Sussman (Edward A.) Middle — Rating & test scores

Q: Is Sussman (Edward A.) Middle a good middle school?

Sussman (Edward A.) Middle is in the 53rd percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 39 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Sussman (Edward A.) Middle was near California in English and math: 53% and 38% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are Sussman (Edward A.) Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2026, 53% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 38% the math standard; 18% and 18% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 1,250 students were tested in English and 1,249 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does Sussman (Edward A.) Middle rank in California?

Sussman (Edward A.) Middle is in the 53rd percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Solid, 2026). Sussman (Edward A.) Middle ranks #1,184 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See full methodology.

Q: Is Sussman (Edward A.) Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Sussman (Edward A.) Middle's grade 6 results in 2024 with its grade 8 results in 2026, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 40th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for Sussman (Edward A.) Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 21.4% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 285 chronically absent of 1,334 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 5.9%; 79 unduplicated suspended students of 1,345 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does Sussman (Edward A.) Middle compare to other schools in Downey?

Sussman (Edward A.) Middle is in the 53rd percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,240 students. Use the schools in Downey page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

Q: What do reported student-group results show at Sussman (Edward A.) Middle?

At Sussman (Edward A.) Middle in Downey, 50% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 6–8 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 53% across the district and 39% across California for the same group in the same grades. That is 3 points below the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 34% in math; Hispanic students, 52% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 1,032 low-income students tested in reading and writing. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

Q: What high school does Sussman (Edward A.) Middle feed into?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Sussman (Edward A.) Middle's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Downey High. Downey High is in the 64th percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter high schools on its 2025 Scope Score. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Downey · 5–8 · 1,240 students (2024–25)

12500 Birchdale Avenue, 90242(562) 904-3572Principal Connie Quintero

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The dots are California’s 2,532 scored public middle schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2026 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score

39 / 100

Weighted composite · 2026
Not a grade or a test result.

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Sussman (Edward A.)higher than 53 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Sussman (Edward A.)higher than 53 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Sussman (Edward A.)higher than 53 of the 100 California dots

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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Near California in English and math: 53% and 38% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. Source

Source: CDE CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026
Students: all students tested in grades 6–8: 1,250 in English, 1,249 in math
Comparison: California: CDE’s statewide grade 6, 7 and 8 rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 1,254,039 in English and 1,254,800 in math tested).

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5.9% of students (79 of 1,345) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, about one and a half times the rate at the average California middle school.2025–26

5.9%of students were suspended at least once, 2025–26

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Source: CDE suspension file, 2025–26
Students: all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 1,345
Comparison: 79 of 1,345. District and California figures are averages of school rates (4 Downey Unified schools; 2,532 scored California middle schools), our calculation.

Hispanic or Latino students here (1,129 tested in English, 1,131 in math, grades 6–8, spring 2026) met or exceeded the standard far more often than Hispanic or Latino students across California in the same grades (39% and 25%).grades 6–8 · spring 2026

52%English · met or exceeded38%Math · met or exceeded

Source: CDE CAASPP research file, spring 2026
Students: Hispanic or Latino students in grades 6–8: 1,129 in English, 1,131 in math
Comparison: California: the same group in the same grades, CDE’s statewide rows combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation). Both gaps are more than twice the margin of error for 1,129 students in English and 1,131 in math.

Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How strong are the foundations for high school?

Advanced (exceeded)Proficient (met)Below Proficient

English

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 18%
Proficient: 35%
Below Proficient: 47%

53% proficient or advanced · 1,250 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Downey Unified
Advanced	18%	19%	22%
Proficient	35%	30%	34%
Developing	23%	23%	23%
Minimal	24%	28%	21%

Below Proficient combines Developing and Minimal. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

See each grade’s results →

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

Advanced: 18%
Proficient: 20%
Below Proficient: 62%

38% proficient or advanced · 1,249 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	Downey Unified
Advanced	18%	21%	22%
Proficient	20%	16%	20%
Developing	28%	23%	27%
Minimal	34%	40%	31%

See each grade’s results →

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Read English and math separately, then look at progress and the courses students can take.

Ask: How do students get support, choose courses, and prepare for the move to high school?

