school profile

Downey High

Located in Downey, CA. Serving grades 09 through 12.

NCES ID
061146001264
District
Downey Unified
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Enrollment
3,936
Grades
09 through 12
Year
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Measures
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Suppressed
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This school enrolls 3,936 students.

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

No academic proficiency data available.

Community Context

School

Enrollment3,936
Grades served09–12

District

Downey Unified
Per-pupil expenditure$18,148
Federal revenue share9.8%
State revenue share69.3%
Local revenue share20.9%
Chronic absenteeism rate31.2%
Graduation rate (ACGR)96.0%

County

Median household income$87,760
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher35.5%
Median home value$783,300
Unemployment rate5.8%
County figures reflect the surrounding county; district figures reflect the parent school district; school figures reflect this school. All values are officially reported public data.

School Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment
3,936
Grades
09–12
Student body
Hispanic 89%Black 3%White 4%Asian 3%Two+ 1%Am. Indian / AK Native 0%Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0%

Detailed Reported Data

All reported measures, by topic.

Academic opportunity & advanced coursework
Advanced Mathematics
Advanced mathematics classes offered19
Advanced mathematics enrollment612
Hispanic 550 · Asian 24 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 16 · White 17 · Two+ 4 | Male 274 · Female 338 | English learners 16 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 17
Advanced Placement (AP)
AP computer science enrollment, offeredNo
AP courses offered18
AP enrollment729
Hispanic 629 · Asian 51 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 2 · Black 10 · White 30 · Two+ 7 | Male 266 · Female 463 | English learners 10 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 8 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 9
AP enrollment, offeredYes
AP mathematics enrollment95
Hispanic 78 · Asian 8 · Black 1 · White 7 · Two+ 1 | Male 32 · Female 63 | English learners 1
AP mathematics enrollment, offeredYes
AP science enrollment67
Hispanic 54 · Asian 4 · Black 1 · White 7 · Two+ 1 | Male 28 · Female 39 | English learners 1
AP science enrollment, offeredYes
AP self-selection (no exam taken)Yes
Algebra I
Algebra I classes offered35
Algebra I enrollment, grades 11-1213
Hispanic 9 · Asian 1 · White 3 | Male 10 · Female 3 | English learners 4 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 6
Algebra I enrollment, grades 9-101,155
Hispanic 1,027 · Asian 26 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 41 · White 49 · Two+ 11 | Male 586 · Female 569 | English learners 130 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 182
Students who passed Algebra I, grades 11-126
Hispanic 5 · Asian 1 | Male 5 · Female 1 | English learners 3 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 2
Students who passed Algebra I, grades 9-10827
Hispanic 733 · Asian 25 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 21 · White 42 · Two+ 5 | Male 402 · Female 425 | English learners 68 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 134
Algebra II
Algebra II classes offered27
Algebra II enrollment855
Hispanic 764 · Asian 23 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 4 · Black 19 · White 34 · Two+ 11 | Male 421 · Female 434 | English learners 53 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 111
Geometry
Geometry classes offered33
Geometry enrollment1,054
Hispanic 953 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 24 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 31 · White 36 · Two+ 8 | Male 535 · Female 519 | English learners 94 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 121
Calculus
Calculus classes offered3
Calculus enrollment73
Hispanic 57 · Asian 8 · Black 1 · White 6 · Two+ 1 | Male 27 · Female 46 | English learners 1
Biology
Biology classes offered37
Biology enrollment1,145
Hispanic 1,015 · Asian 26 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 38 · White 54 · Two+ 11 | Male 598 · Female 547 | English learners 104 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 170
Chemistry
Chemistry classes offered29
Chemistry enrollment983
Hispanic 885 · Asian 24 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 32 · White 33 · Two+ 8 | Male 463 · Female 520 | English learners 68 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 63
Physics
Physics classes offered12
Physics enrollment300
Hispanic 272 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 8 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 7 · White 8 · Two+ 3 | Male 203 · Female 97 | English learners 55 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 76
Computer Science
Computer Science classes offered8
Computer Science enrollment192
Hispanic 173 · Asian 5 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 3 · White 9 · Two+ 1 | Male 158 · Female 34 | English learners 10 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 30
Dual Enrollment
Dual enrollment17
Hispanic 16 · Asian 1 | Male 7 · Female 10 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1
International Baccalaureate (IB)
IB enrollment, offeredNo
Gifted and Talented Programs
Gifted and talented program, offeredYes
Gifted/talented enrollment293
Hispanic 239 · Asian 26 · Black 3 · White 21 · Two+ 4 | Male 130 · Female 163 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 2
SAT and ACT Participation
Students participating in SAT or ACT50
Hispanic 40 · Asian 3 · Black 1 · White 3 · Two+ 3 | Male 19 · Female 31 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1
Students & school setting
Enrollment
English learner enrollment376
