alameda Elementary vs Downey High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Alameda Elementary Downey High
Location Downey, CA Downey, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary high
Enrollment 744 4,051
Student:Teacher Ratio 25.2:1 23.4:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 66.4% 54.1%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Alameda Elementary Downey High
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $19,100 $19,100
District Downey Unified Downey Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Alameda Elementary Downey High
White 4.0% 4.5%
African American 3.4% 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino 89.1% 88.6%
Asian 2.4% 3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.5% 0.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Alameda Elementary Downey High
AP Courses Offered 18
Gifted Program No Yes
Counselor Ratio 405.1:1
Chronic Absenteeism 47.3%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.