Total enrollment
22,405
+243 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
22 schools in Downey Unified
California · 22,405 students · 2 cities
Downey Unified in California operates 22 K-12 public schools, enrolling about 22,405 students (around 1018 per school).
4-year change in Downey Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Downey Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #169 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 22,405 | #45 of 587 | #339 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 21 | #94 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #523 of 587 | #8,922 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 78.4% | #169 of 587 | #1,335 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #465 of 530 | #5,589 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Downey Unified
State test results across the district's 19 scored schools run from Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary at 69.0% proficient to Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary at 33.3%, a gap of 35.7 points. That is the 171st widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 21 district schools that reported both years went from 21,888 to 22,405 students (up 2%) and from 894 to 947 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Downey Unified
Downey Unified is a small California school district running 22 schools with combined enrollment near 22,405.
For a sense of the school types, Downey Unified is made up of 13 elementary, 4 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Downey Unified is about 1,018, higher than the California average of roughly 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 22,162 students in SY 2020-21 versus 22,405 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Downey Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Posts come from current and former families, staff, and alumni.