Impact of COVID-19 on Downey High
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 877th of 2133 High schools | Ranks 562nd of 2348 High schools | 17.2% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Downey High) | 60.4 | 65.3 | 5% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Downey Unified) | 54 | 62.2 | 8.3% |
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California) | 57.3 | 55.4 | 1.9% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Downey High) | 28.7 | 32.3 | 3.6% |
11th Grade Mathematics (Downey Unified) | 26.1 | 25.1 | 1% |
11th Grade Mathematics (California) | 32.2 | 27.4 | 4.9% |
11th Grade Science (Downey High) | 24.5 | 27.9 | 3.3% |
11th Grade Science (Downey Unified) | 21.3 | 26.8 | 5.5% |
11th Grade Science (California) | 30.4 | 31.7 | 1.3% |
12th Grade Science (Downey High) | 13.3 | 21.1 | 7.7% |
12th Grade Science (Downey Unified) | 4.8 | 16.5 | 11.7% |
12th Grade Science (California) | 25.6 | 26.9 | 1.3% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 4117 | 4063 | 1.3% |
African American | 132 | 113 | 14.4% |
American Indian | 5 | 1 | 80% |
Asian | 135 | 120 | 11.1% |
Hispanic | 3609 | 3610 | 0% |
Pacific Islander | 9 | 14 | 55.6% |
White | 207 | 167 | 19.3% |
Two or More Races | 20 | 35 | 75% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 63.7% | 68.3% | 4.6% |