Thomas Downey High — Academic Performance — Modesto, California

Performance

Thomas Downey High — Academic Performance

Standardised assessments, graduation outcomes and college-readiness metrics for Thomas Downey High in Modesto, California.

Headline Indicator

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Science (CAST)

California Science Test, percentage meeting or exceeding the standard, 2025

CAASPP

24%

Met or exceeded the standard

2025

Exceeded the standard

557

Students tested

Grade	Met or exceeded	Exceeded	Tested
Grade 10	7%	1%	108
Grade 11	29%	6%	434
Grade 12	13%	0%	15

Source: test_scores, CAASPP science results for 2025. Percentages are of students with a reported score. Results for very small groups are suppressed by the state and show as -.

Results by Student Group

CAASPP 2025, percentage meeting or exceeding the standard for each reported student group

Student group	English Language Arts	Mathematics	Science
All students	48% 551 tested	21% 551 tested	24% 557 tested
Gender
Female	53% 269 tested	15% 268 tested	24% 268 tested
Male	43% 282 tested	26% 283 tested	25% 289 tested
Race and ethnicity
Asian	50% 16 tested	19% 16 tested	29% 17 tested
Black or African American	55% 11 tested	36% 11 tested	21% 14 tested
Hispanic or Latino	43% 351 tested	15% 351 tested	21% 359 tested
White	64% 109 tested	35% 110 tested	35% 103 tested
Two or more races	44% 57 tested	27% 56 tested	26% 57 tested
Socioeconomic status
Economically disadvantaged	41% 410 tested	16% 410 tested	20% 408 tested
Not economically disadvantaged	67% 141 tested	35% 141 tested	35% 149 tested
English learners
English learners	9% 86 tested	2% 85 tested	1% 81 tested
English learners, 12 months or more	9% 81 tested	0% 80 tested	1% 75 tested
Long term English learners	8% 50 tested	0% 50 tested	0% 48 tested
Reclassified fluent English proficient	63% 168 tested	22% 168 tested	30% 168 tested
Ever an English learner	44% 254 tested	15% 253 tested	20% 249 tested
Never an English learner	51% 297 tested	25% 298 tested	27% 308 tested
English only	50% 290 tested	24% 291 tested	27% 300 tested
Disability
Students with disabilities	7% 55 tested	4% 55 tested	7% 56 tested
No reported disability	52% 496 tested	22% 496 tested	26% 501 tested
Parent education
Parent not a high school graduate	36% 141 tested	10% 141 tested	20% 127 tested
Parent high school graduate	45% 175 tested	17% 175 tested	18% 185 tested
Parent some college	52% 109 tested	17% 109 tested	24% 107 tested
Parent college graduate	66% 50 tested	48% 50 tested	39% 56 tested
Parent graduate school	75% 48 tested	54% 48 tested	45% 53 tested

View 13 further student groups reported by the state

Student group	English Language Arts	Mathematics	Science
Not armed forces family member	48% 551 tested	21% 551 tested	24% 557 tested
Not foster youth	48% 550 tested	21% 550 tested	24% 557 tested
Not migrant education	48% 549 tested	21% 549 tested	24% 555 tested
Not homeless	48% 548 tested	21% 548 tested	24% 552 tested
Fluent English proficient and English only	55% 465 tested	24% 466 tested	28% 476 tested
Hispanic or Latino (Econ. Disadvantaged)	38% 292 tested	13% 292 tested	18% 293 tested
Hispanic or Latino (Not Econ. Disadvantaged)	68% 59 tested	20% 59 tested	30% 66 tested
White (Not Econ. Disadvantaged)	76% 55 tested	49% 55 tested	44% 54 tested
White (Econ. Disadvantaged)	52% 54 tested	22% 55 tested	24% 49 tested
Two or more races (Econ. Disadvantaged)	41% 39 tested	24% 38 tested	26% 38 tested
Parent education declined to state	33% 27 tested	4% 27 tested	14% 28 tested
Two or more races (Not Econ. Disadvantaged)	50% 18 tested	33% 18 tested	26% 19 tested
Asian (Econ. Disadvantaged)	54% 13 tested	8% 13 tested	29% 14 tested

Source: test_scores, CAASPP 2025 student group breakdown. Groups the state suppresses for privacy, or that are too small to report, show as - rather than zero. Groups overlap, so the figures do not sum to the all students row.