Hispanic 352 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 8 · Black 3 · White 12 | Male 214 · Female 162
English learner program enrollment376
Hispanic 352 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 8 · Black 3 · White 12 | Male 214 · Female 162
Enrollment4,312
Hispanic 3,839 · Am. Indian / AK Native 4 · Asian 115 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 6 · Black 138 · White 172 · Two+ 38 | Male 2,145 · Female 2,164 | English learners 376 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 603 | Nonbinary Or Unknown 3
Students with disabilities (IDEA) enrollment603
Hispanic 532 · Am. Indian / AK Native 2 · Asian 3 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 31 · White 25 · Two+ 9 | Male 404 · Female 199 | English learners 155
Students with disabilities (Section 504) enrollment
Black 2 · White 2 · Two+ 1 | Male 29 · Female 25 | English learners 1
Grade Retention
Students retained, grade 10242
Hispanic 226 · Asian 1 · Black 8 · White 5 · Two+ 2 | Male 139 · Female 103 | English learners 58 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 45 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 4
Students retained, grade 10, offeredYes
Students retained, grade 1196
Hispanic 84 · Am. Indian / AK Native 1 · Asian 1 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 3 · White 4 · Two+ 2 | Male 70 · Female 26 | English learners 26 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 25 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 1
Students retained, grade 11, offeredYes
Students retained, grade 1216
Hispanic 16 | Male 6 · Female 10 | English learners 5 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 3
Students retained, grade 12, offeredYes
Students retained, grade 9195
Hispanic 177 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 1 · Black 9 · White 6 · Two+ 2 | Male 116 · Female 79 | English learners 33 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 45 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 3
Students retained, grade 9, offeredYes
Single-Sex Classes
Single-sex classes, offeredNo
Interscholastic Athletics
Athletic participants1,830
Male 1,026 · Female 804
Interscholastic athletics, offeredYes
Sports26
Male 13 · Female 13
Teams60
Male 30 · Female 30
Internet Access and Devices
Internet access, Wi-Fi hotspots providedYes
Internet access, Wi-Fi-enabled devices provided4,314
Internet access, devices provided to studentsNo
Internet access, school-issued devicesYes
School Support and Staffing
School counselors (FTE)10
Security staff (FTE), security guards7
Security staff (FTE), sworn law enforcement officers1
Support services staff (FTE), nurses1.3
Support services staff (FTE), psychologists3.25
Support services staff (FTE), social workers0.37
Teachers (FTE), certified teachers184.3
Teachers (FTE), teachers not certified0
Teachers (FTE), total184.3
School Characteristics
Grade offered, grade 10Yes
Grade offered, grade 11Yes
Grade offered, grade 12Yes
Grade offered, grade 9Yes
School climate & discipline
Suspensions
Days missed due to out-of-school suspension630
Hispanic 564 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 12 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 49 · White 0 · Two+ 5 | Male 522 · Female 108 | English learners 77 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 178 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 11
In-school suspensions (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
In-school suspensions (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
In-school suspensions (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students with disabilities (IDEA))8
Hispanic 7 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 1 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 8 · Female 0
Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students with disabilities)
English learners 3 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 1
Multiple out-of-school suspensions (students without disabilities)28
Hispanic 25 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 1 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 2 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 24 · Female 4 | English learners 2
Out-of-school suspension instances
Sch Oosinstances Wodis 150 · Sch Oosinstances Idea 64 · Sch Oosinstances 504 3
Single out-of-school suspension (students with disabilities (IDEA))41
Hispanic 33 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 1 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 5 · White 0 · Two+ 2 | Male 34 · Female 7
Single out-of-school suspension (students with disabilities)
English learners 9 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 1
Single out-of-school suspension (students without disabilities)85
Hispanic 80 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 1 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 4 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 58 · Female 27 | English learners 5
Expulsions
Expulsions under zero-tolerance policies (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Expulsions under zero-tolerance policies (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Expulsions under zero-tolerance policies (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Expulsions with educational services (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Expulsions with educational services (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Expulsions with educational services (students without disabilities)1
Hispanic 1 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 1 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Expulsions without educational services (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Expulsions without educational services (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Expulsions without educational services (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Restraint and Seclusion
