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Gordon H. Beatty Middle

Middle School
Buena Park ElementaryBuena ParkOrange County90621
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of middle schools
State Rank
of California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment
627 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
71%
Teachers
30 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year
Increased Significantly
+23.3 pts DFS change
Math Year-over-Year
Increased
+6.6 pts DFS change
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
28.7%
English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 122 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic54.4%
White5.3%
Asian28.7%
Black2.7%
Other8.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Gordon H. Beatty Middle
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard28.5%
Met Standard21.2%
Below Standard50.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "50% proficient" for Gordon H. Beatty Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

28.5% of students exceeded standard while 21.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.2 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 9.7 points above the Buena Park Elementary district average of 18.8%. Compared to the 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 8.5 points higher (vs 20.0% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 9.1 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased significantly and Math increased year-over-year. 28.7% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.0%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
28.5%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
49.7%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G6→G8)
-9.1pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
12.0%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
3.5%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,279
Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory
G6 → G7 → G8
Math Trajectory
G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th21130.3%25.1%15.6%28.9%55.5%
7th22627.4%31.0%19.0%22.6%58.4%
8th20326.1%29.1%20.2%24.6%55.2%

Math scores by grade

GradeTestedExceededMetNearly MetNot MetMet+Above
6th21132.7%18.5%18.5%30.3%51.2%
7th22628.8%15.9%23.4%31.9%44.7%
8th20225.7%7.4%21.8%45.0%33.2%

Nearby schools

Nearby Middle Schools

5 within ~3 mi · avg 46.1

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Nearby Elementary Schools

22 within ~3 mi · avg 49.3

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Nearby High Schools

4 within ~3 mi · avg 54.9

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Data source: California Department of Education (2025 test year) · How we score