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Does Rio San Gabriel Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
747
Elementary
DISTRICT 710 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOWNEY UNIFIED·NCES 061146001274
Rio San Gabriel Elementary
9338 Gotham St., Downey, CA 90241 · (562) 904-3567 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL747 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
543 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 152 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (152) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
27%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
55.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.3pp since 2014
Math
45.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 27.2% | 28.1% | 20.8% | 23.9% |
| Math | 25.8% | 19.7% | 27.7% | 26.9% |
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 | 55.3% | 45.4% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 47.1% |
| 2022-23 | 51.3% | 45.8% |
| 2021-22 | 50.5% | 40.5% |
| 2018-19 | 55.3% | 55.9% |
| 2017-18 | 57.5% | 55.2% |
| 2016-17 | 59.9% | 50.5% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 48.0% |
| 2014-15 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Rio San Gabriel Elementary
Rio San Gabriel Elementary's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rio San Gabriel Elementary this school | 747 | 72.7% | 50.0% |
| Price (Maude) Elementary Downey | 757 | 71.6% | 55.7% |
| Cesar Chavez Language Academy Santa Rosa | 773 | 74.4% | 25.1% |
| Thurgood Marshall Elementary Oxnard | 702 | 74.8% | 36.5% |
| San Juan Elementary San Juan Capistrano | 662 | 73.4% | 26.9% |
| Myron D. Witter Elementary Brawley | 741 | 74.8% | 36.5% |
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 Rio San Gabriel Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,720 of 5,151 | #383 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #1,891 of 5,172 ▼ 208 | #460 of 1,129 ▼ 82 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #1,673 of 5,172 ▲ 131 | #374 of 1,129 ▲ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.8pp | #1,712 of 5,116 | #481 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 747 | #543 of 5,915 | #96 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.8:1 | #4,763 of 5,352 | #1,076 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #4,110 of 5,354 | #774 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #2,795 of 5,625 | #833 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #3,169 of 3,837 | #831 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
747
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 661
Student : Teacher
25.8:1
was 24.6:1
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 | 747 | 29 | 25.8:1 | 73% (543) |
| 2023-24 | 754 | 31 | 24.3:1 | 63% (476) |
| 2022-23 | 756 | 31 | 24.4:1 | 64% (485) |
| 2020-21 | 762 | 31 | 24.6:1 | 53% (403) |
| 2017-18 | 796 | 31.2 | 25.6:1 | 59% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 836 | 30 | 27.9:1 | 55% (462) |
| 2010-11 | 821 | N/A | N/A | 45% (370) |
| 2000-01 | 723 | 33 | 21.9:1 | 31% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 661 | 24 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rio San Gabriel Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (796 to 747); teachers down 7% (31.2 to 29).
About Rio San Gabriel Elementary
At 9338 Gotham St. in Downey, California, Rio San Gabriel Elementary operates as a large elementary school. A federal count lists 747 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 61% larger than that.
Downey Unified has 21 schools and 22,405 students, and Rio San Gabriel Elementary is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Rio San Gabriel Elementary, 85%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 8% White and 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 37 points above the 48% share among Los Angeles County residents. Rio San Gabriel Elementary has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Rio San Gabriel Elementary's 29 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 25.8:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 73%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Rio San Gabriel Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Rio San Gabriel Elementary is 13.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (50.0% versus 37.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
In Los Angeles County (population about 9,808,667), median household income is about $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. A total of 2,244 public schools operate in Los Angeles County, serving about 1,265,907 students.
Of nearby public schools, Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Rio San Gabriel Elementary is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Rio San Gabriel Elementary the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 762 in 2020-21 and 747 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 24.6:1 to 25.8:1.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle0.3 mi · 1,304
- Downey High0.8 mi · 4,051
- Lakeside Middle1.1 mi · 509
- Studebaker Elementary1.1 mi · 394
- Gallatin Elementary1.3 mi · 788
- Unsworth (Edith) Elementary1.3 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About Rio San Gabriel ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rio San Gabriel Elementary?
Rio San Gabriel Elementary enrolls approximately 747 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Rio San Gabriel Elementary serve?
Rio San Gabriel Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Rio San Gabriel Elementary?
Approximately 25.8:1 students per teacher at Rio San Gabriel Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rio San Gabriel Elementary?
At Rio San Gabriel Elementary, the student body is approximately 8% White, 85% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Rio San Gabriel Elementary?
Rio San Gabriel 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.