School News
News & Announcements
Downey Family Information Session
The “Administering the Diagnostic at Home” session is designed to help families engage with i-Ready to support their students at home.
Get to Know Our New Website!
We are very excited to have a new look on our school websites but we know this can cause confusion as our parents and staff get used to the new pages. Follow us on a quick tour of the new site to learn where all your go-to links are now located.
Online Registration is Now Open
We are pleased to announce that Online Registration Verification is now open for ALL DUSD students! This includes returning students and new students who have completed enrollment. Registration can be completed using your Parent Connect Portal or by...
Can you hear the THUNDER?
After months of discussion, we are excited to share that Downey Unified’s Board of Education unanimously voted to change the Griffiths Middle School mascot from the Indians to the Thunderbirds. For the last several years, the image of the Thunderbird has been part of...
Medical Insurance Protection for your child
Even though we take many precautions to protect your child from injuries, accidents can and do happen while students are participating in school activities on campus, on school trips, and during extra-curricular activities and sports. Although Downey Unified School...
2020 Virtual Ceremonies
We are extremely proud of our Tribe! Congratulation on your promotion.
1:1 Take-home iPad Program
It is beneficial for all students to have access to technology. Beginning Fall 2020, Downey Unified School District is excited to introduce its 1:1 Take-Home iPad Program for all 6th – 8th-grade students! Downey Unified understands the importance of each of our...
Ensuring Our Students are Globally Competitive
Griffiths Helps Prepare Students to be College and Career-Ready Griffiths Middle School has several Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathways that feed directly into Warren High School. Each CTE course offers relevant project-based activities modeled by professionals...
Free Meals for DUSD Students
We are happy to announce the expansion of our drive-thru/walk-up free meal distribution program for Downey Unified students! Please remember that students need to be present to receive meals. Each child present will receive one breakfast meal and one lunch meal. There...









