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7851 GARDENDALE ST, DOWNEY, CA 90242 • LOS ANGELES County
(562) 861-2271

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID BB200080
Religious Orientation Roman Catholic
Broad Affiliation Catholic
School Typology Catholic, private
Diocese 0601
Grades Offered 9-12
Locale Setting Suburb: Large
School Day Length 6.83 hrs/day
County FIPS 06037
Physical Location Address 7851 Gardendale St
Downey, CA 90242

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
561
Teachers (FTE)
36.40
Student-Teacher Ratio
15.41:1
School Level
Secondary School

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
Hispanic / Latino: 78.3% Black or African American: 9.1% Two or More Races (Multiracial): 7.0% Asian: 3.9% White: 1.8%
561 Students
Hispanic / Latino 439 est. 78.3%
Black or African American 51 est. 9.1%
Two or More Races (Multiracial) 39 est. 7.0%
Asian 22 est. 3.9%
White 10 est. 1.8%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
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Male Students
289
51.5%
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Female Students
272
48.5%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

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

0 350 700 2019-2020: 433 students 433 2019-2020 2021-2022: 451 students 451 +4.2% 2021-2022 2023-2024: 561 students 561 +24.4% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 561 36.4 15.4:1 9-12 Roman Catholic
2021-2022 451 30.0 15.0:1 9-12 Roman Catholic
2019-2020 433 21.9 19.8:1 9-12 Roman Catholic

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 90242)

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 90242 Income: $83,238 $83k ZIP 90242 Home Value: $676,100 $676k ZIP 90242 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 90242 Poverty Rate: 9.3% 9.3% 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 90242 Current ZIP
$83,238 $676,100 9.3% 40,983
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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