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Enrollment
1,329
Middle
DISTRICT 1,284 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOWNEY UNIFIED·NCES 061146001279
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle
11985 Old River School Rd., Downey, CA 90242 · (562) 904-3565 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,329 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.
- 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
23.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
1,103 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 6 | 423 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 456 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 450 | 34% |
Student demographics
16%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
50.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +11.6pp since 2014
Math
38.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 12 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 18.4% | 32.2% | 23.7% | 25.6% |
| Math | 19.0% | 19.2% | 28.2% | 33.6% |
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 | 50.6% | 38.2% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.1% | 31.9% |
| 2021-22 | 47.4% | 29.8% |
| 2018-19 | 49.0% | 36.0% |
| 2017-18 | 50.6% | 32.3% |
| 2016-17 | 49.9% | 35.0% |
| 2015-16 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
| 2014-15 | 39.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
44.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle's state test result (44.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle this school | 1,329 | 83.0% | 44.2% |
| Sussman (Edward A.) Middle Downey | 1,240 | 84.7% | 37.7% |
| Harden Middle Salinas | 1,101 | 82.2% | 22.4% |
| Doty (Wendy Lopour) Middle Downey | 1,304 | 78.2% | 42.6% |
| Washington Middle Salinas | 1,082 | 81.7% | 33.6% |
| Griffiths (Gordon) Middle Downey | 1,264 | 77.0% | 52.1% |
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 Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #431 of 1,224 | #97 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #430 of 1,227 ▲ 43 | #100 of 248 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #479 of 1,227 ▼ 102 | #109 of 248 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #257 of 1,214 | #87 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,329 | #42 of 1,377 | #16 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #1,043 of 1,279 | #219 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #1,118 of 1,278 | #229 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.0% | #460 of 1,329 | #162 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #220 of 257 | #35 of 38 |
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
1,329
-32 (-2%) vs 2020
+57% since 1990-91, when it was 847
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 25.2:1
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 | 1,329 | 56.1 | 23.7:1 | 83% (1,103) |
| 2023-24 | 1,327 | 55.4 | 24.0:1 | 72% (958) |
| 2022-23 | 1,332 | 55.2 | 24.1:1 | 75% (994) |
| 2020-21 | 1,361 | 54 | 25.2:1 | 70% (949) |
| 2017-18 | 1,311 | 56.7 | 23.1:1 | 74% (971) |
| 2015-16 | 1,465 | 57 | 25.7:1 | 72% (1,061) |
| 2010-11 | 1,449 | N/A | N/A | 74% (1,067) |
| 2000-01 | 1,260 | 48 | 26.3:1 | 57% (714) |
| 1990-91 | 847 | 35 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,311 to 1,329); teachers down 1% (56.7 to 56.1).
About Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle is a large middle school in Downey, California, (ZIP code 90242). The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 1,329 students. It has 102% more students than the average for middle schools in California (about 659).
Downey Unified includes 21 schools. Together they enroll 22,405 students.
At Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle, 92% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 3% White and 2% Black. Census figures show Los Angeles County is about 48% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
Its ratio of 23.7:1 is based on 56.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Middle schools in California have an average ratio of 20.7:1. In all, 83% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
On the allk12 Grade, Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle lands at A-, ahead of 84% of California public middle schools.
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.2%) and its predicted rate (30.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that the median household earns about $90,112 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students, including Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle.
Old River Elementary, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle is 6th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 1,361 students in 2020-21 and 1,329 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 23.7 students per teacher, compared with 25.2 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Doty (Wendy Lopour) MiddleMiddle · 1,304 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
- Doty (Wendy Lopour) MiddleMiddle · 1,304 students
- Griffiths (Gordon) MiddleMiddle · 1,264 students
- Sussman (Edward A.) MiddleMiddle · 1,240 students
- Rio Hondo ElementaryElementary · 838 students
Nearby schools
- Old River Elementary0.1 mi · 540
- Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall0.3 mi · 225
- Williams (Spencer V.) Elementary0.6 mi · 736
- Warren (Earl) High1.0 mi · 3,609
- International Studies Lrng Center at Legacy High Sch Complex1.2 mi · 867
- Visual and Performing Arts at Legacy High School Complex1.2 mi · 411
Frequently asked questions
About Stauffer (Mary R.) MiddleHow large is Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle?
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle enrolls approximately 1,329 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle serve?
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle?
Approximately 23.7:1 students per teacher at Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle.
How diverse is Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle?
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle reports a student body of 3% White, 92% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle in?
Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle is part of Downey Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.