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Elementary school · Downey Unified School District

Rio San Gabriel Elementary

Rio San Gabriel Elementary serves grades K–5 for 754 students in Downey Unified School District.

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It is the 6th largest of the 13 Downey Unified School District elementary schools in Downey. Its 24.3 students per teacher compares with a median of 24.5 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 822 in 2019–20 to 754 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 144 students. 63% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (413 free, 63 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Rio San Gabriel Park (0.5 mi).

At a glance

Rio San Gabriel Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–5
Students754
Teachers31
Students per teacher24.3
Free or reduced-price lunch63%
School typeRegular School
DistrictDowney Unified School District
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Rio San Gabriel Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K144
  • 1115
  • 2119
  • 3116
  • 4124
  • 5136
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20822
  • 2020–21762
  • 2021–22708
  • 2022–23756
  • 2023–24754
Nearby

Parks near Rio San Gabriel Elementary

All parks
Park · 0.5 miRio San Gabriel ParkPlaygroundDog park · 0.6 miDavid R. Gafin Dog ParkDog parkPark · 0.6 miWilderness ParkPlayground
Contact

Address, phone and official links

9338 Gotham St., Downey 90241

(562) 904-3567

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

State school ID 6012876 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 061146001274

Downey Unified School District

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–5Gallatin Elementary781 studentsK–5Unsworth (Edith) Elementary673 studentsK–5Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary636 studentsK–5Alameda Elementary757 studentsK–5Rio Hondo Elementary859 studentsK–5Price (Maude) Elementary787 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 0.3 miDoty (Wendy Lopour) MiddleGrades 6–8High school · 0.8 miDowney HighGrades 9–12School · 1.3 miDowney Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–8High school · 1.3 miColumbus (Christopher) HighGrades 10–12High school · 1.3 miWoodruff AcademyGrades 7–12School · 1.6 miCalvary Chapel Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–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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