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Suva Intermediate

Public Grades 6-8

2341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 15% of California middle schools

Summary

Suva Intermediate is a public middle school in Bell Gardens, serving 650 students in grades 6–8 as part of Montebello Unified. Its latest results show a clear academic concern: in 2025–2026, 25% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 18% in math and 13% in science. The most important finding for families is that Suva’s proficiency results lag both the state and district in all three subjects.

Suva also trails nearby schools, especially in ELA and science. Among the six nearby schools serving the same grades, their average results were 42% in ELA, 26% in math and 23% in science; Suva was lower by 17, 8 and 10 percentage points, respectively. It had the lowest ELA and science results in that group and the second-lowest math result, just 0.1 points above Orchard Academies 2B. Against state results, Suva was lower by 24 points in ELA, 20 in math and 23 in science; its gaps with the district were 12, 7 and 9 points. Seventh-grade math was a relative bright spot: Suva’s 24% was nearly equal to the district’s 24%, though below the state’s 38%.

Results over time are mixed: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, ELA proficiency fell from 30% to 25%, math rose from 12% to 18%, and science changed little, from 13% to 13%. Suva’s ELA and science gaps with the state widened over that period, while its math gap narrowed slightly. SchoolDigger ranked Suva 2,310th of 2,703 California schools, at the 15th percentile and one star; its percentile was below all nearby schools’ latest standings. The school’s 2024–2025 measure was 94% free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with an 87% nearby-school average, and its student–teacher ratio was 22.8 versus the local average of 21.3. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well Suva serves English Language Learner Students dropped from the 69th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 20th in 2023–2024; its overall percentile in those years was 23 and 21. Its Homeless Students measure also fell, from the 88th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 42nd in 2022–2023.

650

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,931

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

6660 East Suva St.
Bell Gardens, CA 90201-1943

(562) 927-2679

District: Montebello Unified

Students who attend Suva Intermediate usually attend:

High:

Bell Gardens High

Feeder schools for Suva Intermediate:

Elementary:	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
	Suva Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.7%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg30%

California avg42%

2,341^st of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle Schools in the Montebello Unified

