📍 11040 Brookshire Ave., Downey, Los Angeles County, 90241
Downey High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Downey, Los Angeles County. The school has 4,063 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tom Houts. It is part of the Downey Unified school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 174.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
Downey High enrolls 4,063 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 174.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 4.1% White and 3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 3,610 | 89% |
| White | 167 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 120 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 113 | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 35 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 14 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,775 of the school's 4,063 students (68%) 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.
Downey High 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.
Downey High 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 4,063 students, Downey High is larger than the district average of about 1,021 students per school.