Downey Sch

405 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

**Downey School**, located at 1313 Monroe Street in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is a primary educational institution serving the local community within the Harrisburg School District. As a neighborhood school, it focuses on providing foundational academic instruction to elementary-aged students, emphasizing core subjects such as literacy, mathematics, and social development in a traditional classroom setting.

The school is situated in the midtown area of Harrisburg, placing it at the center of a dense urban residential neighborhood. Like many schools in the district, Downey plays a vital role in the social and educational fabric of its community, striving to support a diverse student population by fostering a learning environment that encourages academic growth and personal development through state-aligned curriculum standards and various extracurricular or support services.

405

Total Students

30.5

Full-Time Teachers

13.3

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Downey Sch
Demographic	Student Count
White	6
Hispanic	160
Black	202
Asian	2
Two or More	35

Black
202 (49.9%)
Hispanic
160 (39.5%)
Two or More
35 (8.6%)
White
6 (1.5%)
Asian
2 (0.5%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Harrisburg City SD
Phone:	(717)703-1240
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	405
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	30.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	13.3
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 31

Kindergarten 56

Grade 1 61

Grade 2 63

Grade 3 68

Grade 4 60

Grade 5 66