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Elementary school · Downey Unified School District

Gallatin Elementary

Gallatin Elementary serves grades K–5 for 781 students in Downey Unified School District.

It is the 4th largest of the 13 Downey Unified School District elementary schools in Downey. Its 26 students per teacher compares with a median of 24.5 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 757 in 2019–20 to 781 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 152 students. 61% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (417 free, 59 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Dennis the Menace Park (0.4 mi).

At a glance

Gallatin Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–5
Students781
Teachers30
Students per teacher26
Free or reduced-price lunch61%
School typeRegular School
DistrictDowney Unified School District
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Gallatin Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K152
  • 1134
  • 2123
  • 3109
  • 4132
  • 5131
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20757
  • 2020–21744
  • 2021–22662
  • 2022–23768
  • 2023–24781
Nearby

Parks near Gallatin Elementary

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Contact

Address, phone and official links

9513 Brookshire Ave., Downey 90240

(562) 904-3583

State school ID 6012801 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 061146001266

Downey Unified School District

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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