# Downey Unified

Downey Unified is a unified district in Los Angeles County, California. Reading proficiency is 55.3%, +4.9 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 41.5%, +7.0 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/downey-unified |
| County | Los Angeles |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 21 |
| Students | 22,405 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 23:1 |
| Average spending per student | $19,571 |
| Low-Income Students | 17,601 (78.4%) |
| English Learners | 2,895 (12.9%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 50.4% | 11,261 |
| 2024 | 52.6% | 11,158 |
| 2025 | 55.3% | 11,275 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 34.5% | 11,284 |
| 2024 | 37.2% | 11,201 |
| 2025 | 41.5% | 11,278 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 45.8% | 62.8% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | 63.3% |
| 2025 | 51.7% | 69.2% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 30.0% | 46.4% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | 47.4% |
| 2025 | 37.6% | 56.8% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.3% | 52.5% |
| 2024 | 18.1% | 54.4% |
| 2025 | 17.6% | 57.8% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.4% | 36.8% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | 39.7% |
| 2025 | 18.1% | 43.4% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| D. Mark Morris | Vice President | dmorris@dusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Giggy Perez-Saab | Member | gperez-saab@dusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Jose J. Rodriguez | President | jrodriguez@dusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Joseph E. Manacmul | Member | jmanacmul@dusd.net | 2025 | 2026 |
| Linda Salomon Saldaña | Member | lsalomon-saldana@dusd.net | 2024 | 2028 |
| Nancy A. Swenson | Member | nswenson@dusd.net | 2022 | 2026 |
| Tyrone Conde | Clerk | tconde@dusd.net | 2022 | 2026 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary | Downey | 63.8% | 75.2% | 69.5% | +9.3 | +20.3 |
| 2 | Unsworth (Edith) Elementary | Downey | 60.7% | 58.0% | 59.3% | +2.4 | +1.4 |
| 3 | Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary | Downey | 59.6% | 56.3% | 58.0% | +11.5 | +17.5 |
| 4 | Griffiths (Gordon) Middle | Downey | 59.3% | 50.4% | 54.8% | +9.3 | +12.8 |
| 5 | Price (Maude) Elementary | Downey | 58.1% | 51.1% | 54.6% | -1.3 | -2.4 |
| 6 | Warren (Earl) High | Downey | 72.7% | 36.3% | 54.5% | +3.3 | +14.6 |
| 7 | Downey High | Downey | 64.8% | 38.4% | 51.6% | -0.5 | +6.1 |
| 8 | Imperial Elementary | Downey | 47.1% | 54.8% | 51.0% | -0.5 | +7.9 |
| 9 | Old River Elementary | Downey | 56.5% | 45.3% | 50.9% | +6.7 | +6.1 |
| 10 | Rio San Gabriel Elementary | Downey | 55.3% | 45.4% | 50.4% | +4.0 | -0.4 |
| 11 | Rio Hondo Elementary | Downey | 51.4% | 45.5% | 48.5% | +2.1 | +5.0 |
| 12 | Gallatin Elementary | Downey | 52.7% | 43.9% | 48.3% | +4.8 | +2.1 |
| 13 | Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary | Downey | 52.2% | 44.3% | 48.3% | +7.9 | -4.1 |
| 14 | Alameda Elementary | Downey | 47.6% | 42.7% | 45.2% | -2.1 | +3.0 |
| 15 | Downey Unified Virtual Academy at Lynn L. Pace Edu | Bellflower | 57.8% | 32.3% | 45.1% | +57.8 | +32.3 |
| 16 | Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle | Downey | 55.4% | 34.0% | 44.7% | +8.5 | +2.0 |
| 17 | Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle | Downey | 50.6% | 38.2% | 44.4% | +1.6 | +6.3 |
| 18 | Ward (E. W.) Elementary | Downey | 47.6% | 37.5% | 42.6% | +8.5 | +9.4 |
| 19 | Sussman (Edward A.) Middle | Downey | 46.9% | 32.5% | 39.7% | +7.0 | +8.7 |
| 20 | Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary | Downey | 37.7% | 33.8% | 35.7% | +1.8 | +7.6 |
| 21 | Columbus (Christopher) High | Downey | 15.4% | 0.8% | 8.1% | -5.4 | -1.8 |