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Griffiths (gordon) Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
9633 Tweedy Ln.
Downey, CA 90240
Phone
(562) 904-3580
District
Downey Unified
County
LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1296
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.7% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Griffiths (gordon) Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
39%
49%
44%
40%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
40%
48%
47%
31%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
46%
38%
51%
45%
41%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

30 20 10 0
26
24
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 404 31.2%
Grade 7 431 33.3%
Grade 8 461 35.6%
Total 1296 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 4.2% 4.8% 23.2%
Black 1.2% 2.9% 5.1%
Hispanic 92.2% 89.4% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.3% 2.5% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 68.4% 70.0% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 54.8% 57.2% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 13.6% 12.8% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 122,746 39,029,342
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 8,983.3 248
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.0% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 20.3% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.7% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.6% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 13.4% 14.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 37,571 13,315,822
Single Parent Households With Children 13.1% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 79.3% 84.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.7% 35.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.6% 28.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.3% 17.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.2% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.7% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.0% 11.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.8% 8.6%
$15,000 or less 5.4% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,558 $213,712,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $926 $20,703,000 4.8%
Staff $426 $9,524,000 2.2%
General Administration $216 $4,839,000 1.1%
School Administration $822 $18,368,000 4.2%
Operation $1,001 $22,372,000 5.2%
Transportation $109 $2,447,000 0.6%
Other $712 $15,921,000 3.7%
Total Support $4,212 $94,174,000 21.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,594 $125,074,000 28.9%
Total Expenditures $19,364 $432,960,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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