Instances of restraint or seclusion, mechanical restraint
Sch Rsinstances Mech Wodis 5 · Sch Rsinstances Mech Idea 0 · Sch Rsinstances Mech 504 0
Instances of restraint or seclusion, physical restraint
Sch Rsinstances Phys Wodis 0 · Sch Rsinstances Phys Idea 0 · Sch Rsinstances Phys 504 0
Instances of restraint or seclusion, seclusion
Sch Rsinstances Secl Wodis 0 · Sch Rsinstances Secl Idea 0 · Sch Rsinstances Secl 504 0
Students subjected to restraint or seclusion, mechanical restraint (students without IDEA disabilities)5
Hispanic 5 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 5 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Referrals to Law Enforcement and School-Related Arrests
Referrals to law enforcement (students with disabilities (IDEA))8
Hispanic 7 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 1 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 7 · Female 1
Referrals to law enforcement (students with disabilities)
English learners 1 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Referrals to law enforcement (students without disabilities)22
Hispanic 20 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 1 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 1 · Two+ 0 | Male 15 · Female 7 | English learners 2
School-related arrests (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
School-related arrests (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
School-related arrests (students without disabilities)5
Hispanic 5 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 5 · Female 0 | English learners 0
Allegations of Harassment or Bullying
Allegations of harassment or bullying, on the basis of religion
Sch Hballegations Rel Atag 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Budd 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Cath 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel East 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Hind 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Islm 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Jwit 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Jwsh 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Morm 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Multi 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Othchrn 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Othrel 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Prot 0 · Sch Hballegations Rel Sikh 0
Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of disability0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of race, color, or national origin3
Hispanic 2 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 1 | Male 3 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students disciplined for harassment or bullying, on the basis of sex15
Hispanic 14 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 1 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 14 · Female 1 | English learners 2 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 6 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of disability0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 0 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of race, color, or national origin3
Hispanic 1 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 1 · White 0 · Two+ 1 | Male 1 · Female 2 | English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 1 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Students reported harassed or bullied, on the basis of sex21
Hispanic 20 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 1 · Two+ 0 | Male 3 · Female 18 | English learners 4 | Students w/ disabilities (IDEA) 4 · Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Offenses
Allegations, physical attack or battery, duty to report — not resolved0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, pending resolution0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, referred but not resulting in disciplinary action0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, reported to a duty to report0
Allegations, physical attack or battery, resulting in disciplinary action0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, duty to report — not resolved0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, pending resolution0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, referred but not resulting in disciplinary action0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, reported to a duty to report0
Allegations, rape or attempted rape, resulting in disciplinary action0
Firearm use incidents, reportedNo
Homicides, reportedNo
Incidents, physical attack or battery0
Incidents, physical attack with a weapon0
Incidents, physical attack without a weapon70
Incidents, possession of a firearm or explosive device2
Incidents, rape or attempted rape1
Sch Offense Rape Bystaf 0 · Sch Offense Rape Bystud 1
Incidents, robbery with a weapon0
Incidents, robbery without a weapon0
Incidents, threats with a weapon1
Incidents, threats without a weapon14
Transfers to Alternative Schools
Transfers to alternative schools (students with disabilities (IDEA))0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0
Transfers to alternative schools (students with disabilities)
English learners 0 | Students w/ disabilities (504) 0
Transfers to alternative schools (students without disabilities)0
Hispanic 0 · Am. Indian / AK Native 0 · Asian 0 · Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 0 · Black 0 · White 0 · Two+ 0 | Male 0 · Female 0 | English learners 0
This profile is derived exclusively from publicly available federal and state datasets. It may not reflect the most current information available. We encourage parents and families to supplement this data with information published directly on the school’s website, which may include more recent figures, additional programs, or updated enrollment data.