Alameda Elementary

Alameda Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary-level community in Downey, California, operated by Downey Unified, hosts 744 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 60% bigger than typical.

Alameda Elementary is one of 21 schools operated by Downey Unified, a district that caters to 22,405 students overall.

On demographics, Alameda Elementary logs that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 4% White, 3% Black, 2% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Alameda Elementary reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 85% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Alameda Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 29.1%; this one delivers 46.3%, a residual of +17.2 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) records that median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Alameda Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Sussman (Edward A.) Middle, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Alameda Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Alameda Elementary ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.5%.

Alameda Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 22%: 611 students in 2018 compared to 744 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Alameda Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.