Downey High School

11040 Brookshire Ave, Downey, CA 90241 | (562) 869-7301

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 4,016

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 4,016 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 513th out of 1,197 high schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: No

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 11040 Brookshire Ave., Downey, CA 90241

School District Details

Downey Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,562
Graduation Rate: 80.1%
Dropout Rate: 2.0%
Students Per Teacher: 23.7
Enrolled Students: 22,666

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 4,016
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 152.8
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 26.3

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 1,994 (49.7%)
Females: 2,022 (50.3%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 722 (18.0%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 1,624 (40.4%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 2,346 (58.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Downey High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	19	0.5%
Black	166	4.1%
Asian	173	4.3%
Hispanic	3,238	80.6%
White	413	10.3%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	1,054	26.2%
10th Grade	1,052	26.2%
11th Grade	1,011	25.2%
12th Grade	858	21.4%
Ungraded	41	1.0%

Graduates Information (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

94.5%

District:

91.2%

State:

78.6%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

22.5%

District:

25.9%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

32.5%

District:

10.3%

Percent With Ph.D.

School:

2.4%

District:

10.3%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Average Age

School:

39.8

District:

46.5

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 11.5

Number of Certificated Staff: 169.0

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 93.5%

Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 0.7%

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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