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Ward Elementary School in Downey, CA
(KG-03 • Public • Regular School)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted test average as compared to other schools in California) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 54
Address
 8851 E. Adoree St.
Downey, CA 90242
Telephone
(562) 904-3591
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City-data.com school rating
54
Students
452
Classroom Teachers (FTE)
18.0
National School Lunch
Program (NSLP) Status
No
Free lunch eligible students
301
Reduced-price lunch
eligible students
57
School district
Downey Unified
Charter school
No
Title I status
Title I schoolwide school
Magnet School Indicator
No
Shared Time Indicator
Missing
Adult education offered
No

Ratings

This school rating compared to other nearby schools ratings:
Alameda Elementary (0.8 miles):

55
Ward Elementary School:

54
Imperial Elementary (0.7 miles):

53
Paramount High (1.1 miles):

45
Carpenter Elementary (0.6 miles):

40
Sussman Middle (0.4 miles):

31
Theodore Roosevelt (0.9 miles):

27
Harry Wirtz Elementary (1.0 miles):

22
Los Angeles County Special Education (0.7 miles):

2
Ward Elementary School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:
California:

46
Los Angeles County:

44
Downey:

49
Ward Elementary School:

54

Students & Teachers


Total enrollment:
Enrollment in 2016: 452
Enrollment in 2015: 451
Enrollment in 2014: 444
Enrollment in 2013: 453
Enrollment in 2012: 468
Enrollment in 2011: 480
Enrollment in 2010: 450
Enrollment in 2009: 489
Enrollment in 2008: 468
Enrollment in 2007: 504
Enrollment in 2006: 531
Enrollment in 2005: 464
Enrollment in 2004: 500
Enrollment in 2003: 499
Enrollment in 2002: 509
Enrollment in 2001: 483
Enrollment in 2000: 532
Enrollment in 1999: 797

Ward Elementary School - Historical enrollment


Enrollment by grade, gender and race:
(Note: Details may not add to totals. School year: 2015-2016)
GradeKGG01G02G03Total
All students133102108109452
Female students67445257220
Male students66585652232
American Indian/Alaska Native students - 2 - - 2
Asian students422311
Hispanic students12492102102420
Black students31318
White students13 - 26
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander students - 11 - 2
Two or More Races students11 - 13

Enrollment by grade:
Kindergarten enrollment: 133
1st grade enrollment: 102
2nd grade enrollment: 108
3rd grade enrollment: 109

Ward Elementary School - Historical enrollment by grade


Enrollment by gender:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
Female enrollment: 220 (48.7%)
School:

48.7%
California:

49.4%
Male enrollment: 232 (51.3%)
Here:

51.3%
State:

49.6%

Ward Elementary School - Historical enrollment by gender


Enrollment by race/ethnicity:
(State average from 12,430 schools)
American Indian/Alaska Native enrollment: 2 (0.4%)
Ward Elementary School:

0.4%
California:

1.0%
Asian enrollment: 11 (2.4%)
School:

2.4%
California:

9.4%
Hispanic enrollment: 420 (92.9%)
School:

92.9%
California:

46.0%
Black enrollment: 8 (1.8%)
Here:

1.8%
California:

6.1%
White enrollment: 6 (1.3%)
School:

1.3%
State:

28.3%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander enrollment: 2 (0.4%)
Ward Elementary School:

0.4%
State:

0.6%
Two or More Races enrollment: 3 (0.7%)
School:

0.7%
California:

4.5%

Ward Elementary School - Historical enrollment by race/ethnicity


Lunch Program Eligibility:
(State average from 10,111 schools)
Free/reduced-price lunch eligible students: 358 (79.2%)
Here:

79.2%
California:

61.2%
Free lunch eligible students: 301 (66.6%)
Ward Elementary School:

66.6%
California:

52.8%
Reduced-price lunch eligible students: 57 (12.6%)
Ward Elementary School:

12.6%
State:

8.6%

Ward Elementary School - Lunch Program Eligibility


Teachers and support:
(State average from 12,394 schools)
Classroom Teachers (FTE): 18

Number of FTE teachers who were absent more than 10 school days during the school years: 4
Number of FTE psychologists: 0.4

Student/Teacher Ratio
Ward Elementary School:

25.1
California:

22.8

Ward Elementary School - Teachers (FTE) and pupil/teacher ratio


School Expenditures:
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $1,981,736
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Teachers: 17.5 (Salary Expenditures: $1,779,535)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 1.3 (Salary Expenditures: $22,599)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 1.4 (Salary Expenditures: $179,602)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with State and Local Funds: $25,442
Salary Expenditures for Total Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds,: $2,138,769
  • Salary Expenditures for Teachers: $1,912,427
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Instructional Aides: 0.7 (Salary Expenditures: $24,141)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of Support Services Staff: 1.3 (Salary Expenditures: $22,599)
  • Full-time Equivalency Count of School Administration Staff: 1.4 (Salary Expenditures: $179,602)
Salary Expenditures for Non-Personnel Funded with Federal, State, and Local Funds: $36,075

