Is Rio San Gabriel Elementary a good school?

Rio San Gabriel Elementary ranks 2159 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rio San Gabriel Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 754 students attended Rio San Gabriel Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Rio San Gabriel Elementary?

Students at Rio San Gabriel Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Rio San Gabriel Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rio San Gabriel Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle High : Downey High

Rio San Gabriel Elementary

Summary:

Rio San Gabriel Elementary is a public elementary school located in Downey, California, serving 756 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Downey Unified School District, which is ranked 562 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Overall, Rio San Gabriel Elementary performs reasonably well academically, ranking in the top half of California elementary schools over the past 10 years. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments was generally higher than the Downey Unified School District and the state of California averages in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics. However, the school's Science (CAST) performance was lower than the district and state. The school's Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education student subgroups are performing better than the overall student population.

One area of concern is the significant increase in chronic absenteeism at Rio San Gabriel Elementary, from 9.0% in 2017-2018 to 34.6% in 2022-2023. This trend can negatively impact student learning and achievement. Compared to nearby schools in the Downey Unified School District, Rio San Gabriel Elementary's academic performance is generally on par or slightly better. However, when compared to schools in the neighboring El Rancho Unified and Little Lake City Elementary districts, the school's performance is mixed, with some schools outperforming it and others underperforming.

Detail:

Public K-5

9338 Gotham St.
Downey, CA 90241-2925

(562) 904-3567

District: Downey Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2159^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,067

Students who attend Rio San Gabriel Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle
High:	Downey High

Student/teacher ratio: 24.3

Number of students: 754

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.8%

White:

8.2%

Asian:

3.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Rio San Gabriel Elementary ranks better than 63.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 6^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Downey Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.71. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (85.8%), White (8.2%), Asian (3.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 63.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Rio San Gabriel Elementary is 24.3, which is the 5^th best among 11 elementary schools in the Downey Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Rio San Gabriel Elementary employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Rio San Gabriel Elementary is $12,067. 6 elementary schools in the Downey Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Rio San Gabriel Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Rio San Gabriel Elementary 2159^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Rio San Gabriel Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Downey Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Downey Unified 562^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Rio San Gabriel Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Rio San Gabriel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	71.68	1243^rd	4809	74.2%
2005	70.02	1332^nd	4822	72.4%
2006	74.96	1139^th	4818	76.4%
2007	66.47	1536^th	5113	70.0%
2008	58.64	1913^th	5113	62.6%
2009	51.79	2376^th	5193	54.2%
2010	48.14	2682^nd	5314	49.5%
2011	53.97	2362^nd	5377	56.1%
2012	45.43	2924^th	5390	45.8%
2013	47.18	2853^rd	5530	48.4%
2015	63.29	1784^th	5611	68.2%
2016	67.32	1648^th	5614	70.6%
2017	73.43	1414^th	5692	75.2%
2018	71.36	1503^rd	5662	73.5%
2019	62.77	1930^th	5789	66.7%
2022	57.95	2123^rd	5883	63.9%
2023	60.10	2052^nd	5874	65.1%
2024	57.71	2159^th	5862	63.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Rio San Gabriel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.57	562^nd	3246	82.7%
2019	62.33	755^th	3275	76.9%
2022	55.24	958^th	3311	71.1%
2023	53.18	1043^rd	3250	67.9%
2024	45.91	1419^th	3160	55.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Rio San Gabriel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	42.88	1121^st	2420	53.7%
2024	43.32	1185^th	2634	55.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Rio San Gabriel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.23	906^th	5084	82.2%
2019	70.06	1181^st	5173	77.2%
2022	71.92	1085^th	5264	79.4%
2023	69.31	1261^st	5374	76.5%
2024	61.53	1700^th	5511	69.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Rio San Gabriel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	73.38	1353^rd	5413	75.0%
2019	65.06	1741^st	5492	68.3%
2022	62.63	1838^th	5635	67.4%
2023	63.80	1773^rd	5617	68.4%
2024	63.54	1778^th	5605	68.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Rio San Gabriel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.62	833^rd	2128	60.9%
2019	32.42	1657^th	2585	35.9%
2022	33.74	1316^th	2227	40.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Rio San Gabriel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.74	1574^th	5431	71.0%
2019	58.86	2004^th	5510	63.6%
2022	52.18	2333^rd	5663	58.8%
2023	55.22	2166^th	5650	61.7%
2024	50.45	2433^rd	5636	56.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Rio San Gabriel Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.22	525^th	4830	89.1%
2019	75.78	890^th	4963	82.1%
2022	75.74	908^th	5084	82.1%
2023	78.34	813^th	5098	84.1%
2024	71.33	1126^th	5102	77.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Rio San Gabriel Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	414	1	43	183	8	n/a	n/a	0	649
1989	414	6	69	182	2	n/a	n/a	0	673
1990	404	12	81	217	0	n/a	n/a	0	714
1991	322	8	86	243	2	n/a	n/a	0	661
1992	324	8	96	283	5	n/a	n/a	0	716
1993	336	10	106	332	6	n/a	n/a	0	790
1994	313	14	99	394	9	n/a	n/a	0	829
1995	259	14	63	312	2	n/a	n/a	0	650
1996	259	14	63	312	2	n/a	n/a	0	650
1997	248	20	75	333	6	n/a	n/a	0	682
1998	230	24	62	382	3	n/a	n/a	0	701
1999	195	13	58	404	1	n/a	n/a	0	671
2000	208	15	65	415	5	n/a	n/a	0	708
2001	210	19	62	423	6	n/a	n/a	3	723
2002	151	10	59	506	6	n/a	n/a	0	732
2003	151	10	59	506	6	n/a	n/a	0	732
2004	119	22	54	519	7	n/a	n/a	3	724
2005	128	8	58	537	6	n/a	n/a	0	737
2006	107	8	48	547	2	n/a	n/a	14	726
2007	93	11	56	604	2	n/a	n/a	13	779
2008	77	8	49	603	1	n/a	n/a	0	738
2009	81	14	53	589	1	0	30	0	768
2010	80	15	54	632	1	0	3	0	785
2011	67	9	54	684	2	0	5	0	821
2012	59	13	55	709	1	0	6	0	843
2013	71	9	56	675	0	0	10	0	821
2014	74	7	38	681	0	0	6	0	806
2015	63	7	39	744	0	0	9	0	862
2016	52	6	38	731	0	1	8	0	836
2017	60	7	33	710	0	1	10	0	821
2018	53	7	34	692	0	2	8	0	796
2019	50	17	35	711	0	2	10	0	825
2020	59	14	32	703	1	2	11	0	822
2021	54	10	23	660	0	3	12	0	762
2022	54	10	17	616	0	1	10	0	708
2023	60	12	20	656	0	2	6	0	756
2024	62	11	24	647	0	2	8	0	754

