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Long Beach Unified School District
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 4 towns
Serves Long Beach, Lakewood, Signal Hill and Avalon.
Students
62,255
Schools
82
Spent per student
$21,042
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Debt
$1,871.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Long Beach Unified School District
- School Grade B: better than 60% of California districts
- 24 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 8.9% since 2020
- Debt of $1,871.3M, about $30,059 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Avalon.
K–12Avalon K-12This district
Test scores vs. CA
2020–21Math proficiency34%
State average 33.4%
Reading / language arts50%
State average 48.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 87.6%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$21,042 per student · 1% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 37%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 57%Federal 16%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
68,330’20
65,209’21
65,129’22
63,557’23
62,255’24
Down 8.9% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 59%Black 12%White 12%Asian 10%Two or more races 6%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
82 public schools.
Muir K-8
B+1,029 students23:1
Cubberley K-8
A−951 students25:1
Grant Elementary
C951 students29:1
Newcomb Academy
A+914 students25:1
Longfellow Elementary
C904 students28:1
Tincher Preparatory
A837 students23:1
Lafayette Elementary
C827 students27:1
Henry
B−796 students27:1
Roosevelt Elementary
D785 students26:1
Harte Elementary
D749 students27:1
Lincoln Elementary
C−742 students24:1
Addams Elementary
D717 students24:1
Robinson Academy
B−708 students25:1
Powell Academy for Success
B−706 students24:1
Dooley Elementary
D662 students27:1
Gant Elementary
B−657 students23:1
Bobbie Smith Elementary
C−635 students27:1
Olivia Nieto Herrera Elementary
D615 students24:1
Lowell Elementary
B609 students25:1
Signal Hill Elementary
C−599 students27:1
King Elementary
D598 students23:1
Carver Elementary
B−562 students27:1
Bixby Elementary
C548 students27:1
Burbank Elementary
D538 students26:1
Garfield Elementary
D536 students26:1
Willard Elementary
D534 students28:1
Whittier Elementary
D526 students22:1
Jenny Oropeza Elementary
C519 students25:1
Birney Elementary
C−501 students22:1
Riley Elementary
C−490 students26:1
McKinley Elementary
D475 students22:1
Twain Elementary
C474 students28:1
Prisk Elementary
B−469 students27:1
Webster Elementary
C454 students22:1
Los Cerritos Elementary
B−453 students27:1
Fremont Elementary
B−451 students29:1
Cleveland Elementary
B−450 students26:1
Stevenson Elementary
D438 students28:1
Edison Elementary
D426 students24:1
Barton Elementary
B418 students26:1
Burcham Elementary
C412 students27:1
Madison Elementary
B406 students24:1
Alvarado Elementary
B−390 students26:1
Holmes Elementary
B−378 students22:1
Gompers
B+366 students25:1
Bryant Elementary
C−364 students24:1
Emerson Parkside Academy
B−356 students20:1
Kettering Elementary
B−348 students21:1
MacArthur Elementary
C340 students21:1
Naples Elementary
B338 students26:1
Mann Elementary
C−320 students21:1
Chavez Elementary
D312 students20:1
Hudson
B−224 students25:1
Hughes Middle
B+1,214 students24:1
Stanford Middle
A−1,165 students25:1
Jefferson Leadership Academies
B1,004 students24:1
Franklin Classical Middle
B−991 students23:1
Marshall Academy of the Arts
A−940 students24:1
Washington Middle
B−849 students25:1
Jessie Nelson Academy
B−832 students26:1
Bancroft Middle
B+806 students23:1
Rogers Middle
A773 students28:1
Hamilton Middle
B−748 students21:1
Lindsey Academy
C684 students21:1
Stephens Middle
C658 students18:1
Helen Keller Middle
A515 students24:1
Hoover Middle
B−505 students22:1
Lindbergh STEM Academy
C421 students19:1
Polytechnic High
A3,890 students23:1
Millikan High
A3,408 students25:1
Wilson High
B+3,349 students23:1
Lakewood High
A−2,305 students21:1
Jordan High
C2,272 students22:1
Cabrillo High
B1,652 students20:1
Ernest S. McBride Sr. High
A682 students23:1
California Academy of Mathematics and Science
A+673 students25:1
Eunice Sato Academy of Math & Science
A+552 students25:1
Renaissance High School for the Arts
A−396 students21:1
Richard D. Browning High
C+340 students18:1
Educational Partnership High
C331 students18:1
Reid High
C−50 students7:1
Avalon K-12
B−443 students17:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
ABC Unified School DistrictCerritos, Hawaiian Gardens
$19,156per student
Anaheim Union High School DistrictCypress, La Palma, Los Alamitos
$20,079per student
Cypress Elementary School DistrictCypress, La Palma
$17,072per student
Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos, Seal Beach
$16,169per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.