Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 1,329 students
Sussman (Edward A.) Middle
12500 Birchdale Ave., Downey, CA 90242
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
1,240
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
20.9 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Downey Unified
Los Angeles County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 1,332 California middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other California middle schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Sussman (Edward A.) Middle
Sussman (Edward A.) Middle is a public middle school in Downey, California, serving grades 6–8. It is part of Downey Unified. The school is located in a large suburb in Los Angeles County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 1,240 students were enrolled, with about 20.9 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical California middle school (21.0 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 1,332 California middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 1,240 students
- Students per teacher
- 20.9 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Downey Unified
- County
- Los Angeles County
- NCES school ID
- 061146001275
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.