Ward Elementary Primary School
8851 East Adoree St Downey CA, 90242, Los Angeles County Phone: 562-904-3591 Ranking:  (2,578 out of 6,930, top 37%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3 School District: Downey Unified School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
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: | 17 | 17 | 19 | NA | NA | 28 | 28 | 28 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 444 | 453 | 468 | 480 | 450 | 489 | 468 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 90 | 20.3% | 90 | 19.9% | 88 | 18.8% | 108 | 22.5% | 95 | 21.1% | 106 | 21.7% | 96 | 20.5% |
| Grade 1: | 110 | 24.8% | 108 | 23.8% | 125 | 26.7% | 117 | 24.4% | 114 | 25.3% | 116 | 23.7% | 113 | 24.1% |
| Grade 2: | 116 | 26.1% | 129 | 28.5% | 130 | 27.8% | 125 | 26.0% | 120 | 26.7% | 124 | 25.4% | 132 | 28.2% |
| Grade 3: | 128 | 28.8% | 126 | 27.8% | 125 | 26.7% | 130 | 27.1% | 121 | 26.9% | 143 | 29.2% | 127 | 27.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 228 | 51.4% | 215 | 47.5% | 227 | 48.5% | 238 | 49.6% | 231 | 51.3% | 247 | 50.5% | 221 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 216 | 48.6% | 238 | 52.5% | 241 | 51.5% | 242 | 50.4% | 219 | 48.7% | 242 | 49.5% | 243 | 51.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.9% | 5 | 1.1% | 9 | 1.9% | 10 | 2.1% | 10 | 2.2% | 8 | 1.6% | 7 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 418 | 94.1% | 417 | 92.1% | 424 | 90.6% | 439 | 91.5% | 405 | 90.0% | 434 | 88.8% | 431 | 92.1% |
| Black: | 13 | 2.9% | 19 | 4.2% | 16 | 3.4% | 16 | 3.3% | 18 | 4.0% | 20 | 4.1% | 15 | 3.2% |
| White: | 8 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.2% | 16 | 3.4% | 12 | 2.5% | 12 | 2.7% | 13 | 2.7% | 14 | 3.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 11 | 2.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 264 | 59.5% | 294 | 64.9% | NA | NA | 306 | 63.8% | 284 | 63.1% | 264 | 54.0% | 247 | 52.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 97 | 21.8% | 71 | 15.7% | NA | NA | 55 | 11.5% | 96 | 21.3% | 116 | 23.7% | 90 | 19.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 26.12 | 26.65 | 25.30 | NA | NA | 16.07 | 15.80 | 16.80 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.5 | 336.8 | 330.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.2 | 338.5 | 336.5 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.9 | 343 | 344.3 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 346 | 345 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.1 | 347.8 | 348 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.5 | 356.1 | 352.8 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 355.7 | 356.6 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 381.7 | 364 | 359.5 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.9 | 364.1 | 361.5 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.5 | 359.2 | 357.3 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.6 | 365.3 | 358 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.9 | 371.6 | 366 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.9 | 375.5 | 372.5 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.3 | 376.1 | 369.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.6 | 376.9 | 372.4 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 387.6 | 381.1 | 376.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.6 | 371.5 | 381.6 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 426.4 | 385.7 | 382.2 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 396.3 | 390 | 382.7 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 2nd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 403.3 | 386.5 | 379.9 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 305.5 | 323.1 | 321.5 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 316.3 | 324.3 | 324.1 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 332.4 | 330.8 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 322.4 | 327.2 | 330 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.9 | 331.8 | 332.8 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.3 | 336.5 | 340.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.7 | 340.7 | 342.2 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 346.7 | 345.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370.3 | 347.7 | 347.1 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.3 | 345.8 | 345.7 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.5 | 356 | 353.1 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.4 | 363 | 362.1 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.2 | 372.4 | 368.9 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382.7 | 368.9 | 370.9 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371 | 375.5 | 379 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 378.5 | 376.3 | 387.7 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 401.8 | 388.9 | 395.4 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428.1 | 405.2 | 400.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423.4 | 400.1 | 399.2 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390.3 | 403.4 | 399.0 |
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* Ward Elementary Primary School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.