Is Gordon H. Beatty Middle a good school?

Gordon H. Beatty Middle ranks 824 th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Gordon H. Beatty Middle?

In the 2023-24 school year, 627 students attended Gordon H. Beatty Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Gordon H. Beatty Middle?

Students at Gordon H. Beatty Middle are 54% Hispanic, 33% Asian, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Gordon H. Beatty Middle

Summary:

Gordon H. Beatty Middle is a public middle school in Buena Park, California, serving 609 students in grades 6-8. This school consistently outperforms the Buena Park Elementary School District and the state of California in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics.

In the 2023-2024 school year, Gordon H. Beatty Middle had 47.63% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.39% for the Buena Park Elementary district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, the school had 40.48% of students proficient or better, compared to 36.02% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 6th and 7th grade ELA, where it ranks in the top 50% of California middle schools. Additionally, the school's diverse student population, including strong performance from male students, Asian students, and English Language Learners, is noteworthy.

While Gordon H. Beatty Middle outperforms the nearby Buena Park Middle School, it lags behind the higher-performing Rancho-Starbuck Intermediate and D. Russell Parks Junior High, which are both ranked in the top 20% of California middle schools. However, the school's ability to maintain strong academic performance with a relatively higher student-teacher ratio of 21:1 is noteworthy, especially given its high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Detail:

Public 6-8

8201 Country Club Dr.
Buena Park, CA 90621-1529

(714) 523-1160

District: Buena Park Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
824^th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,865

Feeder schools for Gordon H. Beatty Middle:

Elementary:	Charles G. Emery Elementary
	James A. Whitaker Elementary

Student/teacher ratio: 20.5

Number of students: 627

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.4%

Asian:

33.5%

White:

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 71.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Gordon H. Beatty Middle is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2019 the calculated Average Standard Score was 49.45. (See more...)

Compare Details Gordon H. Beatty Middle ranks better than 70.3% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.53. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (54.4%), Asian (33.5%), White (5.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 71.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gordon H. Beatty Middle is 20.5. (See more...)

Compare Gordon H. Beatty Middle employs 30.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gordon H. Beatty Middle is $7,865.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Gordon H. Beatty Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

SchoolDigger ranks Gordon H. Beatty Middle 824^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Gordon H. Beatty Middle in the ranking list.)

Buena Park Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Buena Park Elementary 814^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gordon H. Beatty Middle

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	46.49	2337^th	4809	51.4%
2005	43.84	2490^th	4822	48.4%
2006	45.74	2393^rd	4818	50.3%
2007	54.02	2110^th	5113	58.7%
2008	59.84	1858^th	5113	63.7%
2009	61.72	1838^th	5193	64.6%
2010	59.38	2018^th	5314	62.0%
2011	46.96	2773^rd	5377	48.4%
2012	58.69	2114^th	5390	60.8%
2013	46.90	2869^th	5530	48.1%
2015	58.71	1998^th	5611	64.4%
2016	57.64	2100^th	5614	62.6%
2017	56.60	2194^th	5692	61.5%
2018	52.03	2451^st	5662	56.7%
2019	49.45	2629^th	5789	54.6%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Gordon H. Beatty Middle

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Rank History for all middle school students at Gordon H. Beatty Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	60.08	905^th	2740	67.0%
2023	68.06	721^st	2802	74.3%
2024	62.53	824^th	2777	70.3%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Gordon H. Beatty Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	63.23	254^th	1540	83.5%
2023	53.84	377^th	1529	75.3%
2024	62.29	242^nd	1477	83.6%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Gordon H. Beatty Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.49	670^th	1538	56.4%
2024	39.76	780^th	1550	49.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Gordon H. Beatty Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	59.50	746^th	2458	69.7%
2023	70.71	501^st	2549	80.3%
2024	63.70	666^th	2575	74.1%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Gordon H. Beatty Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	56.97	882^nd	2509	64.8%
2023	65.76	715^th	2547	71.9%
2024	55.13	928^th	2546	63.6%

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Rank History for middle school Disabled students at Gordon H. Beatty Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	29.56	1072^nd	1531	30.0%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Gordon H. Beatty Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	61.71	778^th	2527	69.2%
2023	68.03	656^th	2558	74.4%
2024	66.84	690^th	2547	72.9%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Gordon H. Beatty Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	52.29	404^th	733	44.9%
2023	60.65	329^th	718	54.2%
2024	55.24	391^st	741	47.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Gordon H. Beatty Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	46.69	1088^th	2359	53.9%
2023	52.62	906^th	2391	62.1%
2024	43.95	1154^th	2383	51.6%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Gordon H. Beatty Middle