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school53%

California49%

Tested: 1,250 here · 1,254,039 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school53%

Downey Unified56%

Tested: 1,250 here · 5,090 in Downey Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 4 schools.

Math

grades 6–8Spring 2026

All students tested

How it compares · proficient or advanced

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school38%

California37%

Tested: 1,249 here · 1,254,800 in California.

Same grades · spring 2026 · 0–100%

This school38%

Downey Unified42%

Tested: 1,249 here · 5,098 in Downey Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 4 schools.

Progress over time

How are results changing through the middle years?

English

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202547%1,191 tested

→

202653%1,250 tested

This school

California, same grades49% → 49%2025 → 2026 · 1,266,619 → 1,254,039 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grades 6–8 · all students tested

Latest annual comparison

202533%1,190 tested

→

202638%1,249 tested

This school

California, same grades36% → 37%2025 → 2026 · 1,272,526 → 1,254,800 tested

Each year tests a different group of students. These results do not track one child’s progress.

Explore the available years, charts & underlying data

Chart: 2017–2026. The table includes all available years.

English met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)53%49%

Math met or exceeded, grades 6–8

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%201720222026No comparable state tests (COVID)38%37%

Dotted stretches cross years without comparable results.

2026 was the highest year in this series in both subjects. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2015	33% 1,102 tested	44% 1,356,180 tested
2016	40% 1,117 tested	48% 1,366,988 tested
2017	36% 1,154 tested	48% 1,377,836 tested
2018	38% 1,180 tested	49% 1,391,379 tested
2019	43% 1,142 tested	50% 1,390,416 tested
2022	41% 1,085 tested	47% 1,277,584 tested
2023	40% 1,094 tested	46% 1,267,562 tested
2024	44% 1,186 tested	46% 1,269,432 tested
2025	47% 1,191 tested	49% 1,266,619 tested
2026	53% 1,250 tested	49% 1,254,039 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grades 6–8
Year	This school	California
2015	24% 1,109 tested	33% 1,359,309 tested
2016	24% 1,124 tested	36% 1,371,026 tested
2017	24% 1,157 tested	37% 1,383,609 tested
2018	27% 1,208 tested	37% 1,394,516 tested
2019	32% 1,145 tested	38% 1,394,239 tested
2022	23% 1,076 tested	31% 1,279,506 tested
2023	24% 1,087 tested	32% 1,272,024 tested
2024	28% 1,185 tested	33% 1,277,570 tested
2025	33% 1,190 tested	36% 1,272,526 tested
2026	38% 1,249 tested	37% 1,254,800 tested

The state’s growth measure1,114 students in English, 1,107 in math · grades 6–8 · 2025

English−1ptsCDE level: Average (3 of 5)

Math+4ptsCDE level: Average (3 of 5)

What the number means. California predicts each student’s score from that student’s own English and math scores the year before, based on how students with similar scores did across the state. Zero would mean students here scored as predicted. In English they scored 1 point below that prediction, and in math 4 points above it.

The levels. CDE sorts every school’s result into five levels, from Minimal to Exceptional. The bar under each number shows where this school landed.

Two years at once. For most schools, this one included, CDE’s figure blends the two most recent years of growth, so it moves more slowly than a single year’s scores.

Why our growth can differ. The growth in our Scope Score asks a different question. It doesn’t follow individual students: it compares the latest grade 8 scores here with the school’s grade 6 scores two years earlier, and places that change among California schools at the same level. Children who joined or left the school in between count in ours; the state’s counts only students who took California’s test the year before. So the two can point different ways.

School pattern, spring 2026On the RiseReading and math results have improved across three reporting years. This describes a recent record, not a prediction or proof of what caused it.

Ask: Most students in grades 6–8 haven’t yet met the state’s standard in math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?

Life at school

How often students miss school or are suspended, and how the school describes itself where its website does.

