📍 1313 Monroe St, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, 17103
Downey Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County. The school has 386 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrisburg City SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 8% of students are proficient in reading. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Downey Sch enrolls 386 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% Black or African American, 43% Hispanic or Latino and 6.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 183 | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 167 | 43% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.7% |
| White | 8 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
386 of the school's 386 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 386 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Downey Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 103.
Downey Sch is one of 12 schools in Harrisburg City SD, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 6,578 students district-wide and employs 427 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 386 students, Downey Sch is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small