Sussman Middle Middle School
12500 Birchdale Ave Downey CA, 90242, Los Angeles County Phone: 562-904-3572 Ranking:  (5,055 out of 6,930, bottom 27%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Downey Unified School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 50 | 52 | 52 | NA | NA | 64 | 65 | 73 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 1,159 | 1,225 | 1,305 | 1,348 | 1,420 | 1,449 | 1,455 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 363 | 31.3% | 376 | 30.7% | 405 | 31.0% | 410 | 30.4% | 437 | 30.8% | 481 | 33.2% | 492 | 33.8% |
| Grade 7: | 385 | 33.2% | 404 | 33.0% | 445 | 34.1% | 445 | 33.0% | 482 | 33.9% | 498 | 34.4% | 460 | 31.6% |
| Grade 8: | 411 | 35.5% | 445 | 36.3% | 455 | 34.9% | 492 | 36.5% | 501 | 35.3% | 470 | 32.4% | 503 | 34.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 583 | 50.3% | 618 | 50.4% | 673 | 51.6% | 727 | 53.9% | 733 | 51.6% | 736 | 50.8% | 719 | 49.4% |
| Female: | 576 | 49.7% | 607 | 49.6% | 632 | 48.4% | 621 | 46.1% | 687 | 48.4% | 713 | 49.2% | 732 | 50.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 30 | 2.6% | 25 | 2.0% | 22 | 1.7% | 27 | 2.0% | 34 | 2.4% | 43 | 3.0% | 49 | 3.4% |
| Hispanic: | 1,011 | 87.2% | 1,063 | 86.8% | 1,145 | 87.7% | 1,169 | 86.7% | 1,198 | 84.4% | 1,219 | 84.1% | 1,219 | 83.8% |
| Black: | 60 | 5.2% | 69 | 5.6% | 68 | 5.2% | 65 | 4.8% | 76 | 5.4% | 65 | 4.5% | 62 | 4.3% |
| White: | 46 | 4.0% | 58 | 4.7% | 65 | 5.0% | 78 | 5.8% | 102 | 7.2% | 102 | 7.0% | 118 | 8.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 4 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 7 | 0.5% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 723 | 62.4% | 833 | 68.0% | NA | NA | 868 | 64.4% | 801 | 56.4% | 808 | 55.8% | 795 | 54.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 240 | 20.7% | 184 | 15.0% | NA | NA | 218 | 16.2% | 299 | 21.1% | 323 | 22.3% | 325 | 22.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 23.32 | 23.54 | 24.93 | NA | NA | 22.29 | 21.20 | 19.90 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.9 | 329.4 | 332.8 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.2 | 332.2 | 335.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.7 | 331.4 | 337.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.9 | 333 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.6 | 339.2 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.1 | 347.9 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.6 | 348.8 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.4 | 353.3 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.3 | 359.1 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.4 | 361.4 | 363.0 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314 | 324.5 | 334.7 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.3 | 332.4 | 339.5 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.4 | 333.3 | 341 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.5 | 332.5 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325 | 335.9 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326.8 | 349.4 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.6 | 353 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.8 | 361.6 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331 | 364.3 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.8 | 368.4 | 366.5 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 320.9 | 330.8 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.6 | 335.9 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.1 | 336.2 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 331.1 | 340.6 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.2 | 345.8 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 346 | 351.4 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 350.3 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.8 | 355.7 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.2 | 363 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.0 | 361.2 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.5 | 328.2 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.9 | 327 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 334 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.5 | 336.5 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.2 | 337.5 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.8 | 339.9 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 342.6 | 354.4 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.6 | 355.7 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.2 | 364.4 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363.1 | 367.7 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.4 | 382.7 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.1 | 352.5 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 324.1 | 337.9 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.5 | 347.1 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.3 | 356.1 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.3 | 363.5 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 363 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 359.4 | 379.9 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.1 | 381.1 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 383.5 | 384.5 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 317.1 | 326.1 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.1 | 332.3 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.8 | 336.2 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 330 | 335.5 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 332.7 | 340.9 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336 | 345.1 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.3 | 353.8 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.7 | 357.8 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.6 | 363.5 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.4 | 360.1 | 361.3 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 299.6 | 308.1 | 311.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 278.9 | 299 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 276.6 | 301.7 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 289.1 | 299.8 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 296.7 | 314.6 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 293.7 | 318 | 321.3 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 323 | 320.2 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.3 | 331.6 | 322.7 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 304.6 | 327.1 | 323.5 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 314.7 | 331.9 | 322.9 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.2 | 322.7 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 318.9 | 327.9 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 327.4 | 332.2 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 326 | 334.4 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.5 | 342.9 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.2 | 353.7 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 343.3 | 356.4 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 357.6 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.1 | 361.2 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.4 | 365.4 | 357.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.5 | 334.2 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 347.3 | 360.4 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.5 | 380.3 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.9 | 383.8 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.9 | 384.9 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.6 | 404.3 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.3 | 416.7 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 379.6 | 418.9 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 374.4 | 321.9 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 333.1 | 322.9 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 324.1 | 312.5 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 341.5 | 314 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 351 | 317.3 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 361.6 | 325.7 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 366 | 317.6 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 359.4 | 335.5 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 373.1 | 336.4 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 383.0 | 343.5 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 299.6 | 302.3 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 278.9 | 297.3 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 276.6 | 299.3 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 289.1 | 295.7 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 296.7 | 306.3 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 293.7 | 309.9 | 315.8 |
| 2010 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 309 | 318 | 314.7 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.3 | 326.8 | 316.8 |
| 2012 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 304.6 | 323.3 | 318 |
| 2013 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.7 | 326.2 | 317.9 |
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* Sussman Middle Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.