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Imperial Elementary

Imperial Elementary serves grades K–3 for 684 students in Downey Unified School District.

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It is the 8th largest of the 13 Downey Unified School District elementary schools in Downey. Its 23.6 students per teacher compares with a median of 24.5 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 553 in 2019–20 to 684 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 253 students. 67% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (397 free, 64 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Brookshire Children's Park (0.3 mi).

At a glance

Imperial Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–3
Students684
Teachers29
Students per teacher23.6
Free or reduced-price lunch67%
School typeRegular School
DistrictDowney Unified School District
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Imperial Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K253
  • 1166
  • 2131
  • 3134
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20553
  • 2020–21533
  • 2021–22497
  • 2022–23585
  • 2023–24684
Nearby

Parks near Imperial Elementary

All parks
Park · 0.3 miBrookshire Children's ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.5 miApollo ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.9 miRancho Los Amigos Sports Center
Contact

Address, phone and official links

8133 Imperial Hwy., Downey 90242

(562) 904-3578

Downey Unified School District website ↗California School Dashboard report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 6012819 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 061146001269

Downey Unified School District

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–5Alameda Elementary757 studentsK–5Ward (E. W.) Elementary625 students4–5Old River Elementary589 studentsK–4Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary642 studentsK–3Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary691 studentsK–5Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary834 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 0.5 miSussman (Edward A.) MiddleGrades 6–8High school · 0.8 miSt Pius X - St. Matthias High SchoolGrades 9–12High school · 0.9 miWarren (Earl) HighGrades 9–12High school · 1.1 miLos Angeles County ROPGrades 9–12Middle school · 1.2 miStauffer (Mary R.) MiddleGrades 6–8High school · 1.7 miDowney HighGrades 9–12

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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