Downey High School - Downey, California/CA

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Downey High School

11040 Brookshire Ave., Downey, CA, 90241-7017 -

tel: (562)869-7301
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Definition of Terms

Downey High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

3792 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

151 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 1026 students

Grade 10 - 1053 students

Grade 11 - 930 students

Grade 12 - 783 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:25

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	6%	11%
% Hispanic	73%	50%
% Black	6%	7%
% White	14%	28%
% Unknown	1 %	4%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

29%

44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

13%

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Downey Unified School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	20	4
Number of Students Managed	22,877 students	1,760 students
District Total Revenue	$178,184,000	$14,612,000
District Expenditure	$194,988,000	$15,326,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,789	$7,880
District Expenditure / Student	$8,523	$7,807
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Downey High School is one of two senior high schools located in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey, California, and within the Downey Unified School District. It is located at 11040 Brookshire Ave.
Recent Achievements: In the 2005-2006 school year Downey High School also raised over 50,000 dollars for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society in their annual Pennies for Patients fundraiser; they beat out other top schools including Princeton High School in Princeton, New Jersey and Orange High School in Orange, California. Downey High School beat over 17,000 schools all across the country under the command on Brandy Rodriguez, the community service chairman, and delegates such as Stacy Carbajal, Luis Mendez, and Tracy Bunn.
The school is also ranked #1 in their region for most pints of bloods donated through Red-Cross oriented blood drives.
The Downey High School Jazz Ensemble made history on June 23, 2006, when they were the first ever high school band to perform at the Hollywood Bowl, receiving a standing ovation. Becoming the "first ever" high school band to perform at the Hollywood Bowl was a particularly impressive feat in 2006, considering both the Hamilton and Washington High School ensembles had already performed in the famed venue as early as 2004.
The Dance Team has won various awards under the leadership of Coach Leslie Patterson.
The Downey High School Drumline and Percussion Ensemble were awarded 1st place Championship in the Open Division and Concert Division from the American Drumline Association in 2005.
Athletics: It has great athletic background in the fields of Wrestling and Girls Water Polo (3 consecutive CIF Div. VI Championships from 2003-2006). Currently Volleyball(both guys and girls) is the second best (Girls Water Polo been the best) overall athletic program offered at the school and consistently making CIF semi-final/final appearances.
The Allen Layne Stadium is one of the most advanced stadiums and training facilities in high school level in the Los Angeles area. It is a site for practice for visiting lacrosse teams for Universities, such as University of Michigan.
Also the Downey High Football team under Coach Grant Warhurst has been a fairly sold team over the last 5-6 years commonly making the CIF playoffs each year though usually in second place in the San Gabriel Valley League because of the dominance displayed by the varsity football team from Dominguez High School.
Famous alumni: The Carpenters (musical group - Richard Carpenter and Karen Carpenter).
James Hetfield of the musical group Metallica, an alumnus of Downey High School.
Danny R. Interviewee for the movie "American History X" and webmaster for the Spanish website celtiberos.org, Alumnus of Downey High School (1995).
Donavon Frankenreiter (surfer and musician).
"Weird Al" Yankovic (Musician, music producer, video director, rock historian, and parodist) (Born October 23, 1959).
Hasan Habib (Professional poker player and WSOP bracelet winner) (Born April 19, 1962).
The Blasters (Rock group).
Ryan Hollweg (Professional Hockey Player who plays with the New York Rangers).
Jeff Tedford (Head Coach of the California Golden Bears and former honorable mention All-American quaterback at Fresno State).
Clubs and Organizarions: The Downey High School's Science Club is an active club on the campus. Together, they have dipped pumpkins in liquid nitrogen and fused them with a plutonium-based acid. This is similar to the nuclear pumpkins used by the Green Goblin in The Amazing Spider-Man #4. These pumpkins will be featured in the full-length feature film Monty Python vs. The Great Pumpkin.
The Junior State of America, AKA J.S.A., is well known for it's numerous debates and thought talks, featuring topics such as the death penalty. At the end of each debate members are asked to vote Pro, Con or Against.
The school has over 30 clubs and organizations that keep the school-wide integrity.
All activities are ran and/or supervised by the Associated Student Body (ASB).
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About This Zip Code (90241)

School Zip (90241)

(CA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

40,138 people

33,115,272 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

24%

32%

Population Average Age

32 years old

32 years old

Average Household size

2.9 persons

2.9 persons

Median Household Income

$43,557

$48,909

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

4.1 rooms

4.8 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

50 years old

39 years old

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Zipcode (90241)

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% Owning / % Renting

45% / 55%

58% / 42%

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