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Gordon H. Beatty Middle

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Gordon H. Beatty Middle ranks 710 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

710^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 74% of California middle schools

Summary

Gordon H. Beatty Middle is a public school in Buena Park, CA, serving about 640 students in grades 6-8 within the Buena Park Elementary district, and it consistently earns strong academic ratings that outperform both its own district and the state average.

The school is particularly effective at supporting its students, achieving significantly higher test scores in English and Math than other nearby middle schools with similar student populations, such as Buena Park Middle and Imperial Middle. It also excels with specific groups, including English Language Learners and students from low-income families, and maintains an exceptionally low rate of chronic absenteeism, which suggests a positive and engaging school environment.

While Beatty Middle's performance is impressive, it still trails schools with more advantaged populations like Carmenita Middle, highlighting a common educational challenge. The school shows a slight dip in student scores by 8th grade and has identified a need for stronger support for homeless students. Overall, Beatty Middle stands out in its region for delivering high-quality education and strong outcomes for its community.

641

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,103

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8201 Country Club Dr.
Buena Park, CA 90621-1529

(714) 523-1160

District: Buena Park Elementary

Feeder schools for Gordon H. Beatty Middle:

Elementary:	Charles G. Emery Elementary
	James A. Whitaker Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.1%

Asian:

35.9%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2022 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the California median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg38%

California avg41%

710^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 7 pts since 2022

From top 33% (2022) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Buena Park Elementary

855^th of 1,543Buena Park Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	49.4	2629 of 5789	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.0	2451 of 5662	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.6	2194 of 5692	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.6	2100 of 5614	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.7	1998 of 5611	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.9	2869 of 5530	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	58.7	2114 of 5390	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.0	2773 of 5377	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.4	2018 of 5314	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.7	1838 of 5193	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	59.8	1858 of 5113	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.0	2110 of 5113	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.7	2393 of 4818	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.8	2490 of 4822	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	46.5	2337 of 4809	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	710 of 2761	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	827 of 2783	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	718 of 2781	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	905 of 2740	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	298 of 739	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	393 of 743	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.6	326 of 715	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	404 of 733	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.6	1072 of 1531	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	62.3	242 of 1478	83.6%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	376 of 1521	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	254 of 1540	83.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	642 of 2533	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	931 of 2551	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	712 of 2531	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.0	882 of 2509	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1248 of 2395	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	1157 of 2388	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	903 of 2374	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	1088 of 2359	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	375 of 477	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	510 of 2542	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	668 of 2579	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	498 of 2531	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.5	746 of 2458	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	742 of 2534	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	693 of 2552	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.0	653 of 2538	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.7	778 of 2527	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	755 of 1566	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	782 of 1552	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	669 of 1531	56.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	955 of 1520	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	777 of 1537	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	536 of 1543	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	839 of 1555	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)84th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)60th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile-22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile-26 vs school

White (2025)37th percentile-37 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile-37 vs school

Homeless (2025)21st percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy56%+8 vs state