English Learner Proficiency (ELPAC)

English Language Proficiency Assessments for California, summative overall performance, 2025

2025

14%

Level 4, well developed

The level used towards reclassification

2025

48%

Level 3 or 4, moderately or well developed

367

English learners tested

Grade	Tested	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 3 or 4
Grade 9	121	21%	33%	31%	16%	46%
Grade 10	84	15%	21%	40%	23%	63%
Grade 11	91	31%	29%	30%	11%	41%
Grade 12	71	25%	31%	39%	4%	44%

Level 1 Minimally developed. Level 2 Somewhat developed. Level 3 Moderately developed. Level 4 Well developed.

View ELPAC by student group (26 groups)

Student group	Tested	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 3 or 4
ELs enrolled 12 months or more	357	21%	30%	35%	14%	49%
Economically Disadvantaged	342	24%	29%	34%	14%	47%
Primary language: Spanish	331	20%	31%	34%	15%	49%
Hispanic or Latino	317	20%	32%	33%	15%	48%
EL - 6+ years in program	301	17%	32%	36%	16%	52%
No Special Education Services	282	18%	28%	38%	17%	54%
LTEL	229	20%	27%	36%	17%	53%
Male	196	25%	30%	33%	12%	45%
Female	171	20%	28%	36%	16%	51%
Special Education Services	85	39%	33%	24%	5%	28%
Primary language: All remaining languages	28	43%	11%	36%	11%	46%
Not Economically Disadvantaged	25	8%	32%	44%	16%	60%
EL - 1 year in program	23	78%	4%	17%	0%	17%
Two or more races	22	32%	14%	55%	0%	55%
Asian	15	60%	7%	20%	13%	33%
At-Risk of LTEL	13	38%	38%	15%	8%	23%
Homeless	12	50%	17%	25%	8%	33%
White	12	33%	17%	42%	8%	50%
EL - 3 years in program	11	18%	27%	45%	9%	55%
EL - less than 1 year in program	11	64%	0%	27%	9%	36%
EL - 5 years in program	10	-	-	-	-	-
ELs enrolled fewer than 12 months	10	-	-	-	-	-
Primary language: Arabic	8	-	-	-	-	-
EL - 4 years in program	7	-	-	-	-	-
Migrant	7	-	-	-	-	-
EL - 2 years in program	4	-	-	-	-	-

Source: school_elpac, California Department of Education summative ELPAC 2025. Percentages are of English learners with a reported overall performance level. Grades and groups too small to report are suppressed by the state and show as -, which is not the same as zero.

Graduation Rate

High-school adjusted cohort graduation rates — most recent year

View graduation by subgroup (115 rows)