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	44.31	839^th	1555	46.0%
2023	62.57	539^th	1552	65.3%
2024	47.69	776^th	1535	49.4%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Gordon H. Beatty Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	343	29	62	259	10	n/a	n/a	0	703
1989	343	27	76	279	7	n/a	n/a	0	732
1990	340	34	97	310	0	n/a	n/a	0	781
1991	354	38	129	348	0	n/a	n/a	0	869
1992	407	55	138	342	1	n/a	n/a	0	943
1993	424	49	147	344	0	n/a	n/a	0	964
1994	401	50	153	380	0	n/a	n/a	0	984
1995	336	102	189	457	0	n/a	n/a	0	1084
1996	336	102	189	457	0	n/a	n/a	0	1084
1997	323	94	175	469	0	n/a	n/a	0	1061
1998	317	78	209	543	2	n/a	n/a	0	1149
1999	283	74	238	555	2	n/a	n/a	0	1152
2000	239	79	254	618	0	n/a	n/a	0	1190
2001	228	83	287	625	2	n/a	n/a	0	1225
2002	188	68	281	643	3	n/a	n/a	0	1183
2003	188	68	281	643	3	n/a	n/a	0	1183
2004	149	56	267	609	3	n/a	n/a	39	1123
2005	135	58	276	605	2	n/a	n/a	45	1121
2006	117	49	274	616	2	n/a	n/a	64	1122
2007	117	60	285	540	2	n/a	n/a	60	1064
2008	117	48	299	473	1	n/a	n/a	0	938
2009	108	58	284	478	1	3	62	0	994
2010	118	61	257	529	0	7	13	0	985
2011	113	58	257	527	2	7	18	0	982
2012	104	55	233	533	3	6	19	0	953
2013	95	56	203	537	4	4	24	0	923
2014	74	55	202	547	3	4	24	0	909
2015	58	49	218	534	3	4	17	0	883
2016	55	44	181	513	4	6	16	0	819
2017	56	46	197	512	4	6	14	0	835
2018	47	37	193	467	4	1	18	0	767
2019	40	41	220	471	2	1	17	0	792
2020	35	26	222	453	3	1	20	0	760
2021	30	17	179	269	2	5	19	0	521
2022	42	16	180	324	1	5	15	0	583
2023	35	16	196	340	2	4	16	0	609
2024	33	17	210	341	2	5	19	0	627

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Gordon H. Beatty Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	703	29.9	23.5	n/a
1989	732	29.0	25.2	n/a
1990	781	30.0	26.0	n/a
1991	869	33.0	26.3	n/a
1992	943	33.5	28.1	44.4
1993	964	36.0	26.8	39.7
1994	984	38.0	25.9	46.4
1995	1084	39.0	27.8	50.6
1996	1084	39.0	27.8	50.6
1997	1061	42.0	25.3	60.1
1998	1149	46.0	25.0	54
1999	1152	52.0	22.2	52.1
2000	1190	53.0	22.5	54.4
2001	1225	57.0	21.5	50.8
2002	1183	55.0	21.5	61.1
2003	1183	55.0	21.5	61.1
2004	1123	50.8	22.1	57.4
2005	1121	47.5	23.6	64.6
2006	1122	48.5	23.1	72.7
2007	1064	47.0	22.6	58.7
2008	938	50.0	18.8	58
2009	994	46.0	19.9	58.7
2010	985	42.0	23.4	67.9
2011	982	n/a	n/a	72.9
2012	953	34.0	28.0	n/a
2013	923	33.0	27.9	72.9
2014	909	32.0	28.4	72.4
2015	883	34.0	25.9	73.2
2016	819	33.0	24.8	72.6
2017	835	34.5	24.2	73.2
2018	767	33.5	22.8	74.2
2019	792	32.5	24.3	64.4
2020	760	n/a	n/a	68.3
2021	521	20.7	25.1	69.7
2022	583	25.7	22.6	70.3
2023	609	28.8	21.0	74.5
2024	627	30.5	20.5	71.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Gordon H. Beatty Middle

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	703	29.9	23.5	n/a
1989	732	29.0	25.2	n/a
1990	781	30.0	26.0	n/a
1991	869	33.0	26.3	n/a
1992	943	33.5	28.1	44.4
1993	964	36.0	26.8	39.7
1994	984	38.0	25.9	46.4
1995	1084	39.0	27.8	50.6
1996	1084	39.0	27.8	50.6
1997	1061	42.0	25.3	60.1
1998	1149	46.0	25.0	54
1999	1152	52.0	22.2	52.1
2000	1190	53.0	22.5	54.4
2001	1225	57.0	21.5	50.8
2002	1183	55.0	21.5	61.1
2003	1183	55.0	21.5	61.1
2004	1123	50.8	22.1	57.4
2005	1121	47.5	23.6	64.6
2006	1122	48.5	23.1	72.7
2007	1064	47.0	22.6	58.7
2008	938	50.0	18.8	58
2009	994	46.0	19.9	58.7
2010	985	42.0	23.4	67.9
2011	982	n/a	n/a	72.9
2012	953	34.0	28.0	n/a
2013	923	33.0	27.9	72.9
2014	909	32.0	28.4	72.4
2015	883	34.0	25.9	73.2
2016	819	33.0	24.8	72.6
2017	835	34.5	24.2	73.2
2018	767	33.5	22.8	74.2
2019	792	32.5	24.3	64.4
2020	760	n/a	n/a	68.3
2021	521	20.7	25.1	69.7
2022	583	25.7	22.6	70.3
2023	609	28.8	21.0	74.5
2024	627	30.5	20.5	71.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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