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What's something Gordon H. Beatty Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
641
Middle
DISTRICT 637 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUENA PARK ELEMENTARY·NCES 060636000552
Gordon H. Beatty Middle
8201 Country Club Dr., Buena Park, CA 90621 · (714) 523-1160 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of California public middle schools
- B+Test 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.
- AThree-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
21.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
473 students
DISTRICT 81% · 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 6 | 212 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 229 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 200 | 31% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
56.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +13.4pp since 2014
Math
43.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 13 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 | 28.0% | 28.4% | 18.3% | 25.3% |
| Math | 29.1% | 14.1% | 21.3% | 35.5% |
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 | 56.4% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 40.5% |
| 2022-23 | 54.4% | 36.6% |
| 2021-22 | 50.9% | 34.8% |
| 2018-19 | 45.9% | 46.7% |
| 2017-18 | 44.7% | 45.4% |
| 2016-17 | 43.6% | 46.5% |
| 2015-16 | 44.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Gordon H. Beatty Middle
Gordon H. Beatty Middle's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon H. Beatty Middle this school | 641 | 73.8% | 46.8% |
| William Sheppard Middle San Jose | 451 | 71.4% | 24.3% |
| Washington Manor Middle San Leandro | 500 | 74.0% | 31.7% |
| Dr. Walter C. Ralston Intermediate Garden Grove | 485 | 81.6% | 50.0% |
| Aspire Benjamin Holt Middle Stockton | 573 | 68.6% | N/A |
| Alvarado Intermediate Rowland Heights | 624 | 79.8% | 43.6% |
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 Gordon H. Beatty Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #394 of 1,224 | #51 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #356 of 1,227 ▲ 22 | #50 of 85 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #372 of 1,227 ▲ 119 | #50 of 85 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #180 of 1,214 | #13 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #691 of 1,377 | #51 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #790 of 1,279 | #36 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.5% | #445 of 1,278 | #38 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #670 of 1,329 | #37 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #458 of 930 | #54 of 74 |
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
641
+120 (+23%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 26.1:1
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 | 641 | 29.2 | 21.9:1 | 74% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 627 | 30.6 | 20.5:1 | 71% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 609 | 28.9 | 21.1:1 | 75% (454) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 20 | 26.1:1 | 70% (363) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 33.5 | 22.9:1 | 74% (569) |
| 2015-16 | 819 | 33 | 24.8:1 | 73% (595) |
| 2010-11 | 982 | N/A | N/A | 73% (716) |
| 2000-01 | 1,225 | 57 | 21.5:1 | 51% (622) |
| 1990-91 | 869 | 33 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gordon H. Beatty Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (767 to 641); teachers down 13% (33.5 to 29.2).
About Gordon H. Beatty Middle
Gordon H. Beatty Middle, a mid-sized middle-grades school, is located in Buena Park, California. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 641 students.
Gordon H. Beatty Middle falls under Buena Park Elementary, which has 7 schools enrolling 3,675 students.
About 52% of the student body at Gordon H. Beatty Middle is Hispanic. Other groups include 36% Asian, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Orange County residents are about 34% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 21.9 students per teacher. The gap from the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is 1.2 students per teacher. Roughly 74% of students at Gordon H. Beatty Middle can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Orange County, the average eligibility rate is 55%.
On the allk12 Grade, Gordon H. Beatty Middle lands at A-, ahead of 84% of California public middle schools.
Gordon H. Beatty Middle scores 46.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 36.3%.
Census data for Orange County show median household income comes to about $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 649 public schools and about 430,458 students.
Charles G. Emery Elementary, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Gordon H. Beatty Middle, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Gordon H. Beatty Middle is 4th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment rose 23% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.9:1) than in 2020-21 (26.1:1).
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Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buena Park Elementary
- Charles G. Emery ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Buena Park MiddleMiddle · 633 students
- James A. Whitaker ElementaryElementary · 559 students
- Carl E. Gilbert ElementaryElementary · 490 students
- Mabel L. Pendleton ElementaryElementary · 365 students
- Arthur F. Corey ElementaryElementary · 341 students
Other schools in Buena Park
- Buena Park HighHigh · 1,682 students
- Charles G. Emery ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Buena Park MiddleMiddle · 633 students
- Buena Terra ElementaryElementary · 627 students
- James A. Whitaker ElementaryElementary · 559 students
- Carl E. Gilbert ElementaryElementary · 490 students
Nearby schools
- Charles G. Emery Elementary0.4 mi · 646
- Eastwood Elementary0.9 mi · 351
- El Camino High (Continuation)1.0 mi · 256
- La Pluma Elementary1.4 mi · 284
- Escalona Elementary1.4 mi · 424
- Carl E. Gilbert Elementary1.4 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Gordon H. Beatty MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Gordon H. Beatty Middle?
Gordon H. Beatty Middle enrolls approximately 641 students in grades 06-08.
Is Gordon H. Beatty Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gordon H. Beatty Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Gordon H. Beatty Middle?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at Gordon H. Beatty Middle.
What is the student diversity at Gordon H. Beatty Middle?
Student demographics at Gordon H. Beatty Middle are roughly 5% White, 52% Hispanic, 2% Black, 36% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Gordon H. Beatty Middle in?
Gordon H. Beatty Middle is part of Buena Park Elementary.
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