Year	Cohort	Subgroup	Cohort Size	% Grad
2025	4YR	All Students in School · All	491	93%
2025	4YR	Children with disabilities · All	83	80%
2025	4YR	Economically Disadvantaged · All	424	93%
2025	4YR	English Learner · All	109	95%
2025	4YR	Female · All	216	97%
2025	4YR	Hispanic/Latino · All	330	93%
2025	4YR	Homeless · All	13	92%
2025	4YR	Male · All	275	91%
2025	4YR	Multicultural/Multiethnic/Multiracial/other · All	19	90%
2025	4YR	Not Reported · All	21	91%
2025	4YR	White or Caucasian (not Hispanic) · All	106	95%
2024	—	All Students in School · All	472	93%
2023	4YR	All Students in School · All	538	89%
2023	4YR	Black (not Hispanic) African American · All	19	79%
2023	4YR	Children with disabilities · All	93	75%
2023	4YR	Economically Disadvantaged · All	454	88%
2023	4YR	English Learner · All	95	75%
2023	4YR	Female · All	249	91%
2023	4YR	Hispanic/Latino · All	359	88%
2023	4YR	Homeless · All	17	71%
2023	4YR	Male · All	289	88%
2023	4YR	Multicultural/Multiethnic/Multiracial/other · All	21	76%
2023	4YR	Not Reported · All	16	100%
2023	4YR	White or Caucasian (not Hispanic) · All	104	92%
2022	4YR	All Students in School · All	503	92%
2022	4YR	Children with disabilities · All	74	70%
2022	4YR	Economically Disadvantaged · All	402	91%
2022	4YR	English Learner · All	71	82%
2022	4YR	Female · All	237	92%
2022	4YR	Hispanic/Latino · All	328	90%
2022	4YR	Homeless · All	25	72%
2022	4YR	Male · All	266	91%
2022	4YR	Multicultural/Multiethnic/Multiracial/other · All	20	100%
2022	4YR	White or Caucasian (not Hispanic) · All	118	96%
2021	4yr_ACGR	All Students · All Students in School	488	87%
2021	4YR	All Students in School · All	488	87%
2021	4YR	American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American · All	5	—
2021	4YR	Asian/Pacific Islander · All	16	—
2021	4YR	Black (not Hispanic) African American · All	5	—
2021	4YR	Children with disabilities · All	85	62%
2021	4YR	Economically Disadvantaged · All	372	84%
2021	4YR	English Learner · All	63	72%
2021	4YR	Foster care students · All	4	—
2021	4YR	Hispanic/Latino · All	319	86%
2021	4YR	Homeless · All	25	70%
2021	4YR	Multicultural/Multiethnic/Multiracial/other · All	31	85%
2021	4YR	White or Caucasian (not Hispanic) · All	112	92%
2020	4YR	All Students in School · All	435	91%
2020	4YR	Asian · All	11	82%
2020	4YR	Black (not Hispanic) African American · All	11	91%
2020	4YR	Children with disabilities · All	67	78%
2020	4YR	Economically Disadvantaged · All	360	89%
2020	4YR	English Learner · All	62	81%
2020	4YR	Female · All	206	95%
2020	4YR	Hispanic/Latino · All	274	91%
2020	4YR	Homeless · All	36	78%
2020	4YR	Male · All	229	87%
2020	4YR	Multicultural/Multiethnic/Multiracial/other · All	21	91%
2020	4YR	White or Caucasian (not Hispanic) · All	110	94%
2019	4YR	All Students in School · All	435	91%
2019	4YR	American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American · All	2	—
2019	4YR	Asian · All	16	90%
2019	4YR	Black (not Hispanic) African American · All	11	75%
2019	4YR	Children with disabilities · All	67	77%
2019	4YR	Economically Disadvantaged · All	360	89%
2019	4YR	English Learner · All	62	82%
2019	4YR	Foster care students · All	7	75%
2019	4YR	Hispanic/Latino · All	274	92%
2019	4YR	Homeless · All	36	74%
2019	4YR	Multicultural/Multiethnic/Multiracial/other · All	22	90%
2019	4YR	White or Caucasian (not Hispanic) · All	110	92%
2018	4YR	All Students in School · All	460	90%
2018	4YR	American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American · All	1	—
2018	4YR	Asian · All	13	75%
2018	4YR	Black (not Hispanic) African American · All	17	90%
2018	4YR	Children with disabilities · All	64	67%
2018	4YR	Economically Disadvantaged · All	370	89%
2018	4YR	English Learner · All	51	84%
2018	4YR	Foster care students · All	3	—
2018	4YR	Hispanic/Latino · All	282	92%

University Eligibility and Diploma Seals

A to G course completion and diploma seals for the 2025 four year adjusted cohort

2025

37%

Met UC and CSU entrance requirements (A to G)

Eligible to apply to a UC or CSU campus

2025

10%

State Seal of Biliteracy

2025

26%

Golden State Seal Merit Diploma

2025

Cohort dropout rate

Cohort of 491 students. 93% graduated (CDE cohort measure, 2025). 1% still enrolled.

View A to G completion by student group (11 groups)

Student group	Cohort	Graduated	A to G	Biliteracy	Dropout
All Students in School	491	93%	37%	10%	0%
Economically Disadvantaged	424	93%	31%	11%	1%
Hispanic/Latino	330	93%	32%	13%	0%
Male	275	91%	30%	5%	0%
Female	216	97%	46%	16%	1%
English Learner	109	95%	23%	2%	0%
White or Caucasian (not Hispanic)	106	95%	54%	1%	0%
Children with disabilities	83	80%	9%	0%	0%
Not Reported	21	91%	47%	21%	5%
Multicultural/Multiethnic/Multiracial/other	19	90%	24%	0%	0%
Homeless	13	92%	0%	0%	8%

View earlier cohorts (3 years)

Cohort year	Cohort	Graduated	A to G	Biliteracy	Golden State Seal	Dropout
2023	538	89%	35%	6%	27%	3%
2022	503	92%	33%	8%	20%	2%
2020	435	91%	37%	6%	25%	4%

Source: school_grad_outcomes, California Department of Education four year adjusted cohort outcomes for 2025. A to G refers to the subject requirements a student must complete to be eligible to apply to the University of California and California State University systems. Rates the department suppresses for small cohorts show as -.

SAT / ACT Participation

College-readiness exams from CRDC and state files

CRDC 2021

CRDC: total SAT/ACT takers

Sources: state assessment files (EDFacts), school_graduation_v2 (NCES adjusted-cohort), school_sat_act + CRDC SAT/ACT.