Mathematics43%+6 vs state

Science38%+5 vs state

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Gordon H. Beatty Middle	Public	6-8	8201 Country Club Dr.	Buena Park	90621	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 523-1160	641	29	21.9	73.8%	33 (5.1%)	12 (1.9%)	334 (52.1%)	230 (35.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (4.2%)	68.3	710^th of 2761 public middle schools	74.3%		62.5	827^th of 2783 public middle schools	70.3%	117	37.8	37.8	55.5	58.4	55.2	56.4	51.2	44.7	33.2	43.2	$20,103	$1,930	$18,173
Reginald M. Benton Middle	Public	6-8	15709 East Olive Branch Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2500	718	28	25.3	55.2%	97 (13.5%)	18 (2.5%)	492 (68.5%)	74 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (4.5%)	62.3	846^th of 2761 public middle schools	69.4%		54.2	1036^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.8%	190	40.3	40.3	51.9	61.2	61.5	58.1	32.5	27.9	38.4	33.0	$16,476	$1,201	$15,275
Buena Park Middle	Public	6-8	6931 Orangethorpe Ave.	Buena Park	90620	Orange County	Buena Park Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 522-8491	633	27	23.6	91.0%	27 (4.3%)	28 (4.4%)	501 (79.1%)	62 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.1%)	25.9	1955^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.2%		29.2	1848^th of 2783 public middle schools	33.6%	107	21.7	21.7	25.5	35.8	36.6	32.7	14.8	20.9	19.4	18.4	$21,009	$1,967	$19,042
D. Russell Parks Junior High	Public	7-8	1710 Rosecrans Ave.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7785	854	36	23.6	47.7%	124 (14.5%)	10 (1.2%)	332 (38.9%)	325 (38.1%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.6%)	57 (6.7%)	90.8	258^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.7%		91.9	232^nd of 2783 public middle schools	91.7%	26	51.1	51.1		73.3	72.8	73.0		62.8	60.9	61.9	$17,327	$282	$17,045
Arlie F. Hutchinson Middle	Public	6-8	13900 Estero Rd.	La Mirada	90638	Los Angeles County	Norwalk-La Mirada Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 210-2945	646	29	22.0	59.3%	54 (8.4%)	13 (2.0%)	459 (71.1%)	85 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (5.1%)	82.5	430^th of 2761 public middle schools	84.4%		74.2	606^th of 2783 public middle schools	78.2%	176	48.1	48.1	65.4	66.8	62.6	65.0	54.8	54.6	46.9	52.1	$17,527	$459	$17,068
Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate	Public	7-8	16430 Woodbrier Dr.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	Lowell Joint	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 902-4261	687	29	23.3	57.2%	122 (17.8%)	9 (1.3%)	486 (70.7%)	42 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	74.9	586^th of 2761 public middle schools	78.8%		76.2	566^th of 2783 public middle schools	79.7%	20	39.1	39.1		59.2	73.9	66.4		41.7	45.8	43.7	$14,498	$497	$14,001
Granada Middle	Public	6-8	15337 Lemon Dr.	Whittier	90604	Los Angeles County	East Whittier City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 464-2330	989	48	20.4	55.2%	118 (11.9%)	12 (1.2%)	790 (79.9%)	36 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.0%)	86.7	341^st of 2761 public middle schools	87.6%		78.6	516^th of 2783 public middle schools	81.5%	175	48.3	48.3	70.5	73.5	64.5	69.5	64.6	61.9	46.5	57.4	$18,538	$1,445	$17,093
Imperial Middle	Public	6-8	1450 South Schoolwood Dr.	La Habra	90631	Orange County	La Habra City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 690-2344	495	23	21.0	83.4%	36 (7.3%)	5 (1.0%)	418 (84.4%)	25 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	29.5	1846^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.1%		39	1507^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.8%	339	11.0	11.0	39.7	42.6	33.5	38.4	25.7	25.3	15.0	21.7	$134,765	$17,161	$117,604
Nicolas Junior High	Public	7-8	1100 West Olive Ave.	Fullerton	92833	Orange County	Fullerton Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 447-7775	539	30	18.2	82.6%	19 (3.5%)	10 (1.9%)	470 (87.2%)	19 (3.5%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	12 (2.2%)	29.7	1842^nd of 2761 public middle schools	33.3%		39.2	1497^th of 2783 public middle schools	46.2%	345	20.4	20.4		32.8	41.1	37.2		16.5	22.1	19.5	$19,828	$1,020	$18,808
Carmenita Middle	Public	7-8	13435 East 166th St.	Cerritos	90703	Los Angeles County	ABC Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 229-7775	639	26	25.0	40.2%	37 (5.8%)	35 (5.5%)	181 (28.3%)	359 (56.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.1%)	96.2	110^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.0%		94.9	156^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.4%	46	63.6	63.6		86.0	82.1	84.1		71.4	62.9	67.2	$18,534	$1,988	$16,546

Frequently Asked Questions about Gordon H. Beatty Middle

What is the racial makeup of Gordon H. Beatty Middle?

Students at Gordon H. Beatty Middle are 52% Hispanic, 36% Asian, 5% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Gordon H. Beatty Middle in?

Buena Park Elementary

Is Gordon H. Beatty Middle a good school?

Gordon H. Beatty Middle ranks 710^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gordon H. Beatty Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 641 students attended Gordon H. Beatty Middle.

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