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

21 in 100students chronically absent, 2025–26

18in 100 at the average Downey Unified school18in 100 at the average California middle school

285 of 1,334 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school21 in 100

at the average Downey Unified school18 in 100

at the average California middle school18 in 100

5.9%of students were suspended at least once (79 of 1,345), 2025–26

5.8%at the average Downey Unified school3.7%at the average California middle school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2025–26	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 4–6	16	72 of 460
Grades 7–8	24	213 of 874

What people here say

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Families

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Staff

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Proficient or Advanced · grades 6–8 · spring 2026. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

1,032 English · 1,034 math tested

English50% / 39%

Math34% / 26%

Hispanic or Latino

1,129 English · 1,131 math tested

English52% / 39%

Math38% / 25%

Black or African American

32 tested per subject · grades 6 and 7

English47% / 33%

Math35% / 20%

English learners

113 English · 116 math tested

English12% / 7%

Math9% / 7%

Students with disabilities

182 English · 180 math tested

English13% / 14%

Math9% / 10%

Hispanic or Latino students here did far better than the same group statewide.

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Proficient or Advancedgrades 6–8 · spring 2026

Group and subject	Here	vs Downey Unified	vs California
Low-income · 1,032 tested in English, 1,034 in math
English	50%	−353%	+1139%
Math	34%	−438%	+826%
Hispanic or Latino · 1,129 tested in English, 1,131 in math
English	52%	−355%	+1339%
Math	38%	−442%	+1325%
Black or African American · 32 tested · grades 6 and 7 only
English	47%	+344%	+1433%
Math	35%	+233%	+1520%
English learners · 113 tested in English, 116 in math
English	12%	−214%	+57%
Math	9%	−312%	+27%
Students with disabilities · 182 tested in English, 180 in math
English	13%	−316%	−114%
Math	9%	−110%	−110%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Downey Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind statewide does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

Asian and White students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2025–26 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Hispanic or Latino90%
Black or African American3%
White3%
Asian2%
Filipino<1%
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share<1%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2025–26	Here
Hispanic or Latino	90%
Black or African American	3%
White	3%
Asian	2%
Filipino	<1%
Two or more races	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2025–26. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 4 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (85%, 1,050 of 1,240). California: 63%.

90% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 89.55%: 45 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 50.2 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

English learners

Are English learners making progress in English?

59%of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026

This school59%

Downey Unified60%

California47%

71 of 120 English learners here; 1,088 of 1,822 in Downey Unified; 355,274 of 748,916 in California. This measures progress, not fluency. Data source: California Department of Education, 2026 Dashboard ↗.

Questions & evidence

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The school path beyond this campus

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ElementaryAlameda ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
MiddleSussman (Edward A.) MiddleThis campus · grades 5-8
High schoolDowney HighHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Alameda Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
60th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Lewis (Ed C.) Elementary
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
60th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students
Ward (E. W.) Elementary
Historical partial-area overlap · NCES SABS 2015–16
67th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2026
51% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

High-school links

Downey High
Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
64th percentile · Solid · high · 2025
100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

High-school endpoint evidence · Downey High

Downey HighScope 61historical direct overlap

The road from this school ends at Downey High. UC records 64 enrollees from Downey High for fall 2025. Its AP Course Audit lists 24 authorized AP subjects for 2025 - 2026. Those figures come from dated records — a child starting here today would reach Downey High around 2032, and 6 years is a long time for a school to hold still, and by the state's 2023 count 53% of Downey High's graduates enrolled in college somewhere, UC or not.

64 UC enrollees (fall 2025) · 24 authorized AP subjects (AP Course Audit 2025 - 2026) → full record on Downey High's page

Source: UC & College Board AP Course Ledger

Getting in

Sussman (Edward A.) runs through 8th grade, so there’s no middle-school move.

Ask Downey Unified which school serves your address.

Office: (562) 904-3572Principal: Connie Quintero

Location and visiting

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12500 Birchdale Avenue, Downey 90242

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Questions to ask

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When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
Most students in grades 6–8 haven’t yet met the state’s standard in math. What extra help do they get, and how do you know it’s working?
Which math courses can students take, and how are placements decided?
How do students get academic help and connect with a trusted adult?

Accountability

Who runs this school

Run by Downey Unified. The district writes the yearly plan (LCAP) for its schools. See what Downey Unified plans.

State support

Sussman (Edward A.) Middle came off the state’s ATSI support list for 2025–26; it was on it in 2024–25.

Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source ↗

Common questions

Is Sussman (Edward A.) Middle a good middle school?