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Rio San Gabriel Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	649	22.6	28.7	n/a
1989	673	24.0	28.0	n/a
1990	714	26.7	26.7	n/a
1991	661	24.3	27.2	n/a
1992	716	24.7	28.9	18
1993	790	30.0	26.3	19.7
1994	829	32.0	25.9	22.1
1995	650	27.0	24.1	23.7
1996	650	27.0	24.1	23.7
1997	682	28.0	24.4	31.1
1998	701	29.0	24.2	30.1
1999	671	30.0	22.4	33.5
2000	708	30.0	23.6	31.6
2001	723	33.0	21.9	30.8
2002	732	34.0	21.5	33.6
2003	732	34.0	21.5	33.6
2004	724	33.0	21.9	32.3
2005	737	32.0	23.0	34.2
2006	726	33.0	22.0	38.1
2007	779	34.0	22.9	34.2
2008	738	36.0	20.5	36.4
2009	768	34.0	19.7	39.6
2010	785	38.0	20.6	41.7
2011	821	n/a	n/a	45.1
2012	843	31.7	26.5	n/a
2013	821	30.0	27.3	48.7
2014	806	29.0	27.7	51.9
2015	862	31.0	27.8	51.3
2016	836	30.0	27.8	55.3
2017	821	29.6	27.7	55.3
2018	796	31.1	25.5	59.4
2019	825	31.0	26.6	57.6
2020	822	n/a	n/a	57.8
2021	762	31.0	24.5	52.9
2022	708	29.0	24.4	58.2
2023	756	31.0	24.3	64.2
2024	754	31.0	24.3	63.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Rio San Gabriel Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	649	22.6	28.7	n/a
1989	673	24.0	28.0	n/a
1990	714	26.7	26.7	n/a
1991	661	24.3	27.2	n/a
1992	716	24.7	28.9	18
1993	790	30.0	26.3	19.7
1994	829	32.0	25.9	22.1
1995	650	27.0	24.1	23.7
1996	650	27.0	24.1	23.7
1997	682	28.0	24.4	31.1
1998	701	29.0	24.2	30.1
1999	671	30.0	22.4	33.5
2000	708	30.0	23.6	31.6
2001	723	33.0	21.9	30.8
2002	732	34.0	21.5	33.6
2003	732	34.0	21.5	33.6
2004	724	33.0	21.9	32.3
2005	737	32.0	23.0	34.2
2006	726	33.0	22.0	38.1
2007	779	34.0	22.9	34.2
2008	738	36.0	20.5	36.4
2009	768	34.0	19.7	39.6
2010	785	38.0	20.6	41.7
2011	821	n/a	n/a	45.1
2012	843	31.7	26.5	n/a
2013	821	30.0	27.3	48.7
2014	806	29.0	27.7	51.9
2015	862	31.0	27.8	51.3
2016	836	30.0	27.8	55.3
2017	821	29.6	27.7	55.3
2018	796	31.1	25.5	59.4
2019	825	31.0	26.6	57.6
2020	822	n/a	n/a	57.8
2021	762	31.0	24.5	52.9
2022	708	29.0	24.4	58.2
2023	756	31.0	24.3	64.2
2024	754	31.0	24.3	63.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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