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Downey High School

11040 Brookshire Avenue, Downey, CA 90241View on map

  • Public
  • Downey
  • 933 seniors
  • 4,165 students

Downey High School is a public high school in Downey (Downey Unified) with 933 seniors. In fall 2025, 75% of its 225 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 58% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

75%

169 of 225 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

169 of 933 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

24%

225 of 933 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

16 of 159 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.2%

8 of 98 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Downey High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    16 of 159 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    8%

    8 of 98 admitted

    This school8%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.89)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    19%

    36 of 191 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.78)

  • San Diego8 pts higher

    33%

    49 of 147 admitted

    This school33%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    31%

    34 of 111 admitted

    This school31%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.81)

  • DavisAbout the same

    37%

    24 of 65 admitted

    This school37%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts lower

    64%

    37 of 58 admitted

    This school64%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Riverside8 pts lower

    79%

    79 of 100 admitted

    This school79%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.68)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    68 of 70 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.69)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Downey High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach31 pts higher

    78%

    349 of 448 admitted

    This school78%Overall47%

  • Pomona11 pts lower

    62%

    121 of 194 admitted

    This school62%Overall74%

  • Fullerton13 pts lower

    74%

    241 of 325 admitted

    This school74%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills8 pts higher

    99%

    173 of 175 admitted

    This school99%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    95%

    233 of 245 admitted

    This school95%Overall92%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (970 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

53%

513 of 970 graduates

UC or CSU

31%

298 graduates

Community college

17%

164 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC697%
CSU22924%
CA private college192%
Out of state323%
Community college16417%
Not enrolled45747%
Enrolled in college51353%
Total970100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

21

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

50

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

20% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

30%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

301 of 1,003 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

15%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

145 of 967 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 7 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 8 classes
  • Social science: 21 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 68%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 35%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 80%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 58%County median 64%

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