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Rio San Gabriel Elementary School
(562) 904-3567
9338 Gotham St.
Downey, CA 90241
Level: K-5
District: Downey Unified School District

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Cenus Info	Value	Year
White, non-Hispanic:	10.04%	(2008)
Black, non-Hispanic:	1.04%	(2008)
Hispanic:	78.62%	(2008)
Asian:	5.87%	(2008)
Pacific Islander:	0%	(2008)
Native American or Native Alaskan:	0.13%	(2008)
Unspecified:	3.78%	(2008)
Filipino:	0.52%	(2008)
Percent Free and Reduced Price Lunch:	35.07%	(2008)

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Rio San Gabriel Elementary School Ratings Summary

Average Quality Rating	4
Average Principals Rating	4
Average Teachers Rating	4
Average Activities Rating	4
Average Parents Rating	4
Average Safety Rating	4

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Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2008-03-27 “I would like to point out first that I think the teachers at Rio San Gabriel have great teaching skills. They seem very tuned into meeting the child's social and emotional well being. On the other side of the coin, I have concerns about the diversity of the teachers on campus. I am glad to see on this website that other parents have pointed this out. Most of the teachers are caucasion and there is not enough diversity with the teachers in the classroom to allow the students to see themselves (culture, color, face) in the classroom. Why is that considering there are fairly new teachers at the school? I have recieved comments by one of my childs teachers that was very culturally insensitive. But, besides this, our children need to see their faces in the professionals they work with everyday too, not just at home. What are we saying to our children?” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2008-03-01 “Current principal T.F. appears not to support her staff, which is evident in more and more teachers no longer volunteering their time as they had in the past. Many of the programs at RSG were ran by volunteer teachers and are still ran by volunteer teachers. But they are fewer and fewer due to the lack of support and appreciation from the current principal. For the students sake, and also for the teaching staff, I hope the current principal figures it out and turns it around.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: decline 2008-02-13 “I think the staff and school is great. Many parents have done a great job in stepping up and getting involved. The PTA is well establish and does a wonderfull job. I am happy my child attends this school. it's a great school and I woulld not switch back to private.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2008-02-09 “I agree with many of the parents here, that parent involvement is a must. The school's API scores went down this year and I was surprised to see that. I feel that the school is not very inviting to Latino parents. I think they are missing a key component and a very loyal and hard working community. I think the staff doesn't understand the Latino students or parents. Its do it this way or its the wrong way. Many staff members seem disconnected from their students.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2007-08-16 “The teachers are always willing to go the extra mile and the principal and coordinator are quickly to respond to any issue. Unfortunately, academic success seems to be the parents responsibility as evident by the EL population and the special ed having low marks and the Gifted having high marks. Teachers will instroduce a standard or concept and if the student does not get it, it seems like it becomes the responsibility of the parent to teach it at home. This is not of course the teachers' or school leadership fault altogether, the district does not pay attention to this issue. Teaching is old school and no attempt by the district to provide teachers new strategies to address this issue. Hopefully with the population changing, the ranking will remain the same.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2007-06-26 “My son attended a private school before going to Rio San Gabriel. He has learned so much more at RSG. The teachers are great! I highly recommend this school.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2006-10-18 “I am a working parent who's encouraged to participate in school events and happenings -many are held after school. The school caters to all families and actively seeks family involvement through events such as school carnival, school site council and PTA - just to name a few. The administrative, clerical and teaching staff is professional in every aspect. The school embraces individuality-cultural or personal. They have not only met but exceeded their API growth targets in all areas, continue to provide excellent (volunteer based) extracurricular activities such as a sports team aimed at winning the Carnival of Champions, music and drama clubs as well geography club. RSG offers academic support programs for the English learning and special learning needs populations. The environment is ideal for academic, social/emotional and psychological growth. I am very fortunate that my child attends RSG through our district's 'School of Choice'.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 4 2005-07-24 “Good dedicated long term teachers. Parent involvement a must at this school. A significant achievement gap between persists between white students and latino students. Perhaps a cultural disconnect from a predominantly white teaching staff and culturally irrelevant curriculum.” Posted By: parent Quality Score: 5 2005-06-22 “My daugter has gone to RSG since Kindergarden. RSG is a school where the safety of children come first and where each child is encouraged to do their personal best. Most of the teachers especially the experienced teachers are highly skilled and work hard to bring out the best in each child. My daughter's 5th grade teacher is one of their best teachers and will be missed as my daughter graduates this year. Their PTA is made up of very involved parents and their volunteer based music program is great and growing. Made up of two volunteer teachers, it could use district backing. In sports, they have taken the trophy at Carnival of Champions for the past nine years. Thank you RSG for bringing out the best in my child and giving her the encouragement and confidence she needs to go into middle school!” Posted By: parent

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