25-26 Back-to-School Dates & Tips to Get Ready
Get ready for Downey Unified back to school for the 2025-26 school year! Find key dates, tips, and info to help your child start the year confident and prepared.
From Elementary to Middle: How Parents Can Help
While graduating from fifth grade and moving up to middle school is certainly an exciting time in a student’s life, it can also feel somewhat intimidating because of the uncertainty of starting at a new school. Going from being the oldest grade level to the youngest...
Annual Verification (Registration) Opens July 1
What you need to know: this mandatory process occurs every summer to ensure essential information is accurate for the new school year.
Carpenter’s Promotion of Inaugurating Class
Carpenter Elementary 5th graders celebrated their graduation as the first class to complete all their elementary education while Carpenter has been an International Baccalaureate (IB) school.
Seamless Summer Meal Program 2025
Students 18 and under are able to get one free breakfast and/or one free lunch per day at any of the following locations during the days/times indicated.