Sussman (Edward A.) Middle is in the 53rd percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. Its Scope Score is 39 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In spring 2026, on California's state tests (CAASPP), Sussman (Edward A.) Middle was near California in English and math: 53% and 38% met or exceeded the standard in grades 6–8, against 49% and 37% statewide. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP Smarter Balanced results, spring 2026, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are Sussman (Edward A.) Middle's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2026, 53% of students tested in grades 6–8 met or exceeded the English standard and 38% the math standard; 18% and 18% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 49% and 37% met or exceeded, 19% and 21% exceeded. 1,250 students were tested in English and 1,249 in math (CDE CAASPP 2025–26; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does Sussman (Edward A.) Middle rank in California?

Sussman (Edward A.) Middle is in the 53rd percentile of 2,532 California comprehensive middle schools (Solid, 2026). Sussman (Edward A.) Middle ranks #1,184 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. The 2026 Scope Score combines 6 dimensions for middle schools: exceeded standard, met or exceeded the standard, grade 6-to-8 growth, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See full methodology.

Is Sussman (Edward A.) Middle getting better or worse?

SchoolScope compares Sussman (Edward A.) Middle's grade 6 results in 2024 with its grade 8 results in 2026, using school-level test aggregates. Students are not matched across years, and enrollment changes can affect the comparison. SchoolScope middle standardized cohort gain: approximately 40th percentile on a calibrated reference scale, not an empirical school rank. This score compares school-level grade groups across ELA and Math, not matched students in California's separate growth model. It describes an aggregate change; it cannot establish how individual students progressed or what caused it. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for Sussman (Edward A.) Middle?

CDE chronic absence 2025–26: 21.4% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 285 chronically absent of 1,334 eligible students. CDE suspension 2025–26: 5.9%; 79 unduplicated suspended students of 1,345 cumulative enrollment. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does Sussman (Edward A.) Middle compare to other schools in Downey?

Sussman (Edward A.) Middle is in the 53rd percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter middle schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 1,240 students. Use the schools in Downey page or the map view to compare nearby middle schools.

What do reported student-group results show at Sussman (Edward A.) Middle?

At Sussman (Edward A.) Middle in Downey, 50% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) in grades 6–8 scored Proficient or Advanced (formerly Met or Exceeded) in reading and writing in spring 2026, compared with 53% across the district and 39% across California for the same group in the same grades. That is 3 points below the district rate for the same group. Also: low-income students, 34% in math; Hispanic students, 52% in reading and writing. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP, spring 2026. 1,032 low-income students tested in reading and writing. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

What high school does Sussman (Edward A.) Middle feed into?

In the 2015–16 federal attendance-boundary survey, most of Sussman (Edward A.) Middle's attendance area fell inside the attendance area of Downey High. Downey High is in the 64th percentile (Solid) of California’s regular public and charter high schools on its 2025 Scope Score. Boundaries come from the U.S. Department of Education’s School Attendance Boundary Survey, a 2015-16 collection and the most recent national one — they are approximate and may since have changed. A boundary is also not a placement guarantee: magnet, charter, open-enrollment and inter-district transfer options mean students from one school often continue to several different ones. Confirm your address with the district before making an enrollment or housing decision. Data source: NCES School Attendance Boundary Survey, analyzed by SchoolScope.

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If this school isn’t the fit

The closest schools at the same level, by straight-line distance from this campus. Distance isn’t an attendance boundary.

Nearby middle schools2026 statewide percentile

Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle1.5 mi
65thSolidScope Score 45/100
Paramount Park MiddleParamount Unified · 1.8 mi
43rdDevelopingScope Score 35/100
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle2.2 mi
77thStrongScope Score 51/100
Alondra MiddleParamount Unified · 2.4 mi
47thDevelopingScope Score 37/100
Griffiths (Gordon) Middle2.7 mi
77thStrongScope Score 51/100

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

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Source records

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Sussman (Edward A.) Middle is ranked #1,184 statewide · #4 of 4 in Downey Unified.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2025–26

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Exceeded standard	17.8%	17.7%	42%
Met or exceeded	45.3%	40.6%	23%
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8)	Below avg	average	20%
Chronic absenteeism	21.4%	17.8%	5%
Suspension rate	5.9%	3.8%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	30.1%	17.5%	5%

