Ward Elementary School

8851 East Adoree St, Downey, CA 90242 | (562) 904-3591

Grades: KG-3
Student Enrollment: 450

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 450 elementary school students from grades KG-3
Ranks 1925th out of 5,423 elementary schools in CA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Yes

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 8851 East Adoree St., Downey, CA 90242

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Downey Unified School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $8,562
Graduation Rate: 80.1%
Dropout Rate: 2.0%
Students Per Teacher: 23.7
Enrolled Students: 22,666

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 450
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 28.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 16.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 231 (51.3%)
Females: 219 (48.7%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 96 (21.3%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 284 (63.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 380 (84.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Ward Elementary School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	1	0.2%
Black	18	4.0%
Asian	10	2.2%
Hispanic	405	90.0%
White	12	2.7%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	95	21.1%
1st Grade	114	25.3%
2nd Grade	120	26.7%
3rd Grade	121	26.9%

Teacher Education Background (2009)

Percent With Master's Degree

School:

22.6%

District:

25.9%

Percent With Bachelor's Degree

School:

9.7%

District:

10.3%

Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)

Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 96.7%

Number of Certificated Staff: 31.0

Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 17.3

Average Age

School:

43.2

District:

46.5

Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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