📍 11995 Old River Sch Rd., Downey, Los Angeles County, 90242
Old River Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Downey, Los Angeles County. The school has 657 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Caryn Jasich. It is part of the Downey Unified school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 29.9:1.
Old River Elementary enrolls 657 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 29.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 4.9% White and 2.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 587 | 89% |
| White | 32 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 14 | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
467 of the school's 657 students (71%) 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.
Old River 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.
Old River 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 657 students, Old River Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 1,021 students per school.
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