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Downtown School, Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 263 | 274 | 278 | 285 | 293 | 258 | 268 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 45 | 17.1% | 51 | 18.6% | 45 | 16.2% | 54 | 18.9% | 51 | 17.4% | 42 | 16.3% | 57 | 21.3% |
| Grade 1: | 52 | 19.8% | 45 | 16.4% | 49 | 17.6% | 53 | 18.6% | 43 | 14.7% | 55 | 21.3% | 53 | 19.8% |
| Grade 2: | 39 | 14.8% | 46 | 16.8% | 49 | 17.6% | 41 | 14.4% | 57 | 19.5% | 45 | 17.4% | 48 | 17.9% |
| Grade 3: | 47 | 17.9% | 46 | 16.8% | 40 | 14.4% | 55 | 19.3% | 45 | 15.4% | 43 | 16.7% | 41 | 15.3% |
| Grade 4: | 44 | 16.7% | 39 | 14.2% | 51 | 18.3% | 44 | 15.4% | 41 | 14.0% | 38 | 14.7% | 35 | 13.1% |
| Grade 5: | 36 | 13.7% | 47 | 17.2% | 44 | 15.8% | 38 | 13.3% | 37 | 12.6% | 35 | 13.6% | 34 | 12.7% |
| Grade 6: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 19 | 6.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 131 | 49.8% | 143 | 52.2% | 142 | 51.1% | 138 | 48.4% | 136 | 46.4% | 121 | 46.9% | 129 | 48.1% |
| Female: | 132 | 50.2% | 131 | 47.8% | 136 | 48.9% | 147 | 51.6% | 157 | 53.6% | 129 | 50.0% | 135 | 50.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 12 | 4.6% | 11 | 4.0% | 13 | 4.7% | 13 | 4.6% | 15 | 5.1% | 19 | 7.4% | 19 | 7.1% |
| Hispanic: | 25 | 9.5% | 28 | 10.2% | 26 | 9.4% | 28 | 9.8% | 27 | 9.2% | 17 | 6.6% | 13 | 4.9% |
| Black: | 9 | 3.4% | 9 | 3.3% | 13 | 4.7% | 17 | 6.0% | 25 | 8.5% | 30 | 11.6% | 37 | 13.8% |
| White: | 201 | 76.4% | 208 | 75.9% | 212 | 76.3% | 216 | 75.8% | 210 | 71.7% | 192 | 74.4% | 199 | 74.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 16 | 6.1% | 18 | 6.6% | 14 | 5.0% | 10 | 3.5% | 14 | 4.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 22 | 8.4% | 34 | 12.4% | 37 | 13.3% | 32 | 11.2% | 37 | 12.6% | 22 | 8.5% | 35 | 13.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 7 | 2.7% | 10 | 3.6% | 7 | 2.5% | 13 | 4.6% | 18 | 6.1% | 13 | 5.0% | 17 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.15 | 14.05 | 14.33 | 16.29 | 13.85 | 13.90 | 14.60 | |||||||
* Downtown School, Students and Teachers was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.