Is Gallatin Elementary a good school?

Gallatin Elementary ranks 2365 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gallatin Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 781 students attended Gallatin Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Gallatin Elementary?

Students at Gallatin Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

Gallatin Elementary

Summary:

Gallatin Elementary is a public elementary school located in Downey, California, serving 768 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Downey Unified School District, which is ranked 562 out of 1,568 districts in the state.

Gallatin Elementary's student performance on standardized tests is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates ranged from 41.9% to 49.22%, compared to the district's 48.02% to 52.04% and the state's 42.8% to 47.04%. In Mathematics, Gallatin's proficiency rates ranged from 34.85% to 46.67%, compared to the district's 36.19% to 52.53% and the state's 35.02% to 45.64%. The school's performance on the California Science Test (CAST) is also slightly below the district and state averages. However, Gallatin's Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively well, ranking in the top 1,069 and 718 out of 5,102 and 3,160 California elementary schools, respectively. In contrast, the school's White students and students with disabilities perform below average.

One notable concern is Gallatin Elementary's significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.7% in 2018-2019 to 31.7% in 2021-2022, which is higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 54.03% to 62.37%, indicating a relatively high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. When compared to nearby schools within the Downey Unified School District, such as Unsworth (Edith) Elementary and Price (Maude) Elementary, Gallatin's performance is generally on par or slightly below. However, when compared to schools outside the district, such as Suva Elementary in the Montebello Unified School District, Gallatin Elementary significantly outperforms.

Detail:

Public K-5

9513 Brookshire Ave.
Downey, CA 90240-3301

(562) 904-3583

District: Downey Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2365^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,538

Student/teacher ratio: 26.0

Number of students: 781

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.9%

White:

9.6%

Asian:

3.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gallatin Elementary ranks better than 59.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 9^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Downey Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.55. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (83.9%), White (9.6%), Asian (3.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gallatin Elementary is 26. 8 elementary schools in the Downey Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Gallatin Elementary employs 30 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gallatin Elementary is $11,538. 10 elementary schools in the Downey Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Gallatin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Gallatin Elementary 2365^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Gallatin Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Downey Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Downey Unified 562^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gallatin Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Gallatin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	51.98	2060^th	4809	57.2%
2005	49.56	2217^th	4822	54.0%
2006	47.37	2300^th	4818	52.3%
2007	58.57	1896^th	5113	62.9%
2008	49.84	2379^th	5113	53.5%
2009	40.99	2994^th	5193	42.3%
2010	52.13	2442^nd	5314	54.0%
2011	54.11	2347^th	5377	56.4%
2012	46.59	2843^rd	5390	47.3%
2013	59.18	2161^st	5530	60.9%
2015	67.67	1588^th	5611	71.7%
2016	69.67	1541^st	5614	72.6%
2017	72.01	1469^th	5692	74.2%
2018	70.90	1529^th	5662	73.0%
2019	72.63	1481^st	5789	74.4%
2022	54.75	2314^th	5883	60.7%
2023	57.83	2147^th	5874	63.4%
2024	53.55	2365^th	5862	59.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Gallatin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.32	655^th	3246	79.8%
2019	72.29	474^th	3275	85.5%
2022	51.50	1117^th	3311	66.3%
2023	56.53	931^st	3250	71.4%
2024	60.08	718^th	3160	77.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Gallatin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	41.16	1183^rd	2420	51.1%
2024	52.60	903^rd	2634	65.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Gallatin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	75.51	895^th	5084	82.4%
2019	79.00	764^th	5173	85.2%
2022	57.57	1823^rd	5264	65.4%
2023	69.50	1252^nd	5374	76.7%
2024	55.90	2018^th	5511	63.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Gallatin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	67.85	1606^th	5413	70.3%
2019	69.38	1527^th	5492	72.2%
2022	53.77	2226^th	5635	60.5%
2023	57.80	2045^th	5617	63.6%
2024	54.57	2186^th	5605	61.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Gallatin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	41.01	1011^th	2128	52.5%
2019	47.91	1041^st	2585	59.7%
2022	58.68	620^th	2227	72.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Gallatin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	70.48	1469^th	5431	73.0%
2019	72.03	1434^th	5510	74.0%
2022	54.67	2206^th	5663	61.0%
2023	56.22	2125^th	5650	62.4%
2024	50.84	2413^th	5636	57.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Gallatin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	84.30	520^th	4830	89.2%
2019	84.46	534^th	4963	89.2%
2022	70.54	1132^nd	5084	77.7%
2023	77.82	839^th	5098	83.5%
2024	72.50	1069^th	5102	79.0%

