How does Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle compare to other middle schools in Downey?

Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 47.4/100, placing it at the 66th percentile statewide. 19% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,533 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle?

18.5% of students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 44.6% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle improving or declining?

Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle's proficiency rate increases by 8.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle?

16.5% of students at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

Middle School

Downey Unified DowneyLos Angeles County90241

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

1,322 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

27:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

67%

Teachers

49 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+10.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+3.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

40.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 106 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic87.3%

White6.3%

Asian1.6%

Black2.1%

Other2.7%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	18.5%
Met Standard	26.1%
Below Standard	55.4%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "45% proficient" for Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

18.5% of students exceeded standard while 26.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 17.3%. That's 3.0 points below the Downey Unified district average of 21.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 16.7% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 8.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 40.6% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 16.5%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

18.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

44.6%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+8.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

16.5%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

5.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,533

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	411	16.6%	33.8%	25.8%	23.8%	50.4%
7th	427	23.4%	33.7%	20.4%	22.5%	57.1%
8th	429	21.9%	36.6%	21.2%	20.3%	58.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	410	11.7%	18.5%	32.2%	37.6%	30.2%
7th	427	17.1%	14.8%	24.8%	43.3%	31.9%
8th	429	20.5%	19.1%	24.0%	36.4%	39.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Gauldin (A.L.) Elementary

41.743rd pctile

Zoned

Rio San Gabriel Elementary

48.562nd pctile

Zoned

Gallatin Elementary

46.958th pctile

Also serves area

Unsworth (Edith) Elementary

51.469th pctile

Also serves area

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Middle

Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle

47.466th pctile

This school

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High School

Downey High

58.571st pctile

Zoned

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.