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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Old River Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
540
Elementary
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOWNEY UNIFIED·NCES 061146007107
Old River Elementary
11995 Old River School Rd., Downey, CA 90242 · (562) 904-3561 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL540 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
30.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
436 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 264 | 49% |
| Grade 5 | 276 | 51% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Downey Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
56.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +4.5pp since 2014
Math
45.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +10.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 29.1% | 27.3% | 19.7% | 23.8% |
| Math | 21.0% | 24.3% | 28.6% | 26.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.5% | 45.3% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 47.3% |
| 2022-23 | 49.8% | 39.1% |
| 2021-22 | 49.6% | 35.3% |
| 2018-19 | 56.0% | 45.8% |
| 2017-18 | 54.1% | 40.7% |
| 2016-17 | 54.3% | 36.5% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 37.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 35.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Old River Elementary
Old River Elementary's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old River Elementary this school | 540 | 80.7% | 50.9% |
| Vista Square Elementary Chula Vista | 554 | 80.7% | 32.4% |
| Hawthorne Elementary Ontario | 549 | 82.7% | 34.0% |
| Canyon Springs Community Elementary Canyon Country | 496 | 82.3% | 36.2% |
| Emmett S. Finley Elementary Holtville | 559 | 80.0% | 35.4% |
| French Camp Elementary French Camp | 581 | 83.8% | 18.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Old River Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #1,660 of 5,151 | #369 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #1,897 of 5,172 ▼ 224 | #462 of 1,129 ▼ 86 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #1,584 of 5,172 ▲ 34 | #357 of 1,129 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.4pp | #845 of 5,116 | #294 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 540 | #1,978 of 5,915 | #398 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 30.0:1 | #5,314 of 5,352 | #1,210 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #4,466 of 5,354 | #891 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.7% | #2,120 of 5,625 | #681 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #982 of 3,837 | #376 of 947 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
540
-120 (-18%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 779
Student : Teacher
30.0:1
was 30.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 540 | 18 | 30.0:1 | 81% (436) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 19 | 31.0:1 | 72% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 22 | 29.9:1 | 71% (467) |
| 2020-21 | 660 | 22 | 30.0:1 | 68% (446) |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 23 | 30.9:1 | 73% (520) |
| 2015-16 | 711 | 23 | 30.9:1 | 73% (521) |
| 2010-11 | 724 | N/A | N/A | 75% (542) |
| 2000-01 | 779 | 29 | 26.9:1 | 65% (509) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Old River Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (711 to 540); teachers down 22% (23 to 18).
About Old River Elementary
At 11995 Old River School Rd. in Downey, California, Old River Elementary operates as a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 540 students in grades 4 through 5.
The 21 schools in Downey Unified enroll 22,405 students altogether, Old River Elementary among them.
Hispanic students make up 90% of enrollment at Old River Elementary. Next come 6% White and 2% Black. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. The school's diversity index is 19%, meaning two students picked at random have a 19% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 18 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 30.0:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's lunch program data list 81% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Old River Elementary beats its 32.2% prediction with 50.9%, a top-10% result in California.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and the median household income is $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle is the public school closest to Old River Elementary, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Old River Elementary places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Old River Elementary's enrollment declined 18%, to 540.
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Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Downey Unified
- Downey HighHigh · 4,051 students
- Warren (Earl) HighHigh · 3,609 students
- Stauffer (Mary R.) MiddleMiddle · 1,329 students
- Doty (Wendy Lopour) MiddleMiddle · 1,304 students
- Griffiths (Gordon) MiddleMiddle · 1,264 students
- Sussman (Edward A.) MiddleMiddle · 1,240 students
Other schools in Downey
- Downey HighHigh · 4,051 students
- Warren (Earl) HighHigh · 3,609 students
- Stauffer (Mary R.) MiddleMiddle · 1,329 students
- Doty (Wendy Lopour) MiddleMiddle · 1,304 students
- Griffiths (Gordon) MiddleMiddle · 1,264 students
- Sussman (Edward A.) MiddleMiddle · 1,240 students
Other Old River Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Old River Elementary. Old River Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Old River ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 795 students
- Old River ElementaryBrentwood, CA · 332 students
Nearby schools
- Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle0.1 mi · 1,329
- Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall0.4 mi · 225
- Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary0.6 mi · 736
- Warren (Earl) High0.9 mi · 3,609
- Imperial Elementary1.1 mi · 653
- International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex1.3 mi · 867
Frequently asked questions
About Old River ElementaryHow many students attend Old River Elementary?
Old River Elementary enrolls approximately 540 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Old River Elementary serve?
Old River Elementary serves grades 04-05.
How many students per teacher at Old River Elementary?
Approximately 30.0:1 students per teacher at Old River Elementary.
How diverse is Old River Elementary?
Old River Elementary reports a student body of 6% White, 90% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian.
Who oversees Old River Elementary?
Old River Elementary is overseen by Downey Unified in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.