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Rank History for White students at Gallatin Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.76	1797^th	2737	34.3%
2019	61.86	1138^th	2834	59.8%
2022	44.33	1625^th	2726	40.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Gallatin Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	364	2	29	149	0	n/a	n/a	0	544
1989	325	2	54	199	1	n/a	n/a	0	581
1990	321	4	48	250	5	n/a	n/a	0	628
1991	334	5	61	262	1	n/a	n/a	0	663
1992	286	4	53	278	4	n/a	n/a	0	625
1993	267	4	76	290	7	n/a	n/a	0	644
1994	244	10	76	310	8	n/a	n/a	0	648
1995	234	20	83	310	6	n/a	n/a	0	653
1996	234	20	83	310	6	n/a	n/a	0	653
1997	231	16	91	352	4	n/a	n/a	0	694
1998	219	12	96	361	4	n/a	n/a	0	692
1999	197	10	102	412	5	n/a	n/a	0	726
2000	185	11	104	440	4	n/a	n/a	0	744
2001	166	12	86	455	5	n/a	n/a	1	725
2002	144	17	71	463	6	n/a	n/a	0	701
2003	144	17	71	463	6	n/a	n/a	0	701
2004	149	19	62	475	4	n/a	n/a	2	711
2005	131	20	66	477	5	n/a	n/a	0	699
2006	117	22	59	481	5	n/a	n/a	3	687
2007	106	15	54	513	4	n/a	n/a	5	697
2008	97	13	40	545	4	n/a	n/a	0	699
2009	99	17	31	544	2	2	4	0	699
2010	87	11	31	580	2	1	3	0	715
2011	74	15	29	589	2	1	4	0	714
2012	81	10	30	584	1	0	5	0	711
2013	78	9	26	593	1	0	6	0	713
2014	83	4	29	573	1	2	8	0	700
2015	73	9	31	581	0	1	8	0	703
2016	78	17	29	570	0	2	6	0	702
2017	74	13	29	575	0	2	8	0	701
2018	71	12	33	606	0	4	12	0	738
2019	62	16	36	625	0	4	11	0	754
2020	60	10	35	637	1	4	10	0	757
2021	69	7	31	626	1	3	7	0	744
2022	68	12	27	542	1	3	9	0	662
2023	74	15	33	636	2	3	5	0	768
2024	75	13	29	655	1	2	6	0	781

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gallatin Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	544	20.0	27.2	n/a
1989	581	21.0	27.6	n/a
1990	628	25.0	25.1	n/a
1991	663	27.0	24.5	n/a
1992	625	27.4	22.8	28.6
1993	644	25.0	25.8	23.9
1994	648	25.0	25.9	25.2
1995	653	25.0	26.1	24.2
1996	653	25.0	26.1	24.2
1997	694	25.0	27.8	28.4
1998	692	31.0	22.3	30.3
1999	726	34.0	21.4	31
2000	744	33.0	22.5	26.6
2001	725	34.0	21.3	35.1
2002	701	32.0	21.9	34.5
2003	701	32.0	21.9	34.5
2004	711	33.0	21.5	36.7
2005	699	32.0	21.8	38.6
2006	687	32.0	21.5	34.1
2007	697	32.5	21.4	34.1
2008	699	35.5	19.7	39.5
2009	699	33.0	18.4	40.2
2010	715	31.0	23.0	44.1
2011	714	n/a	n/a	52.1
2012	711	25.0	28.4	n/a
2013	713	25.5	27.9	54.8
2014	700	26.1	26.7	55.9
2015	703	26.0	27.0	54.6
2016	702	26.0	27.0	54
2017	701	26.0	26.9	52.9
2018	738	27.0	27.3	56.2
2019	754	27.0	27.9	59
2020	757	n/a	n/a	62.2
2021	744	29.0	25.6	54
2022	662	26.0	25.4	60
2023	768	29.0	26.4	62.4
2024	781	30.0	26.0	60.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gallatin Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	544	20.0	27.2	n/a
1989	581	21.0	27.6	n/a
1990	628	25.0	25.1	n/a
1991	663	27.0	24.5	n/a
1992	625	27.4	22.8	28.6
1993	644	25.0	25.8	23.9
1994	648	25.0	25.9	25.2
1995	653	25.0	26.1	24.2
1996	653	25.0	26.1	24.2
1997	694	25.0	27.8	28.4
1998	692	31.0	22.3	30.3
1999	726	34.0	21.4	31
2000	744	33.0	22.5	26.6
2001	725	34.0	21.3	35.1
2002	701	32.0	21.9	34.5
2003	701	32.0	21.9	34.5
2004	711	33.0	21.5	36.7
2005	699	32.0	21.8	38.6
2006	687	32.0	21.5	34.1
2007	697	32.5	21.4	34.1
2008	699	35.5	19.7	39.5
2009	699	33.0	18.4	40.2
2010	715	31.0	23.0	44.1
2011	714	n/a	n/a	52.1
2012	711	25.0	28.4	n/a
2013	713	25.5	27.9	54.8
2014	700	26.1	26.7	55.9
2015	703	26.0	27.0	54.6
2016	702	26.0	27.0	54
2017	701	26.0	26.9	52.9
2018	738	27.0	27.3	56.2
2019	754	27.0	27.9	59
2020	757	n/a	n/a	62.2
2021	744	29.0	25.6	54
2022	662	26.0	25.4	60
2023	768	29.0	26.4	62.4
2024	781	30.0	26.0	60.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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