Exceeded standard: ↑ vs CA 17.7% · index 50 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Met or exceeded: ↑ vs CA 40.6% · index 54 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint
Growth (2024 G6 → 2026 G8): ↓ vs CA average · ≈40th calibrated reference pctile
Chronic absenteeism: ↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 46 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▼ 1.0pp lower vs 2025
Suspension rate: ↓ vs CA 3.8% · index 42 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint · ▲ 0.8pp higher vs 2025
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↑ vs CA 17.5% · index 61 · 50 = CA middle-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2025–26 · % of tested students

From 2025–26 reporting, California calls Level 3 Proficient and Level 4 Advanced (formerly Standard Met and Standard Exceeded). “Proficient or Advanced” combines both levels in the 2025–26 results shown here. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
ELA	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 6	432	18%	36%	23%	23%	54%	48%	+6
Grade 7	409	21%	35%	24%	20%	56%	51%	+5
Grade 8	409	15%	32%	25%	28%	47%	49%	−2

California is the state's own English result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
Math	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Minimal	Proficient or Advanced	California	Difference
Grade 6	432	19%	25%	25%	31%	44%	37%	+7
Grade 7	410	17%	19%	30%	34%	36%	38%	−2
Grade 8	407	17%	17%	30%	36%	34%	36%	−2

California is the state's own math result for each grade, counting every student tested there.

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met or exceeded
2025 · Grade 6 · ELA	403	51.4%
2025 · Grade 7 · ELA	416	52.6%
2025 · Grade 8 · ELA	372	35.5%
2025 · Grade 6 · Math	403	37.5%
2025 · Grade 7 · Math	419	36.5%
2025 · Grade 8 · Math	368	22.6%
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	401	46.1%
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	382	41.6%
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	403	42.9%
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	402	33.1%
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	381	24.4%
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	402	27.6%
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	360	36.4%
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	405	44.7%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	329	37.7%
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	354	25.7%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	401	24.4%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	332	21.1%
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	379	40.1%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	338	38.8%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	368	44.0%
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	378	23.5%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	328	18.0%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	370	27.6%
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	341	48.7%
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	388	45.4%
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	413	36.8%
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	342	36.3%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	389	33.4%
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	414	28.0%
2018 · Grade 6 · ELA	372	43.8%
2018 · Grade 7 · ELA	403	35.5%
2018 · Grade 8 · ELA	405	34.1%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math	374	36.4%
2018 · Grade 7 · Math	417	23.0%
2018 · Grade 8 · Math	417	23.5%
2017 · Grade 6 · ELA	385	37.4%
2017 · Grade 7 · ELA	401	36.7%
2017 · Grade 8 · ELA	368	35.0%
2017 · Grade 6 · Math	386	26.4%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math	402	25.9%
2017 · Grade 8 · Math	369	19.0%
2016 · Grade 6 · ELA	349	40%
2016 · Grade 7 · ELA	387	40%
2016 · Grade 8 · ELA	381	39%
2016 · Grade 6 · Math	353	30%
2016 · Grade 7 · Math	389	23%
2016 · Grade 8 · Math	382	20%
2015 · Grade 6 · ELA	336	38%
2015 · Grade 7 · ELA	370	30%
2015 · Grade 8 · ELA	396	31%
2015 · Grade 6 · Math	337	21%
2015 · Grade 7 · Math	373	21%
2015 · Grade 8 · Math	399	29%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against original CDE files; independent re-verification of other stored historical years remains incomplete. The 2015 and 2016 percentages are rounded to whole numbers in the source. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	Advanced	Proficient	Developing	Minimal
Schoolwide	415	13%	27%	51%	9%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	Proficient or Advanced	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	1,032	50%	−3	+11
Hispanic/Latino	1,129	52%	−3	+13
Students with Disabilities	182	13%	−2	−1

Nearest middle schoolsInspect the nearby-school comparison and its enrollment context.Nearby schools · distance and enrollment context

Listed nearest first, by distance.

Advanced · Proficient or Advanced: Average every tested grade and subject, so they differ from the English and math figures above.
Grade gap: Grade 6 vs grade 8, this year, different students.
Cohort growth: School-level grade groups from different years, not matched children, in scale-score points. That’s the measurement the Scope Score weights.

