📍 55 Electric Avenue, Brockton, Plymouth County, 02302
Downey is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Brockton, Plymouth County. The school has 592 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Brockton school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 7% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Downey enrolls 592 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Black or African American, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 15% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 350 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 17% |
| White | 91 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Downey is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-80, state senate district 35, state house district 181.
Downey is one of 24 schools in Brockton, based in Brockton, Massachusetts. The district serves 15,280 students district-wide and employs 1,095 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 592 students, Downey is close to the district average of about 637 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large