Limited English Proficiency:
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    Students Enrolled in LEP Programs

  • Hispanic142
  • Asian7
  • White2
  • IDEA22
Students Enrolled in LEP Programs: 151 (male: 72, female: 79)
  • Hispanic: 142 (male: 68, female: 74)
  • Asian: 7 (male: 2, female: 5)
  • White: 2 (all male)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 22 (male: 17, female: 5)

Students with disabilities:
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Students with Disabilities (IDEA): Students with intellectual disabilities; hearing impairment, including deafness; speech or language impairment; visual impairment, including blindness; serious emotional disturbance; orthopedic impairment; autism; traumatic brain injury; developmental delay; other health impairment; specific learning disability; deaf-blindness; or multiple disabilities and who, by reason thereof, receive special education and related services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) according to an Individualized Education Program, Individual Family Service Plan, or service plan. The "Students with Disabilities (IDEA)" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive special education and related services under IDEA.

Students with Disabilities (Section 504 only): Students with a disability, who receive related aids and services solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The "Section 504 only" column in the survey items always refers to students with disabilities who receive related aids and services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, and not under IDEA.
Students with disabilities served under IDEA: 56 (male: 43, female: 13)
  • Hispanic: 56 (male: 43, female: 13)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 20 (male: 16, female: 4)

Statewide Student Assessments


Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments:
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(State average from 10,463 schools)
Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments (SB) is one of the online summative assessments - part of California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) System.

The summative assessments are comprehensive, end-of-year assessments of grade-level learning that measure progress toward college and career readiness. Each test in English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics is comprised of two parts: (1) a computer-adaptive test and (2) a performance task, administered within a selected testing window available at 66 percent of the instructional year for grades three through eight, and grade eleven.

The summative assessments are aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for ELA and mathematics. The tests capitalize on the strengths of computer adaptive testing efficient and precise measurement across the full range of achievement and timely turnaround of results.

    ELA Standard Met and Above

  • All41%
  • Males35%
  • Females45%
  • Hispanic41%
ELA students tested: 101
ELA students with scores: 101

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

41%
California:

49%

Standard Not Met: 33.7%
Standard Nearly Met: 25.7%
Standard Met: 26.7%
Standard Exceeded: 13.9%

3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2401.8, Students tested: 101, Standard Not Met: 33.7%, Nearly Met: 25.7%, Met: 26.7%, Exceeded: 13.9%)
33.7%
25.7%
26.7%
13.9%

Ward Elementary School - ELA Area Achievement Levels (all grades)

    Math Standard Met and Above

  • All37%
  • Males37%
  • Females37%
  • Hispanic35%
Math students tested: 103
Math students with scores: 103

Percentage Standard Met and Above:

37%
California:

38%

Standard Not Met: 34.0%
Standard Nearly Met: 29.1%
Standard Met: 29.1%
Standard Exceeded: 7.8%

3rd Grade: (Mean Scale Score: 2408.0, Students tested: 103, Standard Not Met: 34.0%, Nearly Met: 29.1%, Met: 29.1%, Exceeded: 7.8%)
34.0%
29.1%
29.1%
7.8%

Ward Elementary School - Math Area Achievement Levels (all grades)


California English Language Development Test:
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(State average from 9,932 schools)
Students in kindergarten through grade twelve whose home language is not English are required by law to take an English skills test. In California, the test is called the California English Language Development Test (CELDT).

Ward Elementary School - students who met CELDT criterion (all grades)

All Grades:
Student Count: 143
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 34

Students who met CELDT criterion:

24.0%
State:

34.0%
Kindergarten:
Student Count: 37
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 2

Students who met CELDT criterion:

5.0%
State:

13.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

369.9
California:

364.6
Reading Mean Scale Score:

272.6
State:

276.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

394.4
California:

375.9
Writing Mean Scale Score:

290.8
California:

286.0
Grade 1:
Student Count: 28
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 16

Students who met CELDT criterion:

57.0%
State:

44.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

443.6
California:

439.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

384.0
State:

383.8
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

466.1
State:

446.4
Writing Mean Scale Score:

393.1
California:

386.5
Grade 2:
Student Count: 34
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 6

Students who met CELDT criterion:

18.0%
State:

27.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

480.0
State:

477.2
Reading Mean Scale Score:

446.9
State:

440.5
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

483.2
State:

483.0
Writing Mean Scale Score:

448.1
State:

456.4
Grade 3:
Student Count: 44
Number of students who met CELDT criterion: 10

Students who met CELDT criterion:

23.0%
California:

26.0%
Listening Mean Scale Score:

478.0
California:

475.9
Reading Mean Scale Score:

464.9
State:

459.6
Speaking Mean Scale Score:

485.4
California:

491.7
Writing Mean Scale Score:

466.6
California:

478.6

Accountability


Adequate Yearly Progress:
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(State average from 9,846 schools)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) - Accountability system mandated by federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Statistics are based on test results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE), and the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA).

