Sussman Middle School Named a 2026 California Distinguished School

What a year to be a Pioneer! On the heels of our official designation as an IB World School, we are thrilled to share that Sussman Middle School has also been named a 2026 California Distinguished School. This dual recognition highlights Sussman as a premier...

Sussman Officially Designated as IB World School

We’d like to congratulate Sussman Middle School for officially receiving the IB World School designation.

Sussman Middle School Named 2025 California & National Schools to Watch

Jan. 10, 2025 Scott Steele, Director of the California Schools to Watch program, announced that Sussman Middle School has been named a 2025 California and National Schools to Watch. This prestigious designation recognizes our school’s outstanding implementation of...

Ensuring Our Students are Globally Competitive

Sussman Helps Prepare Students to be College and Career-Ready Sussman Middle School has several Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathways that feed directly into Warren High School. Each CTE course offers relevant project-based activities modeled by professionals from...

Sussman Middle School Earns Global Designation

We are thrilled to announce that Sussman Middle School is now an IB Candidate School* for the Middle Years Programme! Learn more about what that means.

Behind-the-scenes: Renovations at Sussman

Check out a quick behind-the-scenes glimpse of the renovations at Sussman Middle School.

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Sussman Middle School
12500 Birchdale Avenue
Downey, CA 90242
Downey Unified School District

Telephone: (562) 904-3572

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