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Sussman Middle

(562) 904-3572

Physical Address:
12500 Birchdale Ave
Downey, CA  90242
Mailing Address:
12500 Birchdale Ave.
Downey, CA  90242

School Information

District:
Downey Unified
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Los Angeles County
Level:
Middle
Grade Span:
6 - 8
Number of Students:
1420

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Sussman Middle

This School County Average State Average
Hispanic 84.37% 62.96% 48.34%
White 7.18% 16.67% 31.61%
Black 5.35% 10.80% 8.03%
Asian/Pacific 2.39% 10.27% 10.31%
Others 0.42% 2.98% 5.47%
American Indian 0.28% 0.48% 2.10%

Genders in Sussman Middle

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.62% 51.81% 53.03%
Female 48.38% 48.19% 46.97%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Sussman Middle

Year 2007 2008 2009
Hispanic 1219 1219 1198
White 118 102 102
Black 62 65 76
Asian/Pacific 49 43 34
Others 0 14 6
American Indian 7 6 4
Total 1455 1449 1420

Enrollment by Gender for Sussman Middle

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 721 736 733
Female 734 713 687
Total 1455 1449 1420

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Sussman Middle

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1455 1449 1420
# Eligible for free lunch 795 (55%) 808 (56%) 801 (56%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 325 (22%) 323 (22%) 299 (21%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 1120 (77%) 1131 (78%) 1100 (77%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Sussman Middle

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 1455 1449 1420
Fulltime teachers 73.1 64.5 63.7
Student/Teacher Ratio 19.90 21.20 22.29
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.99 18.57 20.75