Ward Elementary School - Adequate Yearly Progress status


ELA Participation Rate
Ward Elementary School:

100.0%
State:

96.3%

    ELA Participation Rate

  • Hispanic100
  • Filipino100
  • Black100
  • White100
  • Multirace100
  • SED100
  • LEP100
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 100% (tested 99 out of 99 enrolled)
  • Filipino: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 100% (tested 84 out of 84 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 100% (tested 36 out of 36 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 20 out of 20 enrolled)

Math Participation Rate
Ward Elementary School:

99.0%
California:

96.1%

    Math Participation Rate

  • Hispanic99
  • Filipino100
  • Black100
  • White100
  • Multirace100
  • SED99
  • LEP98
  • With Disabilities100
  • Hispanic: 99% (tested 98 out of 99 enrolled)
  • Filipino: 100% (tested 3 out of 3 enrolled)
  • Black: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • White: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Two or More Races: 100% (tested 1 out of 1 enrolled)
  • Socioeconomic Disadvantaged: 99% (tested 83 out of 84 enrolled)
  • English Learners: 98% (tested 35 out of 36 enrolled)
  • Students with Disabilities: 100% (tested 20 out of 20 enrolled)

Health & Safety


Offenses:
(State average from 5,445 schools)
An incident refers to a specific criminal act involving one or more victims and offenders. For example, if two students are robbed without a weapon, at the same time and place, this is classified as two robbery victimizations but only one robbery without a weapon incident

A weapon is any instrument or object used with the intent to threaten, injure, or kill. This includes look-alikes if they are used to threaten others.

Physical attack or fight refers to an actual and intentional touching or striking of another person against his/her will, or the intentional causing of bodily harm to an individual. Physical attack or fight does not include rape.

A threat refers to an act where there was no physical contact between the offender and victim but the victim felt that physical harm could have occurred based on verbal or nonverbal communication by the offender. This includes nonverbal threats (e.g., brandishing a weapon), and verbal threats of physical harm which are made in person. Threats made over the telephone or threatening letters are excluded.
At least one incident at this school that involved a shooting: No
Any of this school's students, faculty, or staff died as a result of a homicide committed at this school: No

Incidents of physical attack or fight with a weapon: 1
Incidents of physical attack or fight without a weapon: 3

Incidents of threats of physical attack with a weapon: 1


Total incidents per 1,000 students
Ward Elementary School:

11.1
State:

60.8

Chronic Student Absenteeismt:
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(State average from 8,737 schools)
A chronically absent student is a student who is absent 15 or more school days during the school year. A student is absent if he or she is not physically on school grounds and is not participating in instruction or instruction - related activities at an approved off-grounds location for at least half the school day. Each day that a student is absent for 50 percent or more of the school day should be counted. Any day that a student is absent for less than 50 percent of the school day should not be counted. The number of absences is based on the total number of school days absent. Chronically absent students include students who are absent for any reason(e.g., illness, suspension, the need to care for a family member), regardless of whether absences are excused or unexcused.

    Chronic Student Absenteeism

  • Hispanic61
  • Black2
  • Multirace2
  • LEP16
  • IDEA13
Chronic Student Absenteeism: 65 (male: 30, female: 35)
  • Hispanic: 61 (male: 26, female: 35)
  • Black: 2 (all male)
  • Two or More Races: 2 (all male)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 16 (male: 8, female: 8)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 13 (male: 11, female: 2)
Chronic Student Absenteeism per 1,000 students
Here:

143.8
California:

172.7

Suspensions:
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(State average from 1,406 schools)
Out-of-school suspension
  • For students with disabilities served under IDEA : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his/her regular school for at least half a day for disciplinary purposes to another setting (e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include both removals in which no individualized family service plan(IFSP) or individualized education plan(IEP) services are provided because the removal is 10 days or less as well as removals in which the child continues to receive services according to his/her IFSP or IEP.
  • For students without disabilities and students with disabilities served solely under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act : Out-of-school suspension is an instance in which a child is temporarily removed from his / her regular school for at least half a day(but less than the remainder of the school year) for disciplinary purposes to another setting(e.g., home, behavior center).Out-of-school suspensions include removals in which no educational services are provided, and removals in which educational services are provided(e.g., school-provided at home instruction or tutoring).
School days missed due to out-of-school suspension: 6 (male: 5, female: 1)
  • Hispanic: 6 (male: 5, female: 1)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 3 (male: 2, female: 1)
  • Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): 1 (all male)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students without disabilities): 5

Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students without disabilities)
School:

11.1
California:

84.8
Students without disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Hispanic: 7 (male: 5, female: 2)
  • Limited English Proficiency (LEP): 4 (male: 2, female: 2)
Instances of out-of-school suspension (Students with disabilities): 1

Instances of out-of-school suspension per 1,000 students (Students with disabilities)
School:

2.2
California:

28.1
Students with disabilities receiving only one out-of-school suspension: 2 (all male)
  • Hispanic: 2

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