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CA Christian (no specific denomination) Elementary School

DOWNEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

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8219 FLORENCE AVE, DOWNEY, CA 90240 • LOS ANGELES County
(562) 927-7300

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID A1900372
Religious Orientation Christian (no specific denomination)
Broad Affiliation Other Religious
School Typology Other religious, not affiliated with any denomination
Grades Offered PK-8
Locale Setting Suburb: Large
School Day Length 7.10 hrs/day
County FIPS 06037
Physical Location Address 8219 Florence Ave
Downey, CA 90240-3915

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
131
Teachers (FTE)
14.80
Student-Teacher Ratio
8.85:1
School Level
Elementary School

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
Hispanic / Latino: 88.6% Black or African American: 6.9% White: 3.1% Asian: 1.5%
131 Students
Hispanic / Latino 116 est. 88.6%
Black or African American 9 est. 6.9%
White 4 est. 3.1%
Asian 2 est. 1.5%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
♂
Male Students
108
82.4%
♀
Female Students
23
17.6%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 172 Students
Pre-Kindergarten: 50 (29.1%) Kindergarten: 15 (8.7%) Transitional Kindergarten: 10 (5.8%) 1st Grade: 15 (8.7%) 2nd Grade: 24 (14%) 3rd Grade: 10 (5.8%) 4th Grade: 16 (9.3%) 5th Grade: 10 (5.8%) 6th Grade: 18 (10.5%) 7th Grade: 4 (2.3%)
172 Students
Pre-Kindergarten 50 29.1%
Kindergarten 15 8.7%
Transitional Kindergarten 10 5.8%
1st Grade 15 8.7%
2nd Grade 24 14%
3rd Grade 10 5.8%
4th Grade 16 9.3%
5th Grade 10 5.8%
6th Grade 18 10.5%
7th Grade 4 2.3%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

Biennial Enrollment Trends (2019-2020 – 2023-2024)

0 100 200 2019-2020: 127 students 127 2019-2020 2021-2022: 95 students 95 -25.2% 2021-2022 2023-2024: 131 students 131 +37.9% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 131 14.8 8.9:1 PK-8 Christian (no specific denomination)
2021-2022 95 9.3 10.2:1 K-8 Christian (no specific denomination)
2019-2020 127 9.0 14.1:1 PK-8 Christian (no specific denomination)

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 90240)

Comparative socio-economic indicators across local, municipal, county, state, and national benchmarks.

Census ACS 5-Year Data
Median Household Income Median Home Value Poverty Rate (%)
Peak Value: $1,100,000
$0k 0% $275k 5% $550k 10% $825k 15% $1,100k 20% ZIP 90240 Income: $108,860 $109k ZIP 90240 Home Value: $764,200 $764k ZIP 90240 This ZIP Downey Income: $92,158 $92k Downey Home Value: $736,800 $737k Downey City Average LOS ANGELES County Income: $96,957 $97k LOS ANGELES County Home Value: $931,895 $932k LOS ANGELES County County Average California Income: $99,012 $99k California Home Value: $750,271 $750k California State Average United States Income: $76,308 $76k United States Home Value: $277,906 $278k United States U.S. National ZIP 90240 Poverty Rate: 8.4% 8.4% Downey Poverty Rate: 9.1% 9.1% LOS ANGELES County Poverty Rate: 13.4% 13.4% California Poverty Rate: 11.8% 11.8% United States Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4%
Geographic Area Median
Household Income		 Median
Home Value		 Poverty
Rate		 Total
Population
ZIP 90240 Current ZIP
$108,860 $764,200 8.4% 25,326
Downey (City Average)
$92,158 $736,800 9.1% 111,793
LOS ANGELES County (County Average)
$96,957 $931,895 13.4% 9,860,719
California (State Average)
$99,012 $750,271 11.8% 38,936,452
United States (U.S. National)
$76,308 $277,906 12.4% 335,555,510

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