Downey School
1313 Monroe St
Harrisburg PA, 17103, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-703-1240
Ranking: 
(2,254 out of 2,311, bottom 2%)*
(2,254 out of 2,311, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular School
Status: Closed
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Harrisburg City School District
Title I Eligible School: 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: | NA | NA | 42 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 50 | 42 | ||||||
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 591 | 630 | 601 | 498 | 551 | 572 | ||||||
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 68 | 11.3% | 63 | 12.7% | 127 | 23.0% | 120 | 21.0% |
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 56 | 9.5% | 81 | 12.9% | 60 | 10.0% | 45 | 9.0% | 48 | 8.7% | 51 | 8.9% |
| Grade 1: | NA | NA | 70 | 11.8% | 74 | 11.7% | 56 | 9.3% | 53 | 10.6% | 51 | 9.3% | 54 | 9.4% |
| Grade 2: | NA | NA | 69 | 11.7% | 65 | 10.3% | 51 | 8.5% | 58 | 11.6% | 42 | 7.6% | 42 | 7.3% |
| Grade 3: | NA | NA | 80 | 13.5% | 79 | 12.5% | 67 | 11.1% | 53 | 10.6% | 45 | 8.2% | 41 | 7.2% |
| Grade 4: | NA | NA | 70 | 11.8% | 71 | 11.3% | 73 | 12.1% | 47 | 9.4% | 43 | 7.8% | 38 | 6.6% |
| Grade 5: | NA | NA | 78 | 13.2% | 81 | 12.9% | 68 | 11.3% | 44 | 8.8% | 33 | 6.0% | 37 | 6.5% |
| Grade 6: | NA | NA | 72 | 12.2% | 68 | 10.8% | 64 | 10.6% | 28 | 5.6% | 36 | 6.5% | 33 | 5.8% |
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | 55 | 9.3% | 56 | 8.9% | 46 | 7.7% | 62 | 12.4% | 52 | 9.4% | 80 | 14.0% |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | 41 | 6.9% | 55 | 8.7% | 48 | 8.0% | 45 | 9.0% | 74 | 13.4% | 76 | 13.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | NA | NA | 303 | 51.3% | 325 | 51.6% | 302 | 50.2% | 236 | 47.4% | 279 | 50.6% | 281 | 49.1% |
| Female: | NA | NA | 288 | 48.7% | 305 | 48.4% | 299 | 49.8% | 254 | 51.0% | 264 | 47.9% | 287 | 50.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 6 | 1.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% |
| Hispanic: | NA | NA | 160 | 27.1% | 143 | 22.7% | 98 | 16.3% | 95 | 19.1% | 102 | 18.5% | 103 | 18.0% |
| Black: | NA | NA | 402 | 68.0% | 457 | 72.5% | 467 | 77.7% | 371 | 74.5% | 408 | 74.0% | 438 | 76.6% |
| White: | NA | NA | 18 | 3.0% | 21 | 3.3% | 27 | 4.5% | 28 | 5.6% | 35 | 6.4% | 28 | 4.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | NA | NA | 10 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.1% | 2 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 467 | 79.0% | 467 | 74.1% | 506 | 84.2% | 401 | 80.5% | 480 | 87.1% | 499 | 87.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 22 | 3.7% | 36 | 5.7% | 9 | 1.5% | 26 | 5.2% | 26 | 4.7% | 20 | 3.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 14.17 | 14.69 | 14.43 | 11.54 | 11.10 | 13.60 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 44% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 35% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 37.1% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 41.4% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 37.7% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50.1% | 52.8% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 45.3% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.5% | 43.1% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 19% | 30% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16% | 27% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30.3% | 28.8% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 43.7% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 39.9% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 43.7% | 39.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 40.8% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 40.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 30.4% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 26.2% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 34.6% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 37.6% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | 41.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 44.3% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.3% | 32.1% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.1% | 21.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 18.9% | 23.7% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.2% | 25.4% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 32.2% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 31.5% | 31% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 29.1% | 27.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 22.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 21.4% | 33% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 33.5% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 30.5% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | 35% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 19.3% | 28.4% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.8% | 16.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 18.5% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 18.3% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 17% | 20.9% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.6% | 20.6% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.2% | 24.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 28.1% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 34.4% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.4% | 35.9% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.1% | 34.8% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 21.2% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 27.3% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 20.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 8.5% | 17.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | 17.2% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.5% | 16.1% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 20.2% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 23.9% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 35% | 29.1% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | 26.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.8% | 21.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | 27.3% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 24% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 25.9% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 42.4% | 32% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | 37% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40% | 35.8% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 19.2% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 22.2% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40.7% | 28.5% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 31.5% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 39% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 42% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.3% | 32.1% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 10.9% | 21.3% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 6.5% | 24.4% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | 29.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 28.3% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 12.9% | 28.5% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 29% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 9.5% | 25% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 25.5% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 10.2% | 18.7% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 23.2% | 26.9% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.6% | 34.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | 35.4% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 15.8% | 39.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 44.1% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 21% | 28.6% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 15.3% | 21.6% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 21.7% | 27.6% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 39.1% | 33.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 33% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | 39% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 43.3% | 76% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.9% | 21.1% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.1% | 16.8% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 21.1% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.6% | 25% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 27.5% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.4% | 33% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 17.1% | 33.8% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | 43.1% | 76.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 49.2% | 26.8% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 18.1% | 25.4% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.9% | 34.2% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 38.2% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 46.7% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.9% | 46.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.5% | 46.1% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 29.6% | 51.2% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 10.4% | 11.7% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | 12.1% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.7% | 18.5% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 4.5% | 16.8% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 19.8% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 27.3% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.3% | 40.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 30.2% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.6% | 42.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.4% | 41% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | 48.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 39.1% | 72.7% |
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* Downey School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.