School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	Advanced	Proficient or Advanced	Grade gap	Cohort growth	Susp
Sussman (Edward A.) Middle ←	—	3953rd percentile · Solid · statewide · 2026	18%	45%	−8.5pp	+40 pts	5.9%
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle	1.5 mi	4565th percentile · Solid · statewide · 2026	20%	48%	−3.2pp	—	6.3%
Paramount Park Middle	1.8 mi	3543rd percentile · Developing · statewide · 2026	10%	31%	+10.4pp	—	3.1%
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle	2.2 mi	5177th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2026	20%	48%	+5.3pp	—	5.2%
Alondra Middle	2.4 mi	3747th percentile · Developing · statewide · 2026	12%	35%	+14.0pp	—	1.2%
Griffiths (Gordon) Middle	2.7 mi	5177th percentile · Strong · statewide · 2026	30%	55%	−3.5pp	—	5.8%
Average California middle school	—	40School average · no percentile	18%	41%	+3.0pp	—	3.8%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2025 and 2026; the change is 2026 minus 2025 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2025 · 22.4% → 2026 · 21.4% · −1.0pp
Suspension rate2025 · 5.1% → 2026 · 5.9% · +0.8pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Advanced	Proficient or Advanced
2026 · ELA	1,250	17.9%	52.6%
2026 · Math	1,249	17.8%	38.1%
2025 · ELA	1,191	14.5%	46.9%
2025 · Math	1,190	13.8%	32.5%
2024 · ELA	1,186	10.8%	43.6%
2024 · Math	1,185	10.5%	28.4%
2023 · ELA	1,094	11.5%	39.9%
2023 · Math	1,087	8.1%	23.8%
2022 · ELA	1,085	8.8%	41.0%
2022 · Math	1,076	7.6%	23.2%
2019 · ELA	1,142	10.3%	43.3%
2019 · Math	1,145	11.8%	32.3%
2018 · ELA	1,180	7.5%	37.6%
2018 · Math	1,208	10.6%	27.3%
2017 · ELA	1,154	8.3%	36.4%
2017 · Math	1,157	7.0%	23.9%
2016 · ELA	1,117	8%	40%
2016 · Math	1,124	7%	24%
2015 · ELA	1,102	5%	33%
2015 · Math	1,109	7%	24%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. The 2015–2018 rows were checked against CDE’s original research files. The 2015 and 2016 files report whole percentages; later rows round to one decimal here. Older stored rows from other years still need independent original-file re-verification. A dash is unavailable, not zero. Before spring 2026, Advanced was reported as Exceeded and proficient or advanced as met or exceeded.

Year	Scope	Pctile	Rank	Absent	Susp	Grade gap
2019	—	—	—	8.1%	4.2%	-10.1pp
2022	—	—	—	44.5%	9.7%	+4.0pp
2023	—	—	—	29.7%	10.8%	-1.7pp
2024	—	—	—	25.5%	6.1%	-4.3pp
2025	—	—	—	22.4%	5.1%	-15.4pp
2026	39	53	#1184	21.4%	5.9%	-8.5pp

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

Grade gap = this year's grade 6 vs grade 8 result, two different sets of students, not a trend for any one child — it is not the measurement the Scope Score's growth dimension uses. See §01 above and /methodology#verdicts for the school's actual scored (cohort) growth.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES · SCORE AND PERCENTILE ARE RELATIVE TO EACH YEAR'S FIELD

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2025–26 school years

Group	2018–19	2025–26	Δ
Female	7.5%	21.3%	+13.8pp
Male	8.6%	21.5%	+12.9pp
Asian	0.0%	20.8%	+20.8pp
Black/African American	14.6%	34.8%	+20.2pp
Filipino	0.0%	0.0%	+0.0pp
Hispanic/Latino	7.2%	20.7%	+13.5pp
Two or More Races	9.1%	—	—
White	26.5%	33.3%	+6.8pp
Students with Disabilities	13.1%	30.3%	+17.2pp
English Learners	10.0%	25.2%	+15.2pp
Foster Youth	0.0%	—	—
Homeless	38.5%	45.0%	+6.5pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	8.6%	23.8%	+15.2pp
All Students	8.1%	21.4%	+13.3pp

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

California growth model, by student groupInspect CDE growth-model records and group sample sizes.2025 · scale-score points vs the state's prediction · shown, never scored

