📍 8613 E. Alameda St., Downey, Los Angeles County, 90242
Alameda Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Downey, Los Angeles County. The school has 757 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Barak Stanley. It is part of the Downey Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.2:1.
Alameda Elementary enrolls 757 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% White and 3.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 672 | 89% |
| White | 32 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 23 | 3% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
586 of the school's 757 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alameda Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Alameda Elementary is one of 22 schools in Downey Unified, based in Downey, California. The district serves 22,462 students district-wide and employs 935 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 757 students, Alameda Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 1,021 students per school.