📍 250 Downey Street, Westwood, Norfolk County, 02090
Downey is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Westwood, Norfolk County. The school has 308 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Westwood school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Downey enrolls 308 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 23% Asian and 6.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 200 | 65% |
| Asian | 70 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 6.8% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.9% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
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 30, state house district 167.
Downey is one of 8 schools in Westwood, based in Westwood, Massachusetts. The district serves 2,842 students district-wide and employs 240 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 308 students, Downey is close to the district average of about 355 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large