Downey Unified School District

School district in California, United States

Downey Unified School District

Address

11627 Brookshire Avenue

Downey

, California, 90241
United States
District information
Type| Public
Grades| K–12[1]
NCES District ID| 0611460[1]
Students and staff
Students| 22,216[1]
Teachers| 903.84[1]
Staff| 1,107.35[1]
Student–teacher ratio| 24.58[1]
Other information
Website| www.dusd.net

Downey Unified School District ("DUSD") is the public school system in Downey, California, United States. It serves most of Downey and portions of Bellflower, Bell Gardens, and South Gate.[2] The enrollment for 2009 is 22,500 divided among thirteen elementary, four middle, and three high schools.[3]

## Governance

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Downey Unified School District is governed by a 7-member Board of Education, which appoints a superintendent, who runs the daily operations of the district. Members of the board are elected directly by voters from separate districts that encompass communities that the DUSD serves. The district's superintendent is John A.Garcia, Jr., Ph.D. The members of the Board of Education include Tod M. Corrin, Giovanna Perez-Saab, Donald E. LaPlante, D. Mark Morris, Barbara R. Samperi, Martha E. Sodetani, and Nancy A. Swenson. Every DUSD household or residential area is zoned to an elementary school, a middle school, and a high school.[3]

## Demographics

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In 2003, there were 22,298 students. In 2004, the number of students climbed to 22,523 and then to 22,800 by 2005. In 2006, the number declined to 22,584. In 2007, the number of students declined further to 22,456.[4] In terms of the dropout rate, 1.8% of Downey Unified School District's students dropped out of school as opposed to 12.8% of students in the state.[5] In 2003, 74.6% of the teachers held a bachelor's degree while 25.0% held a master's degree. Only 0.5% held a doctorate degree.[6] In 2007, the average class size for the district was 22.8 students per teacher; this is opposed to 20.8 students per teacher for the state.[7]

In terms of race and ethnicity in 2007, Hispanic students made up the vast majority (79.5%) of the district's student population. In addition, white students were the largest minority; they made up 11.0% of the district's student population. Asian and black students made up 4.7 and 3.8% of the district's student population respectively. The remaining 1.0% of the student population are mostly American Indian students. In addition, a majority of the school district's students (55.0%) were economically disadvantaged.[8]

## Schools

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Public schools include within the DUSD include Alameda Elementary, Carpenter Elementary, Gallatin Elementary, Gauldin Elementary, Imperial Elementary, Lewis Elementary, Old River Elementary, Price Elementary, Rio Hondo Elementary, Rio San Gabriel Elementary, Unsworth Elementary, Ward Elementary, Williams Elementary, Doty Middle, Griffiths Middle, Sussman Middle, Stauffer Middle, Downey High, Warren High, and Columbus Continuation.[3]

## Protections For Transgender Students

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In 2014, the district signed an agreement with the Department of Education to protect transgender students from abuse, allow them to use their preferred restroom and use their preferred name in school.[9]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Downey Unified". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Los Angeles County, CA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 10 (PDF p. 11/19). Retrieved 2023-11-24.
3. ^ a b c www.dusd.net http://www.dusd.net/. Retrieved September 28, 2009. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)[title missing]
4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-10-14.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-10-14.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-10-14.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2009-10-14.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-12-06. Retrieved 2009-10-14.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
9. ^ After Hideous Abuse, Calif. School District Agrees to Respect Trans Students; by Mitch Kellaway, 18 October 2014, The Advocate

## External links

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* Greater Los Angeles portal
* Schools portal

* Official website

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Downey, California

Schools|

* Downey Unified School District
* Downey High School
* Warren High School
* St. Pius X / St. Matthias Academy

Libraries|

* County of Los Angeles Public Library

Landmarks|

* Downey Studios
* Johnie's Broiler
* Oldest McDonald's restaurant
* PIH Health Hospital - Downey
* Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center
* Stonewood Center

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