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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Warren (Earl) High administration to hear?
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Enrollment
3,609
High
DISTRICT 2,011 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOWNEY UNIFIED·NCES 061146001278
Warren (Earl) High
8141 De Palma St., Downey, CA 90241 · (562) 869-7306 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,609 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
148 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
2,879 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 941 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 885 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 932 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 851 | 24% |
Student demographics
20%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
72.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.7pp since 2014
Math
36.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +9.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 35.0% | 37.7% | 18.2% | 9.1% |
| Math | 15.8% | 20.5% | 25.4% | 38.4% |
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 | 72.7% | 36.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.3% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.4% | 21.7% |
| 2021-22 | 58.8% | 22.2% |
| 2018-19 | 52.8% | 27.2% |
| 2017-18 | 61.9% | 26.1% |
| 2016-17 | 70.4% | 28.7% |
| 2015-16 | 71.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 62.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 Warren (Earl) High
Warren (Earl) High's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren (Earl) High this school | 3,609 | 79.8% | 51.3% |
| Downey High Downey | 4,051 | 79.2% | 49.5% |
| Chaffey High Ontario | 3,127 | 81.5% | 38.2% |
| Pacifica High Oxnard | 2,675 | 81.2% | 24.1% |
| Montclair High Montclair | 2,515 | 83.3% | 46.9% |
| Oxnard High Oxnard | 2,452 | 76.1% | 33.5% |
Matched among California high 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 Warren (Earl) High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #301 of 1,052 | #66 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #326 of 1,056 ▲ 143 | #72 of 229 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #200 of 1,056 ▲ 11 | #43 of 229 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #55 of 1,044 | #19 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,609 | #4 of 2,093 | #3 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #1,143 of 1,352 | #309 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.3% | #1,095 of 1,351 | #227 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.8% | #621 of 1,575 | #241 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #775 of 802 | #222 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high 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
3,609
+140 (+4%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 2,246
Student : Teacher
24.4:1
was 24.4:1
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 | 3,609 | 148.2 | 24.4:1 | 80% (2,879) |
| 2023-24 | 3,471 | 144.5 | 24.0:1 | 70% (2,430) |
| 2022-23 | 3,437 | 145.7 | 23.6:1 | 70% (2,393) |
| 2020-21 | 3,469 | 142 | 24.4:1 | 61% (2,102) |
| 2017-18 | 3,638 | 146.7 | 24.8:1 | 66% (2,413) |
| 2015-16 | 3,701 | 146 | 25.4:1 | 64% (2,374) |
| 2010-11 | 3,775 | N/A | N/A | 66% (2,475) |
| 2000-01 | 2,936 | 113 | 26.0:1 | 35% (1,015) |
| 1990-91 | 2,246 | 85 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Warren (Earl) High.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (3,638 to 3,609); teachers up 1% (146.7 to 148.2).
About Warren (Earl) High
Federal records list Warren (Earl) High as a high school in Downey, California. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 3,609 students. Statewide, high schools in California average about 838 students each.
The district, Downey Unified, has 22,405 students enrolled across 21 schools.
About 89% of the student body at Warren (Earl) High is Hispanic. The remaining students are 4% Black and 4% White. Among people living in Los Angeles County, the Hispanic share is about 48%. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 148.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Warren (Earl) High and a ratio of 24.4:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 80% of enrollment. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 51.3%, is 18.5 points above the 32.8% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of California schools.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: the median household income is $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Warren (Earl) High, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 49.1% proficiency; Warren (Earl) High posts 51.3%.
Warren (Earl) High has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 140 students since 2020-21, to 3,609.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Warren (Earl) High. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- 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
- Rio Hondo ElementaryElementary · 838 students
Other schools in Downey
- Downey HighHigh · 4,051 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
- Rio Hondo ElementaryElementary · 838 students
Nearby schools
- Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary0.7 mi · 736
- Alameda Elementary0.7 mi · 744
- Downey High0.9 mi · 4,051
- Old River Elementary0.9 mi · 540
- Imperial Elementary0.9 mi · 653
- Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle1.0 mi · 1,329
Frequently asked questions
About Warren (Earl) HighHow large is Warren (Earl) High?
Warren (Earl) High enrolls approximately 3,609 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Warren (Earl) High serve?
Warren (Earl) High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Warren (Earl) High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Warren (Earl) High is approximately 24.4:1 (148 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Warren (Earl) High?
Student demographics at Warren (Earl) High are roughly 4% White, 89% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Warren (Earl) High in?
Warren (Earl) High is part of Downey Unified.
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