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Middle Schools in Downey Unified

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At a glance

DistrictDowney Unified510^th of 1,543 California districtsFull district overview →

Schools

5,137

Students

Top rankedGriffiths (Gordon) Middle552^nd of 2,761 California middle schools

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Biggest riser

Griffiths (Gordon) Middle up 131 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Downey Unified School District operates four large middle schools serving grades 6-8, each with over 1,200 students in a community where a significant majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Among these schools, Griffiths (Gordon) Middle stands out as the top performer, ranking in the 80th percentile of all California middle schools and achieving the highest test scores in English, math, and science, along with the best student attendance. Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle also shows strength, particularly in 8th-grade English, and has the second-best attendance rate. Sussman (Edward A.) Middle, while having the most room for improvement academically, is recognized as the most improved school in recent years.

Overall, the Downey Unified middle schools as a group outperform the state average in English, and resources are equitably distributed with very similar per-student spending across all four. Key areas for families to consider include the strong link between good attendance and higher academic performance, and that math scores tend to be a challenge, especially by 8th grade, across the district.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle	Public	5-8	10301 South Woodruff Ave.	Downey	90241	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3586	1,304	53	24.6	78.2%	86 (6.6%)	18 (1.4%)	1,152 (88.3%)	32 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.8%)	61	880^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.1%		57.9	935^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.4%	55	39.8	39.8	50.4	57.1	58.5	55.4	30.2	31.9	39.6	34.0	$20,250	$19,566	$684
Griffiths (Gordon) Middle	Public	5-8	9633 Tweedy Ln.	Downey	90240	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3580	1,264	54	23.2	77.0%	72 (5.7%)	27 (2.1%)	1,120 (88.6%)	30 (2.4%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	76.5	552^nd of 2761 public middle schools	80.0%		70.1	683^rd of 2783 public middle schools	75.5%	131	41.7	41.7	58.5	64.4	55.0	59.3	52.1	51.8	47.4	50.4	$20,727	$20,246	$481
Sussman (Edward A.) Middle	Public	5-8	12500 Birchdale Ave.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3572	1,240	59	20.9	84.7%	34 (2.7%)	39 (3.1%)	1,130 (91.1%)	25 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.6%)	48.9	1211^th of 2761 public middle schools	56.1%		46.8	1255^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.9%	44	25.7	25.7	51.4	52.6	35.5	46.9	37.5	36.5	22.6	32.5	$19,831	$19,196	$635
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle	Public	5-8	11985 Old River School Rd.	Downey	90242	Los Angeles County	Downey Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 904-3565	1,329	56	23.6	83.0%	45 (3.4%)	27 (2.0%)	1,217 (91.6%)	25 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	59.4	919^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.7%		62.6	824^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.4%	95	35.2	35.2	53.8	49.1	49.3	50.6	41.6	40.8	32.3	38.2	$22,333	$21,786	$547

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bellflower Unified	0.68 mi	15	763^rd
Los Angeles County Regional Occupational Program	0.88 mi	1
Paramount Unified	1.37 mi	18	948^th
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	1.51 mi	26	710^th
California Advancing Pathways Students in LA County Regiona	1.53 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.