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Enrollment
1,304
Middle
DISTRICT 1,284 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOWNEY UNIFIED·NCES 061146001265
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle
10301 South Woodruff Ave., Downey, CA 90241 · (562) 904-3586 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,304 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of California public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
1,020 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 6 | 422 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 438 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 442 | 34% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
55.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.4pp since 2014
Math
34.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.7% | 34.7% | 22.4% | 22.2% |
| Math | 16.5% | 17.5% | 26.9% | 39.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.4% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.7% | 31.7% |
| 2022-23 | 46.9% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.7% | 25.0% |
| 2018-19 | 56.2% | 38.5% |
| 2017-18 | 51.0% | 39.5% |
| 2016-17 | 49.0% | 36.7% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 30.0% |
| 2014-15 | 44.0% | 31.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle this school | 1,304 | 78.2% | 42.6% |
| Griffiths (Gordon) Middle Downey | 1,264 | 77.0% | 52.1% |
| Jurupa Middle Jurupa Valley | 1,105 | 77.1% | 26.9% |
| Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle Downey | 1,329 | 83.0% | 44.2% |
| Washington Middle Salinas | 1,082 | 81.7% | 33.6% |
| Harden Middle Salinas | 1,101 | 82.2% | 22.4% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #463 of 1,224 | #107 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #519 of 1,227 ▲ 8 | #117 of 248 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #386 of 1,227 ▲ 63 | #87 of 248 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.3pp | #48 of 1,214 | #17 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,304 | #47 of 1,377 | #18 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #1,149 of 1,279 | #258 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.4% | #1,036 of 1,278 | #201 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #578 of 1,329 | #191 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #808 of 930 | #191 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,304
-49 (-4%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 851
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 25.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,304 | 52.8 | 24.7:1 | 78% (1,020) |
| 2023-24 | 1,322 | 49 | 27.0:1 | 67% (880) |
| 2022-23 | 1,327 | 50.5 | 26.3:1 | 70% (926) |
| 2020-21 | 1,353 | 54 | 25.1:1 | 61% (828) |
| 2017-18 | 1,376 | 54.7 | 25.2:1 | 65% (891) |
| 2015-16 | 1,395 | 52 | 26.8:1 | 61% (853) |
| 2010-11 | 1,374 | N/A | N/A | 62% (854) |
| 2000-01 | 1,210 | 47 | 25.7:1 | 49% (592) |
| 1990-91 | 851 | 34 | 25.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,376 to 1,304); teachers down 3% (54.7 to 52.8).
About Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle is a middle school in Downey, California, reachable at (562) 904-3586. It reports enrollment of 1,304 students in grades 6 through 8. The school is 98% larger than the average for middle schools in California.
Enrollment across the 21 schools in Downey Unified totals 22,405 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle is Hispanic, at 88%. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% White and 2% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 48%. The diversity index for Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle is 21%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle, there are about 24.7 students; the school has 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 78%. The average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 70%.
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 82% of California public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle would be expected to post about 33.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.6%.
In the wider Los Angeles County area, median household income comes to about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Los Angeles County's 2,244 public schools enroll about 1,265,907 students and include Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle.
Measured in a straight line, Rio San Gabriel Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 42.6% is below the 50.2% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 4%.
People who know Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Downey Unified
- Downey HighHigh · 4,051 students
- Warren (Earl) HighHigh · 3,609 students
- Stauffer (Mary R.) MiddleMiddle · 1,329 students
- Griffiths (Gordon) MiddleMiddle · 1,264 students
- Sussman (Edward A.) MiddleMiddle · 1,240 students
- Rio Hondo ElementaryElementary · 838 students
Other schools in Downey
- Downey HighHigh · 4,051 students
- Warren (Earl) HighHigh · 3,609 students
- Stauffer (Mary R.) MiddleMiddle · 1,329 students
- Griffiths (Gordon) MiddleMiddle · 1,264 students
- Sussman (Edward A.) MiddleMiddle · 1,240 students
- Rio Hondo ElementaryElementary · 838 students
Nearby schools
- Rio San Gabriel Elementary0.3 mi · 747
- Downey High0.8 mi · 4,051
- Gallatin Elementary1.0 mi · 788
- Unsworth (Edith) Elementary1.0 mi · 633
- Santa Fe High1.3 mi · 1,865
- Lakeside Middle1.3 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Doty (Wendy Lopour) MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle?
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle enrolls approximately 1,304 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle serve?
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle have?
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle?
Student demographics at Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle are roughly 7% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle public or private?
Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Downey Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.