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Suva Intermediate

Public Grades 6-8

2173^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 21% of California middle schools

Summary

Suva Intermediate is a public middle school serving about 650 students in grades 6-8 within the Montebello Unified School District in Bell Gardens, CA, but it consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of all California middle schools with a 1-star rating and proficiency rates well below state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Suva faces significant challenges: it has the lowest test scores in core subjects among local comparisons, higher chronic absenteeism than the closer Bell Gardens Intermediate in the same district, and operates with fewer dollars per student and larger class sizes. Notably, the school's performance for English Learners and students with special needs has shown dramatic year-to-year swings, suggesting inconsistent support. A stark contrast exists just over a mile away at Griffiths (Gordon) Middle in the Downey Unified district, which achieves much higher proficiency rates, highlighting a significant opportunity gap between geographically close schools.

Despite a decade of low rankings, there are some positive signs; Suva has successfully reduced chronic absenteeism over recent years. However, this improvement has not yet translated into better academic results, indicating that getting students to school is only part of the solution. The school's historical stagnation suggests that targeted improvements in instruction, particularly in math where scores are low across all grades, and more stable support systems for vulnerable student groups are needed to change its trajectory.

650

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,635

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 27th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg30%

California avg41%

2,173^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Middle Schools in the Montebello Unified

1028^th of 1,543Montebello 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	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
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
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
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
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
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

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 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 (2024)
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	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
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	$11,635	$1,032	$10,603
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%)	31.3	1785^th of 2761 public middle schools	35.3%		30.2	1807^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.1%	22																	19.1	19.1	27.5	40.6	41.6	37.2	20.0	21.4	25.8	22.6	$13,270	$1,141	$12,129
Griffiths (Gordon) Middle	Public	6-8	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	$18,170	$2,832	$15,338
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle	Public	6-8	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	$18,710	$3,284	$15,426
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle	Public	6-8	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	$18,310	$2,962	$15,348
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	$19,142	$1,142	$18,000
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	$19,910	$1,177	$18,733
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%)	42	1431^st of 2761 public middle schools	48.2%		37.2	1559^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.0%	128																	30.1	30.1	41.1	39.7	40.1	40.2	29.8	28.4	29.8	29.3	$21,792	$4,140	$17,652
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%)	35	1643^rd of 2761 public middle schools	40.5%		30.7	1786^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.8%	143																	17.8	17.8	42.0	44.0	40.8	42.2	21.0	26.6	21.9	23.2	$21,846	$3,583	$18,263
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%)	23.5	2079^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.7%		21	2217^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.3%	138																	13.6	13.6	29.0	37.9	39.3	37.5	19.4	12.4	10.8	12.5	$23,869	$5,736	$18,133

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Is Suva Intermediate a good school?

Suva Intermediate ranks in the bottom 21.3% 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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