Group	ELA	n	CDE band	Math	n	CDE band
All Students	−1	1,114	Average	+4	1,107	Average
Hispanic or Latino	−1	1,022	Average	+5	1,014	Accelerated
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	−2	954	Average	+4	947	Average
English Only	−2	745	not categorised	+4	740	not categorised
English Learner	0	272	Average	+10	270	Accelerated
Students with Disabilities	−17	172	Moderate	+5	171	Accelerated
Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient Only	+6	162	not categorised	+4	160	not categorised
English Learners Only	−6	110	not categorised	+18	110	not categorised
Long-Term English Learner (grades 6-8 only)	−11	102	Moderate	+10	101	Accelerated
Black or African American	−5	31	Average	+5	31	Accelerated
Homeless Youth	−4	30	Average	−14	31	Moderate
White	−13	28	Moderate	−2	28	Average
Asian	−3	14	Average	−3	14	Average

CDE reports scale-score points versus its growth-model prediction — not a percentage or percentile. The table keeps the group records SchoolScope imported for this school, including rows below our narrative display threshold. Muted rows have fewer than 30 students with a valid growth score. SchoolScope uses that threshold for the shorter narrative view; the reported values stay visible here. “Not categorised” means this imported CDE row has a growth value without a performance category. Long-Term English Learner counts cover grades 6-8 only (CDE), so that row is not comparable to the All Students row. CDE labels at least one imported estimate here WEIGHTED; that describes its aggregation method, not a year-over-year trend. A group absent from this table has no imported record shown here. Its absence alone does not establish its size or performance. CDE growth covers grades 4–8. SchoolScope does not use these CDE figures in its Scope Score.

Growth source detailSeparate historical trends, cohort comparisons and matched growth.CDE matched-student model and school-grade cohort record · distinct measures

School-grade cohort proxy · ELA endpoints

ELA · 2024 · Grade 6

14%

exceeded standard · 46% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2024 · 401 ELA test records with scores

ELA · 2026 · Grade 8

15%

exceeded standard · 47% met or exceeded

CDE CAASPP 2026 · 409 ELA test records with scores

Minimum rounded subject-mean records with scores at the endpoints: 402 (school-grade cohort proxy).

These paired percentages describe ELA results for grade groups at this school in two years. The groups are not matched students. SchoolScope's scored growth measure uses a different school-level scale-score proxy across ELA and Math; California's matched-student model is a separate measure.

California growth model · reported-school field

State model · ELAmatched students, grades 4-8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

ALL students, grades 4–8

1,114 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,519 reported ELA ALL school records in its retained school inventory

41st pctile · −1 pts

State model · mathmatched students, grades 4-8

CDE California growth model · 2025 Dashboard

Weighted school estimate; assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25

ALL students, grades 4–8

1,107 students

estimate WEIGHTED

SchoolScope midrank among 7,518 reported MATH ALL school records in its retained school inventory

59th pctile · +4 pts

this school| center tick: 50th percentile in SchoolScope's retained-school field, calculated separately for ELA and Math

Source notes. CDE reports scale-score points versus its prediction for matched students, never a percentage. Among SchoolScope's retained California middle school records, the median ELA estimate is −2 and the middle half fall between −10 and +5 scale-score points — the spread is wide, so read its position among reported schools, not the sign. CDE's 2025 Dashboard weighted school estimate uses assessments from 2022–23, 2023–24, and 2024–25; adjacent reporting editions should not be read as independent annual changes. The CDE measure covers grades 4–8 and is not part of the Scope Score.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,339 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 22,216 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$339 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,240

Central federal expenditures attributed here$296 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,240

District current expense · FY 2024–25$19,955 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–25 · SchoolScope calculation

Instruction 69%Instruction support 11%Student services 9%Administration 4%Buildings & maintenance 7%Other 1%

SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$14,339 per pupil

2020$13,446 per pupil

2019$13,423 per pupil

2018$12,903 per pupil

2017$12,462 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

ZIP-area community recordRead census estimates for the surrounding ZIP area, not the school's students.ACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 90242

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 90242
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$89,075
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	25.42%
ZCTA population	40,767
Median age	37.7 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 90242 →

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