📍 7731 E. Muller St., Downey, Los Angeles County, 90241
Rio Hondo Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Downey, Los Angeles County. The school has 812 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Natalie Kacou. It is part of the Downey Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
Rio Hondo Elementary enrolls 812 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% White and 2.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 735 | 91% |
| White | 38 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 15 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
601 of the school's 812 students (74%) 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.
Rio Hondo 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.
Rio Hondo 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 812 students, Rio Hondo Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 1,021 students per school.
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