1065^th of 1,530Montebello 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
2026	17.2	2341 of 2740	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	2173 of 2761	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	2197 of 2783	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	2155 of 2781	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	2065 of 2740	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	821 of 894	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	2150 of 2715	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1777 of 2480	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	2015 of 2508	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.9	1950 of 2497	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	1816 of 2477	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.3	1560 of 2379	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.1	1504 of 2259	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.0	1409 of 2236	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.0	1441 of 2179	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.5	1432 of 2063	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	12.5	1840 of 2005	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.2	1663 of 1999	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.2	1297 of 1804	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.3	1496 of 1777	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.5	1432 of 1769	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	28.5	1114 of 1531	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	349 of 354	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	852 of 1491	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	722 of 1369	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	30.9	1185 of 1478	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.8	470 of 1521	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	752 of 1540	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.2	316 of 363	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1114 of 1442	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	916 of 1364	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	2129 of 2516	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	2084 of 2533	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2024 of 2551	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	2046 of 2531	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1751 of 2509	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.4	675 of 738	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1948 of 2380	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1561 of 2262	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	1890 of 2357	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.9	1691 of 2395	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1705 of 2388	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1628 of 2374	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1537 of 2359	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1616 of 2213	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1282 of 2072	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	38.4	185 of 320	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	78.4	39 of 336	88.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	2000 of 2529	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	1811 of 2542	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1859 of 2579	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1757 of 2531	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1551 of 2458	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.5	619 of 721	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1683 of 2369	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1328 of 2230	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	2204 of 2514	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	1972 of 2534	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	2019 of 2552	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1880 of 2538	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	2016 of 2527	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	711 of 763	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1958 of 2407	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1752 of 2273	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	1170 of 1605	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	1189 of 1566	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	1100 of 1552	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	945 of 1531	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2023)42nd percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science13%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)				CSA Spanish Listening (2026)				CSA Spanish Writing (2026)				CSA Spanish Reading (2026)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	17.2	2341^st of 2740 public middle schools	14.6%		21.3	2173^rd of 2761 public middle schools	21.3%	168																	13.3	13.3	25.3	32.6	18.9	25.0	12.9	24.3	16.7	17.9	$22,931	$2,066	$20,865
Bell Gardens Intermediate	Public	6-8	5841 Live Oak St.	Bell Gardens	90201	Los Angeles County	Montebello Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(562) 927-1319	790	42	18.9	93.4%	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	786 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24.4	2024^th of 2740 public middle schools	26.1%		31.3	1785^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.3%	239																	19.8	19.8	30.0	29.2	40.8	34.0	14.4	18.9	22.3	19.0	$22,786	$1,930	$20,856
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%)	76.8	533^rd of 2740 public middle schools	80.5%		76.5	552^nd of 2761 public middle schools	80.0%	19																	51.0	51.0	64.1	56.3	58.7	59.6	53.3	47.2	51.5	50.6	$19,897	$481	$19,416
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%)	62.9	854^th of 2740 public middle schools	68.8%		59.4	919^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.7%	65																	34.8	34.8	52.6	57.3	51.3	53.8	45.7	43.5	40.5	43.0	$20,733	$547	$20,186
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%)	65.5	801^st of 2740 public middle schools	70.8%		61	880^th of 2761 public middle schools	68.1%	79																	44.5	44.5	54.1	58.5	62.0	58.2	37.7	36.6	40.3	38.2	$19,760	$684	$19,076
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%)	54.8	1059^th of 2740 public middle schools	61.4%		51.1	1155^th of 2761 public middle schools	58.2%	96																	29.6	29.6	50.0	57.8	52.7	53.4	30.9	39.6	34.9	35.1	$22,718	$992	$21,726
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%)	30.2	1822^nd of 2740 public middle schools	33.5%		26.2	1946^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.5%	124	0.0	14.3	0.0	5.2	16.7	23.8	15.4	19.0	4.2	19.1	0.0	8.6	0.0	9.5	0.0	3.5	22.1	22.1	35.4	40.9	35.5	37.3	23.4	25.0	23.3	23.9	$23,980	$1,190	$22,790
South Gate Middle	Public	6-8	4100 Firestone Blvd.	South Gate	90280	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 568-4000	1,192	60	19.8	93.4%	29 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	1,154 (96.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	41.5	1450^th of 2740 public middle schools	47.1%		42	1431^st of 2761 public middle schools	48.2%	19																	24.1	24.1	34.8	47.2	43.5	41.8	27.3	42.0	29.6	32.8	$23,210	$2,765	$20,445
Orchard Academies 2C	Public	6-8	6411 Orchard Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3900	395	19	20.3	97.7%	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	382 (96.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	38.7	1542^nd of 2740 public middle schools	43.7%		35	1643^rd of 2761 public middle schools	40.5%	101																	18.0	18.0	42.9	46.4	41.4	43.9	25.5	32.1	28.4	29.2	$23,371	$1,680	$21,691
Orchard Academies 2B	Public	6-8	6411 Orchard Ave.	Bell	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 826-3900	352	22	16.2	92.0%	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	339 (96.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31	1791^st of 2740 public middle schools	34.6%		23.5	2079^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.7%	288																	23.1	23.1	32.4	40.7	48.9	42.5	15.7	16.1	20.0	17.8	$27,466	$3,922	$23,544

Frequently Asked Questions about Suva Intermediate

Is Suva Intermediate a good school?

Suva Intermediate ranks in the bottom 14.6% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Suva Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Suva Intermediate usually go on to attend Bell Gardens High

How many students attend Suva Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 650 students attended Suva Intermediate.

What district is Suva Intermediate in?

Montebello Unified

What is the racial makeup of Suva Intermediate?

Students at Suva Intermediate are 100% Hispanic.

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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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