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Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

Q: Is Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle a good school?

Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle ranks 880 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

880^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 68% of California middle schools

Summary

Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle is a public school serving about 1,300 students in grades 6-8 in the Downey Unified School District, consistently earning a solid 3-star rating and showing steady improvement in its statewide ranking over recent years.

The school has clear academic strengths, particularly in science where it outperforms both the district and state averages, and it shows exceptional effectiveness in supporting specific student groups, such as those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. While English Language Arts performance is above the state average, mathematics is an area for growth, as the school's proficiency lags behind the district average and higher-performing peers like Griffiths (Gordon) Middle. Notably, the school operates with a lower per-student budget than many nearby schools, including Sussman (Edward A.) Middle and Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle, but has achieved a dramatic reduction in chronic student absenteeism, which is now better than the state average.

Compared to schools in neighboring districts, Doty Middle generally outperforms those in El Rancho Unified and Montebello Unified, such as Rivera Middle and Suva Intermediate, though it trails the top performers in the Little Lake City Elementary district. Overall, it represents a mid-tier option within its own district that is on a positive trajectory, efficiently using resources to support its students.

1,304

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,250

Per pupil spending ?

78.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10301 South Woodruff Ave.
Downey, CA 90241-2944

(562) 904-3586

District: Downey Unified

Students who attend Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle usually attend:

High:

Downey High

Feeder schools for Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle:

Elementary:	Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary
	Rio San Gabriel Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.3%

White:

6.6%

Asian:

2.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 69th percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg45%

California avg41%

880^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Downey Unified

510^th of 1,543Downey Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	880 of 2761	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	935 of 2783	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	989 of 2781	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.1	1302 of 2740	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	877 of 2715	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.6	904 of 2480	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.6	989 of 2508	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.5	1100 of 2497	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.3	967 of 2477	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	65.0	742 of 2379	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.1	644 of 2259	71.5%	★★★★☆
2011	60.7	799 of 2236	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.7	799 of 2179	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.2	768 of 2063	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.7	747 of 2005	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	56.8	743 of 1999	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.6	686 of 1804	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.5	811 of 1777	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.1	740 of 1769	58.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.4	178 of 627	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	159 of 643	75.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	27.3	553 of 715	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.0	215 of 745	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	52.7	398 of 700	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	1180 of 1531	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	637 of 1491	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.2	698 of 1369	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.2	427 of 1478	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	35.7	943 of 1521	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1097 of 1540	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1056 of 1442	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1054 of 1364	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	796 of 2533	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	907 of 2551	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	858 of 2531	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	1227 of 2509	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.0	854 of 2380	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	815 of 2262	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	466 of 2395	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	449 of 2388	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	448 of 2374	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	60.4	713 of 2359	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.6	386 of 2213	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	440 of 2072	78.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.9	32 of 477	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	61.6	94 of 394	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	559 of 2542	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	599 of 2579	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.8	633 of 2531	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	999 of 2458	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.3	483 of 2369	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.9	632 of 2230	71.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	881 of 2534	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	872 of 2552	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	960 of 2538	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	1172 of 2527	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.4	770 of 2407	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	906 of 2273	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	569 of 1566	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	600 of 1552	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.0	742 of 1531	51.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	707 of 1520	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	842 of 1537	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	914 of 1543	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1090 of 1555	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	680 of 1602	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	548 of 1496	63.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)93rd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2024)72nd percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)71st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile~ school

Male (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)64th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)23rd percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2023)23rd percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy55%+7 vs state

Science40%+7 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Lakeside Middle	Public	6-8	11000 East Kenney St.	Norwalk	90650	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-9442	509	26	19.2	79.8%	18 (3.5%)	6 (1.2%)	450 (88.4%)	30 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	72.7	624^th of 2761 public middle schools	77.4%		73.4	624^th of 2783 public middle schools	77.6%																		43.6	43.6	68.8	62.4	70.5	67.4	36.6	37.6	39.0	37.8	$18,975	$17,384	$1,591
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
Lake Center Middle	Public	6-8	10503 South Pioneer Blvd.	Santa Fe Springs	90670	Los Angeles County	Little Lake City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 868-4977	708	37	19.3	80.1%	17 (2.4%)	12 (1.7%)	642 (90.7%)	26 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.3%)	63.3	821^st of 2761 public middle schools	70.3%		66.1	763^rd of 2783 public middle schools	72.6%	58																	35.8	35.8	47.0	60.5	56.7	55.0	34.9	46.8	34.6	38.8	$17,264	$15,644	$1,620
STEAM Academy @ Burke	Public	6-8	8101 Orange Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7590	534	23	22.9	82.2%	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	514 (96.3%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51.1	1155^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.2%		46.1	1274^th of 2783 public middle schools	54.2%	119																	28.4	28.4	45.5	50.6	41.2	45.6	37.2	32.4	37.6	35.7	$18,110	$17,118	$992
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
Rivera Middle	Public	6-8	7200 Citronell Ave.	Pico Rivera	90660	Los Angeles County	El Rancho Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 801-7580	544	24	22.2	86.9%	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	533 (98.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26.2	1946^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.5%		27.9	1907^th of 2783 public middle schools	31.5%	39	0.0	5.9	0.0	1.9	20.0	29.4	8.3	20.4	8.0	5.9	0.0	5.6	0.0	0.0	8.3	1.9	18.1	18.1	30.1	31.4	28.8	30.1	18.5	22.5	28.3	23.0	$20,436	$19,246	$1,190
Suva Intermediate	Public	6-8	6660 East Suva St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-2679	650	28	22.8	93.5%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	648 (99.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.3	2173^rd of 2761 public middle schools	21.3%		21.5	2197^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.1%	24																	18.8	18.8	27.8	26.8	32.0	28.8	16.0	17.2	17.2	16.9	$16,562	$14,496	$2,066
Los Nietos Middle	Public	6-8	11425 East Rivera Rd.	Los Nietos	90606	Los Angeles County	Los Nietos	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 695-0637	262	15	18.0	89.3%	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	251 (95.8%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	64.1	804^th of 2761 public middle schools	70.9%		54.1	1038^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.7%	234																	24.0	24.0		61.7	63.1	61.9		37.6	40.8	38.9	$39,660	$37,354	$2,306
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

What district is Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle in?

Downey Unified

What high school do graduates of Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle attend?

Students who attend Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle usually go on to attend Downey High

Is Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle a good school?

Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle ranks 880^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,304 students attended Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle?

Students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle are 88% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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