📍 12500 Birchdale Ave., Downey, Los Angeles County, 90242
Sussman (Edward A.) Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Downey, Los Angeles County. The school has 1,122 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Connie Quintero. It is part of the Downey Unified school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
Sussman (Edward A.) Middle enrolls 1,122 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 48.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 4% Black or African American and 2.8% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,009 | 90% |
| Black or African American | 45 | 4% |
| Asian | 31 | 2.8% |
| White | 29 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
883 of the school's 1,122 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sussman (Edward A.) Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Sussman (Edward A.) Middle is one of 22 schools in Downey Unified, based in Downey, California. The district serves 22,462 students district-wide and employs 935 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,122 students, Sussman (Edward A.) Middle is close to the district average of about 1,021 students per school.
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